Category Archives: Local
Man accused of 4th OWI after rollover crash in Appleton, fleeing from police on foot
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man arrested for operating while intoxicated allegedly rear-ended a vehicle, rolled over his own and then fled on foot from law enforcement. The Appleton Police Departmen...
Feb 21, 2026 Appleton Police Department patch. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
U.P. man indicted for Facebook posts threatening to kill ICE agents
IRONWOOD, Mich. (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Upper Peninsula man is accused of threatening the lives of immigration officers. Justin Ward, 33, from Ironwood, was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday. He is...
Feb 21, 2026
Kewaunee County Sheriff's Department squad car hit while on side of road
KEWAUNEE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A driver hit a Kewaunee County Sheriff's Department squad car Friday night while a deputy was on duty. No one was seriously injured, but officials say this incident ...
Feb 21, 2026 A driver hit a Kewaunee County Sheriff's Department squad car while a deputy was on duty, Feb. 20, 2026. (Photo courtesy: KCSD)
'You still matter:' Community remembers Elijah Vue on 2nd anniversary of his disappearance
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Friday marks two years since a statewide Amber Alert was issued for three-year-old Elijah Vue, setting off a massive search effort that ended in tragedy. Prosecutors alle...
Feb 21, 2026 A 3-year-old boy named Elijah was reported missing from Two Rivers Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo source: Two Rivers Police Dept.)
UW-Parkside closes campus, issues shelter-in-place following "phone threat"
KENOSHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The University of Wisconsin-Parkside closed their campus and issued a "shelter-in-place" alert on Saturday, Feb 21, following a reported security concern. An alert was issue...
Feb 21, 2026 PC: Fox 11 Online
Road in Wrightstown to close as part of I-41 project
WRIGHTSTOWN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A road near Interstate 41 will close for much of this year. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says French Road will be closed between Highway DDD and Apple Cree...
Feb 20, 2026 The Ray Nitschke Bridge downtown Green Bay is closed to traffic while crews work to repair it, January 3, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Former Omro alderman sentenced for possessing child pornography
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Former Omro alderman Jason Reeves was sentenced Friday to six years, six months in federal prison for possession of child pornography. Reeves was convicted of one count of...
Feb 20, 2026 Jason Reeves (Brown Co. Jail)
Appleton's Flag Day Parade shifts to Christmas Parade route for increased safety
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The biggest Flag Day Parade in the country is making a change. The annual Appleton Flag Day Parade is adjusting its route this year for safety reasons. Officials say the Fl...
Feb 20, 2026 The Appleton Flag Day Parade marches down Wisconsin Avenue June 10, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Northeast Wisconsin congressional delegation reacts to Supreme Court tariff decision
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin's congressional delegation is reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs. The 6-3 decision held that the Internationa...
Feb 20, 2026 Wisconsin state capital in Madison.
PC: Fox 11 Online
UW-Oshkosh ROTC program to shift to Wisconsin National Guard leadership
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Over 50 members of the Fox Valley Battalion took part in a training exercise in Plamann Park Thursday afternoon. The ROTC program encompasses five universities in the area:...
Feb 20, 2026 Students from the Fox Valley Battalion took part in a training exercise at Plamann Park. February 19, 2026.
PC: Fox 11 Online
