Category Archives: Local

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — West Nile virus has returned to Appleton. City officials say a dead crow found Aug. 24 has tested positive for the virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes. In most p...

GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ) – An intersection in Grand Chute was shut down on Thursday due to a gas leak. The Grand Chute Fire Department says that the leak occurred after a natural gas line was hit ...

JUNEAU, WI (WTAQ) – A former corrections officer at the Fox Lake Correctional Institution has been sentenced for sexually assaulting inmates. Prosecutors allege that 34-year-old Alex Wouts coerc...

WAUPUN, WI (WTAQ) – Waupun is taking the initiative to assist residents before more rain hits this weekend. Sandbags are available on a first-come-first-serve basis to city resident’s and ...

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The Veterans Housing and Recovery Program will be expanded thanks to a federal grant. The state Department of Veterans Affairs will expand the program, which operates with...

DODGE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – An endangered animal across North America is making a bit of a comeback locally. Whooping cranes have been spotted throughout the marsh near Waupun and are settling int...

WRIGHTSTOWN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Wrightstown firefighters will be having new equipment. The grant money is coming from Wisconsin Public Service in an effort to recognize emergency response agencies...

CRIVITZ, WI (WTAQ) – A Name. Behind each one, a family, a story, and history to be uncovered. 58,318 names are on a Vietnam memorial wall replica that has a temporary home in Crivitz. Each of th...

FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Downed trees and flooding forced one Fond du Lac County campground to close during a normally popular time — Labor Day weekend. The news was better for...

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – A Howard man was arrested Thursday for stealing vehicles that he would test drive. Officers say James Nys would test drive vehicles that were being sold privately and agre...