Category Archives: Local
Kaukauna Murder Suspect Agrees to Plea Deal, Would Reduce Potential Life Sentence to 60 Years
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A plea deal has been reached in a Kaukauna murder, which would reduce the maximum prison sentence from life to 60 years. Dontae Payne, 29, is currently charged with first-de...
Nov 07, 2023 Dontae Payne
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Kaukauna Students Shower Local Veterans with Gratitude and Coins on Veterans Day
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Students at a Kaukauna elementary school waited and saved all year to help make local veterans feel special. Each year the students at Park Community Charter School play an...
Nov 07, 2023 Park Community Charter School in Kaukauna held a Veterans Day ceremony inside its gym, November 7, 2023.
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Outagamie County Hosting Snowmobile Safety Classes
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) -- As winter approaches, snowmobilers are getting ready for the season. The Outagamie County Sheriff's Department is hosting a Snowmobile Safety Class at the Shadows on the...
Nov 07, 2023 In deep snowdrift snowmobile rider driving fast. Riding with fun in white snow powder during backcountry tour. Extreme sport adventure, outdoor activity during winter holiday on ski mountain resort.
Ricin, Meth Author 'Uncle Fester' Ordered to Stand Trial
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Stephen Preisler - the author known as "Uncle Fester" for his books on how to make ricin, methamphetamine and other drugs - was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on variety of...
Nov 07, 2023 Stephen "Uncle Fester" Preisler appears in Brown County court via video conference Aug. 31, 2023.
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Man Dies in Collision with Dump Truck in Marinette County
GOODMAN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man died after colliding with a dump truck in Marinette County. The two-vehicle crash happened just before 5:30 p.m. Monday on U.S. Highway 8, just east of Tower Road in t...
Nov 07, 2023
Barn Total Loss after Fire in Sheboygan County
TOWN OF SCOTT, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- No people or animals were injured after a barn fire Monday night. It happened just after 9:30 p.m. on Tower Dr. The cause of the fire is unknown. The barn is a total l...
Nov 07, 2023 Fire Truck (PC: Fox 11 Online)
Thrivent Financial Taking Comments On Appleton Development
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Back in May, Thrivent Financial announced plans to consider selling and developing land surrounding their Ballard Road Operations Center in Appleton. Those plans included ma...
Nov 07, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Enrollment Concerns At UW Oshkosh Fox Cities Campus
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Declining enrollment is creating an uncertain future for two-year college campuses across Wisconsin. That includes UW-Oshkosh's Fox Cities campus. Huddled inside a room on ca...
Nov 07, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of UWO
Orbeez Gun Used to Shoot Water Pellets at Edison Middle School Students During Gym Class
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Local law enforcement is working to identify an individual who used an orbeez gun to shoot water pellets at Edison Middle School students Monday. According to a news relea...
Nov 06, 2023 Edison Middle School in Green Bay, seen May 9, 2023.
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Lawrence University, St. Joseph Food Program Unite for Food Drive at Appleton Christmas Parade
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Lawrence University and St. Joseph Food Program are teaming up in a unique way to stock the pantry's shelves ahead of the Christmas season. The pair announced Monday it wil...
Nov 06, 2023 The Appleton Christmas Parade (Downtown Appleton)
