Category Archives: Local

Winnebago County Approves Plan to Build Residential Complex for Sex Offenders
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK)-- The Winnebago County Board of Supervisors voted to authorize a project to build a residential complex for violent sex offenders. The project will receive just over $...
Casey Nelson Jun 22, 2022

Green Bay Finance Committee Discusses Outside Counsel Related to 2020 Election
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Following the November 2020 election, the city obtained legal services in regards to investigations of the general election. Those services began in October of 2021. Green...
Casey Nelson Jun 22, 2022 Green Bay City Hall

NEW Zoo Director Calling it a Career After 30 Years
SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ) -- The director of the NEW Zoo and Adventure Park is calling it a career after 30 years with Brown County. Neil Anderson started at the NEW Zoo in 1992. "It started as kind of a roa...
Rob Sussman Jun 22, 2022 NEW Zoo Diretor Neil Anderson (Fox 11 Online)

Man Serving Life Sentences for 1976 Marinette County Murders Dies in Prison
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Raymand Vannieuwenhoven, 85, who was serving two life prison terms for the 1976 murder of a couple at a Marinette County park, has died. Although the murders of Ellen Mathy...
Casey Nelson Jun 22, 2022

11 Packers Training Camp Practices to be Open to the Public
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Green Bay Packers will have 11 training camp practices open to the public this year. The team announced its training camp schedule Wednesday. Public practices begin on ...
Casey Nelson Jun 22, 2022 A young Packers fan attends training camp with his family. (WTAQ News/Casey Nelson)

Door County Beach Is Back In Business
DOOR COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - After years of record high water levels, a popular Lake Michigan beach is making a comeback. A steady stream of waves greets the shoreline at Whitefish Dunes State Park. ...
Robert Kennedy Jun 22, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Green Bay Area Municipalities: It Could Take Weeks to Clean Up Storm Debris
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - It's been about a week since several tornadoes tore through northeast Wisconsin. The west side of Green Bay and neighboring communities were hit the hardest. This is the se...
Casey Nelson Jun 21, 2022

Three Injured in Brown County Crash Between Cement Truck, Car
TOWN OF EATON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Three people were hurt after a cement truck and a car collided in a Brown County intersection. It happened Tuesday at the intersection of State Highway 29 and County H...
Casey Nelson Jun 21, 2022

Woman Sentenced for Buying Gun Used in Fond du Lac Murder
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The woman who bought the gun used in a Fond du Lac murder was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison. Callie Bender, 29, pleaded guilty to two counts of straw purchasin...
Casey Nelson Jun 21, 2022

Decision on Competency Forthcoming for Man Accused of Stabbing Police Officer
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A judge will decide next month if a man who allegedly stabbed an Appleton police officer is competent to stand trial. Troy VanGrinsven faces four charges, including attempte...
Casey Nelson Jun 21, 2022

