Category Archives: Local

Reckless Driving Crash Causes Partial Building Collapse in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A reckless driving crash has left the side of a building on Main Street in Green Bay in rubble. "Squealing... and then I heard the boom," said Bronson Smith, a Green Bay R...
Rob Sussman Jul 24, 2023 A picture showing the extent of the damage to the Main Street Commons building on Green Bay's east side on July 23rd, 2023. (The Main Salon/FB)

Plane Headed to EAA in Oshkosh Crashes in Fond du Lac County
TOWNSHIP OF WAUPUN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A plane on the way to EAA in Oshkosh crashed just before 8 p.m. Saturday. The crash happened in the area of HWY 49 and Hemp Rd. The pilot of the plane was able to...
Rachel Charniak Jul 23, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Long Awaited Appleton Library Project Set to Finally Break Ground
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The city of Appleton will break ground on its new library on Tuesday at 2 p.m. The project will include several significant changes to the existing downtown library. It's a...
Rachel Charniak Jul 23, 2023 Appleton Public Library Jan. 18, 2023.
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Josie's Gift Holds Annual Fishing Day on Lake Winnebago for Children with Medical Battles
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Out on Lake Winnebago on Saturday, kids who've been fighting medical battles cast their reels. It was part of "Josie's Gift -- Kids Fishing Day," which gives children with c...
Rachel Charniak Jul 22, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online

Fatal Crash in Allouez Leaves two Dead, Four Injured and Causes Power Outage
ALLOUEZ, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two people are dead and four others injured after a car crash in Allouez late Friday night. At 11:41 p.m. the Brown County Sheriff's Office responded to a two-vehicle crash ...
Rachel Charniak Jul 22, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online

Young Dairy Farmers Compete in Outagamie County Fairs' Junior Dairy Showmanship Competition
SEYMOUR, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Northeast Wisconsin's County Fairs are more than rides and sweet treats for young local dairy farmers. The Outagamie County Fairs' Junior Dairy Showmanship competition broug...
Rachel Charniak Jul 21, 2023 Young dairy farmers compete in Outagamie County Fairs' Junior Dairy Showmanship competition in Seymour on July 21, 2023.
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Fundraiser for Sick and Injured Green Bay Firefighters Enters Final Stretch
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- There are less than two weeks left of July, meaning only 12 days remain for a fundraiser supporting sick and injured firefighters in the Green Bay area. Nearly $6,000 have...
Rachel Charniak Jul 21, 2023 Green Bay Metro Fire

Brush Fire Contained After Burning 20 Acres in Little Suamico
LITTLE SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A brush fire has been contained after burning about 20 acres in Little Suamico, according to the Oconto County Sheriff's Office. A brush fire at Bayside Road near E. ...
Rachel Charniak Jul 21, 2023 Photo: Courtesy of WLUK

Woman Pleads Guilty in Kaukauna Homicide Case
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A woman was convicted Friday in connection with a Kaukauna murder, avoiding a trial that had been scheduled for Monday. Tanya Stammer, 31, pleaded guilty to second-degree i...
Rachel Charniak Jul 21, 2023 Tanya Stammer
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Mechanical Issue Halts S.S. Badger Ferry Services
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The S.S. Badger is temporarily halting its ferrying services across Lake Michigan due to a mechanical failure. The company Lake Michigan Carferry announced that it would b...
Rachel Charniak Jul 21, 2023 SS Badger in Manitowoc, July 2017.
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