Category Archives: Local
New Hotel Proposal Goes Before Ashwaubenon Leaders Today
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - A 89-room hotel is being proposed for a location just southeast of Lambeau Field. Beechwood Development has submitted plans to the village for the four-story hotel at 830 Morr...
Jan 31, 2022 Rendering: Courtesy of Beechwood Development
ThedaCare Will Resume Non-Urgent, Elective Surgeries
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - As the omicron variant's hold on local hospitals begins to wane, ThedaCare announces it will resume non-urgent, elective surgeries. The hospital system announced earlier this mon...
Jan 31, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Green Bay School District Plans For Declining Enrollment
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Even before the coronavirus pandemic hit, the Green Bay Area Public School District was considering tough decisions with its west side schools. Several were under capacity ...
Jan 31, 2022 GBAPSD
Great Midwest Trivia Contest Returns at Lawrence University
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's a Lawrence University tradition that's been running for more than five decades. A dozen trivia masters are gathered in Briggs Hall, helping to write questions. Teams f...
Jan 29, 2022
Exhibit with Beer Memorabilia Coming to National Railroad Museum
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new beer exhibit is coming to the National Railroad Museum, starting on Saturday. It's called "The Milwaukee Beer Line: From Grain to Glass." It focuses on a freight t...
Jan 29, 2022
Dozens of Northeast Wisconsin Bridges Found to be in Poor Condition
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Here in Northeast Wisconsin, bridge maintenance is a top priority. Some local bridges are in poor condition. A small bridge on W. Mason Street will soon get work done, and ...
Jan 29, 2022
A Face to the Name of Firefighter Credited with Saving Woman, Dogs in Appleton
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Appleton woman recently credited a firefighter with saving her life. He responded to a fire in a duplex on Appleton's north side Jan. 18. The identity of that man was un...
Jan 29, 2022 Milwaukee Fire Department firefighter Jack Sides shown on the job (Photo courtesy of Milwaukee Fire Department)
LISTEN: NASA Astronaut Makes Virtual Visit to Green Bay Elementary School
BELLEVUE, WI (WTAQ) -- Students at Green Bay's Christa McAuliffe Elementary got an out-of-this-world virtual visitor on Friday. Mark Vande Hei, a NASA Astronaut aboard the International Space Station,...
Jan 28, 2022 Astronaut Mark Vande Hei speaks to students from the International Space Station. (Rob Sussman/WTAQ)
Ray Nitschke Bridge to Reopen Today
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge in downtown Green Bay will open as planned Today. It's been closed for around four weeks for repairs. Public Works Director Steve Grenier says ...
Jan 28, 2022 The Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge in Green Bay.
ThedaCare Drops Lawsuit Against Ascension Over Employees
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A dispute over health care employees in the Fox Valley appears to be over. ThedaCare on Friday dismissed its lawsuit against Ascension Wisconsin over seven members of Theda...
Jan 28, 2022
