Category Archives: Local
Wisconsin court says 19th century abortion ban cannot be enforced
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Wisconsin's top state court on Wednesday said an 1849 state law banning abortion in virtually all cases cannot be enforced, rejecting claims that it was revived after a l...
Jul 02, 2025
New downtown Green Bay apartments offer affordable units alongside market rates
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new downtown Green Bay apartment complex is inviting the public in for tours. The Fort at the Rail Yard apartments held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday on Donald Drive...
Jul 01, 2025 The Fort at the Rail Yard in downtown Green Bay's Rail Yard District, January 21. 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Neenah high school alum among firefighters killed in Idaho ambush
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- One of the Idaho firefighters who was killed by a shooter while responding to a brush fire was a Neenah high school graduate. Kootenai County Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief Frank Har...
Jul 01, 2025 A photo of Kootenai County Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief Frank Harwood, 42.He was shot and killed Sunday, June 29, while responding to a brush fire on Canfield Mountain. The fire was intentionally set, officials said, and the shooter ambushed firefighters. (Photo: IAFF)
Under new ownership, Wolf River campground aims to amend 'party central' tubing reputation
NEW LONDON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Summer is in full swing in Northeast Wisconsin, and the warm weather is leading many people to find ways to cool off. But after years of being known as party central, one...
Jul 01, 2025 Wolf River Trips & Campground is hoping visitors take as much pride in the property and the river as its employees. They are encouraging people to pick up their garbage, be respectful of others and aware of their surroundings.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Wisconsin farmers skeptical of proposed bill to compensate for tariff-induced losses
MARIBEL, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Louisiana congresswoman has introduced a new bill on Capitol Hill to help pay back farmers impacted by the Trump administration's tariffs. The bill would essentially creat...
Jul 01, 2025 A Louisiana Congresswoman introducing a new bill on Capitol Hill to help pay back farmers impacted by the Trump administration's tariffs.The bill would essentially create a dedicated fund to be used for trade-related losses. June 30, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Another competency exam ordered in Manitowoc 'Saint of Death' stabbing
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Another competency exam has been ordered for a woman who invoked "Santa Muerte" -- the Saint of Death -- after being arrested for a stabbing. Blanca Perez-Hernandez, 48, f...
Jul 01, 2025 Blanca Perez-Hernandez appears before Manitowoc County court via Zoom, January 8, 2025. (Manitowoc County court/Zoom)
Two dead in head-on collision between motorcycle and car in Winnebago County
RUSHFORD, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two people died after a motorcycle and a car collided head-on in Winnebago County. It happened around 3:30 p.m. Monday on County Highway E in the town of Rushford. The moto...
Jul 01, 2025
$30 million to be included in state budget for railroad bridge in West De Pere
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The 2025-27 Wisconsin state budget will include $30 million for a new railroad bridge in West De Pere. It is part of the larger $180 million Southern Bridge Corridor project...
Jul 01, 2025 Rendering of the underpass option for Red Maple Road to cross railroad tracks in De Pere as part of the southern Brown County bridge over the Fox River. (Image courtesy Brown County Planning & Land Services)
$20 million to be in state budget to fully complete Port of Green Bay expansion project
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- $20 million will be included in the state budget to complete the full Port of Green Bay expansion project at the mouth of the Fox River, according to two area Republican l...
Jul 01, 2025 The WPS Pulliam Power Plant Site (Fox 11 Online)
Lawmakers push to close Green Bay Correctional Institution by 2029 in budget plan
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay area lawmakers are proposing their plan to decommission Green Bay Correctional Institution by the end of 2029. The Joint Committee on Finance announced a proposal Tuesday supp...
Jul 01, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
