Category Archives: Local
Work Begins Today on Leo Frigo Bridge
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Road construction season is here, and Green Bay's Leo Frigo Bridge is getting an update. Long-term, continuous lane closures begin Monday, April 3 on the Leo Frigo Bridge over ...
Mar 31, 2023 The Leo Frigo Bridge crossing the Fox River as seen from Green Bay Metro Boat Launch. (PHOTO/WTAQ News)
Paint the Town Teal Kicks Off in April
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- When you see the color teal this April, remember that sexual violence has no place in our community. Paint the Town Teal is a campaign through the Family Services of Northeast ...
Mar 31, 2023 PC: Fox 11 Online
Man Convicted of Stabbing and Robbing Couple at Appleton Motel
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A jury convicted Cornelius Pearson Friday of a stabbing and robbery at an Appleton motel in March 2021. Pearson was convicted of attempted homicide, recklessly endangering s...
Mar 31, 2023 Cornelius Pearson
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Judge Rules Man Accused of Killing his Mother and her Husband is Competent to Stand Trial
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - David Steinmetz is mentally competent to stand trial for allegedly killing his mother and her husband, a judge ruled Friday. Steinmetz then pleaded not guilty to the murders. ...
Mar 31, 2023 David Steinmetz
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Taylor Schabusiness' Wants Jury from Outside Brown County
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Taylor Schabusiness' attorney wants a jury from outside Brown County to hear the murder, decapitation, and sexual assault case. Schabusiness, 25, is charged with first-degr...
Mar 31, 2023 Taylor Schabusiness appears in Brown County court Jan. 6, 2023.
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Door County Shipwreck Listed on State Register of Historic Places
BAILEYS HARBOR, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Emeline Shipwreck in Baileys Harbor has made its way onto the State Register of Historic Places after 127 years beneath the waters of Door County. The Emeline was...
Mar 31, 2023 Emeline Shipwreck in Baileys Harbor.
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Two Proposals Remain as Green Bay Schools Task Force Weighs Options
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The committee studying how the Green Bay Area Public School District should address declining enrollment has narrowed its focus, and both remaining options keep West as a ...
Mar 31, 2023 Hallway at Green Bay West High School March 8, 2023.
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Police Response To Weapons Call At Oshkosh West High School
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - Police say an Oshkosh West High School student brought an air soft gun to the school, prompting a response. Officers were called to the school Friday morning to investigate a poss...
Mar 31, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Apartment Fire Sends Residents Scrambling
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - 10 people have been displaced following a multi-unit apartment fire in Oshkosh. Thursday night around 8:30, the City of Oshkosh Fire Department was called to a structure fire on t...
Mar 31, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Part-Timers Now Full-Time Green Bay School Employees
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Fourteen Green Bay school district employees earned their associate degrees Thursday night from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. These part-time staff members will no...
Mar 31, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
