Category Archives: Local

Stretch of Highway 54 to Close Beginning Monday
BLACK CREEK, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Construction of water and sewer mains in Outagamie County will have some drivers taking a new route. State Highway 54 through Black Creek will be closed beginning Monday...
Rachel Charniak Mar 03, 2023

$100,000 Winning Lottery Ticket Sold in Pulaski
PULASKI, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A top-prize-winning lottery ticket was sold at a Pulaski gas station Friday. The Trailside BP on County Highway B sold the ticket, which is bringing in a $100,000 prize. The...
Rachel Charniak Mar 03, 2023 $100,000 winning lottery ticket sold in Pulaski.
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Cruz Sentenced for Attack on Woman, Baby on East River Trail
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The man who attacked a woman and her baby on the East River Trail has been sentenced to 42 1/2 years in prison, followed by 22 1/2 years extended supervision. Miles Cruz, ...
Rachel Charniak Mar 03, 2023 Miles Cruz appears in court for his sentencing March 3, 2023.
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Ashwaubenon Public Safety Identifies Homicide Victim
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) -- Ashwaubenon Public Safety has identified the victim from Wednesday night's homicide. 23 year old Braxton Phillips from Hobart was found in the 2800 block of Viking Drive in A...
Rachel Charniak Mar 03, 2023 A man was shot and killed in the 2800 block of Viking Drive at Creekwood Apartments in Ashwaubenon, March 2, 2023.
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New Holstein Man Dies in U.P. Snowmobile Crash
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A New Holstein man died after crashing into a trail groomer while riding his snowmobile in the U.P. Todd Lisowe, 42, was the first rider of three other Wisconsin snowmobilers on the tra...
Rachel Charniak Mar 03, 2023

Finalists Named for Green Bay Schools Superintendent
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two finalists are being considered for the next superintendent of the Green Bay Area Public School District. The finalists are Jenny Risner and Claude Tiller. Risner is cu...
Rachel Charniak Mar 03, 2023 Green Bay Area Public School District superintendent finalists Jenny Risner, left, and Claude Tiller.
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Walsh Will Remain as Judge in Schabusiness Case
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The judge presiding over the Taylor Schabusiness case will not take himself off of it, denying a request from her new attorney. Schabusiness, 25, is charged with first-deg...
Rachel Charniak Mar 03, 2023 Taylor Schabusiness attacks her attorney, Quinn Jolly, in Brown County court Feb. 14, 2023.
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Two Injured in Manitowoc County Intersection Crash
MANITOWOC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two people were injured after a collision in a Manitowoc County intersection. It happened just before 6 p.m. Thursday on County Highway W at Man Cal Road, near Reed...
Rachel Charniak Mar 03, 2023

Green Bay Reactivates Sister City Relationship with Irapuato, Mexico
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The city of Green Bay is rekindling a relationship with its sister city. On Friday, mayor Eric Genrich signed a proclamation to reactivate the city's partnership with Irap...
Rachel Charniak Mar 03, 2023 Green Bay

Judge Allows State to Continue Effort to Keep 'Halloween Killer' in Custody
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The state's effort to keep the "Halloween Killer" in custody will be allowed to continue, a judge ruled Friday. Gerald Turner, 73, was convicted of sexually assaulting an...
Rachel Charniak Mar 03, 2023 Gerald Turner
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