Category Archives: Local

Fire Forces Three People From Their Home
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A structure fire in Green Bay has left three people displaced from their home. The Green Bay Metro Fire Department was alerted of a structure fire in the 1400 block of Frank St....
Robert Kennedy May 15, 2023 GBMF

Door County Home Of A Top Secret Beach
WASHINGTON ISLAND, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A unique beach in Door County has been named one of the top 100 secret beaches in the U.S. Schoolhouse Beach on Washington Island came in 86th place in the poll of ...
Robert Kennedy May 15, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

UWGB Graduation Features Family Firsts
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - More than one thousand students walked across the stage Saturday at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay's graduation ceremonies. And half of those students are first gene...
Robert Kennedy May 15, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Painful Budget Cuts For UWO
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Because of declining enrollment and budget cuts, UW-Oshkosh is looking for strategies to trim costs. One of the strategies is voluntary retirement incentives being offered to...
Robert Kennedy May 13, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Appleton Airport to Add Extra Flights for Packers Game in Las Vegas
GREENVILLE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Even before the NFL officially released its 2023 schedule, Appleton International Airport was making moves with the leaked schedule. With the Green Bay Packers playing in...
Rachel Charniak May 12, 2023 An Allegiant airplane at the Appleton International Airport May 12, 2023.
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Army Reserves Prep Drills Ahead of Deployment
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Northeast Wisconsin Army Reserve unit is preparing for deployment later this month. Before the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion can leave for Eastern Europe, its soldiers n...
Rachel Charniak May 12, 2023 Soldiers in the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion in Green Bay listen to instructions during their Army Combat Fitness Test ahead of their deployment to Eastern Europe May 12, 2023.
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Safety Jonathan Owens, Husband of Gymnast Simone Biles, Reportedly Signs with Packers
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Packers' newest member comes with a famous spouse. Safety Jonathan Owens has reportedly signed with the team. Owens spent the first four years of his career ...
Rachel Charniak May 12, 2023 Green Bay Packers

Stamp Out Hunger with USPS
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The National Association of Letter Carriers will be collecting non-perishable food items on Saturday through the USPS Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. If you have a box or can of n...
Rachel Charniak May 12, 2023 L-R Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach, Local Letter Carrier Jack Mannion, and Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich hold Stamp Out Hunger proclamation. May 12, 2023.

Juvenile Justice Advocates Want Court to Overturn Manitowoc County Teen's Conviction
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A group of juvenile justice advocates from the across the country filed a brief Friday, urging the state Court of Appeals to overturn Damian Hauschultz's conviction for the...
Rachel Charniak May 12, 2023 Damian Hauschultz appears via video conference in Manitowoc County court June 25, 2021.
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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Fleet Farm Over Employee's Suicide
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A judge Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died by suicide after taking guns from his employer. In December, 2020, Ryan Ames stole a handgun and amm...
Rachel Charniak May 12, 2023 Fleet Farm store exterior in Grand Chute, November 18, 2022.
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