Category Archives: Local

MLK Day Celebrations Are Underway
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Saturday marked Brown County's 28th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Many people gathered at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College to hear parts of Dr. King's...
Robert Kennedy Jan 16, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Ashwaubenon Looking to Fill Lifeguard Positions
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Lifeguard recruiting continues for one area community. Melody Escoto is the Aquatic Coordinator for the Village of Ashwaubenon, and says they are always in planning mode...
Rachel Charniak Jan 14, 2023 Lifeguard training for the village of Ashwaubenon.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Sip and Snack Your Way Through Downtown Green Bay this Weekend
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - You can sip and snack your way through Green Bay this weekend. Downtown, Broadway, and Olde Main Street cafs are taking part in a Caf Crawl. The Caf Crawl is Saturday, Jan....
Rachel Charniak Jan 14, 2023 Café Crawl Punch Card
PC: Fox 11 Online

Oneida Retail Replenishes Supplies for Area Homeless Shelter
ONEIDA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- When the call for supplies at a Green Bay homeless shelter went out, Oneida stores answered in three big ways. In late November, the Safe Shelter on Green Bay's west side, as...
Rachel Charniak Jan 13, 2023 Oneida Retail held a hygiene supply drive over the holidays at dropped off the items at the Safe Shelter in Green Bay, January 13, 2023
PC: Fox 11 Online

Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at NWTC
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - You can celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior this weekend. The 28th annual Brown County MLK Celebration is taking place at Northeast Wisconsin Tec...
Rachel Charniak Jan 13, 2023 The annual Brown County MLK Celebration at NWTC in Green Bay, January 2022.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Expected Warm Weather Could Impact Lake Winnebago Ice Conditions
LAKE WINNEBAGO (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Taking to the lakes and doing a little ice fishing is part of how we live in Northeast Wisconsin, and on Lake Winnebago, many anglers are doing just that. At nearly 132,0...
Rachel Charniak Jan 13, 2023 Ice fishing on Asylum Bay on Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh, January 13, 2023
PC: Fox 11 Online

Robbie Knievel Passes Away
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Daredevil Robbie Knievel's long career included a world record stop in Northeast Wisconsin. In 1998, Knievel appeared at the Oneida Casino in Ashwaubenon. Before a crowd of hundreds, Kn...
Rachel Charniak Jan 13, 2023 Robbie Knievel breaks his father's world record by jumping 17 semis in his motorcycle July 31, 1998, at Oneida Casino in Ashwaubenon.
PC: Fox 11 Online

Police Interview Reveals Waupaca County '92 Double Homicide Suspect's Confession
WAUPACA COUNTY (WTAQ-WLUK) - A police interview with Tony Haase about a 1992 double murder was played in court Friday, as he was ordered Friday to stand trial in the case. Haase was charged in August ...
Rachel Charniak Jan 13, 2023 Tony Haase
PC: Fox 11 Online

State Senator André Jacque Expresses Concern After Potawatomi Observation Tower Presentation
WISCONSIN (WTAQ) -- Following the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources public information session on Thursday regarding the future of the Potawatomi Observation Tower, State Senator Andr Jacque h...
Rachel Charniak Jan 13, 2023 Andre Jacque (Official Photo)

Green Bay Police Identify Stabbing Suspect; Request for Public's Assistance
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Green Bay Police Department is asking the public for their assistance in the search for 21-year-old Angel Guerrero of Green Bay. He is the suspect in a reported stabbing th...
Rachel Charniak Jan 13, 2023 Angel Guerrero

