Category Archives: Local
Brown County Budget Proposal Includes A Drop In Property Tax Rate
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - During a time when costs have been rising, Brown County has been able to lower the amount it collects from property owners. That's the case again this year as Brown Coun...
Oct 01, 2024
VP Kamala Harris Set To Campaign In The Fox Valley
FOX VALLEY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - It appears Vice President Kamala Harris is making her first visit to Northeast Wisconsin as the Democratic nominee for president. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has on ...
Oct 01, 2024 GPA Photo Archive
Community Weighs In On Oshkosh School Referendum Plans
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A significant renovation or complete reconstruction could be coming to South Park Middle School in Oshkosh. It's just one option in the Oshkosh Area School District's long-ra...
Oct 01, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Outagamie County Crash Under Investigation
CENTER, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Police say a 16-year-old girl suffered severe injuries after a crash. It happened at the intersection of CTY Trunk O and Mayflower Rd. Monday night. Police say an SUV driven b...
Oct 01, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Supreme Court Ruling on Homelessness Won't Alter Appleton's Approach, says Mayor
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Over the last few years, the city of Appleton has seen a jump in people struggling with homelessness. "Empirically, the numbers are increasing," says Appleton Mayor Jake Wo...
Sep 30, 2024 Unhoused community members in Appleton's City Park gazebo.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Wisconsin Faces Housing Crisis as Baby Boomer Population Ages
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Wisconsin's population is going to age drastically in the next 10 to 15 years as baby boomers continue to retire. According to a new report, is an impending crisis when it ...
Sep 30, 2024 ADRC of Brown County.
PC: Fox 11 Online
NE Wisconsin First Responders Help Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- First responders from across Wisconsin, including some from our area, have been deployed to North Carolina in the aftermath of devastating flooding from Hurricane Helene. 16 members of ...
Sep 30, 2024 Flooded homes following Hurricane Helene along the Catawba River during a flash flood emergency in Charlotte, North Carolina on Sunday, September 29, 2024. (Daniel Whittaker)
Man Sentenced for Drugged-Driving Crash that Killed his Wife, Mother
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Philip Slezewski was sentenced Monday to six and a half years in prison for the Christmas Day drugged-driving crash which killed his wife and mother. Slezewski, 39, was pr...
Sep 30, 2024 Philip Slezewski appears before Manitowoc County court, via Zoom, April 5, 2024. (Manitowoc County court/Zoom)
Manitowoc County Expo Campgrounds Offering NFL Draft Stays
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Manitowoc County Expo Campgrounds will be open for camping during next year's NFL Draft. Reservations can be made starting Tuesday. Camping is $40 per night. There is ...
Sep 30, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Green Bay School Lockdown Lifted after Neighborhood Arrests
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- UPDATE: Green Bay police say they were asked to help the Brown County sheriff's department serve an arrest warrant around the 1900 block of 9th Street. Two people were tak...
Sep 30, 2024 GBAPSD
