Category Archives: Local
Neenah marks completion of $10.8M South Commercial Street reconstruction
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Neenah is celebrating one of the largest street reconstruction projects in the city's history. The estimated $10.8 million project to reconstruct 1.5-miles of South Commercia...
Oct 22, 2025 Neenah celebrates the competition of its 1.5-mile reconstruction project of South Commercial Street, October 22, 2025.
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Northeast Wisconsin airports report more travel and earlier holiday bookings
GREENVILLE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The holiday travel season is kicking off early in Northeast Wisconsin. From the ticket counter to TSA, lines of passengers could be seen Tuesday at Appleton International...
Oct 22, 2025 Appleton International Airport (Photo: Fox 11 Online)
Power outage closes Neenah Middle School
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A power outage has closed Neenah Middle School for classes Wednesday. The district says students already on their way to school should report to the cafeteria. It will not be...
Oct 22, 2025 The Neenah Joint School District Administration Building is seen Sept. 13, 2022.
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Oconto County's measles outbreak ends with no new cases in over a month, officials confirm
OCONTO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The measles outbreak in Oconto County is considered to be completed, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The state had been posting updates twice ...
Oct 22, 2025 Oconto County Sign (PC: Fox 11 Online)
Police arrest four in Oshkosh drug bust, seize handgun and cocaine
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Four people were arrested after a drug bust in Oshkosh. On Tuesday, police served a search warrant at a residence in the 500 block of Amherst Avenue. During the search, poli...
Oct 22, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Man pleads not guilty in Appleton fatal overdose case, trial set for December
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Eric Abresch pleaded not guilty Wednesday to allegedly supplying the drugs used in a fatal overdose. He is charged with first-degree reckless homicide in connection with an ...
Oct 22, 2025 Eric Abresch (Outagamie Co. Jail)
Wisconsin DHS urges testing after nearly 5,000 cases of childhood lead poisoning last year
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- In 2022, it was estimated that 350,000 Wisconsin homes contained lead-based paint hazards. Those can be directly linked to health issues among children. "We do have older ...
Oct 22, 2025 Sign to encourage testing children for lead poisoning, Oct. 21, 2025.
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Wife of Green Bay East football coach on leave asks for transparency from school district
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The wife of the Green Bay East High School football coach put on paid administrative leave is demanding transparency from the school district. The district has said it can...
Oct 22, 2025 Chelci Sila, the wife of Green Bay East High School football coach Niko Sila,
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Bay Shore Park and Reforestation Campgrounds offer last chance for fall camping
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Camping season is drawing to an end in Northeast Wisconsin. Bay Shore Park and Reforestation Camp Campgrounds in Brown County will close for the season Sunday, Oct. 26. Reservations for...
Oct 21, 2025 Bacon and eggs are cooked over a campfire at Bay Shore County Park May 21, 2018.
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Menasha officials vote to close 70-year-old pool at Jefferson Park
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Menasha Pool at Jefferson Park is now closed for good. "It's unfortunate we've come to this point where there are no more economically responsible fixes that make sense ...
Oct 21, 2025 The Menasha Pool will close for 2026 due to unsafe conditions that require repairs. Menasha will build a new pool at Jefferson Park. Oct. 20, 2025.
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