Category Archives: Local

Green Bay Streets Closed After Truck vs Pole Crash
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Drivers are asked to avoid an area on Green Bay's west side after a semi truck struck a utility pole. Police say it happened on S. Oneida Street near Western Avenue, shearing th...
Robert Kennedy Oct 08, 2021 MWC

Covid Case Closes Oneida Schools
ONEIDA, WI (WTAQ) - Oneida Nation Schools will be closed for a week after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. The district and Oneida Nation Public Health Department determined it was best to...
Robert Kennedy Oct 08, 2021 PHOTO: Oneida Tribe

Green Bay Schools COVID Quarantine Order Is Challenged
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Green Bay Southwest High School student, who was told to quarantine, showed up to school anyway and refused to leave on Thursday. It's the first time the school district ...
Robert Kennedy Oct 08, 2021 GBAPSD

De Pere Leads Way with Eco-Friendly De-Icing Efforts
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Area officials are working towards making snow and ice management more eco-friendly. The city of De Pere leads as an example. De Pere has been using liquid salt brine for de-...
Casey Nelson Oct 07, 2021

De Pere Mayor: Police 'Throwing Everything They Have' Into Tuesday Attack Investigation
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) -- We're still waiting to hear more from police about the attack on a woman in broad daylight on the East River Trail in De Pere. De Pere Mayor James Boyd says police are hard at wo...
Rob Sussman Oct 07, 2021 The police presence in De Pere on October 5th, 2021 (Fox 11 Online)

State Political Party Representatives Discuss 2022 Election Gameplans
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Everything from Green Bay's city council meetings to back and forth on Capitol Hill is on the radar, as politicians start early to sway voters ahead of 2022 elections. "Rep...
Casey Nelson Oct 07, 2021 hjl / CC

Hortonville Man Indicted in Child Pornography Case
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Hortonville man has been charged in federal court with receiving and possessing child pornography. Prosecutors say a federal grand jury issued the indictment Tuesday agai...
Casey Nelson Oct 07, 2021

Stepmother Charged, Bond Set for Father Accused of Seriously Abusing 7-Year-Old Girl
KEWAUNEE, WI (WTAQ) -- The step mother of a hospitalized 7-year-old Luxemburg girl has been arrested, two days after the girl's father was taken into custody on child abuse charges. Dawn Jimenez, 35, ...
Rob Sussman Oct 07, 2021 Left to Right: Dawn Jimenez, Alan T. Finch

Brown County Public Health Encouraging Flu Shots as Typical Season Rolls In
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Brown County Public Health is offering a pair of drive-thru flu shot clinics this month, as they encourage everyone to get the annual vaccine this fall. Public health officia...
Casey Nelson Oct 07, 2021 Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach rolls up his sleeve for the annual flu shot. (PHOTO/WTAQ News)

Traveling Vietnam Wall Returns to Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - The Traveling Vietnam Wall is back in Oshkosh this weekend. It's the fifth time this century it's been on display in the city. A procession led the wall to the Sunnyview Expo Cent...
Casey Nelson Oct 07, 2021

