Category Archives: Local
Two Hurt, One Seriously, in Outagamie County Crash
TOWN OF BLACK CREEK, WI (WTAQ) -- Two people were hurt, one of them seriously, in a late Friday night car accident in Outagamie County. The Sheriff's Office there says that it happened around 10:54 am...
Jun 05, 2021 (Fox 11 Online)
Outdoor Retailers Struggle to Keep Up with Demand
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The pandemic may have negatively impacted many businesses, but the outdoor industry certainly was not one of them. People who sell outdoor equipment like bikes and kayaks ...
Jun 05, 2021 Kayaks at Zellner's Ski and Sports in Green Bay, June 4, 2021. (Fox 11 Online)
Plan to Identify New High Cliff Trail Route Underway
SHERWOOD, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An effort is underway to link High Cliff State Park to the Fox Cities. A local foundation is donating $100,000 to help identify the best route for bikers and pedestrians to...
Jun 05, 2021 Lake Winnebago from High Cliff State Park. (Image Courtesy: Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau)
NASA Couple Donates Personal Collection to EAA Museum
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An exhibit featuring personal archives and memorabilia of a former NASA astronaut is on display in Oshkosh. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Friday for the new exhibit hon...
Jun 05, 2021 A Space Shuttle Model on display at the EAA Museum in Oshkosh. (Fox 11 Online)
Saturday Heat Shatters Records
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Saturday's temperatures broke records across Northeast Wisconsin, some of which had been on the books for nearly 90 years. Temperatures in Green Bay hit 95 degrees at Aust...
Jun 05, 2021 gr33n3gg / CC
Gas Leak Forces Evacuations in Appleton
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- WE energies informed customers in the area of the 300 block of West Wisconsin Avenue between Oneida Street and Clark Street in Appleton to evacuate their homes Friday due to a g...
Jun 04, 2021
Seven-Day COVID-19 Case Average Continues to Drop
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- COVID-19 case numbers stayed steady on Friday. The state reported 191 new COVID-19 cases, making the seven-day case average 144. Although the number of new cases was more th...
Jun 04, 2021
Judge Denies Murder Suspect's Request to Blame Someone Else for 1976 Killings
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- For the second time, a judge has denied Raymand Vannieuwenhoven's motion to argue to the jury that someone else is responsible for the murders of a couple at a Marinette C...
Jun 04, 2021 Raymand Vannieuwenhoven (File Photo)
Police and Fire Commission Narrowing Down Green Bay Police Chief Candidates
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The process of selecting Green Bay's next police chief is well underway. Members of the city's Police and Fire Commission this week interviewed six candidates who made it throu...
Jun 04, 2021 Green Bay Police Department seal (PHOTO/WTAQ News)
Suspicious Briefcase Cleared by Bomb Squad
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Bomb Squad cleared a suspicious briefcase discovered early Friday morning in Grand Chute. Just after 5 a.m., police responded to a business in the 200 block of S. Bl...
Jun 04, 2021 Grand Chute PD (Fox 11 Online)
