Category Archives: Local
Oshkosh School Board Considers Mental Health Days Off
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Teachers at Oshkosh schools may be getting some additional time off. The Oshkosh Area School District is considering repurposing two snow days as "mental health and wellness ...
Dec 02, 2021 MWC
Peshtigo Students Get A Lesson From Space
PESHTIGO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - It was an exciting day at Peshtigo Elementary School. NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei took questions from the International Space Station on what it's like to be in space. And...
Dec 02, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Brown County Residents Urged to Consider Where Their Waste Goes
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Tis the season...for a lot of garbage. Brown County Residents generate 175,000 tons of garbage every single year, and during the holiday season, they generate more than at any ...
Dec 01, 2021
Oshkosh Police Department Receives National Accreditation
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - The Oshkosh Police Department has again been nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA). The agency was first accredited i...
Dec 01, 2021
Wisconsin Solar Energy Parks Hit Milestones
MANITOWOC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin's first large-scale solar facility is proving to be an energy success as it marks its one-year anniversary. Two Creeks Solar Park in Manitowoc County has been i...
Dec 01, 2021
Lawsuit Over De Pere School District COVID-19 Quarantine Policy Dismissed
DE PERE (WLUK) - A lawsuit challenging the De Pere school district's COVID-19 quarantine policy was dismissed Wednesday, but court documents do not include any details on if any changes were made as a...
Dec 01, 2021
Oshkosh Schools Again Extend Mask Policy
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Oshkosh Area School District extended its mask policy again. Face coverings will continue to be required for all students, staff and visitors inside district facilities ...
Dec 01, 2021
Omro Man Arrested After Fleeing from Officers, Standoff on West Side of Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - A 34-year-old Omro man is in custody after running from police in Oshkosh early Wednesday morning. The man was wanted in relation to a weapons complaint in the City of Omro, where...
Dec 01, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Surveillance Video Shows Suspect in Brown County Bar Burglary Case
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Authorities in Brown County are asking for the public's help in a string of bar burglaries. The Brown County Sheriff's Office released surveillance video Wednesday of a sus...
Dec 01, 2021
Appleton Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Child Enticement
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - An Appleton man will spend the next 13 years in federal prison for attempted to have sex with an underage teen. 36-year-old Neil Frank was sentenced for seeking to entice a child...
Dec 01, 2021
