Category Archives: Local

Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Completes 9,000 Hours of Service
BELLEVUE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A volunteer for the Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity is Making A Difference. Volunteer Mike Piepenburg has completed 9,000 volunteer hours for the organization. That ...
Casey Nelson Nov 20, 2021

Help Make the Holiday Special for Kids with 'Operation Christmas Child'
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Christmas is the season of giving, and area churches are helping with "Operation Christmas Child." The project asks people to donate shoeboxes filled with gifts this holid...
Casey Nelson Nov 20, 2021 Jennifer C. / CC

Hunters Gear Up at Fleet Farm's 'Orange Friday'
BELLEVUE, WI (WTAQ) -- The nine-day gun deer hunt starts on Saturday, and hunters are getting ready. Hunters made their way through the doors bright and early Friday morning at the Green Bay East Flee...
Rob Sussman Nov 19, 2021 Hunters peruse the ammunition selection at the Green Bay East Fleet Farm on Orange Friday. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)

Cost Estimate for Appleton Library Project Rises
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Appleton officials say the cost estimate for a new library has risen to $39 million, but the taxpayer's portion of the bill remains at $26.4 million. Appleton has been worki...
Casey Nelson Nov 19, 2021

High-End Hotel Proposal Growing in Size
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A higher-end hotel proposal near Lambeau Field is getting bigger. The Legacy Hotel was first proposed for the former Brett Favre Steakhouse site in 2019. At that time, it ...
Casey Nelson Nov 19, 2021

UW-Green Bay Seeking Approval for New Residence Hall
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - UW-Green Bay is seeking city approval for a 232-student campus housing project. The four-story building would be built by University Village Housing, Inc. on land east of t...
Casey Nelson Nov 19, 2021

Police: Driver May Have Died by Suicide Prior to Crash
HOWARD, WI (WTAQ) - A large police presence surrounded a vehicle crash in the Village of Howard on Thursday. Police responded to the area of Velp Avenue and Lineville around 9:30 p.m. The Brown County...
Casey Nelson Nov 19, 2021 Brown County Sheriff's Office. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

Adding Apartments Above Green Bay Business Under Consideration
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - You could soon have the opportunity to live on top of Bosse's News & Tobacco in downtown Green Bay. The building that houses the 123-year-old magazine shop is only one ...
Robert Kennedy Nov 19, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Preaching Safety Ahead of Wisconsin Gun Deer Hunt
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The countdown is on for Deer Hunt 2021. Opening day is Saturday, and with more than 600,000 people expected to take to the woods over the course of the nine-day even...
Robert Kennedy Nov 19, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Change Of Plan For Green Bay Development Generates Controversy
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A stalled downtown Green Bay housing project, valued at $21 million, is looking to start back up early next year. However, developers say the only way to do that is to chan...
Robert Kennedy Nov 19, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

