Category Archives: Local
Appleton Man to be Inducted Into The Santa Claus Hall of Fame
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- It may be April, but everybody's favorite jolly guy with the beard in the red suit is making headlines. After 12 years of being Santa, Appleton's Jeff McMullen is heading to Mem...
Apr 22, 2024 PC: Jeff McMullen
Parent Says Kids Were Stuck Outside During Green Bay School Lockdown
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A lockdown at a Green Bay school is prompting officials to take a closer look at its procedures. It all stems from a shooting on Green Bay's east side, involving two teens...
Apr 21, 2024 IMAGE: Courtesy Green Bay Area Public School District.
Mike Gallagher Explains Final Congressional Votes
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ-WLUK) - The two Republican Congressmen that represent Northeast Wisconsin are weighing in on their votes on Saturday's foreign aid bills. Rep. Glenn Grothman (WI-06) voted no on ...
Apr 20, 2024
Appleton Airport Moves To Ease Stress for Travelers with Autism
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Appleton International Airport hosted an event aimed at easing the stress of travel for those with Autism. Saturday, families showed up for 'Wings for Autism,' which wa...
Apr 20, 2024 Appleton International Airport. (PHOTO: WTAQ News)
Students put Knowledge to the Test for National Civics Bee Competition in Appleton
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Students from around our area had their civic knowledge put to the test on Saturday. Sixth through eighth grade students participated in the regional level of competition f...
Apr 20, 2024 Students participate in the National Civics Bee at Lawrence University in Appleton on April 20, 2024. (Photo credit: WLUK)
Brown Co. Sheriff Asking for Home Surveillance Video in Search for Missing Bellevue Woman
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Brown County Sheriff's Office is asking for the community's help as the search for a missing endangered Bellevue woman continues. Ivonne Benitez, 22, was last heard fro...
Apr 20, 2024 Ivonne Benitez (Brown County Sheriff Office)
Woman's Body Pulled From The East River In Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A body was pulled from the East River Saturday morning near East High School. A large law enforcement contingent was in the area and a spokesperson for the Green Bay Polic...
Apr 20, 2024 Brown County Sheriff's Office. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Benefit for Elijah Vue Looks to Raise Funds for Ongoing Search Efforts
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Family, friends and the Two Rivers community have searched tirelessly for Elijah Vue since he was reported missing on February 20th. "To help find him, we will do almost a...
Apr 20, 2024 Elijah Vue, 3, was reported missing from Two Rivers Feb. 20, 2024. (Photo source: Two Rivers Police Dept.)
Driver Ejected and Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash in Seymour
SEYMOUR, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash in the town of Seymour. The Outagamie County Sheriff's Office was called to the scene at around 3 a.m. Saturday near the ...
Apr 20, 2024 (Fox 11 Online)
Sturgeon Spawning Continues in Peshtigo and Shawano
PESHTIGO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Along the Lakeshore, crews from the Department of Natural Resources are fishing for sturgeon, using nets to corral the prehistoric fish. It's all part of an effort to gathe...
Apr 19, 2024 Sturgeon spawning 2008, Singler Farms, New London4/21/08
