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Fond du Lac County Board approves plans for UW campus
FOND DU LAC (WLUK) -- The Fond du Lac County Board this week approved plans for the former University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Fond du Lac Campus buildings. The campus, now known as the Fond du Lac County Campus, will be used for state and county government offices and law enforcement training. The theater will remain a performing arts and event center, while the gymnasium will become a sports complex.
This local bakery is hosting unique farmer's markets in its own parking lot | The Buzz
APPLETON - For the second year in a row, Whisk & Arrow, a locally owned bakery in Appleton, is putting its own twist on a traditional farmer's market. Owner Nea Hahn started the Whisk & Arrow markets last year, hosting them every week in the parking lot of the bakery at 1915 N....
Neenah Reignites Debate Over Convenience Store Booze Sales
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The city of Neenah has reintroduced talks of repealing a ban on alcohol sales in convenience stores. The ban, which has been in place since the 1980s, prohibits convenience stores from selling alcohol. Alderperson Mark Ellis says it’s time for a change. “I was...
Former Two Rivers teacher sentenced for injuring middle schooler
MANITOWOC (WLUK) -- A former Two Rivers teacher was convicted of injuring a middle school student and was sentenced Thursday to three months in jail and two years on probation. Paul Gehrke, 50, pleaded no contest to one count of neglecting a child. That was reduced from a count of...
John Fuller wins Landstar truck giveaway
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Achieving the Million Mile Safe Driver distinction can have a big reward. Ask John Fuller of Monroe, Wisconsin. He was the lucky winner of at 2025 Freightliner Cascadia earlier this month at the Landstar System BCO All-Star celebration in Orlando, Florida. The All-Star Truck Giveaway, what...
7 Arrested in ‘Large-Scale’ Drug Trafficking Bust
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Seven people have been arrested in what Brown County authorities call the dismantling of a “large-scale drug trafficking organization.”. Brown County Sheriff Todd Delain said the Brown County Drug Task Force along with several police agencies across Northeast Wisconsin including the FBI and DEA, spent six months on the investigation.
Festival Foods announces hiring events for new Kimberly store
KIMBERLY (WLUK) -- Festival Foods is looking to hire employees at its new Kimberly location opening this fall. Four hiring events are scheduled to take place in the Appleton/Kimberly Room at the Hilton Garden Inn, located at 720 Eisenhower Drive in Kimberly. Wednesday, July 24: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Appleton teen in a coma, continuing to fight after early-July power washer accident
APPLETON - Things are slowly turning around for an Appleton teen who was seriously injured last week. Brett Jedwabny, 15, was using a power washer on July 9 around noon to wash a garden hose cart, according to JP Jedwabny, his uncle. When Brett was cleaning the wheel of the cart, JP said...
Green Bay Packers: Former 6′ 4″ – 323 Pound Monster Signs With New Team (Report)
The Green Bay Packers have been forced to move on from a number of players over the last few seasons. Many of whom played an key role in the success the team saw in the 2010s. However, one player who just signed on with the Packers this season has already found a new home.
Man who raped two women in South Beloit sentenced to 4 years in prison
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Payton Hatch, 22, the man convicted of sexually assaulting two women in a home in South Beloit in 2020, has been sentenced to spend the next four and a half years in prison. According to Winnebago County State’s Attorney J. Hanley, Hatch was investigated for the crimes after the women reported […]
Global outages affecting systems in Northeast Wisconsin
(WLUK) -- A global technology outage is causing a massive disruption across the world, including in Northeast Wisconsin. Several media and tech companies, schools and universities are reporting widespread outages. Impacts were felt Friday at the Appleton International Airport (ATW). "We're on the Outagamie County system, so Outagamie County had...
DNR investigating fish mortality events in central, southern Wisconsin
(WFRV) – After a large number of dead fish were reported in the Buffalo Lake Watershed in central Wisconsin and Yahara River in Dane County, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says it is now investigating the incidents. A release from the Wisconsin DNR states that both fish mortality...
Henry Winkler Stops At Wisconsin Café For Breakfast
What a guy! Henry Winkler was in Wisconsin with “Happy Days” co-stars Anson Williams and Donny Most last week and made a stop for breakfast at a local café. This isn't the first time Henry Winkler has come to the Illinois and Wisconsin regions. A while back, he was in Illinois for a Conference he was speaking at, grabbed a drink at a local coffee shop, then went to a Children's Museum before heading home.
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