Category Archives: Local

Unclaimed Property, Do You Know What You Might Be Missing?
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Tuesday was National Unclaimed Property Day, and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue wants to remind people to check if there's any property waiting for them to claim. One in ten ...
Casey Nelson Feb 02, 2022 Pictures of Money / CC

Man Sentenced in Green Bay Gas Station Shooting
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Stephon Young was sentenced to eight years in prison for shooting a person during a dispute at a gas station. Young, 26, was also placed on extended supervision for 10 year...
Casey Nelson Feb 02, 2022

Sentence Handed Down For Green Bay Shooting
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Stephon Young was sentenced to eight years in prison for shooting a person during a dispute at a gas station. Court records show Young, 26, was also placed on extended supe...
Robert Kennedy Feb 02, 2022 PHOTO: Green Bay PD

Fox River Mall Shooter Gets 40 Years
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - An Outagamie County courtroom erupted Tuesday after 18-year-old Dezman Ellis was given a 40-year prison sentence. It comes a year after a shooting at the Fox River Mall, whi...
Robert Kennedy Feb 02, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Additional Arrests Made In Connection To Green Bay Homicide
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Two new arrests have been made in connection with the murder of a man whose body was found on the edge of the UW-Green Bay campus. The body of Jason Mendez-Ramos was found ...
Robert Kennedy Feb 02, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Free COVID Testing At The Brown County Fairgrounds
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Free COVID-19 testing is coming to the Brown County Fairgrounds. County officials say they are partnering with Accelerated Clinical Laboratories to offer the testing. The sit...
Robert Kennedy Feb 02, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of ThedaCare

January Was Very Cold, Unusually Dry
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - January was a very, very cold month. Taso Kallas with the National Weather Service in Green Bay says it wasn't just cold, it was dry, too. "We didn't have that much snow. For ex...
Rob Sussman Feb 01, 2022 Snowfall in Bellevue. (Rob Sussman/WTAQ)

Four Connected to Home Remodeling Company Charged with Fraud
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Four people have been indicted in a fraud and conspiracy scheme that prosecutors say cost victims $1.5 million. Federal prosecutors say Chad Schampers, 38, and Gian Schampe...
Casey Nelson Feb 01, 2022

DOT Improving Winter Driving Condition Maps with Technology Update
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is changing how it formulates winter road conditions reports. The DOT has updated 511wi.gov to expand and improve those reports. "We h...
Casey Nelson Feb 01, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Kevin Nicholson Details School Choice, Anti-Critical Race Theory Platform
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- One of the candidates seeking the Republican nomination for Governor is going into further detail on his policy proposals. Kevin Nicholson, a US Marine vet who ran for senate i...
Rob Sussman Feb 01, 2022 Kevin Nicholson

