Category Archives: Local
April 1 referendum could turn Wisconsin's voter ID law into constitutional amendment
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- In addition to the high-profile state superintendent and state Supreme Court races on the April 1 spring ballot, Wisconsinites will also be asked if they want to change th...
Mar 18, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Green Bay school board approves new strategic goals, land swap agreement with city
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- At their meeting Monday night, the Green Bay Area Public School District's Board of Education approved a new strategic plan laying out the district's priorities and goals ...
Mar 18, 2025 Green Bay Area Public School District building. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
State budget hearing to be held April 2 in Kaukauna
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Citizens in Northeast Wisconsin will have a chance to share their views on how the state should spend tax money over the next two years. As it prepares its 2025-27 state budget proposal...
Mar 18, 2025 The Wisconsin Legislature's Joint Finance Committee holds a public hearing on the 2017-19 state budget April 21, 2017, at Marinette High School.
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Menasha school district drops proposal for UWO Fox Cities campus
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Menasha school district will not buy the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Fox Cities campus. The district had proposed operating child care facilities on the campus after...
Mar 18, 2025 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh's Fox Cities campus in Menasha, April 25, 2023.
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Public safety expected to be bulk of taxpayer cost for hosting 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The economic benefit from hosting the NFL Draft will be felt throughout the state of Wisconsin, but there will still be some cost to taxpayers. The investment was known wh...
Mar 18, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Officials warn voters about fake election materials as Wisconsin's April 1 election nears
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- We're just over two weeks out from the April 1 election and municipalities are continuing to prepare for the big day. Meanwhile, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) i...
Mar 17, 2025 The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) is warning about misleading campaign materials circulating the state, with some voters receiving false election information.
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Trial set for Green Bay Correctional inmate charged with killing his cellmate
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A June 2 trial date was set Monday for Jackson Vogel, the Green Bay Correctional Institution inmate who allegedly killed his cellmate. Vogel, 25, faces one count of first-...
Mar 17, 2025 Jackson Vogel leaves a Brown County courtroom Oct. 15, 2024, after entering an "insanity plea" to charges he killed his cellmate Micah Laureano at Green Bay Correctional Institution.
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New London becomes 'New Dublin' for a week as St. Patrick's festivities begin
NEW LONDON DUBLIN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One Northeast Wisconsin city has a unique way of ringing in St. Patrick's Day. Through Saturday, New London will instead be "New Dublin." Signs marking the city's ...
Mar 17, 2025 A welcome sign in New London is changed to read "New Dublin" March 15, 2021, as part of the city's St. Patrick's Day festivities. (Fox 11 Online)
Jordan Love donates 1,300 cleats to youth sports teams in touchdowns-for-cleats initiative
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love made good Monday on his pre-season promise to trade touchdowns for cleats. Last August, Love's foundation launched an initiative c...
Mar 17, 2025 Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love and his Hands of 10ve Foundation donate cleats to three local sports teams, March 17, 2025.
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Volunteers needed for Green Bay Earth and Arbor Day events ahead of NFL Draft
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- More than 300 volunteers are needed for a day of environmental stewardship in Green Bay. The city of Green Bay announced the details of its AmeriCorps Earth Day and Arbor ...
Mar 17, 2025 Dozens gather at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary in Green Bay for a planting day, April 27, 2023.
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