Category Archives: Local

Dog Dies in Kaukauna House Fire, Causes $80k Damages
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A pet dog died in a Kaukauna house fire. Around 2 p.m. Monday, a street department employee called 911 after seeing smoke coming from the attic at a home at 800 Blackwell S...
Rachel Charniak Apr 23, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

No One Hurt in North Fond du Lac Drive-By Shooting
NORTH FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in North Fond du Lac. It happened shortly before 3 p.m. Monday after dispatch received a call from a man in the 700 bl...
Rachel Charniak Apr 23, 2024 PC: Fox 11 Online

Wild Police Chase Ends On A Golf Course
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A 35-year-old man is in custody following an extended police chase in Fond du Lac. Fond du Lac police responded to a home on the 600 block of East Merrill Avenue Monday a...
Robert Kennedy Apr 23, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

High School Students Tour Innovative New School
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - High school students in the Fox Valley got a tour of a greener future this Earth Day. Students from Winneconne High School's Project Lead the Way program toured the site of M...
Robert Kennedy Apr 23, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

3 People Displaced After Green Bay Fire
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Three people escaped from a house fire Monday afternoon. Green Bay Metro Fire Department was dispatched to the 800 block of School Place on Green Bay's west side around 1:20. GB...
Robert Kennedy Apr 23, 2024

New Green Bay Alder Takes Oath Of Office After Recount
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Green Bay alderman who won his seat in the April 2 election has been taken the oath of office after a series of challenges. A recount determined Joey Prestley defeated Di...
Robert Kennedy Apr 23, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Planting Seeds at Brown County Parks Earth Day Celebration
SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- What began 54 years ago, out of environmental concerns, public awareness, and political will, has evolved into a world-wide celebration -- Earth Day. An event in Brown Count...
Rachel Charniak Apr 22, 2024 Red Smith School students throw seed bombs during an Earth Day celebration in Suamico, April 22, 2024.
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Sturgeon Stay off Endangered List; Spear Fishing Continues in Lake Winnebago
LAKE WINNEBAGO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The lake sturgeon population is thriving and needs no protection, that's according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The federal agency announced, nearly four yea...
Rachel Charniak Apr 22, 2024 Sturgeon gather to spawn along the Wolf River in Shawano, April 15, 2024.
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Man Pleads Guilty to 'Historic' Meth and Fentanyl Ring in Fond du Lac County
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A ringleader of a drug distribution ring was convicted Monday. Melvin Kemp, 31, pleaded guilty to delivery of amphetamine and narcotics. Sentencing is scheduled for May ...
Rachel Charniak Apr 22, 2024 Melvin Kemp
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Area VA Clinics Accepting Unused Medications on Friday
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- If you have unused medications, you can leave them at VA facilities in Green Bay and the Fox Valley this week. VA Medication Take Back Day events are taking place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Fr...
Rachel Charniak Apr 22, 2024 The Milo C. Huempfner Green Bay VA Clinic held its annual VA2K walk to collect donations for homeless veterans, May 16, 2018.
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