Category Archives: Local
Sustainability, Children are Focus of New Appleton Library Design
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Appleton Public Library Board of Trustees now knows what the new, more $30 million library will look like. Architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill of Chicago unveiled ...
Mar 25, 2022
Two Dead in Officer-Involved Shooting in Shawano County
TOWN OF RICHMOND, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- UPDATE: The Wisconsin Department of Justice now says two people are dead following a shooting in the Town of Richmond. Officials say a Shawano County Sheriff's Depu...
Mar 25, 2022
Fond du Lac Fire Chief Announces Retirement
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fire Chief Peter O'Leary is retiring. O'Leary took over Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue in 2009. He was previously fire chief in Durham, New Hampshire and before that was a fire...
Mar 25, 2022
Arrest Made in Connection to Green Bay Credit Union Robbery
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A person of interest was taken into custody on Thursday for the robbery of the Capitol Credit Union on March 16th. With the assistance of the US Marshals Service the person of i...
Mar 25, 2022
Schreiber Foods Creates Charitable Foundation
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One of Green Bay's best-known businesses is expanding into charitable giving. Schreiber Foods announced the creation of the Schreiber Foods Foundation on Friday. "Together...
Mar 25, 2022
Appleton Residents Arrested in Forest County Casino Drug Bust
CARTER, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two people from Appleton were arrested at the Potawatomi Carter Casino after deputies allegedly found methamphetamine and other drugs in their possession. Forest County Sheri...
Mar 25, 2022
Great Lakes Shipping Season Is Underway
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Excitement is building across the Great Lakes as the 2022 shipping season approaches. The Soo Locks on Lake Superior in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan open today signaling t...
Mar 25, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
New Life Possible For Long Empty Buildings
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - After sitting vacant for the past 20 years, new life could be coming to a historic building in downtown Green Bay, and the city is essentially ready to give it away to make...
Mar 25, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Candles For Ukraine Continue To Be Hot Sellers
DOOR COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Inside the doors of Door County Candle Company, a fundraiser benefiting Ukraine has only gotten bigger since its start. Being 100% Ukrainian, owner Christiana Gorchynsky ...
Mar 25, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Menominee Indian Tribe Taking Steps to Combat Drug Addiction in the Community
KESHENA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Menominee Indian Tribe is taking steps to combat drug use and addiction in the community. Tribal leaders say there were around 70 overdoses on the reservation in the las...
Mar 24, 2022
