Category Archives: Local

Appleton Public Library Announces Final Day at Temporary Site
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After spending more than two years in temporary locations, the Appleton Public Library says it's ready to move back home. In May of 2022, the Appleton Public Library moved ...
Rachel Charniak Oct 16, 2024 The former Habitat ReStore on E. College Avenue will become temporary home to the Appleton Public Library, then the Thompson Center.
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City Council Prays Over Invocation Policy
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Green Bay won't be getting rid of the opportunity to pray at the beginning of its city council meetings. Instead, the council voted Tuesday night to have the mayor's office...
Robert Kennedy Oct 16, 2024

Bellin Health And United Healthcare Insurance Tweak Reimbursement Rates
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - From groceries and clothes to healthcare and homes, the cost of just about everything is going up. And Bellin Health says at this rate, its current reimbursement agreement ...
Robert Kennedy Oct 16, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

iPhone Glitch Leads To False Emergency Calls
SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Suamico Fire Department is seeing an uptick in false emergency calls from iPhones, and officials say it comes from the "crash detection" feature on newer devices. 14th ge...
Robert Kennedy Oct 16, 2024 bfishadow / CC

Hurricane Relief Collection Drive Underway at American Legion Post 38 in Grand Chute
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An effort is underway in the Fox Valley to help deliver relief to areas of the country ravaged by recent hurricanes. A semi truck trailer is collecting supplies at the A...
Rachel Charniak Oct 15, 2024 People dropping off items at American Legion Post 38 in Grand Chute, October 15, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

St. John's Ministries Shelters Expect To Serve More People This Winter
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As we inch closer to the winter months, shelters like St. John's Ministries in Green Bay are gearing up to give homeless individuals a place to stay overnight. The shelter...
Rachel Charniak Oct 15, 2024 Beds at St. John's Ministries Men's shelter.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Marinette Man Arrested for Allegedly Trying to Meet with 13-Year-Old Girl
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man is behind bars after allegedly trying to meet with a teenage girl. Just before 1 p.m. Tuesday, the Marinette Police Department was dispatched to the area of Shore Dr...
Rachel Charniak Oct 15, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Construction to Close Portion of Oneida Street Next Week
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A section of Oneida Street will close temporarily for road construction. According to the Brown County Highway Department, the project will impact traffic on Oneida Street...
Rachel Charniak Oct 15, 2024

Green Bay Counselor Surprised with Wisconsin School Counselor of the Year Award
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) --A counselor at a Green Bay elementary school was honored Tuesday with a prestigious award at a surprise assembly. Tammy Van Ess, who works at Jackson Elementary School, has...
Rachel Charniak Oct 15, 2024 Tammy Van Ess, a counselor at Jackson Elementary School in Green Bay, receives the Wisconsin School Counselor of the Year award during a surprise assembly, Oct. 15, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Kimberly Schools Superintendent to Retire, District Names Successor
KIMBERLY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The superintendent of the Kimberly Area School District will retire at the end of this school year, with the assistant superintendent named as his successor. The news was a...
Rachel Charniak Oct 15, 2024 Dr. Holly Prast will succeed Dr. Robert Mayfield as the superintendent of the Kimberly Area School District, Oct. 15, 2024. (Photo courtesy: KASD)

