Category Archives: Local
Trick Or Treating Is On, But With A Warning
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The City of Appleton is asking people to celebrate Halloween a little differently this year. Trick-or-treating is still on from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., but the city council doesn'...
Oct 22, 2020
Appleton Lowers The Fine For Pot Possession
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Appleton Common Council voted Wednesday to reduce fines for possessing marijuana in the city. The council voted to reduce the fine from about $200 to $50 for a first off...
Oct 22, 2020 (File Photo)
New Covid 19 Testing Site Is Open For Business
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A COVID-19 testing site is now open in Neenah. It's part of an effort to expand access to testing for those living in Northeast and Central Wisconsin. The site is located at T...
Oct 22, 2020
Overnight Fire Forces People Out Of Their Home
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Nine people have been forced out of their home following a fire on Green Bay's west side. The fire broke out around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday in the 100 block of Oak Street. No word o...
Oct 22, 2020
Election Commissioner Concerned About Ballot Correction Plan in Outagamie County
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- The state Elections Commission has issued some guidance on how Outagamie County should deal with thousands of ballots that can't be read by counting machines because of a pri...
Oct 21, 2020 A black time mark on an enlarged Outagamie County ballot is seen with a white tear through it--the printing error that is causing thousands of ballots to be unreadable. (Screengrab)
Appleton International Airport Introduces Hydroponic Farming System
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Appleton International Airport will be the first in the country to provide fresh food options from a Fork Farms hydroponic Flex Farm, which is already growing food right in the m...
Oct 21, 2020 Appleton International Airport (Photo: Fox 11 Online)
UWO Professor: Thursday Debate Unlikely to Change Many Minds
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) -- Thursday night is the second presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Some estimate that around 30% of ballots for the 2020 Preside...
Oct 21, 2020 President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden debate at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio on September 29th, 2020. (Reuters)
Green Bay, De Pere Recommend Against Trick-or-Treating, Still Set Designated Hours
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The cities of Green Bay and De Pere released a statement this afternoon recommending that people do not trick-or-treat door to door this year due to the ongoing pandemic. City o...
Oct 21, 2020 File Photo
Appleton City Clerk: In-Person Absentee Voting System 'Working Really Well'
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Appleton City Hall has been buzzing with early in-person absentee voters this week, as the state opened up the opportunity to cast an early ballot in person on Tuesday. "[It was]...
Oct 21, 2020
Patients Share Their COVID-19 Experiences
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- You don't want to contract COVID-19. That's what former COVID-19 patients said Wednesday morning during a press briefing as part of Brown County Health Department's "Faces of C...
Oct 21, 2020 The Sophie Beaumont building in downtown Green Bay is home the Brown County Department of Health and Human Services. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)
