Category Archives: Local
Two Electrical Fires Break Out at Assisted Living Facility
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two Rivers firefighters were called to an assisted living facility twice overnight for electrical fires. Crews were first called to Meadow View Assisted Living on Mishico...
Nov 12, 2021
Some Brown County Trails Closing for the Season
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Some trails in Brown County will close next week for the season. The horse trails at the Reforestation Camp, Neshota Park and the Fox River Trail, as well as the Mountai...
Nov 12, 2021
Afghan Refugees Settle Across Wisconsin
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Afghan refugees are beginning to resettle all across the country, nearly three months since fleeing the Taliban takeover. Hundreds are expected to resettle here in Wisconsin...
Nov 12, 2021 Fort McCoy
Wisconsin Assembly Approves Republican-Drawn Redistricting Maps
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Wisconsin Assembly passed versions of Republican-drawn redistricting maps on Thursday. Every 10 years, the Legislature is tasked to redraw legislative districts based off...
Nov 11, 2021 Eugene Kim / CC
Police Investigation into Murder Victim Found on UW-GB Campus 'Still Very Active'
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Police are still searching for who killed 36-year-old Jason Mendez-Ramos of Ashwaubenon back in September and dumped his body on the campus of UW-Green Bay. Green Bay Police Ca...
Nov 11, 2021 Jason Mendez-Ramos (GBPD)
Defense: Victim Driver in Triple-Fatal Crash had Drugs in System
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A judge did not make an immediate ruling Thursday in a case about a triple-fatal traffic crash on if evidence about drugs in the victim driver's blood will be allowed at tr...
Nov 11, 2021
NEW Zoo to Vaccinate Some Animals Against COVID-19
SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ) -- Another population is set to get vaccinated soon in Northeast Wisconsin. COVID-19 doesn't just infect humans. Big cats, primates, and even mammals like deer can also come down wi...
Nov 11, 2021 Zuri the Giraffe (PHOTO/WTAQ News)
Public Asked to Vote for Name of New Oshkosh Middle School
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- What should the name of the Oshkosh Area School District's new middle school be? The district is inviting the public to vote. "This is an exciting time for our entire commun...
Nov 11, 2021 Oshkosh School District (File Photo)
Investigation Underway After Second Cat Found Shot in the Face
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Authorities are investigating after a second cat was found suffering from a gunshot wound to its face. The Oshkosh Area Humane Society said a good Samaritan recently noticed...
Nov 11, 2021
Brown County Deputies Investigating Bar Burglary
DENMARK, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Brown County investigators released surveillance video of a Denmark bar being burglarized. Deputies are looking to speak with anyone that was at the Denmark Saloon on Wiscon...
Nov 11, 2021
