Category Archives: Local

Historic De Pere Cemetery Embarks on $2.5 Million Restoration Project
LEDGEVIEW, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A restoration project is shoring up history at a De Pere cemetery. De Pere Greenwood Cemetery broke ground on its $2.5 million restoration project Monday. The cemetery sit...
Rachel Charniak Nov 27, 2023 De Pere Greenwood Cemetery broke ground on its restoration project along the Fox River, November 27, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Haunted House Owner Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Assault Charges Involving Teenage Employees
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A haunted house owner pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he sexually assaulted teens who worked at his facility. John Schwarz, 37, faces four counts, including repeated s...
Rachel Charniak Nov 27, 2023 John Schwarz appears in Manitowoc County court, November 27, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Search for Missing Fisherman on Lake Butte des Morts Continues
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A missing fisherman's kayak was found Monday afternoon as crews continued to search for Michael Iriarte on Lake Butte des Morts in Winnebago County. Sheriff's offic...
Robert Kennedy Nov 27, 2023 PC: Winnebago County Sheriff's Office

Restrictions On Wisconsin Land Purchases
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) - Proposed legislation would limit foreign ag and forestry land purchasers in Wisconsin. The bill's author is Republican Representative Jon Plumer of Lodi "The overall goal of t...
Robert Kennedy Nov 27, 2023 Ron Cogswell / CC

Wisconsin Elk Hunt Is In The Books
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has announced a successful elk hunt. This year's hunt closed November 12, after all four of the licensed hunters filled their har...
Robert Kennedy Nov 27, 2023 hds / CC

Fans Of The Season's First Snow
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - With holiday decorations up, the first real snow of the season coated the landscape to wrap up the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. You can't escape winter here in Northeas...
Robert Kennedy Nov 27, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

The Howard Commons Activity Complex Transforms into a Winter Wonderland
VILLAGE OF HOWARD, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- From the summer to the winter, the new Howard Commons Activity Complex has created a space for people of all ages to enjoy the seasons. The state-of-the-art locati...
Rachel Charniak Nov 26, 2023 The Howard Commons Activity Complex transforms into a winter wonderland on Nov. 26, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

No One Injured in Attached Garage Fire
VILLAGE OF HARRISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- No one was injured after a garage fire Saturday afternoon. Crews were called to Daffodil Dr. Dispatch reported there was a fire inside the attached garage that h...
Rachel Charniak Nov 26, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Alcohol Believed to be a Factor in Outagamie County Crash
TOWN OF HORTONIA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A crash in Outagamie County sent one person to the hospital. It happened on ST HWY 15 east of River Rd. Saturday night. A 44-year-old Appleton man was driving east....
Rachel Charniak Nov 26, 2023 (Fox 11 Online)

One Dead in Single Vehicle Accident in Oconto County
GILLETT, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - On Saturday, Nov. 25 the Oconto County Sheriff's Office was called about an accident. The call came in around 3:15 a.m. Deputies responded to the scene of the accident and ob...
Rachel Charniak Nov 26, 2023 Oconto County Sign (PC: Fox 11 Online)

