Category Archives: Local
NWTC and UW-Platteville partnership enhances local access to engineering degrees
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new agreement between NWTC and UW-Platteville expands local access to engineering students. The new partnership allows NWTC students to complete a Bachelor of Science in...
Nov 20, 2025 NWTC engineering student with instructor. (Photo courtesy of NWTC)
Valley Transit offers up to $5,000 hiring bonus to combat bus driver shortage
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Valley Transit is offering a hiring bonus for new bus drivers amid a driver shortage. Drivers with a commercial driver's license with a "P" endorsement and a clean driving ...
Nov 20, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Feedback to shape Green Bay airport's plans for modernization, expansion
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay's airport is seeking guidance to enhance passenger experience. Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport has partnered with two firms to conduct two majo...
Nov 20, 2025 Logo for Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Oneida child abuse suspects' hearings delayed due to lack of legal representation
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Preliminary hearings were postponed Thursday for two suspects charged with child abuse after a 14-year-old was hospitalized in August weighing just 35 pounds. Similar action...
Nov 20, 2025 L-R, Melissa Goodman, Savanna LeFever, appear separately before Outagamie County court via Zoom, November 20, 2025. (Outagamie County court/Zoom)
DNR explains how weather impacts deer ahead of gun deer opener
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin's gun deer opener is Saturday, and hunters across the state are preparing for what many consider a holiday tradition. Steve Burns, a wildlife biologist with the ...
Nov 20, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of Wisconsin DNR
De Pere welcomes first downtown brewery
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new brewery is tapping into the heart of downtown De Pere. Nicolet Ale Works is opening a full-scale production brewery, taproom, and outdoor beer venue at 301 Main Avenue...
Nov 20, 2025 Nicolet Ale Works announces it is opening a brewery at 301 Main Avenue in De Pere, November 19, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online
BREAKING: Green Bay school board fires East football coach Niko Sila
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay School board has voted to terminate the contract of Niko Sila. Sila was Green Bay East High School's Manager of engagement, attendance and advocacy; and also...
Nov 19, 2025 Niko Sila speaks with the media on October 30, 2025 after being told Green Bay Area Public School District administrators are recommending he be fired.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Lineville Road reopens to traffic following 2-year construction project
SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A two-year road construction project is complete and open to traffic. On Wednesday, newly expanded and improved Lineville Road from Velp Avenue to W. Deerfield Avenue opened...
Nov 19, 2025 Officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the near-completion of the Lineville Road construction project, Nov. 10, 2025.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Federal loan revives Shawano County sawmill, aims to boost production and create jobs
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A federal loan is helping re-open and expand a former sawmill in Shawano County. The USDA announced Wednesday the Timber Professionals Cooperative Enterprises (TPCE) will use a Rural De...
Nov 19, 2025 Fox Valley roofing contractor faces over $140,000 in fines for alleged OSHA violation.
PC: Fox 11 Online
Judge tosses wedding barns' lawsuit over liquor license requirement
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A judge Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by two event venues, including one in Berlin, which challenged a law requiring them to obtain liquor licenses. The bill, known as Act 73, r...
Nov 19, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
