Category Archives: Local
Portion of Mariners Trail to Close with Beginning of Reconstruction Project
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A portion of Manitowoc's Mariners Trail will be closed beginning Thursday, with the start of a reconstruction project. Crews will close the area between the Little Manitow...
May 03, 2023 The Mariners Trail along Lake Michigan in Manitowoc is seen, Aug. 12, 2016.
PC: Fox 11 Online
'Epidemic' of Loneliness, Isolation Hits Wisconsin Alongside rest of America
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The U.S. Surgeon General has declared a new public health epidemic in America: loneliness and isolation. The report addresses that even before the COVID-19 pandemic, about ...
May 03, 2023 Lawrence University students attend "Do Nothing" course which teaches coping skills and prioritizes mental health. (WITI-TV)
Green Bay Veteran Receives Medals Earned in World War II
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Nearly 80 years after he joined the military, a veteran from Green Bay has received his medals for service in World War II. U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-8th District, prese...
May 03, 2023 Joe Mertens is presented with medals earned for his service in World War II.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Green Bay Police Welcome Two New K9 Cops
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Police Department is growing by eight paws. Thanks to the generosity of donors, the department welcomed two new K9 officers to the team. Mattie, a two-year-o...
May 03, 2023 Green Bay Police Department welcomes two new K9 officers, Mattie and Nox.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Crews Rescue Person Trapped on the Roof in Sheboygan House Fire
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A resident, who was trapped on the roof during a house fire, was rescued by firefighters in Sheboygan. Crews were first called to a home in the 1900 block of South 13th St...
May 03, 2023 Fire Truck (PC: Fox 11 Online)
Aspiro Puts New Buses to Work
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Aspiro now has a new fleet of buses after a fire destroyed theirs in February. The buses are essential to get Aspiro's clients to jobs, appointments and activities. Two of...
May 03, 2023
Wisconsin Supreme Court Weighs In On Ivermectin
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday morning that a hospital could not be forced to administer Ivermectin to a COVID-19 patient. Only Justice Rebecca Bradley dissented from t...
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Social Media Restriction Bill Has Supporters And Detractors
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A new bill out of Madison aims to limit access to social media accounts for those under 18, but some say the bill is going too far. "Right now, our children are spending, on ...
May 03, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Teachers Go To Lunch In Style
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - You don't usually see too many Corvettes hanging out in K-8 school parking lots -- let alone 18 of them. But when local Corvette club Corvettes of the Bay holds their Tea...
May 03, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Local Programs Aim To Help Projected Nursing Shortage
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- With new data showing that healthcare demands will only continue to increase, the growing shortage of nurses is a major concern for many across the nation and in Wisconsin...
May 03, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
