Category Archives: Local

UW-Oshkosh, YMCA Partnership to Keep Childcare Center Open
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- UW-Oshkosh's childcare center will remain open, despite the university's announcement last month that the center would be permanently closing at the end of June. UWO announc...
Rachel Charniak May 30, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Wall That Heals on Display in Crivitz
CRIVITZ, WI (WTAQ) -- "The Wall that Heals," a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that features the names of the 58,281 people who died serving our country in the Vietnam War, is in Crivitz at t...
Rachel Charniak May 30, 2023 Veterans escort the Wall that Heals from Vandervest Harley-Davidson in Green Bay to the Crivitz-Stephenson Area Museum.

Historic Family Artifacts on Display at Green Bay's Elmore Elementary School
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Pieces of Green Bay history will be on display at Elmore Elementary school. The Green Bay & De Pere Antiquarian Society is loaning personal items once belonging to the...
Rachel Charniak May 30, 2023 Elmore Elementary School students look at artifacts, including a jacket and a skirt worn by Mary Elmore in the early 1850s, on loan from the Green Bay & De Pere Antiquarian Society, displayed at Elmore Elementary School May 30, 2023.
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Life Sentence Handed Down in Green Bay Murder Case
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Pedro Santiago-Marquez was sentenced to life in prison for the drug debt-related murder of Jason Mendez-Ramos, whose burned body was found on the University of Wisconsin-G...
Rachel Charniak May 30, 2023 Pedro Santiago-Marquez has been convicted of the murder of Jason Mendez-Ramos.
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New Tool To Combat Food Insecurity in Northeast Wisconsin
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new tool to combat food insecurity in Northeast Wisconsin was announced Tuesday. It is called the NEW Food Access Map created by the UW-Madison Division of Extension ...
Rachel Charniak May 30, 2023 NEW Food Access Map, May 30, 2023.
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Man Convicted of Green Bay Area Arson and Storage Unit Thefts
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Thomas Smith was convicted Tuesday in connection with a series of fires. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 3, court records show. Smith, 60, pleaded no contest to three coun...
Rachel Charniak May 30, 2023 Thomas Smith II
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Fond du Lac Police Continue to Collect Evidence in Shots Fired Incident
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fond du Lac police say they are still collecting evidence in a shots fired incident over the weekend. Officers responded to the 100 block of 3rd Street just after 3:30 a...
Rachel Charniak May 30, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Prosecutors Say Schabusiness' Request to Dismiss Sexual Assault Charge Should be Denied
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Taylor Schabusiness' request to dismiss the sexual assault charge against her should be denied, prosecutors argue. Schabusiness, 25, is charged with first-degree intentiona...
Rachel Charniak May 30, 2023 Taylor Schabusiness appears in court May 9, 2023.
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Oshkosh Corporation Acquires Aerotech
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Oshkosh Corporation will acquire an aerospace company, launching it into the air transportation support market. The definitive agreement between Oshkosh and AeroTech is an $8...
Robert Kennedy May 30, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

June Is Time Of Celebration, Reflection For LGBTQ Community
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- June is just around the corner; which means Pride month is almost here. Pride month is celebrated by the LGBTQ community and their allies to honor progress in the gay rights...
Rachel Charniak May 30, 2023 The city of Green Bay raised the Progress Pride flag at city hall in recognition of June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, June 7, 2022.
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