Category Archives: Local

Woman Robbed in Oshkosh, Police Seek Surveillance Video to Identify Thieves
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Police are asking for the public's assistance after a woman was robbed in Oshkosh late Wednesday night. According to a news release from the Oshkosh Police Department, the r...
Rachel Charniak Sep 12, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Oshkosh Schools joins Appleton, Green Bay in Adopting new Title IX Regulations
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- In a 5-2 vote, the Oshkosh Area Board of Education voted Wednesday to adopt the new Title IX regulations, which were updated earlier this year by the Biden administration. T...
Rachel Charniak Sep 12, 2024 (Fox 11 Online)

Three Dogs Rescued from Burning Home in Fond du Lac
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Three dogs were removed from a Fond du Lac home that was on fire. Just after 11:30 a.m. Thursday, crews were dispatched to 563 W. Scott Street for a report of a fire in ...
Rachel Charniak Sep 12, 2024 Fire damage to a home on West Scott Street in Fond du Lac, September 12, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Fond du Lac Fire Department)

Over 1,000 Volunteers Unite for Oshkosh's 'Feed the Body, Feed the Soul' Event
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) --An annual event in Oshkosh tunes up to tackle hunger. Oshkosh Corporation hosted its seventh annual 'Feed the Body, Feed the Soul' event at the Sunnyview Expo Center in Oshko...
Rachel Charniak Sep 12, 2024 Employees of Oshkosh Corporation package and prepare thousands of pounds of rice for Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin as part of the company's "Feed the Body, Feed the Soul" event at Sunnyview Expo Center, September 12, 2024.
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Object Initially Reported as Gun at Fond du Lac School Turns out to be Umbrella
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The police chief is commending a citizen who reported what initially appeared to be a person with a gun outside a Fond du Lac school, even though the object turned out t...
Rachel Charniak Sep 12, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Northeast Wisconsin to Benefit from Bridge Funding in Green Bay and Manitowoc
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Nine bridge projects across the state will receive funding, including three in Northeast Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) announced Thursday more than $2.1...
Rachel Charniak Sep 12, 2024 A view of the 8th Street bridge and Manitowoc River before dawn Aug. 17, 2023, in Manitowoc.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeals in Two Local Murder Cases
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court will not hear appeals in two local murder cases, leaving the convictions in place for Raymand Vannieuwenhoven and Damian Hauschultz. In both cases...
Rachel Charniak Sep 12, 2024 Wisconsin Supreme Court
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Appleton Museum Exhibit Shares Personal Stories of Local Afghan Refugees
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- When U.S. military forces withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021, it led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of refugees. Many of them were processed through Fort McCoy...
Rachel Charniak Sep 12, 2024 The Our Afghan Neighbors exhibit that will open on September 19. September 11, 2024.
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Green Bay Seeks Public Input on Mason Street Bridge's Future
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The public is invited to give their feedback on the future of Green Bay's Mason Street Bridge. A public meeting is set for Wednesday, Sept. 25 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the...
Rachel Charniak Sep 12, 2024 Vehicles travel across the Mason Street Bridge in downtown Green Bay July 20, 2021.
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There Are Volunteers, And Then There's Dennis Bohm
SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - For the past 20 years, Dennis Bohm has logged a lot of miles, driving fellow Shawano area veterans to VA medical centers, like the one in Milwaukee. More than 237,000 miles, ...
Robert Kennedy Sep 12, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

