Category Archives: Local

NFC Divisional Round Ticket Sales Spike as Matchup Set With Niners
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Green Bay Packers now know who's coming to town this weekend. The San Francisco 49ers will make their way from the temperate Bay Area to the frozen tundra of Lambeau on Sat...
Rob Sussman Jan 17, 2022 Lambeau Field from the north parking lot. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)

Green Bay Hiring Lifeguards to Avoid Possible Shortage This Summer
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It may only be January, but the city of Green Bay is already thinking ahead to summer. The Green Bay Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department is looking for lifeguards ...
Casey Nelson Jan 17, 2022 A lifeguard stands poolside at Resch Aquatic Center in Green Bay. (PHOTO/WTAQ News)

Police Investigating Shots Fired in Ashwaubenon Early Saturday Morning
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Police in Ashwaubenon are investigating a shots fired incident early Saturday morning. Ashwaubenon Public Safety says they were called to the 2900 block of Holmgren Way s...
Casey Nelson Jan 17, 2022

De Pere Assisted Living Facility Denies Wrongdoing in Sexual Assault Lawsuit
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The owner of an assisted living facility has denied any wrong-doing in a lawsuit by the guardian of a patient who alleged a resident was sexually assaulted. The lawsuit, fi...
Casey Nelson Jan 17, 2022

Manitowoc Mother, Grandmother Arrested on Possible Child Neglect Charges
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A mother and grandmother were arrested on possible child abuse charges for allegedly not getting a child the immediate medical care needed, putting the girl's life in dange...
Casey Nelson Jan 17, 2022 A City of Manitowoc Police squad vehicle. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

ThedaCare Postponing All Non-Urgent Elective Surgeries
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A record number of COVID-19 patients is putting non-urgent elective surgeries on hold at ThedaCare hospitals. "Our hospitals are full and the wait times are long," said Theda...
Casey Nelson Jan 17, 2022

Show Your Packer Enthusiasm
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Packers Playoff game is this Saturday at Lambeau Field ! You can get ready to cheer on the Pack with a pep rally this Friday afternoon at 3:30, in the heart of downtown...
Robert Kennedy Jan 17, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of Downtown Green Bay, Inc

Roll Out The Welcome Mat For The NFL Playoffs
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - President and CEO of Discover Green Bay Brad Toll said it feels like a holiday when there's playoff football in Green Bay, but the holiday was almost entirely missing last ...
Robert Kennedy Jan 17, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Ice Breaking Operations Heat Up
STURGEON BAY, WI WI (WTAQ) - The U.S. Coast Guard has released a message about a scheduled ice breaking on Tuesday: "U.S. Coast Guard Cutter MOBILE BAY (WTGB-103) will conduct ice breaking operations ...
Robert Kennedy Jan 17, 2022 PHOTO: USCG

Ice Water Rescue On The Bay Of Green Bay
TOWNSHIP OF GARDNER, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Two men had to be rescued out of the water of Green Bay in Door County Saturday afternoon after the ice beneath them cracked open. The Door County Sheriff's Depar...
Robert Kennedy Jan 17, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

