Category Archives: Local
Brown County Celebration Honors MLK
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A virtual celebration honored civil and equal rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Saturday . Mohammed Bey co-chairs the MLK Planning Committee, saying Dr. King kne...
Jan 17, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Packers Have Their Playoff Opponent Set
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Make your plans for Saturday when the San Francisco 49er's come to Green Bay to play the Packers in the Division Round of the NFC Playoffs. San Francisco defeated the Dallas Cow...
Jan 17, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Snowmobile Season Off to Early, But Deadly Start
OCONTO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The snowmobile season in the Northwoods is off to an early, but deadly start. Two people died in crashes on trails this week, compared to 13 deaths last season. Deep in...
Jan 14, 2022
As 100 Refugees Resettle in Green Bay, Two Share Their Stories
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- There are now 100 Afghan refugees in the Green Bay area. That milestone was reached this week. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Green Bay is the organization helping them g...
Jan 14, 2022 Evacuees wait to board a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 23, 2021. Picture taken August 23, 2021. U.S. Marine Corps/Sgt. Isaiah Campbell/Handout
Brown County DA: Fatal Marathon Gas Station Shooting Was Self Defense, No Charges Filed
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Brown County District Attorney David Lasee will not press charges against the man who shot and killed Dominique Wilson at the Marathon Gas Station on East Walnut Street in Gree...
Jan 14, 2022 The Marathon gas station at the intersection of Walnut Street and Monroe Avenue in Downtown Green Bay. (IMAGE/WTAQ News)
Appleton Library Could Move Temporarily to Former Best Buy Site
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Appleton Public Library could move to the city's southeast side while its downtown location is being renovated and expanded. Library trustees are set to vote Tuesday on...
Jan 14, 2022
Stadium District Disband Not on Brown County Board Agenda for Next Week
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Brown County Board may eventually vote to take a stand on if the Green Bay/Brown County Professional Football Stadium District should be disbanded -- but it apparently ...
Jan 14, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
UW Oshkosh Chancellor Excited to Meet with Two Finalists for UW System President
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - Two finalists have been announced in the search for the next UW System president. But what are exactly are chancellors looking to find in that person? UW Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew...
Jan 14, 2022 University of Wisconsin System president finalists Jay Rothman, left, and James Schmidt. (Photos source: UW System)
Select Marcus Theatres to Show 'Selma' in Honor of MLK Day
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, two Northeast Wisconsin theaters will host $5 showings of the movie "Selma." Marcus Theatres is holding the showings Friday-Monday...
Jan 14, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Green Bay Ice Rinks Open
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Seven outdoor ice rinks in Green Bay are now open. The city says the rinks are at Astor, Atkinson, Beaver Dam, Colburn, Edison, Perkins and Red Smith parks. Beaver Dam, Col...
Jan 14, 2022
