Category Archives: Local
Concern Over COVID Surge
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Dr. Brad Burmeister, an emergency physician with Bellin Health, tells FOX 11 the current trajectory of the virus in our area is unfavorable. "A week or two ago, we seemed t...
Nov 13, 2021
Working To Help Homeless Veterans
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Homelessness among veterans is a significant part of the overall crisis in the U.S. And, conditions for our veterans here in Northeast Wisconsin is no different. The Day by D...
Nov 13, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Business Owners See Challenges, Opportunity Ahead of Holiday Season
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- It's going to be another unusual shopping season. While last year's holiday season had the pandemic looming overhead, supply chain issues are expected to create challenges for ...
Nov 12, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Fox Valley Restaurant Owner Convicted in Federal Drug Case
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Fox Valley restaurant owner was one of several people convicted in federal court of drug offenses. Luis Morales, owner of several Mr. Taco locations, pleaded guilty Tuesda...
Nov 12, 2021
Woman Convicted in I-43 Drunken Driving Crash
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Brenda Tenpas was convicted of her fifth drunk driving offense Friday in connection with a crash which closed Interstate 43. Tenpas, 48, pleaded no contest to fifth OWI and...
Nov 12, 2021
Judge to Review Nygren's Request for New Sentence
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A judge will review Cassie Nygren's request for a new sentence on convictions for providing the drugs which killed a pregnant woman, and delivering drugs to other jail inma...
Nov 12, 2021
Public Works Crews Prepare for Winter Despite Staffing Shortages and Rising Costs
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Although snow has yet to fall in the city of Oshkosh this season, its public works department is already preparing for what's to come. "Some of the equipment behind me, our ...
Nov 12, 2021
Evers Deploying National Guard Ahead of Rittenhouse Verdict
KENOSHA, WI (WTAQ) - Governor Tony Evers is deploying Wisconsin National Guard troops to the Kenosha area ahead of the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. About 500 troops are on standby in the are...
Nov 12, 2021 A man wounded during a protest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a black man, sits on a street in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., August 25, 2020, in this still image obtained from a social media video. INSTAGRAM / @LOURIEALEX/via REUTERS
Continued Supply Chain Issues Impacting Most Industries
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - From rising prices on many products, to shortages of chips for new vehicles to everyday consumer goods, supply chain issues continue for people around the country - and rig...
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New Company Turns Jack-O'-Lanterns into Compost
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Don't throw away your pumpkins -- that's the message from two groups in Green Bay. Instead, your Halloween jack-o'-lanterns can help nourish local soil. Cory Groshek is pu...
Nov 12, 2021
