Category Archives: Local

Kitchen Fire Damages Fond du Lac Apartments
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A kitchen fire caused damage to two apartments in Fond du Lac Wednesday night. The Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue said it responded to a reported house fire on E. Johnson S...
Rachel Charniak Jan 26, 2023 Crews on the scene of a structure fire on E Johnson Street in Fond du Lac Jan. 25, 2023.
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Oshkosh Gets One Step Closer to Naming New Elementary School
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Oshkosh Area School District is one step closer to naming its new elementary school. The board of education voted Wednesday night about the name of the new school, which...
Rachel Charniak Jan 26, 2023 Rendering of the new elementary school in the Oshkosh Area School District.
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Appleton Looks To Change Traffic Flow On Busy Street
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - College Avenue could be seeing some changes in the near future. Appleton city officials are proposing the street switch from four lanes to three from Richmond Street to Drew...
Robert Kennedy Jan 26, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Race For Green Bay Mayor Is Anything But Non-Partisan
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - In less than a month, voters in Green Bay will be voting for their preferred candidate for mayor, with the top two vote getters advancing to April's general election. If ca...
Robert Kennedy Jan 26, 2023 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC

New School Bus Service Restrictions For Kaukauna
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Some students in Kaukauna will no longer be eligible to ride the bus starting in the fall of 2023. "All grades who live outside of two miles from their school will now quali...
Robert Kennedy Jan 26, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Trucking Company Sets Up Shop In Green Bay's Rail Yard District
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Downtown Green Bay officially welcomed trucking company Paper Transport, Inc. to its new office space in the Rail Yard Innovation District Wednesday afternoon. With the com...
Robert Kennedy Jan 26, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Former Teacher Sentenced For Student Sexual Relationship
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A former Two Rivers teacher was sentenced Wednesday to three months in jail for having a sexual relationship with a student. Rebecca Kilps, 35, pleaded no contest to one co...
Robert Kennedy Jan 26, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Nearly 100 Employees to be Out of Work Following Oshkosh Call Center Closure
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Nearly 100 workers in Oshkosh will soon be without a job, after Foot Lockers announced it would be closing its Oshkosh call center. Foot Locker Corporate Services, Inc. is c...
Rachel Charniak Jan 25, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online

Wheels for Hushe: School Raises Money for Student with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An elementary school in Green Bay is making a difference. Students and staff at Kennedy Elementary School are working to raise money for a fellow classmate to fully enjoy ...
Rachel Charniak Jan 25, 2023 Bracelets sold in support of Hushe's condition at Kennedy Elementary School in Green Bay, January 25, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

School Reports Second Teen Has Died After Weekend Car Crash
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A second teen has died as a result of a weekend crash. St. Mary's Springs Academy notified parents Wednesday that Tommy Koenigs died. He was a sophomore at the school. T...
Rachel Charniak Jan 25, 2023 A memorial at the site of a deadly crash in Fond du Lac County January 24, 2023.
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