Category Archives: Local

Kimberly-Clark Celebrates 10-Year, 30-Million Diaper Milestone
TOWN OF CLAYTON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Fox Valley manufacturer is celebrating a milestone. In October, Kimberly-Clark Corporation will mark 10 years producing diapers made for premature babies. Added up...
Rachel Charniak Oct 05, 2023 Diaper sorting and inspecting at Kimberly-Clark, October 5, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Green Bay School District Looks At $150 Million Referendum
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Area Public School District is targeting a spring referendum of about $150 million, with the big-ticket item a new west-side elementary school to replace sev...
Rachel Charniak Oct 05, 2023 Green Bay Area Public School District building. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

Knife-Wielding Man Charged in Carjacking, Kidnapping
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A 51-year-old man has been charged with carjacking and kidnapping a woman and her child outside the Fox River Mall. Jay L. Scott faces six counts: armed carjacking, kidnapp...
Rachel Charniak Oct 05, 2023 Jay Scott has been charged in a carjacking and kidnapping in the parking lot of the Fox River Mall.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Door County Theater Exceeds $500,000 Campaign Goal, Securing its Future Sustainability
FISH CREEK, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An outdoor Door County theater says it has surprisingly reached its campaign goal within eight weeks. Northern Sky Theater set a $500,000 goal for its 'Burn the Mortgage ...
Rachel Charniak Oct 05, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online

Former Campground Owner to Stand Trial on Filing Illegal Liens Charges
BARABOO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Ann Retzlaff was ordered Thursday to stand trial on charges she filed illegal liens against those involved in the foreclosure of a campground she used to own. These charges a...
Rachel Charniak Oct 05, 2023 Ann Retzlaff appears before Marathon County court via Zoom, October 2, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Appleton's Mayor Jake Woodford Announces Bid for Re-Election
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Appleton's mayor says he is running for re-election in spring. Mayor Jake Woodford was first elected Appleton's 46th mayor in April 2020. Woodford took office in the early ...
Rachel Charniak Oct 05, 2023 Appleton Mayor Jake Woodford calls his first city council meeting to order. April 21, 2020. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

Running for a Cause: Women Lace Up for Green Bay's Bellin Women's Half Marathon
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- More than 1,000 runners are expected to hit the streets of Green Bay this weekend for a good cause. The Bellin Women's Half Marathon takes place Saturday, starting at 8 a....
Rachel Charniak Oct 05, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online

Neenah Adopts New Ordinance For Regulating Signs
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Neenah's City Council voted in favor Wednesday night, of changing a contentious sign ordinance. The ordinance has been the subject of an ongoing lawsuit. "Many municipalities ...
Robert Kennedy Oct 05, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Full Speed Ahead For Major School Improvements
PESHTIGO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Nearly one dozen shovels dug into the ground Wednesday to mark the start of improvements to the Peshtigo Middle and High School. A $40 million referendum from last fall is m...
Robert Kennedy Oct 05, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Respiratory Season Is Here
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - With fall comes respiratory illness season, and Winnebago County's Public Health Department is encouraging people to take precautions to keep themselves and their families sa...
Robert Kennedy Oct 05, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

