Category Archives: Local

Port Washington Businesses See Two Counterfeit Bills Incidents Within Minutes
PORT WASHINGTON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Port Washington Police Department is asking for help identifying two suspects after the two allegedly paid with counterfeit $100 bills within minutes of each othe...
Casey Nelson Aug 12, 2022

Man Convicted in Hate Crime Crash Sentenced to Life in Mental Institution
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - The man convicted this week of causing a fatal crash as a hate crime in Fond du Lac County is not going to prison. 27-year-old Daniel Navarro instead has been sentenced to lif...
Casey Nelson Aug 12, 2022

Manitowoc Schools Offering $5,000 Sign-On Bonus to Address Teacher Shortage
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Manitowoc Public School District is offering sign-on bonuses in its attempts to fill open positions for the upcoming school year. The district is offering $5,000 for n...
Casey Nelson Aug 12, 2022

Authorities Investigating U.P. Drive-By Shootings
MENOMINEE COUNTY, MI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Upper Michigan authorities are asking for the public's help as they investigate a pair of drive-by shootings. The shootings happened at two residence along County R...
Casey Nelson Aug 12, 2022

Outagamie County Invests Nearly $15 Million in ARPA Funding
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- Outagamie County has approved an investment of $14.9 million in American Rescue Plan funding into a number of community services. Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson says the ...
Rob Sussman Aug 11, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Analysis Begins for November Election, Following Tuesday Primary
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- If the past three-plus decades are any indication, it should be a Republican night in Wisconsin on Nov. 8. It's been 32 years since a candidate for governor from the same ...
Casey Nelson Aug 11, 2022 I voted sticker. MWC file photo

Green Bay Giving Tree Provides Support to Families Ahead of New School Year
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- There will be a new school year starting before you know it. Families with students within the Howard Suamico School District had the chance to pick up some much-needed sc...
Casey Nelson Aug 11, 2022

Appleton Students Paint the City with New 100-Foot Mural
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Appleton is offering a new summer school course, and the results are striking. In the Paint the City course, students are working with artist Irineo Medina (Neo) to create ...
Casey Nelson Aug 11, 2022

Fake Firearm Trend Could Pose Grave Danger to Law Enforcement, Public
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Another incident of facsimile firearms being found by law enforcement has happened. This time, it was at Appleton's Erb Park Pool. Fake or real, when you're a law enforceme...
Casey Nelson Aug 11, 2022

Bonduel Announces Surprise Decision to Sell Library
BONDUEL, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Bonduel residents voiced their concerns during a village board meeting Wednesday after finding out that the Bonduel library is up for sale. The decision to put the building ...
Casey Nelson Aug 11, 2022

