Category Archives: Local

Growing Bipartisan Support For Closing Green Bay Prison
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Momentum continues to build as a growing number of bipartisan elected leaders have pledged their support for closing the Green Bay Correctional Institution (GBCI) and working w...
Rachel Charniak Feb 02, 2023 Green Bay Correctional Institution
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Green Bay Police Identify Double Homicide Victims
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Upon speaking with the next of kin, the Green Bay Police Department can release that the victims of a double homicide in the 1600 block of Elkay Lane on the City's east side ar...
Rachel Charniak Feb 02, 2023 Rhonda Cegelski and Paula O’Connor
Photo provided by family of Rhonda Cegelski.

Officials: Extreme Cold Temperatures Likely Played a Role in Sturgeon Bay Man's Death
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Extreme cold temperatures likely attributed to a Sturgeon Bay man's death, officials say. On Tuesday morning, police were called to the 100 block of S. Lansing Avenue f...
Rachel Charniak Feb 02, 2023 The 100 block of S. Lansing Avenue in Sturgeon Bay, January 31, 2023.
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DNR: Deep freeze Will Help Complete Water Clarity Test Ahead of Sturgeon Spearing
WISCONSIN (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Sturgeon spearers, are you ready? With the Winnebago System's sturgeon spearing season just nine days away, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is preparing. Opening...
Rachel Charniak Feb 02, 2023 Sturgeon speared on Lake Winnebago, February 18, 2021.
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Attorney Asks Judge to Wait Before Ruling on Sex Trafficking Defense in Homicide Case
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The attorney for a woman who wants to argue she should be acquitted of a Kaukauna homicide because she was the victim of sex trafficking at the time has asked a judge to wa...
Rachel Charniak Feb 02, 2023 Police tape surrounds a house in the 100 block of W. Division Street in Kaukauna April 1, 2021, during an investigation of a suspicious death.
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Lindemann Pleads Not Guilty in Oshkosh Boat Crash
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Jason Lindemann pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges related to a boating crash on the Fox River which injured multiple people. After a sheriff's department detective test...
Rachel Charniak Feb 02, 2023 Jason Lindemann
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Manitowoc County Authorities Arrest Out-of-State Fugitive
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Manitowoc County authorities arrested an out-of-state fugitive on probation for child abduction. Valettamarie Campbell, 48, of Phoenix, Arizona was taken into custody Thur...
Rachel Charniak Feb 02, 2023

Let your Imagination Take Flight in the Neville Public Museum's Newest Exhibit
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A traveling, interactive science exhibit produced by NASA and Boeing is calling a Green Bay museum home for the next three months. Above and Beyond will open at the Nevill...
Rachel Charniak Feb 02, 2023 The Above and Beyond traveling interactive science exhibit at the Neville Public Museum, February 2, 2023.
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Neenah to Stop Enforcing Sign Ordinance Until Court Challenge is Decided
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The city of Neenah will voluntarily stop enforcement of its sign ordinance while a federal court decides whether the ordinance is legal. The proposed sale of the former Sh...
Rachel Charniak Feb 02, 2023 A sign at a home in Neenah opposing the potential rezoning of Shattuck Middle School. Jan. 19, 2023.
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Port of Green Bay Sees a Decrease in Cargo Shipments for 2022 Season
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Last week marked the end of the 2022 Port of Green Bay's season with a decrease of 10% from the previous year. With the departure of Algocanada from the port on Jan. 25, t...
Rachel Charniak Feb 02, 2023 The Algocanada arrives at the port of Green Bay Jan. 24, 2023.
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