Category Archives: Local
Green Bay Doctor Weighs in on Boosters
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The FDA is now recommending booster shots for all three approved COVID-19 vaccines. This week the agency added recommendations for the Moderna vaccine, and most recently t...
Oct 16, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of Bellin Health
Information Sought in Manitowoc Vehicle Thefts
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Manitowoc police are asking for help as they investigate a string of vehicle thefts. Police say at least eight vehicles were stolen from the north and south sides of the c...
Oct 15, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
COVID-19 Pandemic Linked to Obesity Among 10-17 Year Olds in Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- A new report shows that obesity among kids aged 10 to 17 is up in Wisconsin. The report showed that 14.5% of kids in that age range were obese. It's something that Bellin Healt...
Oct 15, 2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture / CC
Oshkosh West Stabbing Suspect Changes Plea
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A teen accused of stabbing a school resource police officer at Oshkosh West High School has withdrawn his "insanity" plea, and will go to trial. Grant Fuhrman, 18, is charged...
Oct 15, 2021
Man, Baby Found More Than 12 Hours After Walking Away from Vehicle
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man and his baby who were missing overnight have been found in Fond du Lac. Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says Jordan Smack, 24, and his 4-month-old daugh...
Oct 15, 2021
HSHS Raising Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Some health care workers in Northeast Wisconsin are getting raises. Hospital Sisters Health System is raising its minimum wage to $15 per hour. Springfield, Illinois-based ...
Oct 15, 2021 (Fox 11 Online)
Appleton Airport Firefighting Training Facility Officially Dedicated
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - It's been in operation for well over a year, but the Airport Rescue and Firefighting Training Center (ARFF) on the south end of Appleton International Airport has now officially ...
Oct 15, 2021
Outagamie County Sheriff's Deputy Hospitalized with COVID-19
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- An Outagamie County Sheriff's Deputy has been hospitalized with COVID-19. Patrol Deputy Channing Pompa, who has been with the department since last year after spending 11 years ...
Oct 15, 2021 Dep. Pompa with his family. (GoFundMe)
Fake Hostage Call Prompts Sheriff's Response in Howard
HOWARD, WI (WTAQ) -- Brown County Sheriff's Officials responded to a hostage complaint early Friday morning, but it turns out nobody was ever in danger. Police say someone called 911 reporting that a ...
Oct 15, 2021 Brown County Sheriff's Office. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
How Do You Like The Scooters ? City Hall Wants To Know
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Should electric scooters stay in downtown Appleton? The city is surveying the public for its feedback. Scooters have been in high-foot-traffic areas of the city since the sp...
Oct 15, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
