Category Archives: Local
Chemical Leak Brings Emergency Response
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Fond du Lac Fire / Rescue responded to a chemical release at an apartment complex Thursday afternoon. While a contractor was working within the Countryside Village Apartm...
Sep 09, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Homeless Shelter Plans Expansion Ahead Of Winter
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - With a $300,000 grant, the City of Appleton is partnering with Pillars to provide more resources to the homeless shelter and to launch the Winter Shelter Overflow program. T...
Sep 09, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
COVID-19 Pandemic Saw 10% of Wisconsin Bank Branches Close
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- There's fear that rural areas in Wisconsin are quickly becoming so-called "banking deserts". Sr. Vice President of the Association of Federally Insured Credit Unions Greg Mesac...
Sep 08, 2022 File Photo
Reactions Mixed to New Wisconsin Election Commission Guidance on Voting with Disabilities
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Reactions are rolling in from both sides of the aisle after new guidance from the Wisconsin Election Commission on voting with disabilities. The commission says voters with...
Sep 08, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Keeping School Free Lunch Program Afloat
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - For the past two years, every student in the Appleton Area School District was able to get free lunch and breakfast from a COVID waiver through the USDA. That waiver expired...
Sep 08, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Community Camera Program Coming To Menasha
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - If you live in Menasha and have surveillance cameras, police want to hear from you. The Menasha Police Department is rolling out a new voluntary program with the hope of maki...
Sep 08, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Marinette Food Pantry Is Facing A Challenging Fall/Winter
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry in Marinette is expecting 2022 to be be record breaking with visits so far this year outpacing 2021. Executive Director Ashley Berken says p...
Sep 08, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Schneider Announces Expansion of Electric Truck Fleet
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Schneider National is showing off its new electric trucks. The new zero-emission vehicles will be added to the fleet later this year. Last year, Schneider announced the add...
Sep 08, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Farmer's Market On Broadway Is Winding Down For The Season
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A sign the summer season is winding down -- the Farmers' Market on Broadway will begin its shortened hours. Starting yesterday, the Farmers' Market on Broadway will be adju...
Sep 08, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Defense Attorney Charged With Assault on Sheriff's Deputy
KEWAUNEE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A defense attorney is charged with assaulting a sheriff's deputy after a comedy concert in Ashwaubenon. Mark Howe had an appearance Wednesday before a Kewaunee County judge ...
Sep 07, 2022 Mark Howe (BCSO)
