Category Archives: Local

'A Wisconsin Christmas Pie' actors talk filming, experience in Door County
DOOR COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) -- A new Christmas movie features the small town charm of Door County, Wisconsin. A Wisconsin Christmas Pie is available for streaming on Great American PureFlix beginning Octob...
Rachel Charniak Oct 08, 2025 Cherries at Lautenbach's Orchard Country Winery & Market in Fish Creek, July 10, 2025.
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Schabusiness pleads guilty to Taycheedah Correctional Institution attack
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Convicted murderer Taylor Schabusiness was convicted Wednesday of attacking a staff member the Taycheedah Correctional Institution. Schabusiness is serving a life term wi...
Rachel Charniak Oct 08, 2025 Taylor Schabusiness appears in Brown County court Jan. 6, 2023.
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Appleton garage fire causes over $200,000 worth of damage
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An attached garage in Appleton sustained more than $200,000 in damage during a fire Tuesday. Firefighters responded to the 2100 block of East Esther Street shortly after 2 ...
Rachel Charniak Oct 08, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Driver dies in fiery single-vehicle rollover crash in Brown County
TOWN OF WRIGHTSTOWN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The driver of a truck died after losing control in a Brown County rollover crash. Around 10:45 p.m. Tuesday on County Highway PP, south of School Road in the tow...
Rachel Charniak Oct 08, 2025 Brown County Sheriff's Office squad.
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New apartments in Algoma aim to provide affordable housing on the Lakeshore
ALGOMA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The need for affordable housing is being addressed in Algoma with the grand opening of a new apartment complex. A ribbon-cutting was held Tuesday to celebrate the occasion. A...
Rachel Charniak Oct 08, 2025 The need for affordable housing is being addressed in Algoma with the grand opening of a new apartment complex. A ribbon-cutting was held Tuesday to celebrate the occasion. Oct. 7, 2025.
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East River Water Trail project in Brown County advances to Phase 2 of improvement efforts
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Brown County is celebrating the completion of Phase 1 of the East River Water Trail project and looking ahead to what's up next. The county partnered with leaders from individual munici...
Rachel Charniak Oct 08, 2025 Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach introduces his 2026 budget proposal, Oct. 1, 2025.
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Fox Valley Technical College shows off new dental facilities ahead of open house
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fox Valley Technical College showed off its dental program expansion Tuesday. The $2.1 million, 3,400-square-foot expansion includes six more training areas and 12 simul...
Rachel Charniak Oct 07, 2025 Fox Valley Technical College logo (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

Kaul not running for governor, will seek third term as AG
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Wisconsin's attorney general won't be running for governor. Democrat Josh Kaul's Tuesday announcement that he'll seek a third term as attorney general ends weeks of speculati...
Rachel Charniak Oct 07, 2025 Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul speaks about Drug Take Back Day April 19, 2023.
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Appleton exhibit highlights history and evolution of football in the city
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- We all know that football history runs deep in Green Bay, but it's also an important part of Appleton's history. The Appleton Historical Society is showing off pieces of lo...
Rachel Charniak Oct 07, 2025 Appleton Football History Exhibit.
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DA rules officers who shot, killed suspect near Peshtigo were justified
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The two police officers who fatally shot a suspect near Peshtigo will not face criminal charges, Marinette County District Attorney DeShea Morrow has ruled. Marinette poli...
Rachel Charniak Oct 07, 2025 All lanes in both directions of U.S. Highway 41 are closed from County Highway Y to Schacht Road near Peshtigo due to an incident, August 29, 2025.
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