Category Archives: Local
Task Force 1 Returns from North Carolina, Ready For Next Mission
WISCONSIN (WTAQ-WLUK) - A group of Wisconsin firefighters are waiting to see if they'll be deployed to Florida to help with rescue and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Milton. They're part of...
Oct 07, 2024 Wisconsin Task Force 1 members assist in recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene. (Photo courtesy: Wisconsin Emergency Management)
Former Keshena Resident Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking, Firearm Offenses
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A former Keshena man has been sentenced to prison for drug and gun crimes on the Menominee Reservation. 50-year-old Anthony Brown, Jr. pleaded guilty in June and was convicted of posses...
Oct 07, 2024
Northeast Wisconsin Congressional Delegation Comments on Oct. 7 Attack Anniversary
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Members of Northeast Wisconsin's congressional delegation have issued statements marking the first anniversary of Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Sen. Ron Johnson (R) Johnson join...
Oct 07, 2024 The Wisconsin State Capitol dome in Madison.
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Door County Candle Company Raises Funds for Hurricane Helene
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- A popular business in Door County is continuing their philanthropic mission in the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton. The Door County Candle Company is bringing back the ...
Oct 07, 2024 Outside Door County Candle Company in Sturgeon Bay, March 3, 2023.
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National Fire Prevention Week Focuses on Smoke Alarm Safety
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- National Fire Prevention Association welcomes this year's Fire Prevention Week. This year's theme is "Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work For You." The theme shows the importance o...
Oct 07, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
I-41 Construction Project Starts Soon in Fond du Lac, Winnebago Counties
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A $25.9 million year-long construction project to improve parts of I-41 in Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties will begin later this month. The improvements will take place on 14.2 miles...
Oct 07, 2024 Road Work (file photo)
7 Northeast Wisconsin Libraries, Community Centers Receive Federal Grants
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Seven Northeast Wisconsin communities are receiving federal COVID-19 relief money for construction or renovations of public libraries and community centers. The grants are p...
Oct 07, 2024
Man Sentenced for Ripon Stabbing in Fight over Woman
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Carlos Mendez Villegas was sentenced to 321 days in jail for stabbing a man in an argument about a woman. Mendez Villegas pleaded no contest Friday to battery and disorde...
Oct 07, 2024 Carlos Mendez Villegas (Fond du Lac Co. Jail)
Menasha Residents Urged to Lock Doors, Secure Valuables after Vehicle Break-Ins
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Menasha police say they are investigating several reports of vehicle break-ins over the weekend. They say reports came from the Appleton border all the way to Neenah. Police...
Oct 07, 2024 PC: Fox 11 Online
Suspect in Grand Chute Coin Store Robbery Pleads Not Guilty
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - One of the suspects allegedly connected to the armed robbery where a store employee was hit with a pipe wrench pleaded not guilty Monday. Michael Thorpe, 39, faces three cou...
Oct 07, 2024 L-R: Cory Schmitz, Michael Thorpe and Beau Wastel (Photos courtesy Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
