Category Archives: Local
Lodge Kohler unveils beer garden and VIP tent for NFL Draft
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A hotel in the shadows of Lambeau Field wants you to start your NFL Draft days with them. Lodge Kohler is offering a public beer garden and a VIP experience during the N...
Apr 23, 2025 Inside the VIP tent at Lodge Kohler ahead of the NFL Draft, April 23, 2025.
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NFL Draft prospects touch down at Green Bay, Appleton airports
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As we inch closer to the start of the 2025 NFL Draft, Green Bay is starting to see more people arriving in town. That includes some of the top draft prospects themselves. ...
Apr 23, 2025 Top NFL Draft prospects arrive at the Green Bay and Appleton airports, April 22, 2025.
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Weis Earth Science Museum close to moving to Appleton
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Weeks before the doors shut, Winnebago and Outagamie counties are inching toward a decision on the future of the UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities campus. On Tuesday, Appleton's Proper...
Apr 23, 2025 Inside the Weis Earth Science Museum in Menasha, October 3, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Woman pleads guilty to misdemeanors for her role in the illegal poaching of 100+ deer
WEST BEND, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Jessica Kroening was convicted Tuesday for her role in the illegal poaching of more than 100 deer. Kroening, 37, pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor counts of illegally ...
Apr 22, 2025 Jessica Kroening (Photo courtesy Washington County Jail)
Observation tower at Door County's Potawatomi State Park reopens
TOWN OF NASEWAUPEE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The observation tower at Potawatomi State Park in Door County is open for the first time in seven years. The tower opened this week, according to the Friends of P...
Apr 22, 2025 PC: Fox 11 Online
Man convicted in fatal crash in Freedom
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Stephan Reetz was convicted Tuesday in connection with a fatal crash in Freedom. Reetz, 42, pleaded no contest to homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle. A charge of ...
Apr 22, 2025 Stephan Reetz (Outagamie Co. Jail)
Packers hosting virtual NFL Draft party Wednesday, featuring Q&A session with players
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Packers are offering an opportunity for fans to join in on the NFL Draft fun without even leaving their homes. The team is hosting a free, fully-virtual draft party Wednes...
Apr 22, 2025 The Packers Hall of Fame (Fox 11 Online)
Green Bay families reliant on school meal programs get a helping hand during NFL Draft
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- With many schools in the Green Bay area canceling classes during the NFL Draft, school food service will be disrupted -- leaving children in need without access to regular...
Apr 22, 2025 Green Bay families reliant on school meal programs get a helping hand during NFL Draft, April 21, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Oshkosh Public Library seeing positive results with new evening check-in rule for minors
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Oshkosh Public Library is seeing positive results after implementing their temporary evening check-in rule for minors. Last week, the library announced that they now req...
Apr 22, 2025 A view inside the Oshkosh Public Library.
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Study ranks Green Bay, Appleton and Madison among top 100 best places to live in U.S.
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Three Wisconsin cities are among the top 100 best places to live in the United States, according to a new study released Monday. For the past 12 years, Livability.com has published its ...
Apr 22, 2025 PC: Fox 11 Online
