Category Archives: Local
Lawrence Students Can Ride Valley Transit for Free
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Lawrence University students can now get free bus rides throughout the Fox Valley. The university and Valley Transit are teaming up for a pilot program to offer the rides to...
Jan 03, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
ThedaCare Releases COVID-19 Testing Schedule
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- ThedaCare is offering COVID-19 testing this week in the Fox Valley as well as Green Lake and Waushara counties. Appointments are required. Those seeking tests should pre-re...
Jan 03, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Former State Representative Bill Vander Loop Dies at 89
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A former lawmaker from the Fox Valley has died. Bill Vander Loop, a Democrat, represented the Kaukauna area's 5th Assembly District from 1991-1999. He spent eight years on ...
Jan 03, 2022 Randy Stern / CC
Third Person Killed in Shawano County Auto Shop Explosion
LESSOR, WI (WTAQ) -- A third person has died as a result of an auto shop explosion in Shawano County. It happened at a repair shop in the town of Lessor on Friday afternoon. Sheriff's detective Richar...
Jan 03, 2022 The scene of the explosion (Fox 11 Online)
Hundreds Plunge into Freezing Lake Michigan for Polar Bear Swim
JACKSONPORT, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- What do you do on a cold New Years Day? In Door County, the answer is jump into the freezing cold of lake Michigan. The 35th and 36th Jacksonport Polar Bear Club Swim ca...
Jan 03, 2022 Hundreds gather in Jacksonport on Jan. 1, 2022 to start the new year by jumping into Lake Michigan. (Fox 11 Online)
Green Bay Schools Issue Reminder on COVID Protocols
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As students return from their winter break, the administration team at Green Bay Area Public Schools has sent out some reminders for families regarding the district's COVI...
Jan 02, 2022 Green Bay Area Public School District building. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Working Out New Year's Resolutions with the YMCA
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Tomorrow is the first Monday of 2022, and a lot of people are kicking off their New Year's resolutions at the gym. The YMCA has been seeing their annual uptick in members grow s...
Jan 02, 2022 Exterior of the Ferguson Family YMCA in Downtown Green Bay. (IMAGE: WTAQ News)
Fire Destroys Business in New London
WAUPACA COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The New London Fire Department says a fire destroyed a business along Highway 54, just outside of New London. Firefighters say GFL Environmental, formally Graichen Sa...
Jan 01, 2022
Midwest Snowstorm Narrowly Misses NE Wisconsin, Impacts Regional Travel
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- 2022 is kicking off with a New Year's Day snowstorm set to impact much of the Midwest with significant snowfall. The storm track is passing just south of Wisconsin, limiti...
Jan 01, 2022
Family of Man Whose Remains were Found at High Cliff State Park Speaking Out
CALUMET COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The family of a 1983 murder victim from Neenah is now speaking out. The remains of Starkie Swenson, 67, were recently found at High Cliff State Park. Thursday, FOX 11...
Jan 01, 2022
