Category Archives: Local

Air Show Lineups for 2025 EAA AirVenture Beginning to Take Shape
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- More than 30 performers and aircraft from around the world have committed to fly at EAA AirVenture 2025 as part of the afternoon and night air show lineups. Officials say ae...
Rachel Charniak Jan 10, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Federal Grant to Enhance Safety at Fond du Lac County's Railroad Crossings
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A federal grant will help improve safety at four railroad crossings in Fond du Lac County. In this round of grants, more than $4 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will go t...
Rachel Charniak Jan 10, 2025 Railroad crossing sign in Green Bay Nov. 28, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Downtown Green Bay Intersection to close Thursday
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A stretch of road in downtown Green Bay is closing for a day next week. Public works officials say S. Washington Street is closing at Stuart Street on Thursday. Crews will...
Rachel Charniak Jan 10, 2025 Road Work (file photo)

Oshkosh Man Arrested after Firing Gun in Firearms Store
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man who allegedly fired a gun off in an Oshkosh firearms store is facing multiple charges. Officers were dispatched to the 100 block of N. Washburn Street at 8:44 a.m. Thu...
Rachel Charniak Jan 10, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Driver Unharmed after Car Plunges Into Lake Winnebago near Neenah's Kimberly Point Park
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The driver of a vehicle that went into Lake Winnebago is okay, Neenah police say. On Thursday night, a driver left the roadway in the 200 block of Lakeshore Avenue, just sout...
Rachel Charniak Jan 10, 2025 A car went into Lake Winnebago in Neenah near Kimberly Point Park, January 10, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Neenah Police Department)

Improving Conditions For Ice Fishing
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Hopes are high heading into the second weekend of January, as experts say the ice season on Lake Winnebago is off to a good start. It's been more than a year since the freshl...
Robert Kennedy Jan 10, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Wisconsin Experts say High Winds and Dry Conditions are Fueling Los Angeles Wildfires
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- As wildfires continue to rage in California, local experts share what's fueling the flames and what it will take for crews to finally get them under control. Extremely dry conditions an...
Rachel Charniak Jan 09, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Habitat for Humanity and ThedaCare Join Forces to give Neenah Family a New Home
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It was all smiles for a family in the Fox Valley on Thursday as they were handed the keys to their new home. A partnership between the Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Hum...
Rachel Charniak Jan 09, 2025 Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity and ThedaCare joined forces to give a Neenah family a new home, Jan. 9, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Green Bay Salvation Army Sees Increase in Volunteer Hours Despite Fundraising Shortfall
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Salvation Army of Greater Green Bay says it fell slightly short of its Christmas campaign goal. The organization says it raised $1,118,177 of its $1.32 million goal. T...
Rachel Charniak Jan 09, 2025 PHOTO: MWC

Fire Chief Mike Stanley Leaves Oshkosh for New Role in Colorado
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Oshkosh's fire chief accepted a new position outside Wisconsin. Chief Mike Stanley will become the new Deputy Fire Chief with the city of Greeley, Colorado. He will continue...
Rachel Charniak Jan 09, 2025 Oshkosh Fire Department (Fox 11 Online)

