Category Archives: Local
Families Can Ring in the New Year Early at Building For Kids
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Families can ring in the new year together before the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve. Building For Kids Children Museum in Appleton is hosting a Kids New Year's E...
Dec 29, 2022 Building For Kids Children Museum in Appleton is hosting a Kids New Year's Eve party.
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NEW Water 2023 Budget Reflective of Inflation
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The NEW Water Commission has passed a $48.7 million budget for 2023; which represents a 7.3% increase in total expenses over the 2022 budget, and an increase in Municipal User ...
Dec 29, 2022
Appleton Wastewater Treatment Pauses after Material Ends Up in Wrong Feed
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Officials at the Appleton Wastewater Treatment Plant said they are still producing clean water, just in a slightly different way. "We had to stop treatment for specifically...
Dec 29, 2022 City of Appleton
Improperly Discarded Smoking Materials Spark Fond du Lac Kitchen Fire
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A working smoke alarm helped residents of a Fond du Lac home get out safely during a kitchen fire. Just before 10:30 a.m. Thursday, crews were dispatched to 646 Ledgevie...
Dec 29, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Fire that Started in Shed Damages House in Oneida
ONEIDA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A house was damaged when a shed fire spread Thursday morning in the town of Oneida. Outagamie County sheriff's officials said the damage was to the side of the house in the N...
Dec 29, 2022 Firefighters work at the scene of a fire on Highway E in Oneida Dec. 29, 2022.
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Person Dies in Sheboygan Porch Fire that Spread to Home
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A person died after a porch fire spread into a Sheboygan home. Crews were called to the 1300 block of S. 17th Street around 7:30 a.m. Thursday. When firefighters arrived, ...
Dec 29, 2022 A porch fire at a home on S. 17th Street in Sheboygan spread to the home, killing one person and injuring another, December 29, 2022.
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Community Pays Tribute to Bay Port Student who Died From Flu Complications
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The GoFundMe for a Bay Port High School student who died from flu complications has reached more than $100,000. Memorial services for 14-year-old Ava Rae Schmidt were held...
Dec 29, 2022 Bay Port High School
Mihm's in Menasha Returns Under New Ownership
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A restaurant that had been a Fox Valley staple for over 60 years is back after closing its doors this summer. Mihm's Charcoal Grill in Menasha is officially under new owners...
Dec 29, 2022 Mihm's sign
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Court Again Rejects Former Little Chute Teacher's Appeal in Sexual Assault Case
WISCONSIN (WTAQ-WLUK) - For the second time, a court has rejected the appeal of a former high school teacher convicted of sexually assaulting teenagers. Jason LaVigne is serving a five-year prison sen...
Dec 29, 2022 Jason Lavigne
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Point Beach State Forest in Manitowoc County Prepares for its first 'First Day Hike'
MANITOWOC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A healthy, refreshing start to the New Year may be just steps away. The Department of Natural Resources is hosting more than a dozen First Day Hikes across the stat...
Dec 29, 2022 Nature Trail at Point Beach State Forest is part of First Day Hike event, December 28, 2022.
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