Category Archives: Local
Doctor: 'Too Early' to Raise Alarms on Omicron Variant
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - While concerns are floating around the new Omicron variant of COVID-19, no cases have been confirmed yet in the U.S. But there still isn't much known about the strain. "It's rea...
Nov 29, 2021 Syringes with needles are seen in front of a displayed stock graph and words "Omicron SARS-CoV-2" in this illustration taken, November 27, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/file photo
Avoid Getting Scrooged on Giving Tuesday
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Today is Giving Tuesday, but as donors reach out to support charitable services across the state, it's important to make sure your money is actually going to the cause you're tr...
Nov 29, 2021 Monito - Money Transfer Comparison / CC
Green Bay Man, Woman End Up Behind Bars Following Police Chase in U.P.
MENOMINEE, MI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man and woman from Green Bay were jailed on drug charges following a weekend chase in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Menominee County sheriff's officials say around 8:20 p....
Nov 29, 2021
Earth, Wind & Fire to Perform at Fox Cities PAC
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It won't be in September, but fans of Earth, Wind and Fire will get a chance to sing along to their favorite songs next spring in the Fox Valley. The band is coming to the ...
Nov 29, 2021 Earth, Wind & Fire (Photo courtesy Fox Cities Performing Arts Center)
New Trial Date Set in Oshkosh West Officer Stabbing
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new trial date of May 31 was set Monday for Grant Fuhrman, who allegedly stabbed a police liaison officer at Oshkosh West High School. Fuhrman, 18, is charged with one cou...
Nov 29, 2021
February Trial Date Set for 1986 Murder Case
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Feb. 28 trial date was set Monday for Lou Griffin, who allegedly killed Lisa Holstead in 1986. Griffin, 66, previously pleaded not guilty to the charge of first-degree in...
Nov 29, 2021 Lou Archie Griffin (GBPD)
Oshkosh Schools May Give Mental Health Days to Staff
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Oshkosh Area School District may repurpose two snow days as "mental health and wellness days" for staff. According to a memo from Human Resources and other departments, t...
Nov 29, 2021 Oshkosh School District (File Photo)
Oneida Casino to Kick Off Sports Betting Today
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Sports betting at Oneida Casino is set to kick off. Tribal leaders have scheduled a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new offering on Tuesday morning. Oneida Bingo Queens ...
Nov 29, 2021
Local Snow Plow Drivers Recognized Ahead of Winter Driving Season
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Winter is coming, and in Wisconsin, that usually means snow covering the highways. That's why Monday was marked as Snowplow Driver Appreciation Day. Winter driving could probably...
Nov 29, 2021 An Outagamie County Highway Department snow plow is posed during Snow Plow Driver Appreciation Day. (PHOTO: WTAQ News)
Deadly Crash Under Investigation
Town of Brillion, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A crash in Calumet County has killed one person and injured three others. It happened at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Highway 57 and Man Cal Road in...
Nov 29, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
