Category Archives: Local
Comenius Academy plans new non-denominational Christian K-12 school in Appleton area
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Comenius Academy is looking to be the newest private school addition to the greater Appleton Area. According to co-founders Bill Ryan and Dennis Episcopo, the non-denominat...
Feb 13, 2026 A rendering of an outdoor area at Comenius Academy, looking to find a location in Appleton. (Courtesy: Comenius Academy)
Door County deputies find dead man trapped under farm equipment
TOWN OF FORESTVILLE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man was killed in a farm equipment incident in Door County. Around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, the sheriff's office responded to a reported farm accident at 7900 Old E...
Feb 13, 2026 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Minor injuries reported in 2-vehicle crash in town of Peshtigo
TOWN OF PESHTIGO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- No one was seriously hurt in a two-vehicle crash Thursday in the town of Peshtigo. Around 11:20 a.m., first responders were dispatched to County Highway B and Schac...
Feb 13, 2026 No one was seriously hurt in a two-vehicle crash in the town of Peshtigo, Feb. 12, 2026. (Photo courtesy: Town of Peshtigo Fire Department)
Green Bay begins nationwide search for next fire chief
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay will begin its nationwide search for its next fire chief. This comes after current Chief Matthew Knott announced he was stepping away from the position after thr...
Feb 13, 2026 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Manitowoc County towns band together petitioning to hold off new data centers
MANITOWOC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The towns of Two Creeks, Two Rivers and Mishicot presented a united front Thursday night, asking for an imposed moratorium on data centers that aren't yet approved....
Feb 13, 2026 Dozens of people packed a Mishicot restaurant to voice their opposition toward an artificial intelligence data center being built in the area, Jan. 26, 2026.
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Neighborhood on De Pere's west side to benefit from 'Rock the Block' event
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A neighborhood revitalization effort is returning to its roots in De Pere. In 2024, the first annual "Rock the Block" took place in an east-side neighborhood. Now back for i...
Feb 13, 2026 Rock the Block (Image Courtesy: Fox 11 Online)
Police: Oshkosh man arrested for child pornography admits to having 1,000+ images, videos
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Oshkosh man was arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography. Detectives with the Oshkosh Police Department and investigators with the Vice and Narcotics Unit exec...
Feb 12, 2026
Green Bay police arrest barricaded man wanted on out-of-state felony warrant
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man was taken into custody in Green Bay on a felony warrant issued by another state. It happened Thursday in the 200 block of S. Fisk Street. Authorities say the man bar...
Feb 12, 2026 (File Photo)
Man sentenced to 8 years in prison for role in Grand Chute armed robbery
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One of the suspects behind a robbery at a Grand Chute coin store where another man walked in wearing a wig and dress before hitting an employee with a pipe wrench and leavi...
Feb 12, 2026 L-R: Cory Schmitz, Michael Thorpe and Beau Wastel (Photos courtesy Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Green Bay police warn about fake posts claiming officer was killed in Super Bowl OWI crash
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Social media posts claiming a Green Bay police officer was killed in a drunken driving crash at the Super Bowl are fake, according to officials. The Green Bay Police Depar...
Feb 12, 2026 (File Photo)
