Category Archives: Local
Appleton Mayor Creates Direct Line for Residents to 'Ask Me Anything'
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Appleton City Hall is making an effort to better connect with constituents online through the mayor's 'Ask Me Anything' program. The Facebook Live conversations feature Mayor Jak...
Oct 19, 2021
Afghan Refugee Resettlement Begins in Northeast Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, WI (METRO) -- Some of the Afghans at Fort McCoy are moving to new homes in the local area. Karmen Lemke of Catholic Charities of Green Bay says they've settled seven refugees into new homes...
Oct 19, 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
UW-Green Bay Helping Prepare Poll Workers with Election Course
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - UW-Green Bay is helping poll workers prepare for the 2022 Gubernatorial Election. The university will host Gubernatorial Election Academy, a two and a half-day course on No...
Oct 19, 2021 The central count at the KI Convention Center on election day, November 3rd, 2020.
Kewaunee County Seeking Public's Input in Community Health Survey
KEWAUNEE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - The Kewaunee County Public Health Department and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension have teamed up to launch a health needs survey, and they're hoping to use in...
Oct 19, 2021
Jennings, Harris to Join Packers Hall of Fame
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Super Bowl champion and the defensive star of the 1989 "Cardiac Pack" will be the next inductees into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. The team announced Tuesday that...
Oct 19, 2021
Area Counties Top The List Of The Nation's Drunkest
MADISON, WI (WRN) - The Badger State is home to 41 of the 50 "drunkest" counties in the U.S. According to a survey conducted by 24/7 Wall Street, Wisconsin had four times as many counties listed in th...
Oct 19, 2021 MWC
The Hot Spot To View Fall Colors
TOWN OF GIBRALTAR, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - High atop the new 60-foot-tall Eagle Tower at Peninsula State Park, shades of green, orange, even some blue combine to create stunning seasonal scenery. "Most of th...
Oct 19, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Arrest Made in East River Trail Assault
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) -- An arrest has been made in the assault on a woman earlier this month on the East River Trail in De Pere. Police there say that with the help of the Wisconsin Crime Lab, a suspect...
Oct 18, 2021 The police presence in De Pere on October 5th, 2021 (Fox 11 Online)
Health Officials Continue Encouraging Vaccine as Holiday Gatherings Approach
WINNECONNE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- With the holidays around the corner, health officials are continuing to encourage folks to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Douglas Nelson came to the Winneconne-Poygan F...
Oct 18, 2021
Ransomware Attacks Continue to Wreak Havoc on Businesses
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Last year was the worst year on record for ransomware attacks, and this year isn't looking any different. Ransomware attacks are malware attacks, typically on businesses, that ...
Oct 18, 2021 Richard Patterson / CC
