Category Archives: Local

In Person School Resumes, Despite Health Department Recommendation
WEST DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The West De Pere school board decided to resume in - person learning today (Monday). Virtual learning will still be available to students. A special meeting was held Sat...
Robert Kennedy Oct 19, 2020

Study Could Help Air Travel Take Off
WISCONSIN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The U.S. Department of Defense's recent study suggests that the likelihood of contracting COVID-19 on an airplane is very low. United Airlines says it's "almost non-existen...
Robert Kennedy Oct 19, 2020

Concerns Raised About Green Bay Poll Worker Shortage
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - With just over two weeks to the Presidential election, there's some concern about whether there's enough poll workers to staff polling sites. "This is democracy, we need to...
Rob Sussman Oct 18, 2020 Jay Phagan / CC

Report: Packers Could be Moving to Allow In-Person Attendance in November
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's possible that the Green Bay Packers are taking steps to allow fans to attend games starting in November at Lambeau Field. Fox 11 has learned at least some non-profi...
Rob Sussman Oct 18, 2020

Kaukauna High School Technical Education Installs $100,000 CNC Machine
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Kaukauna High School now has a state-of-the-art, $100,000 CNC machine for use in its Tech Ed classes. The 13,000 pound, nine foot tall machine has a huge variety of uses. P...
Rob Sussman Oct 17, 2020 A student uses the CNC machine (Fox 11 Online)

Man Killed in Green Lake County Crash
TOWN OF GREEN LAKE (WLUK) -- The Green Lake County Sheriff's Office says 33 year-old male has died from injuries sustained in a crash along Highway B in the Town of Green Lake. The Green Lake County S...
Rob Sussman Oct 17, 2020 First responders respond to a one-vehicle crash on County B in Green Lake County Oct. 15, 2020. (Photo courtesy Green Lake Co. Sheriff's Office)

Businesses Fear Possible Appleton Christmas Parade Cancellation
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The largest nighttime Christmas parade in the Midwest may not happen this year, and that's concerning to downtown Appleton Businesses. It could be a season without marching...
Rob Sussman Oct 17, 2020 The Appleton Christmas Parade (Downtown Appleton)

Pheasant Hunters May See Fewer Birds this Year
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Pheasant season starts today, but hunters heading out to the field may find far fewer birds than normal. "Relative to what pheasant hunters may have experienced in the last ...
Rob Sussman Oct 17, 2020 Ring-necked pheasant at the Holland State Wildlife Area In Brown County, October 16, 2020 (Fox 11 Online)

Green Bay Listed Among Top 50 Most Rat-Infested Cities in America
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- There is a rat problem in Green Bay. Orkin, the pest control company has named the city as #40 on its list of the rattiest cities in America. Alderman Chris Wery says it's an i...
Rob Sussman Oct 16, 2020

Man Sentenced in Fond Du Lac Co. for Stabbing Girlfriend
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man previously convicted of domestic abuse was sentenced in Fond du Lac County for stabbing his girlfriend in a vehicle while she was driving. James F K Allen, 34, was...
Rob Sussman Oct 16, 2020 James Allen (Fond du Lac Co. Jail)

