Category Archives: Local

Sunday Morning Commercial Fire In Appleton
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A morning fire is under control after burning at Appleton's Pellet America. The building is on Appleton's west side on W 2nd St. A section of that street has been blocked of...
Robert Kennedy Jun 16, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

4 Year Old Injured In Swimming Pool Incident
NEW LONDON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Police in New London say a 4-year-old child was taken to a local hospital after being found non-responsive in a swimming pool. According to a press release from police, fi...
Robert Kennedy Jun 16, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Tragedy Averted On Lake Winnebago
CALUMET COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Six adults and two children were rescued from Lake Winnebago. Police say it happened Saturday afternoon. Officers were called for a boat taking on water. All eight peo...
Robert Kennedy Jun 16, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Green Bay Celebrates Juneteenth
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Saturday, hundreds of community members gathered at Joannes Park for the fifth annual Juneteenth celebration, hosted by We All Rise African American Resource Center. The th...
Robert Kennedy Jun 16, 2024 PHOTO: Green Bay PD

Layoff Notices To Dozens of Mercury Marine Employees
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Mercury Marine is laying off nearly 300 workers in Fond du Lac and making workforce "adjustments" at other facilities. The boat engine builder says the layoffs are a res...
Robert Kennedy Jun 15, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Milestone For Newest Bellin Health Facility
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A celebratory event was held Friday to mark progress on the new Bellin Health Children & Adolescent Center being built in Ashwaubenon. It was initially slated to be a...
Robert Kennedy Jun 15, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Scrapped Plans For Substance Abuse Recovery Center In Hobart
HOBART, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A plan to turn one of Brown County's largest residential homes into a substance abuse recovery center has been withdrawn. Hobart village leaders say Summit Behavioral Health o...
Robert Kennedy Jun 15, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Manitowoc's UWGB Campus Thrives Amid Regional Closures
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Only seven of the 13 UW branch campuses will exist a year from now. UW-Oshkosh announcing on Thursday it was closing its Fox Cities campus next spring. The UW-Oshkosh Fond ...
Rachel Charniak Jun 14, 2024 UWGB Manitowoc campus appears to be safe from any sort of closure, according to county officials.
PC: Fox 11 Online

2 Charged with Homicide in Green Bay Stabbing
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A stabbing in Green Bay earlier this month was over drugs, prosecutors say. Joseph Poore, 39, of Marinette, and Aaron Walton, 32, of Menominee, Mich., are both charged wit...
Rachel Charniak Jun 14, 2024 Aaron Walton and Joseph Poore appear in Brown County court, June 6, 2024. (Photo courtesy: Brown County court/Zoom)

De Pere Native and UW-Oshkosh Athlete to Compete in 100-Meter Dash at U.S. Olympic Trials
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A De Pere native and UW-Oshkosh student is running for the chance to compete at this summer's Paris Olympics. Sophomore Davian Willems qualified for the U.S. Olympic trials ...
Rachel Charniak Jun 14, 2024 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Sept. 19, 2019.
PC: Fox 11 Online

