Category Archives: Local

De Pere Family's 20-Year-Old Tree to Light Up Lambeau Field this Holiday Season
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A De Pere family's holiday tradition will now be shared with the community. Neil and Julie Basten donated their spruce tree to be the centerpiece of the Green Bay Packers' F...
Rachel Charniak Dec 03, 2024 A spruce tree donated by a De Pere family is placed in front of Lambeau Field for the Green Bay Packers Festival of Lights, December 2, 2024.
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County Leaders Continue Fielding Interest in UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities Campus
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Students are preparing to finish the final weeks of the last fall semester at the UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities campus, and as they do, county leaders are still weighing the future ...
Rachel Charniak Dec 03, 2024 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh's Fox Cities campus in Menasha, April 25, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Appleton Man Serving 30 Years for Sexually Assaulting, Strangling Wife, Loses Appeal
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - An Appleton man serving a 30-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting and strangling his wife had an appeal denied Tuesday by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. David Dudas...
Rachel Charniak Dec 03, 2024 David Dudas (Wisconsin DOC)

Schneider to Acquire Cowan Systems for $390M, Expanding Dedicated Truckload Fleet
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One of Northeast Wisconsin's largest employers says it has entered a definitive agreement with a Baltimore company. Schneider National, Inc. is set to acquire Cowan Syst...
Rachel Charniak Dec 03, 2024

Former Ripon Fire Chief Faces Fraud Charges for Misuse of City Credit Card
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Former Ripon Area Fire District Chief Timothy Saul was charged Tuesday with three counts of financial fraud for allegedly using a city credit card for personal expenses. ...
Rachel Charniak Dec 03, 2024 Ripon Fire Chief Tim Saul provides an update on storm damage and cleanup efforts in the city July 29, 2021.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Sheboygan Police Officer Hurt in Rollover Crash after Suspect's Vehicle Strikes Squad Car
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A police officer was injured in a rollover crash Sunday night while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle. It happened on the northeast side of Sheboygan shortly before 8:...
Rachel Charniak Dec 03, 2024 MWC

Electrical Fire Sparks Blaze in Rural Kaukauna, Damages Shed
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Multiple agencies fought a shed fire in rural Kaukauna Monday evening. Just before 5 p.m., the Town of Buchanan Fire & Rescue was dispatched to W196 Clancy Lamers Road for a report ...
Rachel Charniak Dec 03, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Deer Hunt Over, Venison Processing Heats Up
HOWARD, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Although preliminary harvest totals for Deer Hunt 2024 aren't expected until Tuesday, many hunters are already getting their deer processed into venison. It is also a time to ...
Robert Kennedy Dec 03, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

The Latest Tenant For Fox Commons
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Monday as the newest tenant at the Fox Commons development opened its doors. Prevea Health is now welcoming patients to its Prevea Appleto...
Robert Kennedy Dec 03, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Building A New State Budget Starts In Appleton
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers began his statewide budget listening tour with a stop in Appleton Monday night. At Einstein Middle School, community members voiced their budge...
Robert Kennedy Dec 03, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

