Category Archives: Local
Holiday Spirit on Full Display at Oconto Tree Farm
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ) -- The busiest time of the year is upon Whispering Pines Christmas Tree Farm. They're right between their two busiest weekends of the year--Black Friday Megan Yeska is one of the own...
Nov 24, 2021 Whispering Pines tree farm in Oconto (Whispering Pines/Facebook)
Around 125 Afghan Refugees Expected to Settle in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Afghan refugees are already being resettled in Green Bay. Karmen Lemke is with Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Green Bay and says 37 have already settled in town. "These a...
Nov 24, 2021 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
Rodgers Shows Broken Toe to Dispel Rumors of 'COVID Toe'
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's not COVID toe. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers fired back at rumors that his toe injury was a symptom of his recent coronavirus infection. During Wednesda...
Nov 24, 2021
Packers Stock Sale Brings in Over $41 Million in First Eight Days
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The number of National Football League team owners continues to grow as the Green Bay Packers are a little more than a week into their latest stock sale. The team announce...
Nov 24, 2021
Keeping the Wreaths Green with Green Bay Metro Fire This Holiday Season
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A familiar wreath is now hanging outside all Green Bay fire stations, signaling the start of the holiday season. The wreaths are part of a public awareness campaign, encouraging...
Nov 24, 2021
Appleton Christmas Parade Goes On, Honoring Waukesha
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Appleton's annual Christmas parade returned Tuesday night to College Avenue, just days after a Christmas parade in Waukesha turned deadly when a man sped an SUV into the par...
Nov 24, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Volunteers Pack 2,500 Delivery Meals for Christian Outreach's Annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Dinner
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) -- Volunteers worked to assemble 2,500 packaged Thanksgiving dinners at the Johnsonville Tailgate Village east of Lambeau Field on Tuesday afternoon. It's all part of Christian ...
Nov 23, 2021 Workers assemble delivery Thanksgiving dinners at the Johnsonville Tailgate Village. (WTAQ/Rob Sussman)
Campground Owner Who Ignored COVID Protocols Cites Virus Fear as Reason for Skipping Court Appearance
SHAWANO (WLUK) -- Another arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for Shawano County campground owner after she didn't show up in court a second time on charges of eluding police and resisting arrest -- and...
Nov 23, 2021
Green Bay Firefighters Dealing with Ashland Avenue Fire
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Police and fire officials in Green Bay are asking residents to avoid the 700 block of South Ashland Avenue. Green Bay Metro Firefighters are battling a structure fire in that a...
Nov 23, 2021
Meet The First 'Northeast Wisconsin Veteran of the Year'
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - For the first time ever, a local veteran is being recognized as Northeast Wisconsin's Veteran of the Year. "This is a small way we can recognize veterans in our community and th...
Nov 23, 2021 Congressman Mike Gallagher hands Army National Guard Veteran Ryan Lonergan a plaque recognizing him as the inaugural Northeast Wisconsin Veteran of the Year. November 23, 2021. (PHOTO/WTAQ News)
