Category Archives: Local
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign Begins Ahead of Labor Day Weekend
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- To keep the roadways safe surrounding Labor Day weekend, law enforcement is kicking off its annual 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' campaign. It starts Wednesday and runs ...
Aug 17, 2022
Northeast Wisconsin Boys are Finalists in National Mullet Competition
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A pair of Northeast Wisconsin boys' flowing hairstyles are in a national mullet competition. Axel Wenzel, 5, of Brillion, is a finalist in the Kids' Division of the USA Mull...
Aug 17, 2022
Settlement Likely in Fatal School Bus Crash
WAUTOMA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A settlement is likely in a civil wrongful death lawsuit filed after a 6-year-old girl was killed at a bus stop, court records show. Maryana Kranz, 6, was killed outside her...
Aug 17, 2022
Green Bay Police Seek Person Behind Damage to 'Eagle Eye' Surveillance Trailer
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Green Bay Police are looking for whoever damaged a new piece of equipment. The Green Bay Police Department has recently purchased the "Eagle Eye", a hybrid powered surveillance ...
Aug 17, 2022
Driver in Fond du Lac County Evades Deputies in Cornfield
TOWN OF WAUPUN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A driver who led deputies on a high-speed pursuit in Fond du Lac County was able to escape arrest. The pursuit started just before 2:30 a.m. Wednesday on Highway 26 n...
Aug 17, 2022
Milwaukee Health Care System Eyes Expansion in Fond du Lac
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Milwaukee health care chain is considering an expansion to Fond du Lac. Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin is not disclosing much about its plans but conf...
Aug 17, 2022
Cellcom Green Bay Marathon Presents $100,000 Check to Local Non-Profits
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The impact of an area marathon is being felt throughout the community. The Cellcom Green Bay Marathon returned to an in-person event in May and raised thousands of dollars...
Aug 17, 2022
Green Bay City Council Debates Uses for Remaining ARPA Funding
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- From buying new Bay Beach rides to low income home improvement grants, Green Bay's city council had 46 proposals for the use of part of the city's remaining $14.6 million ...
Aug 17, 2022 City of Green Bay
Wisconsin DOT Holds Public Meetings on I-41 Expansion
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Interstate-41 expansion project in Northeast Wisconsin continues. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is holding community meetings, Tuesday through Thursday, to ...
Aug 17, 2022
Brown County Reconsiders Single-Entry System for Courthouse
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The on-again, off-again discussions about increasing safety at the Brown County Courthouse are on again, as the county moves towards having one entrance with security scree...
Aug 17, 2022 Brown County Courthouse (Image: Courtesy of Brown County Clerk of Courts)
