Category Archives: Local
Door County Businesses Preparing for Busy Summer
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Local businesses in Door County are preparing for another busy summer. Hiring was a bit of a struggle last year, but the county says it's gotten better. The streets of ...
May 19, 2022
Green Bay Schools Considering $92.6 Million Referendum
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Residents of the Green Bay Area Public School District could be asked to approve a $92.6 million referendum to pay for maintenance projects and upgrades across the district...
May 19, 2022
Ready or Not, Area Pools Set to Open Next Month
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Pools across Northeast Wisconsin are set to open in the coming weeks. Green Bay pools are set to open up on June 11th. Appleton pools are scheduled to open up June 3rd. Pools in...
May 19, 2022 A lifeguard stands poolside at Resch Aquatic Center in Green Bay. (PHOTO/WTAQ News)
Jackie Nitschke Center Asks Parents to Keep Alcohol Out of Graduation Parties
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Graduation celebrations are gearing up as school years wrap up this spring, but a debate continues - should those graduation parties include alcohol? Crossing the stage for a hi...
May 19, 2022 Jonah Brown / Unsplash
New Technology Provides Independence for Wheelchair Passengers on Oshkosh Buses
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - New technology is giving bus passengers in wheelchairs and mobility scooters independence in Oshkosh. GO Transit, which provides the public transportation service in the Oshkosh a...
May 19, 2022
Campground Owner to Represent Herself, Sues Deputies in Federal Court
SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A campground owner charged in connection with a traffic stop -- and then with bail jumping and disorderly conduct for actions related to her arrest on outstanding warrants f...
May 19, 2022
Suspect In Grisly Green Bay Murder Due Back In Court
GREEN BAY (WTAQ-WLUK) - A hearing is scheduled today for the woman accused of killing a man on Green Bay's west side. Doctors are expected to testify on two competency exams ordered for Taylor Schabus...
May 19, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Gas Prices, Federal Money Drive Talk Of Passenger Rail Service
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - It's been decades since there's been passenger rail service connecting to and from Green Bay. But city officials are hoping that sometime in the near future, rail service f...
May 19, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Juveniles Arrested for String of Thefts in Sheboygan
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Sheboygan police say they arrested three juveniles in a string of thefts involving at least three stolen vehicles and numerous other thefts of property from vehicles. Offi...
May 18, 2022
Algoma Mother Sentenced After Baby Drowns in Bathtub
KEWAUNEE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A mom who left a 7-month-old child alone in a bathtub for several minutes before the baby drowned was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison. Cheyanne Wierichs, 24, p...
May 18, 2022
