Category Archives: Local
Fire at Neenah apartment complex damages 'numerous' units, displacing some residents
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Some Neenah residents are without a home following a fire at an apartment building Monday morning. Just after 5:30 a.m., Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue was dispatched to the 400 ...
Jul 07, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
$2 million Powerball ticket sold at Darboy grocery store
TOWN OF BUCHANAN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Someone in the Fox Valley is $2 million richer this week. The Wisconsin Lottery says a Powerball ticket for Saturday night's drawing was sold at Festival Foods on V...
Jul 07, 2025 Powerball lottery tickets are for sale Dec. 28, 2021, at Stadium Shell in Ashwaubenon.
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New study shows 1 in 3 Wisconsin households struggle to afford basic expenses
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new study from the United Way shows about one in three families in Wisconsin are struggling to afford basic expenses. A significant portion of that group is house...
Jul 07, 2025 PC: Fox 11 Online
Woman pleads not guilty to fatal stabbing of fiancé
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Tonia Piontek pleaded not guilty Monday to allegedly fatally stabbing her fianc at their Smith Street home. Piontek, 45, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide ...
Jul 07, 2025 Tonia Piontek (Photo source: Brown County Sheriff's Office)
Pedestrian struck and killed by vehicle along Shawano County highway
TOWN OF WASHINGTON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A pedestrian died after they were hit by a vehicle in Shawano County early Monday morning. It happened around 4:14 a.m. on County Road HH near Parkwood Drive in t...
Jul 07, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Appleton resident escapes house fire with minor burns; cause under investigation
APPLETON (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A resident suffered minor burns following an Appleton house fire. Crews were dispatched to the 1200 block of S. Herbert Street around 8:21 a.m. Sunday for a report of a structu...
Jul 07, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Waupaca County 1992 double murder trial set to begin July 14 after delay withdrawn
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Prosecutors withdrew their request for an adjournment Monday, meaning Tony Haase's trial for the 1992 murders of Tanna Togstad and Timothy Mumbrue is expected to begin as pla...
Jul 07, 2025 Tony Haase
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Dirt bike rider airlifted after collision with vehicle in Outagamie County
VANDENBROEK, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man riding a dirt bike was flown to the hospital after colliding with a vehicle in Outagamie County. It happened around 5:30 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of Emery...
Jul 07, 2025 (Fox 11 Online)
Sixth suspect convicted in $38,000 Kaukauna ATM theft; sentencing set for Wednesday
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A sixth suspect was convicted Monday in connection with the theft of more than $38,000 from a Kaukauna ATM. Johamnel Ortiz-Sanchez, 40, pleaded no contest to being party to ...
Jul 07, 2025 Clockwise from upper left: Yenaiker Yohendy Avila-Acevedo, Adonay Jose Dalis-Ramirez, Jesse Ronald Duque-Escobar, Andres Jose Escobar-Rodriguez, Johamnel Jose Ortiz-Sanchez and Manuel Alejandro Pina-Gonzalez (Photos courtesy Outagamie County Jail)
Upgrades and renovations at Sturgeon Bay's Sunset Park improve visitor experience
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of renovations at Sunset Park in Sturgeon Bay are complete. Work that began last fall was done just in time for 4th of July festi...
Jul 07, 2025 More than $400,000 worth of renovations at Sunset Park in Sturgeon Bay are complete. The pavilion getting a makeover, including a new roof and masonry work. A fire pit and patio area, with accessible seating, were added. The pathway to the beach was not only expanded, but a mobile mat was added, along with a foot washing station too. The renovations and upgrades a benefit for all visitors to the park.
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