Category Archives: Local
Little Chute looks to the future after Kimberly exits Fox Valley Metro police partnership
LITTLE CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Village leaders are speaking out for the first time about how Kimberly's withdrawal from the Fox Valley Metro Police Department will affect Little Chute. At a meeting M...
Aug 06, 2025 The Fox Valley Metro Police Department covers Kimberly and Little Chute.
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$6 million construction project will close Main Street bridge in Oshkosh for 7 months
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Oshkosh bridge will be closed for approximately seven months due to an upcoming construction project. Work is slated to begin Sept. 2 on the U.S. 45 (Main Street) bridge ...
Aug 06, 2025 The Main Street Bridge in Oshkosh. Feb. 29, 2024.
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Stage 1 bar loses appeal to Green Bay Common Council to have liquor license renewed
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A bar in downtown Green Bay lost its appeal Tuesday night to have its liquor license renewed. After more than an hour and a half of testimony and discussion at the Green B...
Aug 06, 2025 Stage 1 bar in downtown Green Bay, Aug. 5, 2025.
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Menominee residents vote to limit number of marijuana dispensaries in the city
MENOMINEE, Mich. (WTAQ-WLUK) -- In a vote that wasn't even close, Menominee residents decided Tuesday to limit the number of cannabis dispensaries in the city. Since Michigan legalized recreational ma...
Aug 06, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Wisconsin sturgeon thrive, reproduce in Georgia river, marking conservation success
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Sturgeon originating from Wisconsin are thriving in Georgia's Coosa River as part of an initiative to revive the population. Lake sturgeon were once abundant in Georgia's Coosa River be...
Aug 06, 2025 Sturgeon splash during spawning in the Wolf River at Bamboo Bend in Shiocton April 26, 2022. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Fox Valley VA clinic dedicates new display honoring John Bradley
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic serving the Fox Valley held a special ceremony Tuesday for its namesake, John H. Bradley. Bradley went to high school in Appleton ...
Aug 06, 2025 A new display recognizing John H. Bradley at the John H. Bradley VA Outpatient Clinic in Appleton unveiled on August 5, 2025.
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Oshkosh Police Department's vice and narcotics unit arrests 2 men on outstanding warrants
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two individuals with outstanding warrants were taken into custody Tuesday in Oshkosh. Community tips led detectives and investigators from the Oshkosh Police Department's vi...
Aug 05, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Air quality advisory extended until noon Wednesday
(WTAQ) -- The Wisconsin DNR has again extended the air quality alert until noon Wednesday for many Wisconsin counties, including all of Northeast Wisconsin. The air quality index is at the 'unhealthy ...
Aug 05, 2025 Wildfire smoke from Canada creates hazy conditions and poor air quality in Green Bay May 30, 2025.
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Outagamie County teaming up with YMCA of the Fox Cities to operate new childcare center
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Outagamie County and the YMCA of the Fox Cities are partnering to develop a new childcare center at the Brewster Street campus. According to officials, this will create 100 additional c...
Aug 05, 2025 YMCA logo
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Here's when the USS Cobia will depart Manitowoc and head to Sturgeon Bay for restoration
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Wisconsin Maritime Museum announced Monday the date of the departure of the U.S.S. Cobia to Sturgeon Bay for restoration. A provision in the latest state budget provid...
Aug 05, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
