Category Archives: Local
Sturgeon spawning underway with activity below Shawano Dam
SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The run is on. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, sturgeon are starting to spawn. In Shawano, the dam on the Wolf River marks the end of the line. I...
Apr 21, 2025 Sturgeon porpoises in Wolf River below the Shawano Dam, April 18, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Contingency plans keep NFL Draft setup on schedule, despite challenging weather conditions
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- With just days to go before the first picks are made, crews are hard at work putting on the finishing touches at the NFL Draft campus. But in true Wisconsin fashion, the w...
Apr 21, 2025 The NFL Draft Theater is fully raised in the parking lot of Lambeau Field in Green Bay, April 9, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Two hurt in Outagamie County crash
FREEDOM, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two people from Freedom were taken to the hospital Saturday evening with serious injuries after authorities say they failed to stop at a stop sign and then crashed into a tr...
Apr 20, 2025 (Fox 11 Online)
Lombardi Avenue fully closes ahead of NFL Draft
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Arguably the surest sign yet of the week to come: Lombardi Avenue is now fully closed ahead of the NFL Draft. The Avenue closed Saturday Morning. The westbound lanes rem...
Apr 20, 2025 Lombardi Avenue closed to traffic ahead of the NFL Draft on April 19th, 2025 (Fox 11 Online)
Kevin Warych leaving Green Bay Police Department for new role as chief in Sun Prairie
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A longtime member of the Green Bay Police Department has accepted a new role in Sun Prairie. Operations Commander Kevin Warych was selected to serve as the next chief of p...
Apr 18, 2025 Kevin Warych with the Green Bay Police Department.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Green Bay board to review offers for three closed schools
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Green Bay School Board will review offers to purchase three former school sites at a special meeting Monday. As the district copes with shrinking enrollment, it has clo...
Apr 18, 2025 Helen Keller Elementary School is seen in Green Bay Oct. 4, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Appleton airport offers first look at new concourse
GREENVILLE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Big changes at Appleton International Airport are coming to fruition. On Thursday, officials held an open house to give the public its first look at the airport's new con...
Apr 18, 2025 Appleton International Airport (ATW) shows off its new concourse, April 17, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online
32 bikes, one for each team, will be featured in 2025 NFL Draft
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- During the NFL Draft, all 32 teams and their fans will be experiencing Wisconsin and Packers traditions like never before. That includes the training camp bike rides, whic...
Apr 18, 2025 Bikes for the Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts, and Tennessee Titans for the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay. (Photo credit: WLUK)
Fox Cities Chamber wins top honor from global business publication
FOX CITIES, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A leading international business publication has recognized a Northeast Wisconsin chamber of commerce as the state's most impactful. FDI Insider named the Fox Cities Cham...
Apr 18, 2025 FDI Insider named the Fox Cities Chamber the "Most Impactful Chamber in Wisconsin" on April 17, 2025. (Photo courtesy: Fox Cities Chamber)
De Pere woman arrested in Fond du Lac County for possession of illegal drugs
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A traffic stop on I-41 last week resulted in one arrest and the seizure of various illegal drugs. It happened April 11 in Fond du Lac County, when a deputy stoppe...
Apr 18, 2025 A De Pere woman was arrested in Fond du Lac County for possession of illegal drugs, April 11, 2025. (Photo courtesy: Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)
