Category Archives: Local
COVID-19 Logistical Problems Impacting School Lunches in Appleton
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- COVID-19 related logistical problems are plaguing nearly every industry. And now...they're impacting lunch. At the Appleton School District, their food service providers are say...
Sep 30, 2021
Columbus Man Killed in Oconto County Crash
TOWN OF BRAZEAU, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man was killed Thursday morning in a crash with a logging truck in Oconto County. Officials there were called out at around 6:50 am to a report of a two-vehicle cr...
Sep 30, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
State Officials Urging COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots for Those Who Qualify
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- State officials are urging those who qualify to get a COVID-19 booster dose to do so as soon as they can. Bureau of Communicable Diseases Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ryan Westergaa...
Sep 30, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A vial labelled with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Remains Found in High Cliff State Park Belong to 'Post-Adolescent Male'
CALUMET COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- We're learning more about human remains hour at High Cliff State Park this week. Calumet County sheriff's officials say the remains belong belong to a male who was "p...
Sep 30, 2021 Law enforcement officers investigate the discover of human remains at High Cliff State Park Sept. 29, 2021. (Fox 11 Online)
First Littoral Combat Ship, Built in Marinette, Decommissioned by US Navy
SAN DIEGO, CA (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The USS Freedom - the first of the littoral combat ship class built at Fincantieri Marinette Marine - was decommissioned during a ceremony Wednesday, just 13 years after i...
Sep 30, 2021 The USS Freedom's decommissioning ceremony in San Diego, September 29, 2021. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vance Hand)
Appleton Firefighter's Name To Be Added To National Memorial
APPLETON, WI (WLUK-WTAQ) - Appleton firefighter Mitch Lundgaard will be among the 215 names added to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Maryland this weekend. Lundgaard's name will become a ...
Sep 30, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy Appleton Fire Department
Large Donation Beefs Up Door County K-9 Cops
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A new K-9 officer can join the Door County Sheriff's Office, thanks to a donation made by a couple. The campaign to bring two K-9 officers to the Door County Sheriff's O...
Sep 30, 2021 PHOTO: Door County Sheriff's Department
Masks Remain Optional In Mishicot Schools Despite Outbreak
MISHICOT, WI (WTAQ- WLUK) - The Mishicot School District will not require face masks in its facilities despite an outbreak at its high school. The district's board did not approve a plan submitted by ...
Sep 30, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Hands On Training For Operating The Locks
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Area public safety units are learning how to operate the Fox Locks for the first time in generations. On Wednesday, deputies with the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office opene...
Sep 30, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Oshkosh Area Preparing For A Return Of An 'In-Person' Job Fair
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A job fair is returning to an in-person event after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Oshkosh Area Employment Fair is set for Tuesday, Oct. 12 from 1 p.m. ...
Sep 30, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
