Category Archives: Local
Green Bay Schools Welcome SAT Changes
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The SAT standardized test for college admissions is changing with the times and going online in the United States. The College Board, which runs the test, says a number of ...
Jan 27, 2022 GBAPSD
Veteran Sturgeon Spearing Retreat Coming to East Shore of Lake Winnebago
QUINNEY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's still a couple weeks until the start of the Sturgeon Spearing Season, but preparations are underway for an event designed to help those who served. The very first Veter...
Jan 26, 2022
'Year of Pals Mentorship' Calls for Adult Mentors for Troubled Area Youth
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- A year long initiative promoting youth mentorship was launched Wednesday in Brown County. They're calling it "The Year of Pals Mentorship". County officials along with the Gree...
Jan 26, 2022 Brown County Logo
Hydration, Breaks, and Hot Coffee Get Postal Workers Through Arctic Temperatures
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- "Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." That's the unofficial motto of the US Postal Se...
Jan 26, 2022 US Postal Trucks (File Photo)
Oshkosh Business Leaders Bullish About 2022, Concerns Remain Over Hiring
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Business leaders in Oshkosh are predicting higher sales in 2022, and say they'll hire more employees -- if they can find them. The Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce released the r...
Jan 26, 2022
Menasha Man Sentenced for Attacking Ex-Girlfriend
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man who attacked his ex-girlfriend was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Joel Rew, 28, was also placed on extended supervision for 15 years at Monday's hearing by Winnebago ...
Jan 26, 2022
Man Convicted in Green Bay Walgreens Armed Robbery
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Sifredo Gomez was convicted of robbing a drugstore at gunpoint, and will be sentenced March 22. Gomez, 29, faces up to 40 years in the prison system after pleading no conte...
Jan 26, 2022
On Broadway Inc. Expects New Public Market to Have Tourism, Local Impacts on Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Public Market is coming to Green Bay. On Wednesday, On Broadway, Inc. announced a $30 million project to turn Old Fort Square into a Public Market. "It's a concept that w...
Jan 26, 2022
Vaccination Or Natural Immunity Debate In Madison
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Wisconsin Republicans, who control the state Assembly, approved a bill Tuesday that would require employers to count a prior COVID infection as an alternative to vaccinatio...
Jan 26, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Area Homeless Shelters See Record Numbers as Temperatures Plummet
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The cold temperatures pose a danger to the homeless population in Northeast Wisconsin. And since the pandemic, the need has been growing. "Don't leave them out there, it's ...
Jan 25, 2022
