Category Archives: Local
Sturgeon Spearing on Upriver Lakes to end Saturday
WISCONSIN (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The sturgeon spearing season on lakes Poygan, Winneconne and Butte des Morts will end Saturday. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the three adult females spea...
Feb 17, 2023 Joshua Genske poses with the 136.5-pound, 80.5-inch sturgeon he speared Feb. 17, 2023, on Lake Winnebago and registered at Pipe.
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Over-the-Counter Access Could Reduce Barriers to Narcan, Health Experts Say
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering putting Narcan on the shelf at your local pharmacy. Narcan is already widely available for those willing to speak to a...
Feb 17, 2023 PHOTO: Wisconsin State Patrol
Man Convicted in Green Bay Shooting
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Robert Bowsky was convicted for a June 2020 shooting at Seymour Park on Green Bay's east side, but not the murder charge. Deanthony Odum was killed and two others were inj...
Feb 17, 2023
Wanted Sex Offender from Appleton Arrested in Texas
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A convicted sex offender being sought by Appleton police has been arrested in Texas. Authorities say U.S. Marshals arrested Paul Schmidt Friday morning in Lubbock. The arre...
Feb 17, 2023 Paul P. Schmidt
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Little Chute Receives Grant to Plant Vegetation Around Park Signs
LITTLE CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The village of Little Chute has received $2,000 from the American Transmission Company to replant sign planter beds at two parks. The beds at Legion and Van Lieshout pa...
Feb 17, 2023 The sign planter bed in Van Lieshout Park.
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Law Enforcement, Towing Companies Regroup After Busy Night on Snowy Roads
FOX VALLEY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- More than 150 crashes were reported in Outagamie County as a result from the snow Thursday evening. The total number came to 166, according to Lt. Nathan Borman with the ...
Feb 17, 2023 A truck hauling vehicles blocks the southbound lanes of Interstate 41 in southern Fond du Lac County Feb. 16, 2023.
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Legal Action Threatened Over Audio Surveillance
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An attorney representing Wisconsin's State Senate has sent a new letter to Green Bay's city attorney to preserve documents, materials and other tangible evidence possibly ...
Feb 17, 2023 A sign on a wall at Green Bay City Hall seen Feb. 17, 2023, alerts visitors that they are being recorded.
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Local Dentists Restore Smiles of New Community Shelter Residents
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Local dentists are giving Green Bay area shelter residents something to smile about. Meadowbrook Smiles in Green Bay has agreed to do free dental work for some New Communi...
Feb 17, 2023 Thanks to a high school senior and his mom who is a dentist, they were able to coordinate free dental care to New Community Shelter residents in Green Bay, February 17, 2023.
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Green Bay Brothers Convicted of Trafficking Thousands of Fentanyl Pills into Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two Green Bay brothers were convicted of trafficking thousands of fentanyl pills disguised as Percocet into Wisconsin. A federal jury in Green Bay convicted Don A.K. James...
Feb 17, 2023 L-R, Frederick Brewer, Don A.K. James, Jr.
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Green Bay Man Sentenced for Selling Fentanyl Disguised as Percocet
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Green Bay man was sentenced for selling fentanyl disguised as Percocet. Bahron Berkley-Dolphin, 26, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and seven years of supervised rel...
Feb 17, 2023 Bahron Berkley-Dolphin
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