Category Archives: Local

Geminid Meteor Shower Lighting Up Mid-December Sky
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ) - The Geminid meteor shower is beginning to light up the night sky, as per usual in mid-December. Many people call them 'shooting stars,' but what exactly causes a meteor shower lik...
Casey Nelson Dec 08, 2020 Bharathram Pattabhiraman / CC

Crews Stop Water Main Leak on Green Bay's West Side
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Crews have stopped a water main leak on Green Bay's west side Tuesday morning. The Green Bay Water Utility says the city's Department of Public Works was working on traffi...
Rob Sussman Dec 08, 2020 Crews work to repair a water main break at the intersection of W. mason St. and 12th Ave. in Green Bay Dec. 8, 2020. (Fox 11 Online)

Appleton Schools to Shift from Virtual to Hybrid Learning Model for Second Semester
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Most students in the Appleton Area School District have been learning from home all year, with a few exceptions. But that is changing a bit next semester. The second semester beg...
Casey Nelson Dec 08, 2020

Are Packers Preparing For A Return Of Fans?
GREEN BAY, WI (METRO) - There's a good chance fans will be back in Lambeau Field before the month is over. A number of reports yesterday said the team is making preparations for fans to return for the...
Robert Kennedy Dec 08, 2020 MWC

School District Leader To Step Down
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - The Unified School District of De Pere approved a retirement notice from its superintendent during a special board meeting Monday night. The board approved the request of Ben Vill...
Robert Kennedy Dec 08, 2020 PHOTO: Unified School District of De Pere

It's Not Just Hospitals Waiting For The Next COVID Surge
FOX VALLEY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - It's been nearly two weeks since Thanksgiving when, against CDC guidance, many people still traveled and gathered with friends and family. Health experts have warned about...
Robert Kennedy Dec 08, 2020 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Statements to Police Allowed as Evidence in Trial for Teen Charged in Child's Death
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Four statements Damian Hauschultz made to police will be allowed as evidence in his trial in connection with the death of a 7-year-old boy. Hauschultz, now 17, faces reckle...
Casey Nelson Dec 07, 2020

Man Sentenced for Role in Green Bay Drive-By Shooting
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Joan Zavaleta was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for his role in a July 2019 drive-by shooting. Zavaleta, who was 16 at the time of the offense and is now 18, wa...
Casey Nelson Dec 07, 2020

Demanding In-Person Options, Some Green Bay Area School District Parents Plan Saturday Demonstration
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Some parents of Green Bay Area School District students are planning a demonstration this weekend in support of bringing kids back into the classroom. Brook Andrews is one of t...
Rob Sussman Dec 07, 2020 Green Bay Area Public School District building. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

FVTC Navigates First Semester Amid Pandemic
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - The first semester at Fox Valley Technical College was a bit different than usual this year, but the changes didn't seem to have a drastic impact on students getting the experien...
Casey Nelson Dec 07, 2020

