Category Archives: Local

LTC Expansion To Accommodate Nursing Demand
CLEVELAND, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Lakeshore Technical College is taking steps to address the ongoing healthcare worker shortage with a new healthcare excellence center, which is expected to double graduatio...
Robert Kennedy May 23, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Fox Valley Ready To Cash In On NFL Draft-Mania
FOX VALLEY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Excitement for Green Bay's hosting of the NFL Draft in 2025 is reaching further than just Titletown. Businesses in the Fox Valley are already looking forward to the extra ...
Robert Kennedy May 23, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Sump Pumps Required for All Homes in De Pere
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Some De Pere residents are raising questions, after learning they could be required to spend thousands of dollars to install sump pumps in their homes. The city informed res...
Rachel Charniak May 22, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Over 500 Attorneys Contacted for Suspect, yet Green Bay Murder Case Remains on Hold
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Despite contacting more than 500 attorneys, the state Public Defender's office has been unable to find an attorney for murder suspect Jesse Dahl. As a result, a judge agre...
Rachel Charniak May 22, 2023 Jesse Dahl appears in court May 22, 2023.
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2025 NFL Draft Is Coming To Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After years of applications and research, the NFL Draft is coming to Green Bay. The NFL announced Monday that the 2025 NFL Draft will take place in Green Bay and the city'...
Rachel Charniak May 22, 2023 An empty Lambeau Field at night, July 22, 2022.
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Veteran Groups, Soldiers to Gather for 4th Annual Appleton Cemetery Veteran Salute Tour
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Northeast Wisconsin veteran groups and members of the military will come together Sunday to salute fallen soldiers at each cemetery in Appleton. The Annual Appleton Cemeter...
Rachel Charniak May 22, 2023 A joint veteran service organization honor guard marches together to honor veterans who died in a Memorial Day ceremony at St. Mary Cemetery in Appleton.
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'Homicidal Review' Continues for Fatal Omro Crash; Woman Convicted of Traffic Citation
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A woman was convicted Monday of a traffic citation for refusing to take an intoxication test after what appears to be a fatal drunk driving crash on New Year's Day, where th...
Rachel Charniak May 22, 2023 Shanelle Hofacre appears in court for a traffic citation May 22, 2023.
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Man Sentenced for Throwing Bag of Drugs out of Vehicle During Police Chase on I-41
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man who tossed a bag of drugs out of a vehicle while being chased by police on Interstate-41 was sentenced Monday to four years in prison. Jarvis Starks, 29, pleaded n...
Rachel Charniak May 22, 2023 Jarvis Starks
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Man Pleads Not Guilty to Killing Girlfriend Before Omro Standoff
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Joseph Olvera pleaded not guilty Monday to killing his girlfriend at an Omro home. Olvera, 22, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide and recklessly endangering s...
Rachel Charniak May 22, 2023 Joseph Olvera listens to testimony during a preliminary hearing in Winnebago County court March 30, 2023, for the death of his girlfriend, Johanna Schultz, at an Omro home.
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Nursing Most Common Undergraduate Degree Awarded in Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Nursing is the most popular degree choice for undergraduate students in Wisconsin, according to a new report from Stacker. But how much do spring graduations help health c...
Rachel Charniak May 22, 2023 UW-Oshkosh nursing students earn tuition credit for administering the COVID-19 vaccine.
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