Category Archives: Local

Details Of UWGB's Phoenix Innovation Park
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - There are big plans in the works for about 65 acres of undeveloped land on the UW-Green Bay campus. FOX 11 has been telling you about the ideas for several years, but for t...
Robert Kennedy Sep 04, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of UWGB

Miron Construction Promotes Mental Health and Suicide Prevention with Employee Trainings
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- In honor of National Suicide Prevention Month, a local construction company is training its employees on how to help save a life from suicide. Since the start of 2022, Miron...
Rachel Charniak Sep 03, 2024 Miron Construction champions suicide prevention and mental health with employee trainings, Sept. 3, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Man Negotiates Plea Deal Over Alleged Sexual Assaults of Girls at Green Bay Hotel
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A plea deal is in the works for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted two teenage girls and tried to assault another at a hotel. Mauricio Powless, 19, faces two counts of ...
Rachel Charniak Sep 03, 2024 Mauricio Powless appears before Brown County court via Zoom, April 2, 2024. (Brown County Court)

Secretary of Education Kicks off School Tour in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) --Celebrating the power of bilingualism and student potential, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona launched a multi-state school bus tour at a Green Bay elementary sch...
Rachel Charniak Sep 03, 2024 U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona launched a multi-state school bus tour at Jackson Elementary school in Green Bay, September 3, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Neenah Council to Vote on Lifting Convenience Store Alcohol Ban
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Neenah's long-standing ban on the sale of alcohol at convenience stores could end Wednesday night. After a 3-2 committee vote in favor of ending the prohibition, the full Comm...
Rachel Charniak Sep 03, 2024 Bottles of alcohol. Dec. 28, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

New School Year, New Start: Appleton 6th Graders Transition to Middle Schools
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Many area children headed back to school Tuesday. Appleton middle schools are welcoming 6th graders this year as part of a now-completed referendum project. This helps solv...
Rachel Charniak Sep 03, 2024 Appleton Area School District Logo

As the Summer Tourism Boom Ends, Door County Businesses Prepare for their Off-Season
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Mezzanine Rooftop Bar & Restaurant had an unintentional late start to their tourism season. Construction blocking the storefront made it hard for people to come...
Rachel Charniak Sep 03, 2024 Door County businesses prepare for the off-season, capitalize on seasonal festivals.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Appleton Police Investigating 'Shooting Incident' on City's South Side
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An investigation is underway after a shooting incident Friday in Appleton. Just before noon, the Appleton Police Department was dispatched to the 300 block of W. Valley Roa...
Rachel Charniak Sep 03, 2024 Appleton Police Department patch. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

UW-Oshkosh Sports Bubble's Future Uncertain Amid Budget Concerns
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The sports bubble at UW-Oshkosh will remain open, for now, but its long-term fate is still a budget issue the school will examine. The Rec Plex, as it is formally known, is a...
Rachel Charniak Sep 03, 2024 UW Oshkosh

Downtown Appleton Christmas Parade Now Accepting Participant Applications
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The city of Appleton is preparing for the largest nighttime parade in the Midwest. Organizers for the 53rd Downtown Appleton Christmas Parade are now accepting applications...
Rachel Charniak Sep 03, 2024
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