Category Archives: Local
Green Bay Area Public School District Seeking Input to Help Hire New Superintendent
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Green Bay Area Public School District Board of Education is seeking feedback that will assist them in hiring the next superintendent. Lori Blakeslee with the Green Bay Area...
Dec 09, 2022 IMAGE: Courtesy Green Bay Area Public School District.
Spider Bites Cause Issue at Manitowoc Middle School
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Students at Wilson Middle School in Manitowoc got a surprise 3 day weekend with school cancelled on Friday after an incident on Thursday. Superintendent James Feil says a ...
Dec 09, 2022 Wilson Middle School
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Menasha Names Next Police Chief Following Retirement of Current Long-Time Leader
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Menasha Police Department is naming its next leader after its current chief announced his retirement at the end of August. Current Investigative Lt. Nicholas Thorn will ...
Dec 09, 2022 Nicholas Thorn
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Schabusiness Trial Could be Delayed by Latest Competency Exam
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Work continues to schedule another competency exam for Taylor Schabusiness, a process which could delay her scheduled March 6 trial for allegedly killing and decapitating ...
Dec 09, 2022 Taylor Schabusiness (BCSO)
Wild Deer in Shawano County Tests Positive for CWD
TOWN OF GERMANIA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A wild deer shot in Shawano County during the bowhunting season has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says ...
Dec 09, 2022 CWD sample site kiosk at Navarino Wildlife Area in Shawano County.
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Man Accused of Supplying Gun Child Used to Shoot Another Child Ordered to Trial
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The man who allegedly supplied the gun one 5-year-old used to inadvertently shoot and kill another 5-year-old was ordered Friday to stand trial, after a preliminary hearin...
Dec 09, 2022 Jordan Leavy-Carter enters a Brown County courtroom Dec. 9, 2022.
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Judge Orders 'Psycho Sexual Evaluation' for Teen who Attacked Woman on De Pere Trail
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A judge ordered a "psycho sexual evaluation" be performed on Miles Cruz before he is sentenced for attacking a woman on a De Pere trail -- delaying his sentencing by two m...
Dec 09, 2022 Miles Cruz appears in court via video conference Dec. 9.
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Oconto Man Indicted for Allegedly Producing Child Porn
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Oconto man has been indicted in federal court for allegedly producing child pornography. Prosecutors say Rocky R. Sonkowsky, 32, "employed and used a minor" for the pur...
Dec 09, 2022 Rocky Sonkowsky
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Evers to Make Stop in Green Bay to Discuss State Budget
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- With a new two-year state budget on the horizon, Gov. Tony Evers is planning stops around the state, including in Green Bay, to hear from citizens. The Dec. 20 listening s...
Dec 09, 2022 Governor Tony Evers
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Investigation Into Unusual Police Shooting Continues
HOBART, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Investigators are still looking into the circumstances surrounding a traffic stop where a Hobart-Lawrence police officer accidently shot himself. The officer, a 7-year veteran...
Dec 09, 2022 Law enforcement officers work at the scene of an incident on Highway 29 in Brown County.
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