Category Archives: Local
Funding boost aids improvement projects at DNR-managed properties in Northeast Wisconsin
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A collection of state parks and other DNR-managed properties in Northeast Wisconsin are getting some improvements. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Wednesda...
Feb 05, 2026 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Logo
Jury convicts man in Green Bay fentanyl conspiracy in under 15 minutes
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man was convicted of bringing large quantities of fentanyl pills from Arizona and selling them in Green Bay. Ricky Q. Chambers, aka "Goldi", 29, was found guilty of conspiracy to dist...
Feb 05, 2026 Ricky Chambers (Wisconsin DOJ)
Following a recent order, Army orders more Oshkosh FMTV A2 LVADs
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The U.S. Army placed another order with Oshkosh Defense to build cargo vehicles. The $25 million order is to build FMTV A2 Low-Velocity Airdrop (LVAD) 4x4 Cargo vehicles and...
Feb 05, 2026 Oshkosh Defense FMTV A2 LVAD 4x4 and 6x6 (Oshkosh Defense)
Waupaca County corporation counsel Diane Meulemans appointed to vacant judgeship
WAUPACA COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new judge has been appointed for Waupaca County, following the death of Judge Raymond Huber. Gov. Tony Evers appointed Diane Meulemans to the bench, he announced Th...
Feb 05, 2026 Diane Meulemans has been appointed to a judgeship in Waupaca County. (Photo courtesy office of Gov. Tony Evers)
Illness staffing crunch shuts Gillett Elementary Friday; middle/high shifts online
GILLETT, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Gillett Elementary School will be closed Friday after the district was hit by 'significant' illness staffing shortages. While the elementary school will be closed, Gillett M...
Feb 05, 2026
Green Bay's airport receives $4M federal grant for taxiway upgrades and airfield rehab
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A federal grant is helping boost safety and cut delays at Green Bay's airport. Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) received a $4 million federal grant ...
Feb 05, 2026
Three taken into custody after Waupaca drug bust
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Three people were taken into custody following a drug bust in Waupaca. On Tuesday, just after 8 a.m., the Waupaca police department and members of the Central Wisconsin Drug...
Feb 05, 2026 A Waupaca County Sheriff's Office squad vehicle (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Drone team deployed over Appleton neighborhood as suspect with warrants tries to flee
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A drone team was deployed over an Appleton neighborhood to search for a suspect with multiple warrants, including second-degree reckless endangering safety. On Wednesday af...
Feb 05, 2026 Appleton Police Department patch. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
2 men killed in head-on crash west of Omro
TOWN OF RUSHFORD, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two men were killed in a head-on crash Thursday morning in Winnebago County. Sheriff's officials say they were called to Highway 21 near Highway K in the town of Ru...
Feb 05, 2026 The scene of a double fatal crash onHighway 21 near Highway K in the town of Rushford, February 5, 2026.
PC: Fox 11 Online
$400,000 investment aims to expand health care access in Fox Valley
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A nonprofit health insurance provider is investing $400,000 to strengthen care in the Fox Valley. Local organizations are using the grant from Medica to create a road map f...
Feb 05, 2026 Partnership Community Health Center (PC: Fox 11 Online)
