Category Archives: Local

Body found in Appleton
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Police are investigating after a person was found dead Monday on Appleton's south side. The Appleton Police Department confirms it has an open death investigation for a per...
Rachel Charniak Aug 05, 2025 Appleton Police Department patch. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

Appleton school district hears community feedback on reinstating truancy citations
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- District officials heard public input Monday as Appleton schools continue to mull the possibility of once again issuing truancy citations. The Appleton Area School District...
Rachel Charniak Aug 05, 2025 Appleton Area School District Logo

Kimberly withdraws from Fox Valley Metro Police Department after months of debate
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Kimberly is leaving the Fox Valley Metro Police Department and will instead contract with the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office for law enforcement services. The village board voted una...
Rachel Charniak Aug 05, 2025 The Fox Valley Metro Police Department covers Kimberly and Little Chute.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Appleton International Airport contributes nearly $2B to area economy, study finds
GREENVILLE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new study puts Appleton International Airport's economic impact at nearly $2 billion. Outagamie County commissioned the study to commemorate the airport's 60th annivers...
Rachel Charniak Aug 05, 2025 Appleton International Airport (Photo: Fox 11 Online)

Testimony ends at trial in 1992 Waupaca County murder case
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Testimony wrapped up Tuesday at Tony Haase's murder trial, without him taking the stand on charges he killed Tanna Togstad and Timothy Mumbrue in 1992. Closing arguments are...
Rachel Charniak Aug 05, 2025 Tony Haase appears in Waupaca County court for his trial. July 17, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Fox Valley blood supplies 'critically low' after weekend
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Fox Valley blood bank says its supplies are "critically low" after emergencies over the weekend. The Community Blood Center says, as of Monday morning, its inventory of t...
Rachel Charniak Aug 05, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Simmons convicted for Appleton park shooting
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Tyrese Simmons was convicted Tuesday for firing shots in Appleton's Erb Park. No one was injured in the incident. Simmons, 21, pleaded no contest to second-degree recklessly...
Rachel Charniak Aug 05, 2025 Tyrese Simmons (Photo courtesy: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)

Oconto Falls community gets first look inside new middle school at ribbon cutting ceremony
OCONTO FALLS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Students and educators in Oconto Falls are excited to begin a new school year in a new school. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Monday to celebrate the doors opening ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 05, 2025 Oconto Falls Public Schools holds a ribbon cutting and open house for its new middle school, Aug. 4, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Temporary license pause could impact cannabis companies trying to open in Menominee
MENOMINEE, Mich. (WTAQ-WLUK) - A vote Tuesday on whether to limit the number of cannabis dispensaries in Menominee, Michigan, could have a big impact on businesses already in the process of coming to ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 05, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Man charged with setting fire to Rep. Grothman's office drops his insanity plea
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Caiden Stachowicz abandoned his insanity plea Monday for allegedly setting fire to U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman's office in Fond du Lac. Stachowicz, 19, faces three charges, ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 04, 2025 Caiden Stachowicz (Photo courtesy Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)

