Category Archives: Local
Scammer Claiming to be Winnebago County Sheriff's Lieutenant
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office is warning about a person who is calling residents, claiming to be a deputy, and demanding money for an open court case. The department has t...
Jan 12, 2021
Madison Man Charged in Downtown Appleton Shooting
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Madison man is charged in connection with last week's shooting in Appleton that injured two people. Reports of shots fired on Jan. 3 at the Brau Haus in the 500 block of ...
Jan 12, 2021 Appleton Police Department patch. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Howard-Suamico Referendum Vote Set For The April Ballot
SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Voters in the Howard-Suamico School district will see two referendum questions on the spring ballot. The Howard-Suamico School District Board of Education approved the questi...
Jan 12, 2021 MWC
Green Bay Schools Continue To Work On A Return To The Classroom
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Green Bay School Board has updated its gating criteria for middle and high schoolers. The blended model will now allow students in 6th through 12th grade to be in-perso...
Jan 12, 2021 GBAPSD
Fire Chief Battles His Way Through COVID
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Cheers filled the halls at Theda Care Hospital in Neenah on Monday as Ripon fire chief Tim Saul said goodbye after 34 days of fighting COVID-19. "A lot of people didn't think ...
Jan 12, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of ThedaCare
Close Call For Fishermen As Ice Breaks Away
TOWN OF SCOTT, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Four ice fishermen were rescued from the waters of Green Bay Monday. New Franken firefighters said the four had gone out to the bay when the ice broke behind them. Arou...
Jan 12, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of Rick Bruso
Complex Vaccine Process Continues
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The vaccination process is going to be long, and it's going to be complicated. That's what Prevea CEO Dr. Ashok Rai told WTAQ's 'The Morning News with Matt and Earl' Monday. He...
Jan 11, 2021 A healthcare worker handles a tray of COVID-19 vaccines. (PHOTO: UW Health)
Violent Crime Down, Smaller Crimes Rise in Appleton in 2020
Meanwhile, another shocking yet not entirely surprising trend caused numbers to spike for Appleton Police. "The biggest impact that COVID has had is on our drug crimes and our overdose deaths. We've s...
Jan 11, 2021 Appleton Police Department (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Four Ice Fishermen Rescued After Ice Breaks Off
NEW FRANKEN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Four ice fishermen were rescued from the waters of Green Bay Monday after the ice they were standing on broke off into the bay. Around 12:15 p.m., New Franken emergency ...
Jan 11, 2021 Ice fishermen are rescued from the waters of Green Bay Jan. 11, 2021, in the Town of Scott. (Fox 11 Online)
Stadium District Prepares for Bump in Attendance During Packers Playoff Run
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - The Green Bay Packers are now set to host the LA Rams in a divisional round playoff game at Lambeau Field on Saturday. And for the first time this season, that game will have ...
Jan 11, 2021
