Category Archives: Local
Train Derailment Under Investigation
(REESEVILLE, WI (Metro-WTAQ) - There are no reports of any injuries or any spills after a Canadian Pacific train derailed in Dodge County yesterday. The sheriff's office says 29 cars jumped the tracks...
Jul 05, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Appleton Area Jaycees Step Down as City's Independence Day Fireworks Show Host
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The city of Appleton is celebrating Independence Day with its annual fireworks show Monday night. While crowds will pack Memorial Park, there are now questions about what t...
Jul 03, 2023 People gather at Memorial Park in Appleton on July 3, 2022 to celebrate Independence Day.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Sprinklers Kept Fire from Spreading in Menasha Building
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A sprinkler system is credited with preventing the spread of a fire in Menasha Monday morning. Firefighters say they were called to 1860 Novak Dr. around 11:30 a.m. When cre...
Jul 03, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online
Independence Day Fireworks and Parades 2023
Fireworks Monday, July 3 Appleton Memorial Park at 9:15 p.m. Baileys Harbor Anclam Park at dusk Campbellsport Campbellsport Fireman's Park at dusk Egg Harbor Harbor View Park at dusk Iola Taylor Field...
Jul 03, 2023 Fireworks explode over Shawano Lake July 3, 2019.
Brown County Construction Zone Sees Steep Rise in Crashes
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A record number of people are expected to hit Wisconsin roads for the Independence Day holiday. And after a large number of crashes in one Brown County construction zon...
Jul 03, 2023 Road Work (file photo)
S.S. Badger to Resume Overnight Sailings
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- For the first time in three years, passengers will be able to sail across Lake Michigan on the S.S. Badger carferry at night. Night sailings, known as doubles, begin this ...
Jul 03, 2023 SS Badger in Manitowoc, July 2017.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Suspected Leader of Multicounty Vehicle Theft Ring Arrested
DODGE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The suspected leader of a multicounty vehicle theft ring has been arrested. According to Dodge County authorities, the suspect was arrested last week in Fond du Lac Cou...
Jul 03, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online
Efforts Ramp Up to Prevent Aquatic Invasive Species Spread During Fourth of July Boating
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- During the state's busiest boating time, there's an extra push to encourage the thousands who are expected to take to the water this Fourth of July to prevent the spread of a...
Jul 03, 2023 Aquatic Invasives Species sign in Neenah, June 30, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Firefighters Called to Smokey Apartment in Kiel
KIEL, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An unattended candle is suspected of starting a fire in an apartment in Kiel Monday morning. Firefighters say they were called to 632 Fremont St. around 8:30 a.m. for a report ...
Jul 03, 2023 Firefighters are staged outside an apartment in Kiel July 3, 2023.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Doctor Reminds People to Stay Cool in the Heat this Fourth of July
NEW LONDON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- With hot weather in the forecast this Fourth of July, safety is top of mind for those at ThedaCare. Dr. Nathan Larsen provided some advice for people looking to get outsi...
Jul 03, 2023
