Category Archives: Local
Federal loan backs Gillett sewer project
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Gillett is getting much needed sewer system upgrades, thanks to a federal loan. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced that it's providing the city of Gillett wi...
Feb 17, 2026 sink
Faith Technologies backs away from buying former UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities campus
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Faith Technologies says it has changed its mind in acquiring the former UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities campus. After concluding its 90-day due diligence period, Faith Technologies de...
Feb 17, 2026 The Communication Arts Center at the UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities campus. August 9, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Calumet County deputies warn of pastor text scam asking for multiple gift cards
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Calumet County Sheriff's Office is warning against a scam that includes convincing text messages claiming to be from a local pastor or priest. Reports say the message often says the...
Feb 17, 2026 Calumet County Sheriff's Office (Fox 11 Online)
Caretaker pleads not guilty in Oconto Falls theft case involving 91-year-old victim
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A caretaker for a 91-year-old "cognitively impaired" woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to allegedly stealing and selling items worth more than $30,000. The suspect told police ...
Feb 17, 2026 Svitlana Yelenchuk (Oconto County Jail)
Netflix documentary features Darboy family as rockstar hopes to help cure rare disorder
DARBOY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - What do Pearl Jam rocker, Eddie Vedder, and a Darboy family have in common? The answer is unfolding in the documentary "Matter of Time." For years, Northeast Wisconsin embrace...
Feb 17, 2026 Charlie Knuth.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Facing $8M deficit, Green Bay schools invite community input on potential budget cuts
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Area Public School District is projecting an $8 million deficit next year. Opportunities for your voice to be heard about potential budget cuts are coming th...
Feb 17, 2026 Green Bay Area Public School District building. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
UW-Madison student from Berlin accused of filming victims in bathroom of residence hall
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Green Lake County man who attends UW-Madison was arrested for allegedly filming fellow students in the restroom of a residence hall on campus. According to the UW-Madison ...
Feb 17, 2026 The Lincoln statue at the UW Madison Campus (Fox 11 Online)
Brown County law enforcement agencies teaming up Tuesday for speeding task force
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Nine Brown County law enforcement agencies are partnering in a speed task force deployment. On Tuesday, the departments will be monitoring for speeding violations throu...
Feb 17, 2026 Digital speed sign.
PC: Fox 11 Online
4 people hurt in two-vehicle crash in Outagamie County
TOWN OF BUCHANAN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A two-vehicle crash Monday night in Outagamie County sent four people to the hospital. It happened around 8:40 p.m. at the intersection of County Highway Z and Haas...
Feb 17, 2026 (Fox 11 Online)
Appeals court overturns Grand Chute OWI conviction over warrantless blood draw
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - An appeals court Tuesday overturned a drunk driving conviction, ruling officers erred when they directed hospital staff to do a blood draw without a warrant when the...
Feb 17, 2026 Brandon Taff (Outagamie Co. Jail)
