Category Archives: Local
Prosecution responds to claim that AI child porn is protected speech
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A judge should reject Meillo Schneider's argument that charges of possession of virtual child pornography violate his First Amendment rights, according to a brief filed ...
Oct 02, 2025 Meillo Schneider (Fond du Lac Co. Jail)
Children's museum model suggested for Neville Public Museum amid future funding concerns
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two Brown County supervisors are recommending exploring options to make the Neville Public Museum more of a children's museum. The supervisors say it's about gaining more ...
Oct 02, 2025 The Neville Public Museum in downtown Green Bay.
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Hobart Village Board votes to approve purchase of property for new municipal center
HOBART, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The village of Hobart has officially voted to approve purchasing property for a new municipal building. The village says the land -- currently owned by Joe DeNoble Sewer and ...
Oct 02, 2025 The village of Hobart is looking to build a new municipal center by 2028. The new center would house the village offices, police department and eventually the public works department. Sept. 5, 2025.
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Public can share thoughts on Green Bay waterfront restoration, flooding prevention
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The public has a chance to offer thoughts on Green Bay's waterfront restoration project near Bay Beach at a meeting Thursday afternoon. The project has both environmental ...
Oct 02, 2025 The shoreline at Bay Beach Amusement Park on August 2, 2022.
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Oshkosh motorcyclist arrested in Waupaca for suspected 4th OWI offense
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Oshkosh man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly driving his motorcycle while under the influence. According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, this is 44-year-old Benjamin K...
Oct 02, 2025
Plea date set for woman charged with fatally stabbing fiancé
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Dec. 22 plea date was set Friday for Tonia Piontek, who allegedly fatally stabbed her fianc at their Smith Street home. Piontek, 46, is charged with first-degree intenti...
Oct 02, 2025 Tonia Piontek (Photo source: Brown County Sheriff's Office)
Baldwin, Wied and Grothman ask for their pay to be withheld during government shutdown
WASHINGTON (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Three of Wisconsin's representatives in Congress are refusing their salaries during the government shutdown. While most federal workers are furloughed and sent home during a ...
Oct 02, 2025 The exterior dome of the Wisconsin state Capitol is seen in Madison Feb. 15, 2023.
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Brown County's 2026 budget proposal features lowest property tax rate on record
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach introduced Wednesday his 2026 budget proposal, which features key investments in the county's infrastructure and the lowest proper...
Oct 02, 2025 Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach introduces his 2026 budget proposal, Oct. 1, 2025.
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Appleton Area School District approves tickets for truancy
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Appleton Common Council approved a new truancy ordinance by a 9-6 vote on Wednesday night. "We're certainly optimistic that the decision tonight is going to mean that m...
Oct 02, 2025
1 woman killed, another seriously injured in two-vehicle crash in Outagamie County
TOWN OF CENTER, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One woman is dead and another seriously injured after their vehicles collided Wednesday in Outagamie County. It happened shortly before 6 a.m. near the intersection o...
Oct 01, 2025 (Fox 11 Online)
