Category Archives: Local

Calumet County Judge Upholds DNR Authority on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Permitting
CALUMET COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A lawsuit challenging the Wisconsin DNR's authority to require large livestock factory farms to acquire permits is rejected by a Calumet County judge. Judge Carey Reed...
Rachel Charniak Feb 01, 2024

Green Bay Salvation Army Asking for Donations after Falling Short of Christmas Goal
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Amid increased demand, The Salvation Army of Greater Green Bay says it fell short of its Christmas Campaign goal. Salvation Army leaders say the organization raised 87% of...
Rachel Charniak Feb 01, 2024 PHOTO: MWC

Fox Cities Stadium 'Hits a Home Run,' named Stadium of the Year
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The home of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers is earning national recognition. Ballpark Digest has named Fox Cities Stadium, Ballpark of the Year for 2023. "We are deeply ho...
Rachel Charniak Feb 01, 2024

Gillett Elementary School Closed for the Week due to a Cockroach Infestation
GILLETT, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Gillett Elementary School is closed for the rest of the week after cockroaches were found inside the building. Classes were canceled for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this ...
Rachel Charniak Feb 01, 2024 Gillett School District
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Fox Valley Residents Embracing the Good and Bad of Unseasonably Warm Winter Weather
FOX VALLEY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) --The sights and sounds of a usual Wisconsin winter may be largely absent this year. "I would probably pick this year, because who likes winter nowadays and dealing with the...
Rachel Charniak Feb 01, 2024 The sledding hill at Fritse Park in Neenah. Jan. 31, 2024.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Freedom Mother Arrested after Toddler's Alleged Fentanyl OD Death
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A woman is in custody after police say her 2-year-old daughter died of a fentanyl overdose. Outagamie County Jail records show Brooke Seal, 28, was booked into the jail Wed...
Rachel Charniak Feb 01, 2024 Brooke Seal (Photo courtesy Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)

Man Serving Life in Alabama Returns to Wisconsin to Face Charges for Green Bay Murder
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A $2 million cash bond was set Thursday for Caleb Anderson, the suspect in an August 2022 murder in Green Bay, who is already serving a life prison term for a murder he com...
Rachel Charniak Feb 01, 2024 Caleb Anderson (Shelby County Jail)

Man with No-Contact Order Arrested after Barricading Himself in Menasha Home
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Menasha man is in custody after barricading himself inside the basement of home that he wasn't supposed to be in. Police say shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday, they responde...
Robert Kennedy Feb 01, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Huge Response To Howard Apartment Fire
HOWARD, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Fire responders from multiple agencies responded to an apartment fire in Howard near Roland Lane Wednesday. Photos from the scene show there was a large emergency presence by ...
Robert Kennedy Feb 01, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Tearing Down A Nuclear Power Plant
KEWAUNEE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A decade after the Kewaunee nuclear power plant was shut down, there's new life coming to the property. EnergySolutions has had a team working on decommissioning the ...
Robert Kennedy Feb 01, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

