Category Archives: Local
Outagamie County Works to Combat Shortage of 911 Dispatchers
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) -- A critical service is seeing a shortage of employees in Outagamie County. The Outagamie County Communications Center currently has 22, 911 dispatchers; including 4 in tr...
Dec 10, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Appleton Area School District Sets Boundaries for New Sandy Slope Elementary
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Appleton Area School District approved attendance boundaries Monday for the new Sandy Slope Elementary School. The north-side school is expected to open next fall. The s...
Dec 10, 2024 Sandy Slope Elementary School in Appleton is under construction Nov. 11, 2024.
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Fox Valley Hospitals and Public Health Departments Launch Community Needs Survey
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fox Valley hospitals are seeking the public's input with a survey. ThedaCare, Advocate Aurora Health, Ascension Health and Children's Wisconsin are joining with the public health depart...
Dec 10, 2024 PC: Fox 11 Online
Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Propel Wisconsin's Economy with $25 Billion Impact in 2023
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- New data shows Wisconsin's outdoor recreation industry grew nearly 10% in 2023, breaking the previous year's record. According to the Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account from the U.S. ...
Dec 10, 2024 Fishing boat on the Fox River in De Pere, December 28, 2023.
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Crews Rescue Angler who was Found Unresponsive in the Bay of Green Bay
UPDATE: The man has died, Brown County sheriff's officials say. ------------ SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Emergency crews responded to an ice rescue in the 4200 block of Bayside Rd. just before 4:45 p.m...
Dec 10, 2024 Emergency response crews were called to the 4200 block of Bayside Road to perform an ice rescue just before 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024.
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Lambeau Field Equipped To Handle More Special Events
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Lambeau Field is now better equipped to attract special events like college football games, soccer matches, and concerts as the finishing touches are being put on a third l...
Dec 10, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Holocaust Exhibit Makes A Stop In Waupaca
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A traveling exhibit examines the motives, pressures and fears which shaped Amercians' responses to Nazisim, war and genocide. The exhibit, "Americans and the Holocaust," maki...
Dec 10, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Green Bay School Board Extends Interim Superintendent's Contract
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK ) - Interim superintendent Vicki Bayer will keep her current role through the end of the 2025-26 school year after the Green Bay Area Public Schools Board of Education voted u...
Dec 10, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Car Speeds Into Grand Chute House Following Attempted Traffic Stop
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A car crashed into a house on West Capitol Drive when it lost control attempting to flee after a traffic stop. Officers attempted a traffic stop on the in the 4500 block...
Dec 09, 2024 Police say other homes in the area were damaged by debris kicked up by the crash, Dec. 9, 2024.
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Jordan Chiles to Deliver Keynote Address at Gymnastics Championship in Green Bay
GREEN BAY (WLUK ) -- Two-time Olympian Jordan Chiles will deliver the keynote address at the 2025 YMCA National Gymnastics Championship and Invitational in Green Bay next summer. According to a news r...
Dec 09, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of the YMCA
