Category Archives: Local
Appleton Resident, And Their Pet, Escape Flames And Smoke
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - One person is looking for a new place to live, following a fire that started on their porch. Appleton fire crews were called to a home on West Franklin Street around 11:30 p.m. l...
Dec 21, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Downtown Green Bay Drivers Beware
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - One of downtown Green Bay's bridges will be closed for almost all of January. The city's Public Works Department says the Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge, which carries Main/Dousma...
Dec 21, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Anglers Warm Up To Ice Fishing
SHAWANO LAKE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Following recent relatively warm weather, colder temperatures are moving in, and some people are taking to the ice in parts of the Northwoods. On the eastern end of Shaw...
Dec 21, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Green Bay Middle, High Schools Go Remote After Gun Found in Locker
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A student bringing a gun to school led Green Bay East High School to be locked down Monday morning -- and is in part causing all middle and high school students to have on...
Dec 20, 2021
BBB Issuing Reminders Not to Share Vaccination Cards on Social Media
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Now that Covid-19 vaccination recommendations for pediatric and teen populations have been extended, and as those restrictions continue to be lifted and change and it rolls out ...
Dec 20, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of ThedaCare
Rosendale Company Collects Toys for Kentucky Tornado Victims
ROSENDALE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Fond du Lac County company is giving kids in Kentucky a reason to smile this holiday season. R.A. Pinno Construction in Rosendale collected more than $21,000 worth of to...
Dec 20, 2021
Some Oconto County Trails to Open on Christmas Eve
OCONTO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Snowmobilers can hit the trails on Christmas Eve. Oconto County says its snowmobile trails will be partially open starting this Friday at noon. Officials say snowmobile...
Dec 20, 2021
Hospital Leader: 'Not Nearly Enough' Staffing to Keep Up with Current COVID Patient Demand
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Hospitals across the state are continuing to have a hard time finding enough nurses and staff to handle the surge in COVID patients. But many say it's not for a lack of trying. "W...
Dec 20, 2021 A Prevea front line healthcare worker receives a COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo: Prevea Health)
'Like An Airport' Green Bay Superintendent Talks Enhanced Security Amid School Threats
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Students at Green Bay Preble High School entered class a little differently than usual on Monday. Enhanced security procedures were in place after three threats against the sch...
Dec 20, 2021 Stephen Murley
Convicted Sex Offender Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
MARIBEL, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Manitowoc County man previously convicted of child pornography possession has been arrested again. Search warrants were executed at 50-year-od Smedley Butler's rural Marib...
Dec 20, 2021
