Category Archives: Local
Series of Drug Arrests Lands Five Men in Jail, Police Seize Over 1,000 Pills Laced with Fentanyl
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - A series of traffic stops and subsequent drug arrests along Interstate 41 in Fond du Lac County has landed five men in jail. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office shared the...
Jul 06, 2022
Stretch of Highway 47 in Outagamie County Closing for Construction
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- If you're going up north from the Fox Valley this summer, you may want to plan a little extra time. A 10.1-mile stretch of Highway 47 will be under construction sta...
Jul 06, 2022 Road Work (file photo)
Oneida Nation Member Featured on Google Doodle
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A barrier-breaking comedian and Oneida Nation member is featured on Wednesday's Google Doodle. The artwork of Charlie Hill is displayed on the search engine's home page on...
Jul 06, 2022
Court Rules That State Can Prosecute Crimes Between Oneida Nation Members
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The state can prosecute crimes which take place on Oneida Nation land and between tribal members, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday. Douglas House, 74, was convicted of...
Jul 06, 2022 Bill Oxford / Unsplash
Rainbow House to Offer Anonymous Hotline for Abusers
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Rainbow House Domestic Abuse Services received a $25,000 grant to support an anonymous hotline for perpetrators of domestic violence. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic br...
Jul 06, 2022
Alligator Found in Northeast Wisconsin Lake
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An animal rescue team is working to find the owners of an exotic animal found in a lake on the border of Fond du Lac and Sheboygan Counties on Friday. An American alliga...
Jul 06, 2022
Schreiber Foods Offers Multicultural Scholarship to NWTC
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Schreiber Foods has established a full tuition scholarship program for eligible students of color at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. The Schreiber Multicultural Sch...
Jul 06, 2022
Coppersmith Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Double-Fatal OWI Crash
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Samuel Coppersmith was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for the drunk & drugged fatal crash which killed two people and injured two others. Coppersmith was ...
Jul 06, 2022
Promoting Safety, But Urging Awareness
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Community events are popular in downtown Green Bay. Whether it's Fire Over the Fox or the Farmers Market on Wednesday's, there's always a large crowd. On Broadway Marketing...
Jul 06, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Foreign College Students Keep Door County Open For Business
DOOR CO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - On summer weekends, Door County can expect thousands of visitors. Typically J-1 Visa college students come from other countries to work and help businesses during the summer....
Jul 06, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
