Category Archives: Local
State Patrol Plans Aerial Speed Enforcement Efforts
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- The Wisconsin State Patrol is stepping up highway enforcement in Fond du Lac and Outagamie Counties. The state patrol will use an airplane to monitor highway speeds. "In the air...
Jul 15, 2020 A state patrol officer stands next to a patrol aircraft. (Wisconsin DOT/Twitter)
'Active Incident' Reported on College Avenue
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Appleton Police are on the scene of an active incident. Police are responding to an incident at the 500 block of College Avenue. The public is asked to avoid the area until ...
Jul 15, 2020 Appleton Police Department patch. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
No Charges in Police Custody Death
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - No criminal charges will be filed in the case of a man who died while in Green Bay police custody. Jason Thomson, 47, died Feb. 10 while being taken from the Brown County J...
Jul 15, 2020 (File Photo)
For COVID-19 Contact Tracers, a New Problem: Young People Refusing to Share Where They've Been
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- As the COVID-19 numbers continue to grow, a new problem is springing up for contact tracers trying to get a grip on the virus. Contact tracers with state and local health depar...
Jul 15, 2020
Dave & Busters Planning for October Opening
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) -- A highly-anticipated grand opening is still planned for a new Ashwaubenon business. The new Dave & Busters location in the Bay Park Square Mall was supposed to open back ...
Jul 15, 2020 Bay Park Square
Five-year-old Boy Killed in Fond du Lac Accident Identified
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) -- The five-year-old boy killed in a Tuesday evening accident in Fond du Lac has been identified. Police say Jayden Kaufman was hit by a 2002 GMC Sierra Pickup Truck driven by a...
Jul 15, 2020 Fond du Lac Police Department patch on uniform. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
EAA Aviation Museum Sets Reopening Date
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - While there will be no EAA AirVenture this year, you can still explore aviation history. The EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh will reopen on a limited basis to the public on Mo...
Jul 15, 2020 Plane inside a hangar at the EAA Aviation Museum (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Pence Scheduled to Speak in Ripon on Friday
RIPON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Vice President Mike Pence will come to Wisconsin later this week. President Donald Trump's campaign confirmed Pence will speak at Ripon College in Ripon at 11:30 a.m. on Friday...
Jul 15, 2020
Menasha Schools Implementing New Plan for Return to Class
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ) - There is a tentative plan in place for the Menasha Joint School District as they work towards a return to classes this fall. "The majority of changes that were making, we're hopin...
Jul 15, 2020 Landing page of reopening plan for Menasha schools. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Menasha Joint School District)
Packers Fans Shut Out of Training Camp, Family Night, Pre-season
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) The Green Bay Packers today announced that there will be no fans in attendance at 2020 training camp practices, Packers Family Night and any home preseason games. "The tremendous ...
Jul 15, 2020
