Category Archives: Local
ORBIS Corp. to close Menasha facility, affecting 109 jobs
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - ORBIS Corp. will close its Menasha facility, putting 109 people out of work, according to a notice filed with the state. ORBIS will consolidate operations performed the Menas...
Jan 16, 2025 PC: Fox 11 Online
Is a coal piles move still possible? C. Reiss still engaged, new $2 million grant awarded
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Discussion has resumed to relocate the downtown Green Bay coal piles after it had seemed like that possibility was over as the result of a county board vote last month. Th...
Jan 16, 2025
Northeast Wisconsin manufacturers cautiously optimistic as hiring woes start to diminish
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin businesses had less trouble hiring workers at the end of 2024, but they also weren't hiring as much. That's according to a survey conducted by Wisconsin Manufact...
Jan 16, 2025 A sign advertising hiring.
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Woman accused of crashing into Grand Chute house still without attorney, hearing delayed
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A woman who allegedly crashed into a house while trying to get away from a traffic stop still does not have an attorney, so a preliminary hearing has not been scheduled. And...
Jan 16, 2025 Andi Anthony appears before Outagamie County court via Zoom, January 16, 2025. (Outagamie County court/Zoom)
The deadline to get a 'REAL ID' is fast approaching. Are you ready to make the switch?
GREENVILLE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A decades-in-the-making effort to increase ID security standards in America is now approaching the final few months to the deadline. The question on regulators' minds is,...
Jan 16, 2025 A decades-in-the-making effort to increase ID security standards in America is now approaching the final 100 days to the deadline.
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Lakewood's former fire chief pleads not guilty to theft charges
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Former Lakewood Fire Chief Christopher Thomson pleaded not guilty Thursday to 22 charges for allegedly stealing more than $111,000 from the Lakewood Fire Department Associatio...
Jan 16, 2025 Former Lakewood fire chief Christopher Thomson (Photo courtesy Oconto County Sheriff's Office)
Three Northeast Wisconsin projects receive grants to boost local food supply chains
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Three Northeast Wisconsin agriculture projects are getting grants to strengthening local food supply chains. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (...
Jan 16, 2025 Crates of fresh produce from SLO Farmers Co-op, February 23, 2022.
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Green Bay Public Market won't be done in time for NFL Draft involvement, officials confirm
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Officials confirmed that the Green Bay Public Market will not be complete in time for the 2025 NFL Draft. The redevelopment of Old Fort Square at 211 N. Broadway into the ...
Jan 16, 2025 Green Bay Public Market primary logo (Image courtesy GBPM)
St. Norbert College considers additional faculty layoffs
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - St. Norbert College is in the process of additional faculty layoffs, although the final determinations for who or how many have not been made. The college is using what's kno...
Jan 16, 2025 St. Norbert College (File Photo)
Fincantieri Marinette Marine to upgrade docks with state-funded harbor assistance
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A grant will help improve marine infrastructure for Marinette Marine along the Menominee River. Fincantieri Marinette Marine will receive $3 million from the state's Harbor Assistance P...
Jan 16, 2025 A view of the Menominee River straddling Marinette, Wis., and Menominee, Mich., from the USS Marinette Sept. 14, 2023.
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