Category Archives: Local
Maiden Voyage For New Great Lakes Freighter
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The first Great Lakes freighter in nearly 40 years has departed Sturgeon Bay on its maiden voyage Wednesday. The 639-foot M/V Mark W. Barker left Fincantieri Bay Shipbui...
Jul 28, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Green Bay Apartment Development Is Underway
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Construction is underway for a new apartment community called The Fort at the Railyard. The project, originally pitched to the city back in 2019, is expected to cost $59 mi...
Jul 28, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of TWG
Appleton to Host World Axe Throwing Championships
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Appleton has been selected to host this year's World Axe Throwing Championships and World Knife Throwing Championships. The World Axe Throwing League (WATL) and the World K...
Jul 27, 2022
Monkeypox Reported in Menasha
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Menasha Health Department has now confirmed its first case of monkeypox in a Menasha citizen. The case was confirmed Monday, and the city's health department is working ...
Jul 27, 2022 NIAID / CC
Fans Pack Ray Nitschke Field for Kickoff of 2022 Training Camp
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The stands at Ray Nitschke Field spilled into the street as fans showed up to get a view of the first Packers training camp practice of the year on Wednesday. The first person i...
Jul 27, 2022
Traditional Training Camp Bike Ride Returns to Lambeau
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - For the first time in two years, young fans got to participate in a time-honored Packers Training Camp tradition. Kids lined up with their bikes outside Lambeau Field on Wednesd...
Jul 27, 2022
New Bill Would Ban Strip Searches in Schools
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ) -- A new bill that would further ban strip searches in schools across Wisconsin is being introduced by several local Republican state lawmakers. Oconto State Representivie Elijah Ben...
Jul 27, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Girl Hit By Truck at Kewaunee County Campground; One Arrested
CARLTON, WI (WTAQ) -- An 11-year-old girl is lucky to be alive after being run over by a truck at a Kewaunee County campground. It happened at the Maple View Campground in the township of Carlton. She...
Jul 27, 2022 File Photo
Fire Forces Manitowoc Bakery To Close All Locations
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) - A lakeshore bakery has closed all its locations after an early morning fire. Hartman's Bakery wrote on its Facebook page that a fire broke out at its Manitowoc location on N. 11...
Jul 27, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of Hartman's Bakery
Relocation Debate For Longtime Appleton Museum
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Board members of the Trout Museum of Art say they've outgrown their current building. Renovation isn't an option due to cost, so they say it makes more sense to build in a d...
Jul 27, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
