Category Archives: Local

Oshkosh Festival Grounds Revitalized for Debut of XRoads41 Musical Festival
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After a five year hiatus, the Oshkosh Festival Grounds will once again be rocking. The 300-acre site, which used to house Country USA and Rock USA, is under new management w...
Rachel Charniak Aug 06, 2024 Local investors spent millions of dollars on infrastructure improvements on the Oshkosh Festival Grounds ahead of the inaugural XRoads41 Musical Festival.
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2025 Wisconsin Tuition Promise Wipes Tuition for Families Earning under $55K a Year
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Universities of Wisconsin is aiming to increase enrollment, and the system hopes a tuition relief program will do the trick. The 2025 Wisconsin Tuition Promise includes 11 of the 13...
Rachel Charniak Aug 05, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Motorcyclist Traveling 130 MPH Evades Fond du Lac County Deputies Twice on Same Day
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Authorities are seeking the public's assistance identifying a speeding motorcyclist who evaded law enforcement twice on the same day. Shortly after 7 p.m. Saturda...
Rachel Charniak Aug 05, 2024 The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office is seeking help identifying a speeding motorcyclist who evaded deputies twice on the same day, Aug. 3, 2024. (Photo courtesy: FDL Co. Sheriff's Office)

Northeast Wisconsin Janitorial Firm Sold
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Northeast Wisconsin janitorial services company has been sold to a St. Louis-based firm. 4M Building Solutions on Monday announced the acquisition of Thario Building S...
Rachel Charniak Aug 05, 2024 From left, Ron Ambrosius, Thario Building Sevices district manager; Dan Cline, 4M Building Solutions executive vice president; Karina Villasenor, 4M vice president of human resources; Katrina Vogel, Thario district manager; Thario CFO Diane Thario and Thario CEO Roger Thario pose for a photo. (Courtesy 4M Building Solutions)

Kaukauna Woman Arrested in Marinette County for Drug Charges, 4th OWI
MARINETTE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Kaukauna woman was arrested Sunday for drug possession and operating while intoxicated, 4th offense. It happened on U.S. Highway 41 at Deschane Avenue in Marinett...
Rachel Charniak Aug 05, 2024

De Pere School Board Votes to Put $22 Million Referendum on November Ballot
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Unified School District of De Pere is putting another referendum on the ballot. At a special meeting held Monday night, the Board of Education voted to approve a $22 mil...
Rachel Charniak Aug 05, 2024 Unified School District of De Pere.
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Neenah Pet Cemetery to be Relocated
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The remains and headstones of a pet cemetery in Neenah will be relocated later this month. The Neenah Animal Shelter officially moved into its new facility last month. The ol...
Rachel Charniak Aug 05, 2024 A pet cemetery at the former Neenah Animal Shelter, August 5, 2024.
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Attorney for Mother of Missing Boy Elijah Vue Withdraws from Case due to Conflict
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Katrina Baur's attorney has a conflict, and has to withdraw from the child neglect case filed against the mother of missing 3-year-old Elijah Vue - but a new attorney has a...
Rachel Charniak Aug 05, 2024 PHOTO: Manitowoc County Court

Oneida Nation Sculptor's New Piece at Milwaukee Museum to Honor Native American Tribes
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Oneida Nation sculptor Mark Fischer is creating a sculpture to represent the Native American tribes of Wisconsin. It will be displayed outside the new home of the Milwaukee Public Museu...
Rachel Charniak Aug 05, 2024 A hand-drawn sketch of Mark Fischer's design for "The Gathering Place". (Courtesy: Milwaukee Public Museum)

Judge Denies Neenah City Attorney's Request to Toss Domestic Sexual Assault Charges
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A judge rejected a request by Neenah City Attorney David Rashid to dismiss the criminal sexual assault charges against him. Rashid, 61, was charged April 30 with two counts ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 05, 2024 Neenah City Attorney David Rashid made an initial court appearance on charges he sexually assaulted his wife, May 13, 2024.
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