Category Archives: Local
Port of Green Bay's continued closure is costing businesses millions of dollars
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Port of Green Bay has been closed for almost one month; as it remains unsafe for cargo ships to safely navigate the Fox River. The closure costing area businesses mill...
May 11, 2026 An aerial view of the Port of Green Bay.
PC: Fox 11 Online
UW-Superior chancellor named interim president of UW system after Jay Rothman's firing
SUPERIOR, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The search is on for the next leader of the Universities of Wisconsin. It comes about one month after Jay Rothman, the system's former president, was fired by the Board of ...
May 11, 2026 UW-Superior Chancellor Renée Wachter (Photo courtesy: Universities of Wisconsin)
Bodycam video shows Appleton police officers' view of fight that led to viral video
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Newly released body camera video shows Appleton police officers' view of a fight that has led to questions about their use of force. "We at the Appleton Police Department r...
May 11, 2026 Appleton Police Department patch. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
5 taken to hospitals after wrong-way crash on I-41
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Five people were taken to area hospitals Friday after a wrong-way crash on I-41 in Winnebago County. The Sheriff's Office received calls of a vehicle traveling south in the no...
May 11, 2026
2 dead in Kewaunee County crash
TOWN OF MONTPELIER, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two people were killed in a crash in Kewaunee County Saturday night. According to the Kewaunee County Sheriff's Office, crews responded to a two-vehicle crash at ...
May 11, 2026 Kewaunee County Sheriff's Department July 18, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Former Trout Museum building in Appleton to become family resource center
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A center aimed at helping families with young children is coming to downtown Appleton. First 5 Fox Valley has begun renovations of the building at 111 W. College Ave., acco...
May 11, 2026 Rendering of the first floor play area of First 5 Fox Valley's Family Resource Center in downtown Appleton. (Image courtesy Hoffman Planning, Design & Construction Inc.)
Children's Wisconsin Fox Valley Hospital expands NICU, adding six-bed pod to reach 28
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The expansion of a Neenah hospital provides more room to care for its youngest and most vulnerable patients. Children's Wisconsin Fox Valley Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Car...
May 11, 2026 Inside the NICU at Children’s Wisconsin Fox Valley Hospital in Neenah, May 2026. (Image courtesy of Children’s Wisconsin Fox Valley Hospital)
Menasha Joint School District begins search for next superintendent
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Menasha Joint School District launched its search for the next superintendent. Last month, former superintendent Matt Zimmerman resigned after accepting a district-wide ...
May 11, 2026 Menasha Joint School District.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Drug unit investigates Menasha residence with SWAT support
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Law enforcement officers conducted an investigation Monday at a residence in Menasha. Around 9:30 a.m., the Menasha Police Department announced the Lake Winnebago Area Metro...
May 11, 2026 A drug investigation takes place in the 300 block of Oak Street in Menasha May 11, 2026.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Evers, lawmakers announce deal to use surplus for schools, tax cuts
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Part of Wisconsin's $4.6 billion budget surplus will be used for schools and tax cuts under a deal announced by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican legislative leaders...
May 11, 2026 Wisconsin state capital in Madison.
PC: Fox 11 Online
