Category Archives: Local
Despite Rising Quarantines, Green Bay Schools Optimistic on COVID Mitigation
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - As the Green Bay Area Public School District surpasses 1,600 students and staff out of school due to COVID-related isolations and quarantines, nobody is sounding the alarm quite...
Sep 15, 2021 Green Bay Area Public School District building. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
An Outagamie County Safari: Escaped Zebras Seen Wandering Near Seymour
SEYMOUR, WI (WTAQ) -- Outagamie County Sheriff's Deputies got an extremely unusual call on Tuesday. Around 12:30 pm, dispatchers received a call from a garbage truck driver on a rural road near Seymou...
Sep 15, 2021 In a screenshot from a video posted to Facebook by David Haupt, two zebras are seen walking on a road near Seymour. (Screenshot/David Haupt)
DNR Again Focusing in on CWD in Northeast Wisconsin
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Once again, the state Department of Natural Resources will be making a special effort to monitor chronic wasting disease in Northeast Wisconsin. Hunters are encouraged ...
Sep 15, 2021 Richard Ricciardi / CC
Kiel Dumps Contractor, Hires New Company for Trash Pickup
KIEL, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One Calumet County community is going to have a new company pick up garbage following delays in trash pickup. The Kiel city council has ended its contract with Waste Management...
Sep 15, 2021
Police Respond to Student-Involved Situation at Oshkosh West High School
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - The Oshkosh Police Department responded to an incident at Oshkosh West High School this morning. Around 10:15 a.m., a school resource officer requested emergency assistance after ...
Sep 15, 2021
Oshkosh Lowering Fine for Marijuana Possession
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The City of Oshkosh is changing penalties for marijuana. A 6-1 city council vote lowered the fine from $200 to $75 for any adult caught with under 25 grams of marijuana. Cou...
Sep 15, 2021 Torben Hansen / CC
Clintonville's Idea To Raise COVID Vaccination Rates
CLINTONVILLE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The City of Clintonville won't be taking a new approach to try to raise its employee vaccination rate. The city council passed on a plan Tuesday night to have two tiers ...
Sep 15, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Hospitality Industry Works To Regain Employees
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - With extra unemployment benefits expiring on Sept. 6, employers continue to look for help from those back on the job hunt. Discover Green Bay offered its help on Tuesday. B...
Sep 15, 2021 MWC
College Avenue Businesses React to Octoberfest Cancellation
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - "License to Cruise" and Octoberfest are canceled for the second consecutive year. Some College Avenue businesses were looking forward to next weekend, when the events were s...
Sep 14, 2021
Man Convicted in Overdose Death of Fellow Inmate
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man who smuggled Fentanyl into the Manitowoc County Jail that another inmate later overdosed and died from was convicted Tuesday. Jerid Hanson, 33, pleaded guilty to firs...
Sep 14, 2021
