Category Archives: Local

Sturgeon Only Spawning at Shawano and Peshtigo as of Friday
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Sturgeon spawning is winding down on the Wolf River. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says activity at Bamboo Bend in Shiocton and the Sturgeon Trail near New London has st...
Rachel Charniak Apr 19, 2024 Sturgeon gather to spawn along the Wolf River in Shawano, April 15, 2024.
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Work Commences on Laconia Middle and High School's Expansion and Renovation
ROSENDALE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Work began this week on Laconia Middle School and High School renovations and additions. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday for the community. The expansion will i...
Rachel Charniak Apr 19, 2024 Groundbreaking for Rosendale-Brandon School District Laconia, April 16, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Rosendale-Brandon School District)

East Side Green Bay Water Main Break Repaired
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A main water break has been repaired on Green Bay's east side. On Friday morning, Brown County Emergency Management reported a water main break on Finger Road near Green B...
Rachel Charniak Apr 19, 2024 City of Green Bay

UW-Oshkosh Approves New Academic Structure to Save $1.5m Annually
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A new academic structure has been approved by faculty at UW-Oshkosh, an effort which is expected to save about $1.5 million per year - as the school continues to cope with a ...
Rachel Charniak Apr 19, 2024

Wake Surfing Debate Goes The Committee Route
TOWN OF DAYTON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Wake-surfing is an outdoor activity requiring the use of a boat with a special tank that creates wakes big enough to not need a rope. Recently, the use of those boats ...
Robert Kennedy Apr 19, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Coal Company President Talks About Moving Green Bay Operation
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The owner of C. Reiss Coal Company stood with area leaders, and a top White House official, on Thursday to talk about the possibility of moving the coal piles by the Fox Ri...
Robert Kennedy Apr 19, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

White House Advisor Tours Affordable Housing Project
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A White House senior advisor joined local officials Thursday to check out a federally-funded affordable housing project in Green Bay. Tom Perez, senior advisor to Presiden...
Robert Kennedy Apr 19, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Classroom on the Farm at Woldt Farms in Calumet County
CALUMET COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- School in the field was in session at Woldt Farms near Brillion. The very first "Classroom on the Farm" kicked off this Thursday morning. School buses and hundreds of...
Rachel Charniak Apr 18, 2024 Classroom on the Farm at Woldt Farms in Calumet County, April 18, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Student-Inspired Mural Comes to Life in Green Bay Elementary School Library
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- When you think of brushstrokes and paints at schools, you don't typically think of it happening in the library. But that's exactly where it's happening this week at Green ...
Rachel Charniak Apr 18, 2024 A new mural in Martin Elementary School depicts a student reading with the school's therapy dog.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Two Year Old Storm Damage Clean-Up Continues In Hobart
HOBART, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Village of Hobart continues to deal with storm damage from nearly two years ago. And with tight budgets, village officials have come up with a creative way to deal with th...
Rachel Charniak Apr 18, 2024 The Village of Hobart has adopted a wood harvest program to help clean up about 20 acres of land damaged by a 2022 summer storm.
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