Category Archives: Local
2020 Deer Watch Is Open For Business
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is opening up the 2020 Operation Deer Watch to the public. The event allows any resident to report deer sightings to the DNR to help ...
Aug 12, 2020
Greenville Residents Vote Down Referendum for Proposed Community Park Development
TOWN OF GREENVILLE, WI (WTAQ) - Tuesday's partisan primary election ballot had a major referendum listed for the Town of Greenville. Residents voted down a referendum to begin development of a new com...
Aug 12, 2020 Phase One of the proposed Greenville Sports and Splash Park. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Town of Greenville)
Shelton Crushes Incumbent Gruszynski in Democratic Primary
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A Green Bay School Board member will now compete for a seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Kristina Shelton defeated incumbent Representative Staush Gruszynski in the Democrat...
Aug 11, 2020 Kristina Shelton. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Kristina for Assembly)
Nygren Rolls To Win in Republican Primary
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ) - A local incumbent state representative is set to head back to the general election in November. Republican Representative John Nygren took an early and decisive victory over cha...
Aug 11, 2020
King to Challenge Grothman in Race for Congressional Seat
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Jessica King has won the nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives 6th Congressional District Democratic race. King received approximately 25,290 votes, or about 77%,...
Aug 11, 2020
Lower Menominee River Removed from Most-Polluted Areas List
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After decades of cleanup and millions and millions of dollars spent, the Lower Menominee River is no longer one of the most polluted spots on the Great Lakes. The waterway...
Aug 11, 2020 Menominee River in Marinette, August 11, 2020 (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK))
FVTC Official Resigns After Controversial Comments Surface
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fox Valley Technical College's manager of media relations has resigned after controversial social media posts he made were brought to light. The college said Chris Jossa...
Aug 11, 2020 Fox Valley Technical College logo (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Plans for Downtown Grocery Store, Housing On Track
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Plans to bring a grocery store and housing to a vacant downtown Green Bay property are still on track. Green Bay's Redevelopment Authority recommended approval of a term sh...
Aug 11, 2020
Perseid Meteor Shower Expected to Peak This Week
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ) - Every year, the Earth crashes through a trail of debris, leading to the annual Perseid Meteor Shower. "We'll have debris hitting our atmosphere that's about the size of a grain of...
Aug 11, 2020 Sjensen~ / CC
Fox Valley First Responders to Take Part in Simulated Disaster Training at Appleton Airport
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- There are going to be a lot more fire trucks and emergency vehicles than one might be used to seeing at Appleton International Airport on Wednesday. Over 50 volunteers and firef...
Aug 11, 2020 Appleton International Airport (Photo: Fox 11 Online)
