Category Archives: Local
New Aurora Fond Du Lac Hospital
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Aurora Health Care's Fond du Lac hospital, the company's 18th in Wisconsin, will open May 6. Officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday to celebrate. "Busloads of ...
Apr 26, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Learning By Giving
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A local non-profit organization is benefitting from a $10,000 grant from a philanthropy class at UW-Green Bay. Students in the "Philanthropy: Civic Engagement Through Givin...
Apr 26, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of UWGB
Sturgeon Starting to Cruise Along the Lower Fox River as Weather Warms Up
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Warmer weather is setting the stage for the return of sturgeon spawning. The DNR said as of Thursday, sturgeon are starting to cruise along the Lower Fox River. Although no spawning has...
Apr 25, 2024 Sturgeon gather to spawn along the Wolf River in Shawano, April 15, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Canada Geese Goslings at Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve in Suamico
SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- For many, it's a sure sign of spring. New families of Canada geese, with goslings now in tow, are on the move in places all around Northeast Wisconsin. That includes Barkhau...
Apr 25, 2024 Canada geese in Green Bay, October 23, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Jury Rejects Insanity Defense in Green Bay Prison Killing
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A jury rejected Joshua Scolman's insanity defense Thursday, holding him criminally responsible for the racially based attack on two other inmates at the Green Bay Correcti...
Apr 25, 2024 Joshua Scolman appears in Brown County court Dec. 27, 2022, via video conference from Waupun Correctional Institution.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Whooping Cough Cases Circulating In Brown County
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Public health officials are notifying Brown County residents that cases of whooping cough are spreading throughout the community. Thursday's warning comes less than 10 ...
Apr 25, 2024
'Women in Public Safety' Event Aims to Spark Career Interest
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Fox Valley event inspires women to seek public safety careers. Appleton Police teamed up with Fox Valley Technical College for its annual "Women in Public Safety" even...
Apr 25, 2024 Fox Valley Technical College hosts its annual "Women in Public Safety" event to give women an introduction into public safety careers, April 25, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online
'Work Zone Safe Wisconsin' Revs up Road Safety
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin is launching a modernized approach to work zone safety education. The Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association revealed "Work Zone Safe Wisconsin," its web-based driver e...
Apr 25, 2024 Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association announces launch of “Work Zone Safe Wisconsin," an online education course for drivers, April 25, 2024.
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UW-Green Bay Offers Respite For Victims Of Sexual Assault
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month; and a room created in December 2023 is helping UW-Green Bay students feel more comfortable as they recount possibly the hardest day of ...
Apr 25, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Appleton Explores Possibility of Dog-Friendly Downtown
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- Calling all dog owners! Appleton Downtown, Inc. is exploring the possibility of becoming more dog friendly. They are encouraging residents to take a brief survey to gather their...
Apr 25, 2024
