Category Archives: Local

Investigation Underway after Protected Swans Found Shot at Navarino Nature Center
NAVARINO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Department of Natural Resources has launched a criminal investigation after three juvenile Trumpeter swans were found shot to death Sunday at the Navarino Wildlife Area ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 29, 2023 Navarino Nature Center in Shawano County, September 9, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Original Packers Fence Across from Lambeau Field to be Repainted Ahead of 2023 Season
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The time-honored tradition of painting the fence across from Lambeau Field in support of the Green Bay Packers will continue on Sept 4. On Labor Day, a group of Packers ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 29, 2023 The Packers "original" fence gets a new set of paint and a slogan on September 5, 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Northeast Wisconsin Schools Raise Teacher Pay
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Teachers in Northeast Wisconsin's three largest school districts will receive pay raises. In Appleton, educators will receive increases of 6.47%. In Green Bay, staff receive 8% pay hike...
Rachel Charniak Aug 29, 2023 School hallway
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Kaukauna Youth Baseball Coach Charged with Burglary and Theft from Concession Stands
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A coach with Kaukauna Youth Baseball has been charged for allegedly stealing money from concession stand safes - and destroying the security camera inside one of them. Kevin...
Rachel Charniak Aug 29, 2023 Kevin Doszak.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Seymour Residents Face Significant Water and Sewer Rate Hike Amid Infrastructure Upgrade
SEYMOUR, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Seymour residents will see an increase in water and sewer rates, after the board approved a plan Monday night. The wastewater treatment facility in Seymour was built in 1982 ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 29, 2023 City of Seymour Water Treatment Plant.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Fond du Lac Man Seriously Injured in Paraglider Crash
TAYCHEEDAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A 34-year-old Fond du Lac man has been hospitalized with significant injuries after crashing his powered paraglider into a cornfield. The Fond du Lac Communications Cente...
Rachel Charniak Aug 29, 2023 A Fond du Lac man was seriously injured after crashing his powered paraglider into a cornfield in the town of Taycheedah on Aug. 28, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Green Bay School Closure, Consolidation Begins
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Amid a $20 million budget deficit, the Green Bay Area Public School District's Board of Education has made the decision to close its first school. The upcoming academic yea...
Robert Kennedy Aug 29, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Appleton Cop Facing Forgery Charges
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - An officer with the City of Appleton Police Department has been charged with forging signatures on a warrant to be used in a drug conspiracy case. Jeremy Haney, 37, was char...
Robert Kennedy Aug 29, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Milwaukee Pub Promises To Pick Up The Tab
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - If Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets play poorly this season, it's going to cost one Milwaukee establishment a great deal of money. Jack's American Pub, a restaurant and ...
Robert Kennedy Aug 29, 2023 Aaron Rodgers via zoom post game.

Construction to Cause Full Closures of Highway 76 and Highway 22
BEAR CREEK, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A two-year, $7.4 million construction project impacting nearly 13 miles of highway from the village of Shiocton to the town of Bear Creek is scheduled to begin next week....
Rachel Charniak Aug 28, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

