Category Archives: Local

Happy Birthday To George
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - In Oshkosh, members of both the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution celebrated George Washington's birthday Sunday afternoon. Members celebrated by dressing in full...
Robert Kennedy Feb 22, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Authorities Investigate Fatal Snowmobile Crash
TOWN OF WAGNER, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A 46-year-old Porterfield man has died Saturday night after crashing into a tree while on a snowmobile. The Marinette County Sheriff's Office said the crash happened j...
Robert Kennedy Feb 22, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Weather Warm-Up Could Bring An End To Snowmobile Season In Some Counties
KEWAUNEE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Kewaunee, Calumet, and Outagamie Counties say they will be closing snowmobile trails today. The Kewaunee County Promotions and Recreation Department said that the tra...
Robert Kennedy Feb 22, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Overnight Fire Forces Five People Into The Cold
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Five people were forced out of their home after a house fire. Fire crews responded to a home on West Bank Street around 9:30 Sunday night for reports of a detached garage...
Robert Kennedy Feb 22, 2021 PHOTO: Fond Du Lac Fire Department

State DOJ Investigating Early Morning Oneida Tribal Police Shooting
ONEIDA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Oneida Tribal police officer exchanged gunfire with a suspect who was behaving erratically in the department's parking lot. The state DOJ says around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, One...
Rob Sussman Feb 21, 2021

BBB Issues Precautions for Those Planning Spring Break and Summer Escapes
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - With coronavirus vaccinations ramping up, many people are looking forward to traveling again. This may mean planning a summer vacation or even a spring break trip. But the pande...
Casey Nelson Feb 21, 2021 A plane pulls into Appleton International Airport. The airport prepares for holiday travel during the Covid-19 pandemic. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

Kimberly Woman Killed in Plane Crash Was Air National Guard Staff Sgt
JANESVILLE, WI (WLUK) -- A Kimberly woman has been identified as one of two people killed in a plane crash this week in southern Wisconsin. The Rock County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the...
Rob Sussman Feb 20, 2021 SSGT Remington Viney (115th Fighter Wing)

Ice Sculptures Up in Downtown Appleton
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- If you take a stroll along College Avenue in Downtown Appleton you'll find 15 different beautifully handcrafted ice masterpieces, all part of the Avenue of Ice. "Ice sculpt...
Rob Sussman Feb 20, 2021 An ice sculpture in Downtown Appleton (Fox 11 Online)

COVID-19 Vaccination Site Opens on UW-Oshkosh Campus
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A COVID-19 testing site is now a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh campus. Gov. Tony Evers, along with state and local health officials, tou...
Rob Sussman Feb 20, 2021 James Herzig puts on his #IGotMine sticker at UWO COVID-19 vaccination clinic, Feb . 19, 2021 (Fox 11 Online)

Battle on 'Bago Underway on Lake Winnebago System
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The frozen waters of the Lake Winnebago System are going to be busy places this weekend. Thousands are expected to be out and about, for sturgeon spearing, and an annual ice...
Casey Nelson Feb 19, 2021

