Category Archives: Local
Packers Star Ready To Deliver New Shoes
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Running back Aaron Jones kicked off his "Yards for Shoes" campaign Tuesday. He made the announcement during a visit to the Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay. This is the s...
Sep 08, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
LISTEN: 9-11, 20 Years Later: Wisconsin Remembers, 'A Brat Fry At Ground Zero'
RHINELANDER, WI (WTAQ) - Few things say Wisconsin more than a brat, fresh off the grill. It's often the food of choice at picnics, backyard BBQ's, and other gatherings of family and friends. So it's n...
Sep 08, 2021 PHOTO: Sheboygan Police Department
Farm Sustainability Tour Addresses Ways to Feed Area Dairy Herd
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- In an effort to stretch their bottom line, some farmers in the area are working on different ways to feed their dairy cows. It's one of many ideas, presented during a t...
Sep 07, 2021
Manitowoc's Sputnikfest to Return This Weekend
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) -- Sputnikfest is returning to Manitowoc. It's the annual celebration of the crash-landing of the Soviet Union's Sputnik IV spacecraft in town, which happened 59 years ago on Sept...
Sep 07, 2021 Members of the 501st Legion, a Star Wars cosplay group, pose with a check at a pre-pandemic Sputnikfest. (City of Manitowoc)
New Soldiers Square Parking Ramp Slated to Follow Demolition of Old Ramp
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Demolition is starting on the Soldiers Square Parking Ramp in Downtown Appleton this week. By November, the existing Soldiers Square Parking Ramp at 120 S. Oneida St. will b...
Sep 07, 2021
Three Years Later 9/11 Memorial Replacement Plans Still on Hold in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- As the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaches, the City of Green Bay still has yet to replace a memorial dedicated to those who lost their lives on that day. What rema...
Sep 07, 2021 The cracked, degraded base of the previous 9/11 memorial. The steel girder now sits in the Green Bay Police Station's lobby. (Fox 11 Online)
Fond du Lac Names Interim Chief to Police Chief Post
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fond du Lac Interim Police Chief Aaron Goldstein will stay on as Police Chief long-term. Goldstein, the city's assistant chief, was named the city's next police chief on...
Sep 07, 2021
Advocate Aurora Reports Sharp Rise in Wisconsin COVID-19 Patients
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Advocate Aurora Health says it has seen the number of COVID-19 patients at its Wisconsin hospitals rise by 45.6% in the past week. The health system says the number is 128...
Sep 07, 2021 Adoarble Dude
Lakeshore Technical College Graduate Donates $100,000 for Scholarships
CLEVELAND, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Army veteran is pledging $100,000 for scholarships at Lakeshore Technical College. Retired Army Reserve 1st Sgt. Jesse Klein earned associate degrees in information tec...
Sep 07, 2021 Jesse L. Klein at his May 17, 2014 Lakeshore Technical College commencement. (Empire Photo/LTC)
Man Convicted in Accidental Shooting of Sister
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Christopher Halase pleaded no contest Tuesday to accidentally shooting and killing his sister. Halase, 30, will be sentenced Nov. 10 on a count of homicide by negligent handli...
Sep 07, 2021
