Category Archives: Local
De Pere Alder Worried About Mask Mandate Fallout
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - De Pere's common council has approved a law to mandate masks in public, indoor spaces within the city. "We're just hoping to get more people masking up because the evidence i...
Jul 30, 2020
Gallagher Questions Cares Act Funding
WASHINGTON, DC (WTAQ-WLUK) -- 8th District Republican congressman Mike Gallagher says he has questions as to where and when funds from the multi-trillion dollar CARES act passed in the wake of the COV...
Jul 29, 2020 Congressman Mike Gallagher wears a mask while speaking with reporters during a press conference at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport. (PHOTO/WTAQ News)
Two Arrested on False Imprisonment Charges in Menasha
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two people were arrested Wednesday after being accused of keeping a woman in a Menasha home. Officers went to the home on the city's east side after discovering a Facebook p...
Jul 29, 2020
Neenah Joins Communities with Some Form of Mask Rule
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Another local community is issuing an order requiring masks - but only for city employees and visitors to government buildings. Neenah city employees will be required to wear ...
Jul 29, 2020 A face mask required sign. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
In-Person Voting Alternatives Expected to be More Popular than Ever During Pandemic
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- It's going to be an election unlike anything we've seen before. That platitude is repeated every single election year without fail, but with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic loomi...
Jul 29, 2020
Kaukauna Police: Juvenile Girl Responsible for Fire that Damaged East Ann Dollar Tree
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ) -- Police in Kaukauna say a juvenile girl was responsible for setting a fire that damaged a Dollar Tree store. The Dollar Tree store along East Ann Street was badly damaged Saturda...
Jul 29, 2020 Kaukauna FD (Fox 11 Online)
COVID-19 Testing Running Fairly Smoothly in Brown County
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Testing for COVID-19 has apparently been going fairly well in Wisconsin, despite some frustrations for medical professionals working to administer and record those tests. Wis...
Jul 29, 2020 A scene from the early months of the pandemic: a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at Prevea Health in Ashwaubenon in July of 2020. (PHOTO: WTAQ News)
Camp U-Nah-Li-Ya Asks For Community Help to 'Portage On'
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - After being forced to suspend operations for the first time in over 80 years, the YMCA of Greater Green Bay is looking for help to keep Camp U-Nah-Li-Ya afloat. "It's a traditio...
Jul 29, 2020 Camp U-Nah-Li-Ya poster. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Greater Green Bay YMCA)
Chicago Travel Quarantine Could Be Felt In Door County
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is adding Wisconsin to the city's quarantine travel order. It means travelers will have to quarantine when they return to the city from the ...
Jul 29, 2020
De Pere Mask Mandate Is One Common Council Vote Away
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - De Pere's common council voted 5-3 in favor of an ordinance to require masks in public spaces in the city. The ordinance applies to anyone who is at least 5 years old. First-...
Jul 29, 2020
