Category Archives: Local
DNR Controversy May Be About To End
WAUSAU, WI (WTAQ) - Dr. Fred Prehn, who continued to serve on the state's Natural Resources Board after his term expired, will resign on December 30th. Prehn was appointed by Governor Scott Walker. Hi...
Dec 24, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Residents Wake Up to Lots of Snow from Winter Storm
WISCONSIN (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Northeast Wisconsin received lots of snow and wind just before Christmas. There's a Winter Storm Warning in effect for most of the state. On Thursday morning, many residents w...
Dec 22, 2022 A family shovels snow in Waupaca County.
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Shoppers Race to Find Last-Minute Gifts, Groceries Ahead of Storms
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WLUK) -- With winter storms hitting Thursday, stores in Northeast Wisconsin saw some extra traffic on Wednesday. Before downtown Appleton was filled with snow, shoppers were out all a...
Dec 22, 2022 Shoppers line up at Woodman's ahead of Christmas and winter storms.
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Green Bay Neighborhood Reports More Rats, But Overall Complaints Remain Steady
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Residents in a west side neighborhood in Green Bay say they're seeing rats near their homes for the first time. Green Bay seemed to have a real rat problem in the summers o...
Dec 22, 2022 PC: Fox 11 Online
Winnebago County Opens Emergency Shelter After Staffing Shortage Closes Oshkosh Warming Shelter
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK)-- Although snow and cold are bearing down, a warming shelter in Oshkosh is temporarily closed. The Day by Day Warming Shelter will be replaced with an emergency shelter in the ...
Dec 22, 2022 Day by Day Warming Shelter
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Longtime Volunteer Celebrates 90th Birthday at Ashwaubenon Elementary School
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's a birthday celebration for a favorite volunteer at Valley View School in Ashwaubenon. Jerry Menne turns 90 the day after Christmas, but students wanted to wish him ...
Dec 22, 2022 Jerry Menne celebrating his 90th birthday at Valley View School in Ashwaubenon.
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Man Sentenced in Kimberly Gold Coin Theft
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Travis Burrell was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for stealing gold coins from a Kimberly store. Burrell, 38, was also placed on extended supervision for three ...
Dec 22, 2022 Travis Burrell
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Judge: Suspect's Drug Use can be Used at Trial in Shooting of Oconto Falls Officer
OCONTO FALLS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Evidence that a suspect accused of taking the gun from an Oconto Falls police officer and shooting the officer had used methamphetamine that day will be allowed at trial...
Dec 22, 2022 Alisha Kocken appears in Oconto County court, August 20, 2021.
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Fond du Lac 'Halloween Killer' Seeks Psychiatric Review for his Release
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Gerald Turner will seek another psychiatric review, as the state tries to keep the notorious "Halloween killer" at a secure mental health facility, since his prison term ...
Dec 22, 2022 Gerald Turner
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DNR Hosting Public Information Session on Potawatomi Tower
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The public is invited to get a sneak peek into the future of a Door County observation tower. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a virtual p...
Dec 22, 2022 PC: Fox 11 Online
