Category Archives: Local
Going To Pot, In Winnebago County
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Winnebago County board supervisor is pushing an ordinance that would reduce simple marijuana possession to a $1 fine. The county's Judiciary and Public Safety Comm...
Feb 07, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year To Spear A Sturgeon
LAKE WINNEBAGO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - With more than 13,000 people getting ready to hit the ice, sturgeon spearing season on the Lake Winnebago System is ready to go. "The season kicks off on Saturday, and...
Feb 07, 2023 A sturgeon (file photo)
NE Wisconsin Continues To Respond To Ukrainians In Need
BELLEVUE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Northeast Wisconsin medical company is sending vital supplies to those affected by the Russia-Ukraine War. It has been nearly a year since the conflict started between the...
Feb 07, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
11 Rescued From Ice Floes in Southern Door County
DOOR COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Six adults and five children are safe after being rescued from ice floes that broke away from Door County's shoreline Monday afternoon. The U.S. Coast Guard says it rece...
Feb 06, 2023 The U.S. Coast Guard brings in an airboat to help rescue 11 people from an ice floe in southern Door County February 6, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Oshkosh School to Have Increased Security After Student Allegedly Brings Gun to School
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- There will be increased police presence at Webster Stanley Middle School in Oshkosh on Tuesday, after a student allegedly brought a gun to school Monday. The Oshkosh Police ...
Feb 06, 2023
Inmate Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Stabbing at Green Bay Correctional Institution
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Joshua Scolman pleaded not guilty Monday to allegedly killing another inmate at the Green Bay Correctional Institution. No trial date was set at Monday's arraignment. Scol...
Feb 06, 2023 Joshua Scolman (PC: Fox 11 Online)
Pilot Makes Emergency Landing in Field Near High Cliff State Park
CALUMET COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An airplane made an emergency landing near High Cliff State Park Monday afternoon after its engine failed. Shortly after noon on Monday, Green Bay's Austin Straubel a...
Feb 06, 2023 The entrance sign to High Cliff State Park in Sherwood is seen, April 9, 2020.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Appleton Police Attempting to Locate Person of Interest in Briarcliff Homicide
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- The Appleton Police Department is asking for public assistance in locating a person of interest in the homicide of a 56-year-old Appleton man during the evening of January 22, 2...
Feb 06, 2023 Yia Lor
Fire Contained At Fond du Lac Recycling Center
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A scrap pile of recyclable material caught fire in Fond du Lac Sunday morning. Fire crews arrived at at Sadoff's Iron and Metal recycling center to find a large scrap pil...
Feb 06, 2023 Sadoff Iron & Metal Co. in Fond du Lac is seen, March 6, 2017.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Green Bay Looks Ahead to Next Shipping Season with 'First Ship Contest'
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Although the Port of Green Bay shipping season has recently come to a close, officials want Green Bay area residents to get excited for the next one. Discover Green Bay ha...
Feb 06, 2023 The Algocanada arrives at the port of Green Bay Jan. 24, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
PC: Fox 11 Online
