Category Archives: Local
Task Force Releases Findings on Housing Shortage in Appleton
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A task force created to tackle the housing shortage in Appleton shared its findings Wednesday afternoon. Officials say they're creating ways to make the process for nonprof...
Jun 26, 2024
Driver Airlifted, 3-Year-Old Passenger Injured when ATV Overturns in Brown County
TOWN OF GLENMORE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A woman and a child were injured in an ATV crash Wednesday in Brown County. Around 1 p.m., multiple agencies responded to a report of a single-vehicle ATV crash wit...
Jun 26, 2024 Brown County Sheriff's Office. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Searches Continue, Police Remain Hopeful Elijah Vue Case
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Two Rivers Police continue to actively look for Elijah Vue, including a K9 search conducted on Wednesday. The three year old was reported missing from a Two Rivers apartme...
Jun 26, 2024 Elijah Vue, 3, was reported missing from Two Rivers Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo source: Two Rivers Police Dept.)
97-year-old Brewers Fan To Throw Out First Pitch
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A 97-year-old Fond du Lac woman is getting the chance of a lifetime during one of the Brewers' games this weekend. Katherine Halbur, a resident at SSM Health St. Francis...
Jun 26, 2024 Katherine Halbur, a legally blind 97-year-old resident at SSM Health St. Francis Home in Fond du Lac, is preparing to throw out the first pitch at a Milwaukee Brewers game, June 26, 2024. (Photo courtesy: SSM Health St. Francis Home)
Annual MASH Blood Drive in Appleton Aims to Ease Summer Blood Shortage
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- This year's Appleton MASH Blood Drive is a part of the Summer Tour for All Types - a program that aims to keep blood donations steady through the summer. "This is a great w...
Jun 26, 2024 A poster advertising for the MASH Blood Drive outside of the event. June 26, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Man Charged in Shooting at Appleton Park
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Tyrese Simmons faces six charges, including second-degree recklessly endangering safety, for allegedly firing multiple shots in Appleton's Erb Park Tuesday night. No one was...
Jun 26, 2024 Tyrese Simmons (Photo courtesy: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Grant Falls Through, Green Bay Coal Pile Move On Hold
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Port of Green Bay's request for $25 million in federal assistance was not granted to build a new port terminal at the mouth of the Fox River, which would allow the coa...
Jun 26, 2024 The WPS Pulliam Power Plant Site (Fox 11 Online)
Waupaca County Motorcycle Crash with Deer Leaves one Dead, Another Injured
TOWN OF WYOMING, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A person died and another was seriously injured after hitting a deer on their motorcycle in Waupaca County. Just after 8 p.m. Tuesday, crews were called to County Hi...
Jun 26, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Wisconsin Urges Safety for a Fun, Injury-Free Fourth of July Celebration
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- State officials are hoping to spark safety this Fourth of July. Fireworks, barbeques and parties often commemorate Independence Day and during these celebrations, ReadyWisconsin urges e...
Jun 26, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
DNR Offers Interactive Map for Finding Public Lands
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Are you looking for a place to hunt, but don't have your own land? The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has launched a new online tool for finding public-access lands. The inte...
Jun 26, 2024 Public hunting grounds in Winnebago County, November 4, 2021.
PC: Fox 11 Online
