Category Archives: Local

Green Bay outlet offers discounted meals as SNAP benefits return after shutdown delay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new store in Green Bay is reducing food waste and helping people in need. It comes as some people are still struggling after a delay in SNAP benefits earlier this month ...
Rachel Charniak Nov 19, 2025 A new store in Green Bay is reducing food waste and helping people in need. It comes as some people are still struggling after a delay in SNAP benefits earlier this month from the government shutdown. Nov. 17, 2025.
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Anonymous $1.4 million gift fuels STEM program expansion at Fox Valley Boys & Girls Clubs
FOX VALLEY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A big donation is making a big difference for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley. Thanks to an anonymous donation of $1.4 million, BGCFV was able to fund "a tra...
Rachel Charniak Nov 19, 2025

Oconto home damaged by early-morning basement fire; no injuries reported
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- No one was injured when an Oconto home caught fire early Tuesday morning. A few minutes after midnight, the Oconto Fire & Rescue Department responded to the 2900 block of...
Rachel Charniak Nov 19, 2025 Oconto County Fire.
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Festival of Trees at National Railroad Museum opens this week in expanded space
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An annual holiday event in Green Bay is expanding this season. The Festival of Trees is returning to the National Railroad Museum, extending for the first time into the ne...
Rachel Charniak Nov 19, 2025 The National Railroad Museum's Festival of Trees in Ashwaubenon, November 20, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Marinette County sheriff addresses student's alleged threats to Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine
PEMBINE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Marinette County Sheriff's Office investigated alleged threats a student made against the Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District. In a joint statement from law enforceme...
Rachel Charniak Nov 19, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Appleton police impound 3 motorized dirt bikes, citing 'unsafe and illegal operation'
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Police are cracking down on the "unsafe and illegal operation" of motorized dirt bikes on Appleton streets. In the past year, the Appleton Police Department has seen an inc...
Rachel Charniak Nov 19, 2025 Cranked Bike Studio in Neenah sells one motorized e-bike that is too fast and powerful to legally ride on city streets.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Wisconsin continues honoring top schools after federal award's abrupt end
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Some school districts in Northeast Wisconsin are being recognized for exceptional academic performance. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's recognition of eight schools acr...
Rachel Charniak Nov 19, 2025 File photo of a classroom in the newly-remodeled Clintonville Elementary School on Oct. 12, 2023.
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Improper candle use sparks early morning camper fire in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A camper fire was caused my improper use of a candle, Green Bay Metro Fire Department says. Around 4:42 a.m. Wednesday, crews were dispatched to 519 Lake Street for a repo...
Rachel Charniak Nov 19, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Former Green Bay school board member charged with election fraud makes court appearance
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Former Green Bay School Board member Kou Lee - who was charged with two felonies for allegedly getting elected to the board while not being a resident of the district - mad...
Rachel Charniak Nov 19, 2025 Kou Lee.
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Preliminary hearing for father in Oneida child neglect case postponed to January
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Walter Goodman, one of the four arrested in an Outagamie County child neglect case, appeared in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing that was then delayed. Goodman's c...
Rachel Charniak Nov 19, 2025 Walter Goodman appears in Outagamie County court, Nov. 11, 2025. (Outagamie County courts/Zoom)

