
Carl Deffenbaugh
Anchor and Reporter at WITI-TV (Milwaukee, WI)
Anchor and reporter for @fox6now and @fox6wakeup. Northwestern grad. Ultimate Frisbee enthusiast. Have something I should check out in Milwaukee? Let me know!
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1 month ago |
fox6now.com | Carl Deffenbaugh
GURNEE, Illinois - Six Flags Great America’s all-new attraction for 2025, Wrath of Rakshasa, is the steepest and most inverted dive coaster in the world! FOX6's Carl Deffenbaugh joins FOX6 WakeUp with a preview of all the fun! Wrath of Rakshasa Highlights: Three sleek trains with three rows of passengers seated seven across; 3,239 feet of soaring track; Thrilling anticipation while the ride vehicle pauses in a face-first cliffhanger hold before plummeting 171 feet; A beyond-vertical 96-degree...
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1 month ago |
fox6now.com | Carl Deffenbaugh
By Carl Deffenbaugh and FOX6 News Digital Team Published May 2, 2025 4:55pm CDT CEDAR GROVE, Wis. - A fire truck left Wisconsin on Friday, May 2, headed for Kentucky. It is a potentially life-saving donation for a flood-ravaged community. Disaster relief from Wisconsin What we know: For a 30-year-old vehicle, the truck from the Cedar Grove Fire Department has never looked better. It is freshly adorned with well-wishes from Wisconsin to its new home in Kentucky.
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yahoo.com | Carl Deffenbaugh
The BriefA fire truck from Cedar Grove is being donated to a community in Kentucky that has been ravaged by floods. The 30-year-old rig is being driven to Hazard, Kentucky, to replace emergency vehicles damaged by flooding. "I think this is a good way to show that there’s a lot of love up here that is getting sent down with this truck."CEDAR GROVE, Wis. - A fire truck left Wisconsin on Friday, May 2, headed for Kentucky. It is a potentially life-saving donation for a flood-ravaged community.
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2 months ago |
fox6now.com | Carl Deffenbaugh
By Carl Deffenbaugh and FOX6 News Digital Team Published April 23, 2025 10:00pm CDT GREEN BAY, Wis. - At three in the morning – a time when most people are fast asleep – Ike Wynter is living a dream. Wisconsin artist living a dream What we know: Wynter is in his element; riding the wave after the wildest year of his life. If the NFL Draft is all about projecting what a player could be, the same goes for Wynter’s art. They’re all diamonds from the rough.
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2 months ago |
fox6now.com | Bryan Polcyn |Carl Deffenbaugh
The best teachers go to great lengths for their students. In this episode of Open Record, FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn invites anchor and reporter Carl Deffenbaugh to talk about a Waukesha County teacher who brought her students along for the ride after a recent trip to Antarctica. You'll learn how the trip came to be and why it's been such a valuable lesson in and out of the classroom.
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