Category Archives: Local

Trial set for stepmother in Outagamie County starved teen case; father's date pending
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- No trial date has been set yet for the father of a teen hospitalized weighing just 35 pounds, but a May 19 trial date has been set for his wife. Walter Goodman and three ot...
Rachel Charniak Mar 19, 2026 Melissa Goodman (Outagamie Co. Jail)

Packers quarterback Jordan Love to throw out first pitch at Brewers opening day
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love gets to show off his arm next week -- just not on the football field. Instead, Love will be on the pitcher's mound at American Fa...
Rachel Charniak Mar 19, 2026 Jordan Love, QB1, meets the press at Lambeau.

AG's office responds to Green Bay drug suspect's claims that court delays violated rights
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Wisconsin Attorney General's office agrees a drug suspect's right to a timely preliminary hearing was violated by delays of more than a year, but the state doesn't thi...
Rachel Charniak Mar 19, 2026 James Grandberry appears before Brown County court, October 22, 2025.
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Notre Dame Academy gets $250,000 grant from Packers for health and wellness center project
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Grant funds are helping a local school improve the health and wellness of its student body. Green Bay Packers Give Back announced Wednesday it awarded a $250,000 grant to ...
Rachel Charniak Mar 19, 2026 Notre Dame Academy in Green Bay.
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More former students, staff members allege sexual misconduct in Oconto Falls district
OCONTO FALLS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Several more former students have come forward to allege sexual misconduct in the Oconto Falls School District. A lawsuit filed by former students Amanda Watzka, Brooke...
Rachel Charniak Mar 19, 2026 The exterior of the Oconto Falls Schools District Office is seen Jan. 22, 2021.
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'Gail's Law': Evers signs breast cancer screening legislation, inspired by Neenah woman
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed legislation Thursday that eliminates out-of-pocket expenses for supplemental screenings for women with dense breast tissue. The measure know...
Rachel Charniak Mar 19, 2026 The Wisconsin State Capitol dome in Madison.
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Spectrum closing Appleton call center; 300+ jobs eliminated
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Spectrum is closing its Appleton call center, putting 313 people out of work, the company confirmed Thursday. "Effective May 21, 2026, we are transitioning the work done at...
Rachel Charniak Mar 19, 2026 Spectrum announced that it plans to close its Appleton call center, March 19, 2026.
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Parents rally to save East Fine Arts Institute as Green Bay school district weighs cuts
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Area Public School District continues to look for ways to cut costs, saying it's looking at an $8M shortfall going into the next school year. Officials say d...
Rachel Charniak Mar 19, 2026 Students performing as part of Green Bay High School's Fine Arts Institute. (Photo: GBAPS)

Highway 42 in Ephraim finally cleared of snow 2 days following winter storms
EPHRAIM, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Door County Highway Department has finally cleared Highway 42 of snow. One of the main roads into the northern tip of the Door peninsula remained buried in snow and impa...
Rachel Charniak Mar 18, 2026 The Door County Highway Department clears snow from Highway 42 in Ephraim March 18, 2026, two days after winter storms.
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Green Bay Converting CEO discusses next steps after massive fire; cause still undetermined
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The leader of a Green Bay business that was the site of a devastating fire this week spoke for the first time Wednesday. It was shortly before 8 a.m. Monday when the blaze...
Rachel Charniak Mar 18, 2026 Firefighters battle a fire at Green Bay Converting on Larsen Road during Blizzard Elsa, March 16, 2026. (Courtesy: Green Bay Metro Fire Department)

