Category Archives: Local
Oconto Man Sentenced in Fatal Overdose
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Oconto man was sentenced to 19 years in prison for delivery drugs, leading to a fatal overdose. Brian Blasing was convicted of first degree reckless homicide in May for...
Sep 01, 2021 Best Law
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding to Help Build LNG Barge
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Sturgeon Bay shipbuilder will help construct what it believes to be the largest LNG (liquefied natural gas) bunkering barge ever made in the United States. Fincantieri...
Sep 01, 2021
Green Bay Schools Optimistic as New School Year Kicks Off
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Students across Northeast Wisconsin are returning to school, and the Green Bay Area Public School District reopened their doors to kids on Wednesday. "Our staff is very excited ...
Sep 01, 2021 Marco Verch / CC
Wisconsin Volunteers Working to Deal with Disaster Relief Across the Country
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Volunteers from across Wisconsin and even some from the local area are deployed across the country to deal with a number of ongoing natural disasters. Laura McGuire is with the...
Sep 01, 2021 American Red Cross volunteers pack snack bags for evacuees staying at an American Red Cross shelter, in Salem, OR (Justin Kern)
In Effort to Change 'Drunk City' Perception, September Declared "Sober Green Bay" Month
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- In an effort to challenge the stigma of being called a "drunk city", September has been declared "Sober Green Bay Campaign" month in Brown County. County Executive Troy St...
Sep 01, 2021
Questions Still Swirl Around Packers 2021 Season Opener as Travelers Scramble
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Where will the Green Bay Packers open the 2021 season? What was once an easy question has become anything but. Hurricane Ida's impact on the New Orleans area has raised ...
Sep 01, 2021 MWC
Local Bar Owner Collecting Food, Supplies for Hurricane Relief
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A local bar owner is collecting food and supplies to bring down to Louisiana to assist victims of Hurricane Ida. Chris and Penny Knutson own Gilligan's Bar and Grill. "Our...
Sep 01, 2021 Chris Knutson, owner of Gilligan's Bar and Grill, loads his trailer before leaving for Louisiana on Aug. 31, 2021. (Fox 11 Online)
Gun Threat Leads to Standoff, Arrest On Green Bay's East Side
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Police in Green Bay have reopened the intersection of East Mason Street and Bellevue on the city's east side after asking commuters to avoid it this morning. Police were in a s...
Sep 01, 2021 A police vehicle blocks off East Mason Street near Bellevue Street during the standoff (Fox 11 Online)
LISTEN: Successful Return For NE Wisconsin Old Glory Honor Flight
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - After a COVID 19 induced grounding for almost two years, Northeast Wisconsin Old Glory Honor Flight was back in the air Tuesday, taking 99 area veterans to Washington D.C. for a ...
Sep 01, 2021 MWC
Rai: Vaccine Incentives Appear Helpful, Education Remains Key
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - In the first week of a $100 incentive program for Wisconsinites to roll up their sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccine, the state saw it's highest number of doses administered since ...
Aug 31, 2021
