Category Archives: Local

Neenah Powerball player in the running for $1 million, trip to NASCAR championship
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Neenah man is one of eight Powerball lottery players still in the running for a $1 million prize and a trip to the NASCAR championship race. Bradley Pansy was announced as one of the ...
Rachel Charniak Oct 06, 2025 Powerball lottery tickets are for sale Dec. 28, 2021, at Stadium Shell in Ashwaubenon.
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Grave marker theft suspect appears in court
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Bradley Bloch made an initial court appearance Monday for allegedly stealing and reselling six historic cast iron cross gravestone markers from a Fox Crossing cemetery. He f...
Rachel Charniak Oct 06, 2025 Bradley W. Bloch (Winnebago Co. Jail)

Bellevue explores balanced development to boost revenue and sustain services
BELLEVUE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As the village of Bellevue enters budget season, it's also taking a look at the community's long-term financial future. Village officials say changes need to be made if Bel...
Rachel Charniak Oct 06, 2025 Village of Bellevue.
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Green Bay man spearheads reactivation of city's NAACP chapter: 'Open arms for everybody'
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay residents are looking to renew the city's NAACP chapter after years of it being inactive. As the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization, the NAACP...
Rachel Charniak Oct 06, 2025

New London family farm faces challenges as USDA halts services during government shutdown
NEW LONDON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- While many federal employees have to work without pay during the federal government shutdown, others are being temporarily furloughed. As a result, local farmers are seei...
Rachel Charniak Oct 06, 2025 While many federal employees have to work without pay during the federal government shutdown, others are being temporarily furloughed. As a result, farmers are seeing a loss of services through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Oct. 2, 2025.
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Northeast Wisconsin smoke shops are struggling 1 month into new vape regulations
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Northeast Wisconsin smoke shops are experiencing a significant impact just one month after Wisconsin's new vape regulations took effect. "We are starting to look at an exit...
Rachel Charniak Oct 06, 2025 Vaping products.
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Green Bay home catches fire after car fire spreads
(WLUK) - Part of a Green Bay home caught fire Sunday when the flames spread from a car fire in the driveway. The Green Bay Metro Fire Department responded to reports of a vehicle fire Sunday afternoon...
Rob Sussman Oct 06, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

One dead, one rescued in Lake Poygan boat launch incident
TOWN OF WOLF RIVER (WLUK) -- One person has died and another was taken to a local hospital after an incident on Lake Poygan, near the mouth of the Wolf River, at an access point to the water called th...
Rob Sussman Oct 06, 2025

Wisconsin-based advocacy groups are looking for transparency about ICE activity in state
Forward Latino, a Wisconsin-based civil rights advocacy group, held a press conference following recent ICE activity in the state, including arrests in Manitowoc. According to a press release, the pur...
Rachel Charniak Oct 03, 2025 The FBI in conjunction with ICE agents arrested 21 illegal individuals in the Manitowoc County area, September 25, 2025. (Photo courtesy of FBI-Milwaukee)

Famed NASA astronaut now unable to attend Green Bay event due to government shutdown
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A renowned NASA astronaut is no longer able to attend a special event Friday in Green Bay due to the ongoing government shutdown. Sunita "Suni" Williams was scheduled to b...
Rachel Charniak Oct 03, 2025 Barlow Planetarium.
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