Category Archives: Local
Learn the Ins and Outs of Appleton's City Government
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- City of Appleton employees want to show you how they run the city. Applications are now open for Appleton's citizens academy. Throughout the ten week program, participants will ...
Jan 23, 2024 City of Appleton
Rising Temperatures Could Cause Ice to Thin on Lakes and Rivers
MADISON, WI(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The warmer weather that is melting ice on roads and sidewalks also threatens to melt ice on lakes and rivers across Wisconsin. The state Department of Natural Resources issue...
Jan 23, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Fire Damages Two Detached Garages in Suamico
SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A fuel leak is suspected in a fire that damaged two detached garages Tuesday in Suamico. Firefighters say they were called to the 12000 block of Velp Avenue just before noon...
Jan 23, 2024 Firefighters work in the area of Velp Avenue and Harbor Lights Road in Suamico Jan. 23, 2024.
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Warmer Weather Should Help Alleviate Icy, Snowy Streets in Northeast Wisconsin
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- It doesn't matter that it hasn't snowed for more than a week. Residential streets, sidewalks and driveways around the Green Bay area are still covered in packed snow and ice. But with o...
Jan 23, 2024 A family shovels snow in Waupaca County.
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County Committee Approves Sand Mine Proposal on Iola Car Show Grounds Despite Concerns
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A proposed sand mine at the Iola Car Show grounds won the approval of the county's Planning & Zoning Committee Tuesday. The car show and Faulks Brothers Construction pro...
Jan 23, 2024 A sign protesting a proposed mining project for the Iola Car Show grounds Jan. 4, 2023.
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Former Wisconsin Badger Gifts Super Bowl Trip to Oshkosh Veteran
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A former Wisconsin Badger and current NFL player is surprising an Oshkosh veteran with tickets to a big game. Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker and Pewaukee native, TJ Watt, is...
Jan 23, 2024
Hearing Delayed for Accused Weyauwega Drunk Driver Due to Family's Overseas Funeral
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - With the family of four siblings killed in a traffic accident out of the country for burials, the preliminary hearing for the suspect in the drunk driving crash won't be held...
Jan 23, 2024 Scott Farmer appears before Waupaca County court via Zoom, January 23, 2024.
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Fond du Lac Firefighters Combat House Fire
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Fond du Lac home is deemed inhabitable after a fire. Crews were called to 390 Tompkins Street at 9:12 a.m. Tuesday. Upon arrival, flames and heavy smoke could be seen ...
Jan 23, 2024 A house fire at 390 Tompkins Street in Fond du Lac, January 23, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue)
Four Injured in Green Bay Crash Involving Pedestrians
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Four people, including two pedestrians, were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Green Bay Tuesday morning. It happened just after 7:15 a.m. on North Ashland Avenue and West...
Jan 23, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Police Kill Shooter who Fired at Officer at Appleton Bar
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An individual who allegedly shot at police at an Appleton bar died when an officer returned fire. Around 1:33 a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to the Maritime Bar on W. Wis...
Jan 23, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
