Category Archives: Local
Details on the 4 Northeast Wisconsin school districts going to referendum this spring
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The school districts of Appleton, Fond du Lac, Menasha and Howard-Suamico will all go to referendum at this spring's election in April. On Monday night, their school boards approved put...
Jan 14, 2026 File photo of a classroom in the newly-remodeled Clintonville Elementary School on Oct. 12, 2023.
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Century-old UW-Oshkosh pennant is the newest addition to university archives
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's a school pennant that seems like any other: It's white and yellow with "OSHKOSH" across the front. But the history of that pennant, according to University of Wisconsin...
Jan 14, 2026 A pennant, estimated to be 110-115 years old, was donated by a UWO alum who owns a vintage store in New London. January 13, 2026.
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Judge denies class action status in lawsuit over delayed public defender appointments
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A lawsuit brought by eight criminal defendants who want a court to order the state to appoint defense attorneys within two weeks of charges being filed will not be expanded...
Jan 14, 2026
Kewaunee County farm to be cited after manure runoff; residents worry about water quality
KEWAUNEE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Community members gathered at the Luxemburg Expo Center Tuesday to share their concerns about recent manure runoff from a Kewaunee County farm. Discussion about last...
Jan 14, 2026 Manure runoff from a Kewaunee County farm is sparking discussion. Community members gathered at the Luxemburg Expo Center Tuesday morning to share their concerns. Jan. 13, 2026.
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Green Bay Public Market construction to resume soon; leaders have plan to secure funding
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- About $5.5 million is still needed to bring a public market to Green Bay, but leaders said Tuesday they are confident they have a plan to make it happen. It comes as publi...
Jan 14, 2026 Rendering of the proposed Green Bay Public Market (Image courtesy On Broadway)
Give BIG Green Bay reveals 50 nonprofits taking part in 2026 campaign
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Give BIG Green Bay is back for another year of supporting local nonprofits. Officials announced Tuesday the list of 50 organizations participating in the 9th annual Give B...
Jan 13, 2026 Give BIG Green Bay, January 13, 2026.
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Kaukauna school board chooses name of new middle school
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Kaukauna Area School District Board of Education approved Monday the name of the district's new middle school. Following a multi-phase process, the name that was chosen...
Jan 13, 2026 School lockers, generic school.
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New rehabilitation hospital in Howard to offer area's first traumatic brain injury unit
HOWARD, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new hospital currently being built in Howard will feature the first traumatic brain injury (TBI) unit in Northeast Wisconsin. On Monday, Hospital Sisters Health System (HSH...
Jan 13, 2026 A rendering of Hospital Sisters Health System Rehabilitation Hospital in Howard, Jan. 12, 2026. (Photo courtesy: HSHS)
Appleton Area School District to ask voters to pass referendum in April election
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Appleton taxpayers will be asked to approve an operational referendum in April. On Monday night, the Appleton Area School District's school board unanimously approved movin...
Jan 13, 2026 Appleton Area School District
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Man suspected of 2nd OWI; breath test shows alcohol level 21 times his legal limit
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A 41-year-old man was arrested in Waupaca, suspected of his second OWI. On Monday just after 6 p.m., Waupaca County deputies responded to a report of a driver that was swerv...
Jan 13, 2026
