Category Archives: Local

Butterfly Gardens of Wisconsin May Close in 2025, Seeking New Ownership
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Butterfly Gardens of Wisconsin continue to draw visitors from around the region but the owner isn't sure how much longer the attraction has left under their ownership. O...
Rachel Charniak Aug 30, 2024 The Butterfly Gardens of Wisconsin in Appleton, August 21, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Mural Honoring Ho-Chunk Nation Transforms Wall Beneath Downtown Green Bay Bridge
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A blank wall beneath a downtown Green Bay bridge has been transformed into a vibrant 130-foot mural honoring the heritage of the Ho-Chunk Nation. Artists, community member...
Rachel Charniak Aug 30, 2024 A blank wall beneath the Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge in Green Bay was transformed into a mural honoring the heritage of the Ho-Chunk Nation, Aug. 29, 2024.
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Larsen Road Closure for Railroad Repairs starts Tuesday in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A road on Green Bay's west side will be closed for about a week while crews repair railroad tracks. Beginning at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3, Larsen Road will be closed at ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 30, 2024

Wisconsin Marks International Overdose Awareness Day with New Initiatives
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is marking International Overdose Awareness Day with new investments to reduce drug overdose deaths. International Overdose Awareness Day, Au...
Rachel Charniak Aug 30, 2024 Two public health vending machines unveiled in Outagamie County provide free health resources and overdose death prevention items, March 27, 2024. (Photo courtesy: Outagamie County Public Health)

Two Hurt in Motorcycle Crash in Greenville
GREENVILLE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two people suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle crash Thursday. The Outagamie County Sheriff's Office says it received a call of a crash between a vehicle and motorc...
Rachel Charniak Aug 30, 2024 (Fox 11 Online)

Investigation Continues In Double Fatal Car Crash
TOWN OF BARTELME, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man and a woman are dead after a crash Thursday in Shawano County. Shortly after 5 p.m., deputies received a call about a single vehicle crash on Elm Road near Koa...
Robert Kennedy Aug 30, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Packers Hall Of Fame Welcomes Two New Members
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame officially welcomed two new members Thursday evening with its 53rd induction banquet. Before that happened, Aaron Kampman and Clay Matthe...
Robert Kennedy Aug 30, 2024 Green Bay Packers

Mural Completed At Appleton Police Headquarters
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A new mural celebrating the connection between the Appleton community and its police department was unveiled Thursday. The mural was painted in July on the Elm Street side o...
Robert Kennedy Aug 30, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Restoration at De Pere Greenwood Opens New Views, Preserves History
LEDGEVIEW, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Progress is being made in the preservation and restoration of the De Pere Greenwood Cemetery, Brown County's oldest non-denominational cemetery. Along the banks of the Fox ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 29, 2024 De Pere Greenwood Cemetery is facing an erosion crisis June 12, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Northbound I-41 Ramps at County N in Little Chute to Open Thursday Night
LITTLE CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The northbound I-41 entrance and exit ramps at County N in Little Chute will open to traffic late Thursday. County N across I-41 and the southbound entrance and exit ra...
Rachel Charniak Aug 29, 2024 Road work.
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