Category Archives: Local

Beef prices hit record high, impacting both consumers and farmers across Wisconsin
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- If you've been to the grocery store lately, you may have noticed beef is costing you more. That's because beef prices right now are at an all-time high. This isn't only impacting Wiscon...
Rachel Charniak Aug 04, 2025 If you've been to the grocery store lately, you may have noticed beef is costing you more. Beef prices right now are at an all-time high. July 29, 2025.
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Vote to potentially limit cannabis dispensaries in Menominee, Michigan to happen Tuesday
MENOMINEE, Mich. (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A judge ruled Friday that Menominee residents will vote Tuesday whether to cap the number of dispensaries in the city at nine. The ruling also puts a temporary pause on...
Rachel Charniak Aug 04, 2025 The Oui-D Shop and Rize, two cannabis dispensaries, in Menominee Michigan.
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Air quality alert continues
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- An air quality advisory continues and has now been extended until noon on Tuesday. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources recommends people with asthma should follow their action...
Rachel Charniak Aug 04, 2025 Wildfire smoke from Canada creates hazy conditions and poor air quality in Green Bay May 30, 2025.
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Health officials: Nine Oconto County measles cases should serve as a wake-up call
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin has its first confirmed measles cases amid the country's worst year for the disease since it was declared eliminated 25 years ago. The state health department repor...
Rachel Charniak Aug 04, 2025

Green Bay woman dies in Outagamie Co. car crash
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Officials with the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office say that a Green Bay woman has died after a Saturday morning crash. Officials say the single-car crash happened...
Rachel Charniak Aug 03, 2025 (Fox 11 Online)

Nine measles cases identified in Oconto County
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says it has confirmed the first known cases of measles in Wisconsin in 2025. In a release Saturday, DHS says there is no known public exposur...
Rachel Charniak Aug 03, 2025 Oconto County Sign (PC: Fox 11 Online)

One dead in Outagamie Co. motorcycle crash
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY (WLUK) - One person is dead after they crashed their motorcycle into a median barrier wall in the Little Chute area. According to a release from the Wisconsin State Patrol Northeast R...
Rachel Charniak Aug 03, 2025 (Fox 11 Online)

80-year-old man killed, 2 others injured in Sheboygan County crash
TOWN OF PLYMOUTH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One person died and two others were injured in a Sheboygan County crash Friday afternoon. Shortly after 3:45 p.m., a 911 caller reported a two-vehicle crash on Stat...
Rachel Charniak Aug 02, 2025 (Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office)

Winnebago County closes two beaches due to dangerous E. coli levels
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two beaches in Winnebago County are closed due to elevated bacteria levels. The county's public health department made the announcement in a Facebook post Friday. Guests cannot swim at ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 02, 2025

Woman convicted of flooding homes under construction in Kaukauna
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Kendall Strobel-Nieft was convicted of going into homes under construction in Kaukauna, turning on the water and leaving, causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage. On...
Rachel Charniak Aug 02, 2025 Kendall Strobel-Nieft appears before Outagamie County court via Zoom.
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