Category Archives: Local

Next Wave Of Doctors Take The Next Step
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Incoming students at the Medical College of Wisconsin - Green Bay are truly looking the part as they embark upon a new learning journey and begin their medical studies. The...
Robert Kennedy Jul 12, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Teen Fights To Stay In Juvenile Court for Fatal High-Speed Crash
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Arguments will continue Wednesday morning during a hearing to determine if a 16-year-old charged in connection with a high-speed fatal crash will remain in adult court or ...
Rachel Charniak Jul 11, 2023 Sienna Pecore appears before Brown County court via Zoom, March 13, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Mile of Music Prepares for Mile 10
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- An Appleton tradition is coming back for it's 10th year, or 10th mile. Get ready for Mile of Music! Mile of Music is a no-cover, original music festival; meaning up-and-coming a...
Rachel Charniak Jul 11, 2023 A musician performs at Houdini Plaza for 2021 Mile of Music.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Summer Brings Risk of Harmful Blue-Green Algae to Lake Winnebago
LAKE WINNEBAGO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Summer brings risk of harmful blue-green algae to Lake Winnebago. The Winnebago County Health Department is warning of blue-green algae. It can make people and pets s...
Rachel Charniak Jul 11, 2023 Algae in Lake Winnebago at High Cliff State Park in Sherwood, July 11, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

SWAT Team Called to Kaukauna Apartment Complex
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) --Kaukauna Police say a suspect was taken into custody after a more than five-hour standoff Tuesday afternoon. It happened at the Fox Shores Apartments, formerly known as the ...
Rachel Charniak Jul 11, 2023 SWAT team members are stationed outside the River Ridge Apartments in Kaukauna July 11, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Outagamie County Intersection to Close for Roundabout Construction
VANDENBROEK, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Outagamie County intersection will be closed for about two months to make way for a roundabout. Starting Monday, July 17, the intersection of County JJ and County N i...
Rachel Charniak Jul 11, 2023

Collins Marsh on a Mission to Save Monarch Butterflies
MANITOWOC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A project in Manitowoc County is taking flight once again this summer. The Neustadter Nature Center at Collins Marsh is working on its Monarch Butterfly Project. It...
Rachel Charniak Jul 11, 2023 Looking at the monarch butterfly life cycle at Collins Marsh in Manitowoc County, July 11, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Packers' AJ Dillon Scores with Debut Children's Book
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Green Bay Packers player, drawing inspiration from his new role as a father, is now a published author. Running back AJ Dillon held a launch party for his new children's...
Rachel Charniak Jul 11, 2023 Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon launches his new children's book, "Quadzilla Finds his Footing" in Green Bay, July 11, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

'Careless, Expensive Mistake': Wisconsin Airports Hope to See Decline in TSA Firearm Detections
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 18 handguns at Wisconsin airport security checkpoints in the first half of the year. "As summer travel ramps up, we continu...
Rachel Charniak Jul 11, 2023 This handgun was detected by TSA officers in a passenger's carry on bag at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) on July 4, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Details on Felony Charge Against Grand Chute Town Supervisor
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Grand Chute Supv. Ronald Wolff was charged with a felony for allegedly having his company bid on a town contract while he was in office. An initial appearance of the sing...
Rachel Charniak Jul 11, 2023 Grand Chute Town Hall.
PC: Fox 11 Online

