Category Archives: Local

Woman Convicted of 'Slender Man' Stabbing to be Released
WAUKESHA, WI (WTAQ) -- One of the women convicted in the Waukesha County Slender Man stabbing case will be released from Winnebago Mental Health Institute on Monday. Anissa Weier, 19, spent nearly fou...
Rob Sussman Sep 10, 2021 Anissa Weier (File photo)

Students Hike Bleachers to Honor 9/11 First Responders
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Students climbed the bleachers at Green Bay West High School on Friday as a tribute to the first responders who rushed into the World Trade Center now 20 years ago. Students tak...
Casey Nelson Sep 10, 2021

Vaccine Requirements Get Mixed Reviews
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - President Biden's new vaccine mandates could impact over 100 million Americans. Including thousands of people, just in the Green Bay area. While not everyone supports it, s...
Robert Kennedy Sep 10, 2021 NIAID / CC

LISTEN: 9-11, 20 Years Later: Wisconsin Remembers, 'Not done being her father'
KEWASKUM, WI (WTAQ) - When we think of 9-11 images of the planes hitting the World Trade Center towers in New York, the Pentagon in Washington D.C.....or the field in Shanksville P-A may come to mind....
Robert Kennedy Sep 10, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of the Gordon Haberman

Afghan Refugees Heading for the Fox Valley
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Around 100 Afghan refugees are likely heading to the Fox Valley for good. Several area organizations are preparing to help them. One of them is World Relief Fox Valley. "The...
Rob Sussman Sep 09, 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

Drivers Compete in 'Snowplow Roadeo' at Lambeau Field
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Heavy machinery was on the move in Green Bay Thursday morning, taking to the parking lot at Lambeau Field. It's all part of the 31st snowplow roadeo competition, sponsored...
Casey Nelson Sep 09, 2021

Appleton Set to Hold Procession, Ceremony to Remember 9/11
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - The City of Appleton will hold a solemn procession and ceremony to honor the victims and first responders of the 9/11 attacks on Saturday. "It's a pretty jam-packed morning, real...
Casey Nelson Sep 09, 2021

State Argues Latest Steven Avery Appeal Should Be Denied
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The state says Steven Avery's latest appeals should be denied. Avery is serving a life term for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach. After an appeals court denied a series of m...
Casey Nelson Sep 09, 2021 PHOTO: Wisconsin Department of Corrections

Ashwaubenon Schools Update Mask Policy
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Ashwaubenon School District has updated its mask policy within the first week of class. The school board decided during Wednesday night's meeting to require masks fo...
Casey Nelson Sep 09, 2021 A collection of cloth face masks (WLUK image)

Oshkosh Police Seeking Man with Multiple Felony Warrants
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - Oshkosh Police are looking to locate a man who has several outstanding felony warrants for his arrest. 33-year-old Kevin Schutz is described as a white male, standing about 6-foot...
Casey Nelson Sep 09, 2021

