Category Archives: Local
Popular Morning TV Anchor Continues COVID Recovery At Home
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - After 10 days in the hospital fighting the effects of COVID-19, FOX 11 Director of Meteorology and co-anchor of Good Day Wisconsin, Pete Petoniak is home continuing his rec...
Nov 28, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Many Retailers Closed For Thanksgiving, But Some Major Names Stayed Open
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Many major retailers announced they will remain closed for Thanksgiving this year. But, some did remain open to let people begin their Black Friday shopping. Many major ret...
Nov 27, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Gearing Up For Small Business Saturday
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Local shops have been preparing most of the year for Small Business Saturday. Supply chain shortages have forced some to pivot operations to make sure their shelves are ...
Nov 27, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Holiday Lights Brighten The Season
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - It's a bright start to the beginning of WPS's Garden of Lights at the Green Bay Botanical Garden. A sold out crowd Friday was in full force taking in the breathtaking light...
Nov 27, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Airports Expecting Larger Thanksgiving Return Travel
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - As many people across Northeast Wisconsin are leaving the area for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, local airports are expecting an even larger influx as travelers return. Apple...
Nov 26, 2021 A plane pulls into Appleton International Airport. The airport prepares for holiday travel during the Covid-19 pandemic. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Don't Lose Your Black Friday Savings on Plumbing this 'Brown Friday'
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Plumbers are typically quite busy the day after Thanksgiving, dealing with clogged sinks due to things that should never have gone down the drain the day before. It's becoming kn...
Nov 25, 2021 Rachel Zack / CC
Man Arrested Following 19-Mile Chase Along Highways, Fields, Yards
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Kenosha County man was arrested following a 19-mile police chase Wednesday morning in Fond du Lac County. The sheriff's office says just after 10 a.m., a deputy...
Nov 24, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Appleton Schools Superintendent to Retire
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Judy Baseman is retiring as Appleton schools superintendent after this school year. The district announced her decision on Wednesday. She has been with the district for 26 ...
Nov 24, 2021
Holiday Spirit on Full Display at Oconto Tree Farm
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ) -- The busiest time of the year is upon Whispering Pines Christmas Tree Farm. They're right between their two busiest weekends of the year--Black Friday Megan Yeska is one of the own...
Nov 24, 2021 Whispering Pines tree farm in Oconto (Whispering Pines/Facebook)
Around 125 Afghan Refugees Expected to Settle in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Afghan refugees are already being resettled in Green Bay. Karmen Lemke is with Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Green Bay and says 37 have already settled in town. "These a...
Nov 24, 2021 Evacuees wait to board a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 23, 2021. Picture taken August 23, 2021. U.S. Marine Corps/Sgt. Isaiah Campbell/Handout
