Category Archives: Local

Full Steam Ahead For National Railroad Museum Expansion
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The National Railroad Museum has submitted plans for a $15 million expansion project, including a new display building and a plaza along the Fox River. The 32,040-square-...
Robert Kennedy Jan 01, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of National Railroad Museum

Busy New Year's Eve In Titletown
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Relatively mild weather and a big Packers-Vikings game Sunday brought out a big crowd to the Titletown District's New Year's Eve event, which went from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. ...
Robert Kennedy Jan 01, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

NE Wisconsin Rings In 2023
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Titletown is getting ready for its New Year's Eve event. Tonight, skating and sledding will go on until midnight And families will be able to take pictures with ice sculp...
Robert Kennedy Dec 31, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Green Bay Celebrates Fire Chief's Retirement
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Metro Fire Department is sending its fire chief off into retirement in a big way. After 41 years of service, Fire Chief David Litton retired Friday. The comm...
Rachel Charniak Dec 30, 2022 Green Bay Metro Fire Chief David Litton at his retirement ceremony at City Hall, December 30, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Flames, Smoke Rise from Burning Barn in Southern Brown County
TOWN OF GLENMORE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Firefighters are on the scene of a barn fire in southern Brown County. The original call came in just before 11:20 a.m., firefighters say. A few minutes later, smok...
Rachel Charniak Dec 30, 2022 Smoke from a barn fire is visible from the intersection of Shirley and Morrison roads in the town of Glenmore Dec. 30, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Keep Yourself and Your Family Healthy Going into 2023
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As we end 2022, flu activity continues to increase nationwide. Family Medicine Physician Dr. Cynthia Fisher at ThedaCare in Oshkosh shares some tips to keep you and your fam...
Rachel Charniak Dec 30, 2022

Little Chute Fire Chief Retires
LITTLE CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The new year will start with a new fire chief in Little Chute. Chief Mark Jansen is retiring. He has been a firefighter since 1984. Assistant Chief Duane Nechodom will ...
Rachel Charniak Dec 30, 2022 Little Chute fire chief Mark Jansen celebrates his retirement Dec. 30, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Trial Ordered for Brothers in Green Bay Shooting
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two brothers -- ages 16 and 18 -- have been ordered to stand trial in connection with a non-fatal shooting on the city's east side. Anthony Simbler Jr., 18, waived a preli...
Rachel Charniak Dec 29, 2022 Anthony Simbler (left) and Avion Simbler (right) mugshots.
PC: Fox 11 Online

DA Wants Suspect's Sex Trafficking Defense Denied in Kaukauna Murder Case
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A woman charged in connection with a Kaukauna murder should not be allowed to argue she was a coerced victim of a human trafficking, the district attorney said in a motion ...
Rachel Charniak Dec 29, 2022 A road is blocked and police tape surrounds a house in the 100 block of W. Division Street in Kaukauna April 1, 2021, during an investigation of a suspicious death.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Wisconsin Sees Record Employment in 2022 Despite Widespread Staffing Shortages
FOX VALLEY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As 2022 comes to a close, the state is looking back on a record year for total number of people employed, just as employers in Northeast Wisconsin are hoping to keep that...
Rachel Charniak Dec 29, 2022 The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development website.
PC: Fox 11 Online

