Category Archives: Local

Green Bay Schedules Hearing for Resident Complaint Against Mayor Genrich
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - An initial hearing has been scheduled for a resident complaint filed with the City of Green Bay against Mayor Eric Genrich. The city's Ethics Board will hold the initial he...
Casey Nelson Dec 06, 2021 Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich talks about absentee ballot drop boxes outside of City Hall. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)

Packers Place QB Jordan Love on Reserve COVID-19 List
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Every Green Bay Packers quarterback has now been placed on the COVID-19 reserve list at some point this season. Backup QB Jordan Love was placed on the COVID-19 list on Monday. ...
Casey Nelson Dec 06, 2021 Jordan Love meets the press.

Washington Island School District Goes Virtual to Mitigate COVID-19 Spread
WASHINGTON ISLAND, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Door County school district is going virtual for two weeks to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Washington Island School District students will move to a virtual l...
Casey Nelson Dec 06, 2021

Packers Harvest Local Tree for Festival of Lights Celebration
ALLOUEZ, WI (WTAQ) - A 50-foot spruce tree crossed the Fox River on Monday to adorn the outside of Lambeau Field this holiday season. The locally grown tree for the Green Bay Packers 2021 Festival of ...
Casey Nelson Dec 06, 2021 A 50-foot spruce tree is lifted from Wayne Berkovitz's backyard in Allouez to be loaded onto a truck and taken to Lambeau Field (PHOTO: WTAQ News)

It's All Aboard For The Polar Express
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - After COVID-19 derailed the Polar Express in 2020, it's back this year giving passengers a ride to the North Pole. Jacqueline Frank, CEO of the National Railroad Museum i...
Robert Kennedy Dec 06, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Omicron Variant Confirmed In Wisconsin
MADISON, WI (WRN) - The weekend saw Wisconsin's first confirmed case of the Omicron coronavirus variant. On Saturday the state Department of Health Services reported a Milwaukee County man who'd recen...
Robert Kennedy Dec 06, 2021 MWC

Fox Cities Tourism Points To 2021 As A Successful Rebound Year
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Last year, many places saw a record drop in tourism, communities in the Fox Cities were no exception. Pamela Cuevas opened another Olive and Rose Boutique on College Avenue i...
Robert Kennedy Dec 06, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Green Bay Police Dealing With Another Report of Shots Fired
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Green Bay police officers say they're investigating a report of shots fired on the city's west side. At about 6:15 p.m. Saturday , officers were called to the 1300 block of Sout...
Robert Kennedy Dec 06, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

One Dead, One Injured in Early Morning Rollover Crash
SHAWANO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - One person is dead, another is injured following a rollover crash in Shawano County early Saturday morning. At 1:37 a.m., the Shawano County Sheriff's Office received a 911...
Casey Nelson Dec 04, 2021

Local Students Beef with Cooking, Baking Skills in FVTC Burger and Cake Competition
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Raw beef, seasoning and bread buns aren't normally things you'd think you'd need to bring to school, but they were Friday for high school students at Fox Valley Technical C...
Casey Nelson Dec 04, 2021

