Category Archives: Local
Wisconsin Assembly passes bill to eliminate state income tax on tips; now moves to Senate
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A proposal to eliminate the state income tax on tips is moving forward in Madison. Assembly Bill 38 passed the Wisconsin State Assembly Thursday and now moves to the Senate. The idea of...
Jan 19, 2026 File Photo
Flu cases fall in Wisconsin, but health officials say risk level is still at 'high'
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Flu cases in Wisconsin have decreased for the second straight week. As of Jan. 10, which is the most recent data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, flu cases...
Jan 19, 2026 MWC
Appleton man sentenced for shooting at vehicle during road rage incident
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Luke Vandenheuvel was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for firing a shot into another vehicle during a road rage incident. Vandenheuvel, 22, previously pleaded no co...
Jan 16, 2026 Luke Vandenheuvel appears virtually in Outagamie County court, July 16, 2025. (Photo courtesy: Outagamie County court/Zoom)
De Pere man sentenced to 12 years for sexually assaulting teen he met at the mall
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Melvin Londo was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison for sexually assaulting a teenage girl he met at a mall. Londo, 22, of De Pere, previously pleaded no contest to thr...
Jan 16, 2026 Melvin Londo (Brown Co. Jail)
Appleton professor explains Insurrection Act and why Trump wants to use it in Minnesota
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- President Donald Trump threatened to use the Insurrection Act several times during his first term in office, and now, he has done so again in his second stint in the White House. His la...
Jan 16, 2026 An anti-ICE protest is held at Houdini Plaza Appleton, days after a woman was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, Jan. 9, 2026.
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St. Norbert Abbey elects young new leader with local ties
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Norbertine Community of St. Norbert Abbey has a new leader. On Thursday, the Very Rev. Bradley R. Vanden Branden, O. Praem., was elected as the eighth abbot in the Abbey...
Jan 16, 2026 The Very Rev. Bradley R. Vanden Branden, O. Praem., was elected as the Abbot of St. Norbert Abbey, Jan. 15, 2026. (Photo courtesy: St. Norbert Abbey)
Allegiant launches year-round Appleton to Orlando flights, boosting Florida travel options
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A newly added year-round flight to Florida from Appleton is making it easier to head somewhere warm. Allegiant Airlines is offering nonstop flights to Orlando International...
Jan 16, 2026 An Allegiant airplane at the Appleton International Airport May 12, 2023.
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Governor Evers extends Wisconsin energy emergency amid continued pipeline supply issues
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Governor Tony Evers extended the energy emergency in the state of Wisconsin for the second time. In early December, Evers signed an executive order to waive certain state and federal re...
Jan 16, 2026 Wisconsin state capital in Madison.
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Wisconsin officials emphasize awareness during Human Trafficking Prevention Month
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin officials are urging public awareness during Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Wisconsin defines human trafficking as the recruiting, enticing, harboring, transporting, prov...
Jan 16, 2026 Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport pushes human trafficking awareness month.
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Former GBCI inmate deemed competent to face trial for lewd behavior charges
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A former Green Bay Correctional Institution inmate accused of exposing himself to female staff members dozens of times is competent to stand trial. A May 5 trial was schedu...
Jan 16, 2026 Zurich Simmons (Wisconsin DOC)
