Category Archives: Local
Up To Four UWO Buildings Could Come Down Amid Budget Woes
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - FOX 11 has learned which campus buildings UW-Oshkosh could potentially discontinue and demolish amid an ongoing budget deficit battle. Four buildings could be on the chopping...
Jun 21, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Kaukauna Aims to Open Renovated Aquatic Center by July 1
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- City officials are hoping to welcome guests to the newly-renovated Kaukauna Aquatic Center in less than two weeks. In a Facebook post Tuesday, the City of Kaukauna Governme...
Jun 20, 2024 Kaukauna Aquatic Center prepares to open after an expansion and renovation project, June 18, 2024. (Photo courtesy: City of Kaukauna)
Wisconsin's Largest Health Philanthropy to Invest $50 Million to Address Key Health Issues
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin's largest health philanthropy announced a major funding investment that aims to advance the well-being and health equity of Wisconsinites in several priority are...
Jun 20, 2024 At a conference at Lambeau Field, the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin (AHW) Endowment announced a $50 million investment to address several key health initiatives, June 20, 2024.
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Pollinator-Friendly Native Garden Planted at Perkins Park in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It was an invitation to dig in and join the "muddy hands club." Thousands of plants are in the ground at Perkins Park in Green Bay. The new native garden is designed to at...
Jun 20, 2024 Planting a native garden at Perkins Park in Green Bay, June 20, 2024.
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Fox Valley Tech Wins $15K Grant to Fund Firefighting Course for area High School Students
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fox Valley Technical College was awarded a grant Thursday that will help fund a program for high school students interested in pursuing a fire service career. FVTC is one o...
Jun 20, 2024 Fox Valley Technical College was awarded a $15,000 grant to help fund a program for high school students interested in pursuing a fire service career, June 20, 2024.
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Appleton Approves Wheel Tax Hike
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Vehicle owners in Appleton will pay more at registration beginning next year. At its meeting Wednesday night, the city council approved raising the wheel tax from $20 to $3...
Jun 20, 2024 College Avenue in Appleton, August 24, 2023.
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Packers Announce Times of Open Training Camp Practices
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Railbirds, mark your calendars. The times of the Green Bay Packers' public training camp practices have been announced. The first open practice is scheduled for 10:30 a.m....
Jun 20, 2024 Green Bay Packers
Goats Gobble Away at Kaukauna's Invasive Species for a Greener June
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Kaukauna goats are back at 1000 Islands Environmental Center in Kaukauna working away to control invasive species. On June 4 Kaukauna Mayor Tony Penterman declared June "Ka...
Jun 20, 2024 Goats from Mulberry Lane Farms in Hilbert are at 1000 Islands Environmental Center in Kaukauna working away to control invasive species, June 20, 2024.
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Discover How Green Bay's Yesteryear Village Redefines Care for Memory Loss
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness month, and a cutting-edge approach to care is being offered in the Green Bay area for people living with memory loss. Curative Co...
Jun 20, 2024 Yesteryear Village at Curative Connections in Green Bay. (Photo courtesy of Curative Connections)
Brandon's Historic Library to Expand with $473K Federal Grant
BRANDON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Thanks to a federal grant, a historic Fond du Lac County library will expand. A $473,000 USDA Community Facilities Grant will be used towards a 1,334 square foot addition to...
Jun 20, 2024 Brandon Public Library (Photo courtesy of USDA)
