Category Archives: Local
Fond du Lac Blades to dedicate France skating performance to plane crash victims
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Fond du Lac Blades, a synchronized skating team that is representing the United States this weekend in France, will be dedicating one of its weekend performances to the victims of t...
Jan 30, 2025 The Fond du Lac Blades synchronized skating junior team practices on February 12, 2024.
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Shoppers race head-to-head to collect items for St. Joseph's Food Program in Menasha
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Shoppers dashed through the aisles of a Menasha grocery store Thursday to help support an area food pantry. The 16th annual Race for the Hungry, sponsored by North Shore Ban...
Jan 30, 2025 The 16th annual Race for the Hungry is held at the Menasha Piggly Wiggly to benefit St. Joseph's Food Program, Jan. 30, 2025.
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Northeast Wisconsin Tribal leaders adjust to new administration, brace for potential changes
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After the slew of executive actions from President Donald Trump during his first days in office, local Native tribal communities are responding in a multitude of ways. ...
Jan 30, 2025 Oneida Nation Logo
Terrorist threat charge dismissed against man charged with torching congressman's office
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A charge of "terrorist threats" was dismissed against the man charged with setting fire to U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman's Fond du Lac office, a judge ruled Thursday. However...
Jan 30, 2025 Caiden Stachowicz (Photo courtesy Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)
Driver escapes vehicle plunge into Suamico River as neighbors assist rescue effort
SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Firefighters are warning the public about unpredictable ice conditions after a vehicle and the driver fell through the ice near the mouth of the Suamico River. Officials wer...
Jan 30, 2025 Firefighters responded to the Suamico River for a report of a vehicle going through the ice, January 30, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Suamico Fire Department)
Menasha police use Taser to apprehend armed teen
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A 17-year-old boy accused of running from Menasha police while armed with a handgun was taken into custody. Just before noon Thursday, police were called to the 500 block of...
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'The Nation's Report Card' shows Wisconsin has largest racial achievement gap in U.S.
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin is getting a look at how it stacks up to the rest of the nation when it comes to education. While overall results are comparable or better than the national average, the new d...
Jan 30, 2025 Lockers in the Luxemburg-Casco Middle School.
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Goodyear bringing world-famous blimps to fly in 2025 EAA AirVenture
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Goodyear is celebrating 100 years of its famous blimps by bringing two of them to the annual Oshkosh fly-in convention. Officials say the airships will participate in flying...
Jan 30, 2025 The Goodyear Blimp at Wittman Regional Airport 9/4/16.
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Fox Valley Tech marks 10 years of training the next generation of public safety employees
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's been 10 years since Fox Valley Technical College launched its Public Safety Training Center, and it would be difficult to understate the facility's contributions. The ...
Jan 30, 2025 It's been 10 years since Fox Valley Technical College launched its Public Safety Training Center, Jan. 29, 2025.
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Woman accused of flooding homes in Kaukauna to face trial for extensive property damage
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The woman accused of going into homes under construction in Kaukauna, turning on the water and leaving, causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage, was ordered Thursday ...
Jan 30, 2025 Kendall Strobel-Nieft appears before Outagamie County court via Zoom.
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