Christina Van Zelst
Christina Van Zelst joined the FOX6 News Team as a multimedia journalist in November 2018, making her way closer to home in Chicago. She is now a reporter.
Before coming to the Badger state, Christina worked as a fill-in anchor and multimedia journalist for Eyewitness News WEHT/WTVW in Evansville, Indiana for two-and-a-half-years.
She graduated from Purdue University in 2016 where she was an anchor and reporter for Fast Track. She also worked for the Athletic Communications Department, covering all Purdue sports. Christina also had her own radio show covering Purdue sports on WAZY-FM. During college, she interned at Comcast SportsNet and NBC5 in Chicago.
Christina was born and raised in the northern suburbs of Chicago in Glenview where she went to high school at Glenbrook South. She has always been passionate about sports — Boiler Up! — and is a Chicago sports fanatic (especially the Blackhawks).
In her spare time she likes going to the movies traveling and hitting the gym.
If you have a story idea or tip, send her an email at christina.vanzelst@fox.com.
The latest from Christina Van Zelst
Kimberly Zapata ballot fraud case; opening statements, testimony unfold
Opening statements and the first witness testimony was held in the trial for Kimberly Zapata, the fired Milwaukee Election Commission deputy director.
Chicago measles outbreak; Wisconsin continues to monitor cases
Wisconsin’s neighboring state Illinois is dealing with a measles outbreak, but are Wisconsinites at risk?
Milwaukee TikTok influencers worry about app's fate
A lot of social media influences rely on TikTok for income – as a full-time job. Businesses also use it to highlight what they have to offer. But all of that could soon come to an end.
WIC funding approved, relief for Wisconsin caregivers
A recently passed funding package will help Wisconsin families put food on the table.
Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki retirement; paperwork to pope
Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki is retiring. He has led Catholics in southeast Wisconsin for more than a decade – and likely will for a while yet.
UWM at Waukesha closing in 2025; WCTC to help with transition
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee announced on Monday, March 11, that the UWM at Waukesha campus will close after the spring 2025 semester in response to a directive from the Universities of Wisconsin.
Milwaukee crash; victim's family speaks out
Recovering from a traumatic injury, a Milwaukee man is still hospitalized after being hit by a car last weekend.
Pleasant Prairie police chase; 16-year-old arrested, K-9 injured
A vehicle wanted in a shooting in Illinois was spotted by police in Wisconsin on Sunday evening, March 3.
Milwaukee County drug overdose deaths, lives lost recognized
Milwaukee County continues to have the highest number of opioid-related deaths in the state. Black Balloon Day recognizes those lives lost.
I-43 southbound ramps closing at Brown Deer Road for 3 months
The I-43 southbound ramps at Brown Deer Road (WIS 100) are scheduled to close long-term beginning Wednesday evening, March 6.