Category Archives: Local
Green Bay School Officials Call Upcoming School Year 'Consequential'
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- District officials in Green Bay say the upcoming school year is a "consequential" one. The district is facing a $92.6 million referendum in November alongside a search for a ne...
Aug 25, 2022 Chappell Elementary School. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Green Bay Area Public School District)
Appleton Cops Involved In Fatal Shooting Identified
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Investigators have released the names of the officers who shot a man in Appleton earlier this month. Officer Bryce Rudebeck and Officer Tony Shuman shot Daniel Pesavento Aug...
Aug 25, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of DCI
9 Year Old Girl Flown To The Hospital After Bales Of Hay Fell On Her
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A 9-year-old girl from the Township of Eden is being treated at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee after a thousand-pound hay bale fell on her. Fond...
Aug 25, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Dodgers Pound Brewers Pitching
LOS ANGELES, CA (WTAQ) - The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-6 on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. LA went up 9-2 after four innings batting around in the 1st and 4th innings. Andr...
Aug 25, 2022
Appleton Voters To Decide On School Referendums
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Voters in the Appleton school district will have two referendum questions on their ballots this November. The district will ask voters to approve $129.8 million for a new el...
Aug 25, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Get Ready For Rising Prices To Heat Your Home
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Utility bills could be increasing heading into this winter due to the higher costs of natural gas. The price increase is partially due to the war in Ukraine. The average Wi...
Aug 25, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Court Appearance For The Suspect In Overdose Deaths
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Grand Chute man has been charged with selling drugs in connection with the deaths of two men outside a hotel over the weekend. Gregory G. Clowers, 58, faces charges of del...
Aug 25, 2022 PHOTO: Outagamie County Sheriff's Office
First Responders Report Alarming Rise In Overdose Calls
FOX CITIES, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - State officials are sounding the alarm about an increase in overdose deaths that have been connected to fentanyl. It comes after two people were recently found dead and an...
Aug 25, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Menominee Indian School District Aims to Tackle Chronic Absenteeism
KESHENA, WI (WTAQ) -- Chronic absenteeism in schools across the country has doubled since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, one local district is hoping to tackle it head-on. The Menominee Indi...
Aug 24, 2022 Menominee Indian School District Logo
Good News And Bad News For Green Bay Schools
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Green Bay school leaders say they've found over a million-dollars in savings by not hiring more administrators. The school district yesterday said it will save one-point-three m...
Aug 24, 2022 GBAPSD
