Category Archives: Local

Despite High Stakes, Packers-Browns Christmas Showcase Stays Affordable
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Packers are fighting for a playoff bye and home field advantage on Saturday when they face the Cleveland Browns, who are fighting for their playoff lives. Despite the stake...
Rob Sussman Dec 22, 2021 Lambeau Field from the north parking lot. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)

Ashwaubenon High School Students Go Virtual Due to High Number of COVID-19 Cases
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Ashwaubenon High School students will be learning virtually Wednesday due to a high amount of COVID-19 cases at the school. The district says there are currently 46 stude...
Casey Nelson Dec 22, 2021

Neenah's Roosevelt Elementary School to Close
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Neenah School District will close Roosevelt Elementary School after the 2022-23 school year, as part of a series of changes under its facilities plan. After voters approve...
Casey Nelson Dec 22, 2021

Human Remains Found at High Cliff State Park Officially Identified
SHERWOOD, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Authorities confirm the human remains discovered at High Cliff State Park in September are of Neenah resident, Starkie L. Swenson. The Calumet County Sheriff's Office says ...
Casey Nelson Dec 22, 2021

Drug Deaths Heading In The Wrong Direction In NE Wisconsin
FOX VALLEY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that drug overdose deaths in the US top 100,000 annually. Areas in Northeast Wisconsin are also facing a...
Robert Kennedy Dec 22, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

COVID Deaths On The Rise In Manitowoc County
MANITOWOC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Manitowoc County Health Department is reporting one in every three deaths the last three weeks are COVID related. In just the first 20 days of December, Manitowo...
Robert Kennedy Dec 22, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Prepping To Ski In Kewaunee County
TOWN OF WEST KEWAUNEE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - From a track-powered groomer to the snow-making machines on the slopes nearby, the sights and sounds of the season are in the air at Winter Park, near Kewaunee....
Robert Kennedy Dec 22, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

De Pere Schools Superintendent Finalist: "This is a Dream Come True"
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - The Unified School District of De Pere has announced Dr. Christopher Thompson as the finalist to become their next superintendent. Thompson has served as the superintendent in Ros...
Casey Nelson Dec 21, 2021

Information, Evidence Sought in Fond du Lac County Burglary
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fond du Lac County sheriff's officials are asking for the public's help as they investigate a home burglary. Officials say the incident occurred Monday on County ...
Casey Nelson Dec 21, 2021

Oshkosh Schools Moving to Optional Masking After Break
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Oshkosh Area School District says it will move to optional face coverings, effective Jan. 15, 2022. "We will continue to monitor and consider relevant data, conditions o...
Casey Nelson Dec 21, 2021 Oshkosh School District (File Photo)

