Category Archives: Local
Stadium District Fans Ecstatic as the Milwaukee Bucks Take Home the NBA Championship
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) -- Fans around Green Bay's Stadium District celebrated as the clock ran to zero and the Milwaukee Bucks clinched the NBA Championship. Listen to this story: The Bucks had the ba...
Jul 21, 2021 The crowd at Stadium View in Ashwaubenon during game six of the NBA Finals (Casey Nelson/WTAQ)
Blueberry Season Underway in Northeast Wisconsin
TOWN OF NAVARINO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The season for picking blueberries is underway in parts of Northeast Wisconsin. It's a morning ritual for the crew at Porter's Patch in the Town of Navarino. "Every...
Jul 20, 2021
Shelton: Bill to Fund Repairs on Ray Nitschke Bridge 'Very Important and Timely'
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - As the Mason Street Bridge reopens to traffic in Green Bay, an area lawmaker is proposing a bill to fund repairs on another downtown bridge. Democratic State Representative Kris...
Jul 20, 2021 The Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge in Green Bay.
Mason Street Bridge Officially Opens
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Mason Street Bridge in Green Bay is officially open again for the first time since July 6th. Crews tested the bridge several times Tuesday and found it to be in working ord...
Jul 20, 2021 The SS Alpena passes under the stuck Mason Street Bridge on July 7th, 2021 (Fox 11 Online)
Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitor's Bureau Rebrands to 'Discover Green Bay'
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) -- Citing wordiness and a desire to shake up the local brand, the Greater Green Bay and Convention and Visitor's Bureau is now "Discover Green Bay". The new brand, including a n...
Jul 20, 2021 The new Discover Green Bay logo at their headquarters in Ashwaubenon. (Rob Sussman/WTAQ)
Shot Fired in Appleton Reportedly Stemmed from Altercation Over Drug Deal
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Appleton Police are investigating a report of a shot fired in a neighborhood west of downtown. Around 1:00 a.m. Saturday morning, someone fired a handgun inside a home on the 900...
Jul 20, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
COVID 19 Uptick Concerns Area Health Leader
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Two area counties are categorized in the "high" level for disease case activity, one of those in the Fox Valley. Outagamie and Manitowoc counties are seeing "high" disease ...
Jul 20, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Two Years After Historic Storm, Recovery Continues
OCONTO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Some call it the worst storm to ever hit this part of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. It was July 19, 2019, when high winds raced across the Northwoods, damagi...
Jul 20, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Bar Owners Prepare for NBA Finals Game Six
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) -- Area sports bars are getting ready for what is set to be a big night: game six of the NBA finals is Tuesday night, and the Milwaukee Bucks have a chance to win it all. The Bu...
Jul 19, 2021 Fans gather at Stadium View Bar and Grill to celebrate the Milwaukee Brewers opening day against the Chicago Cubs. (WLUK)
Bill Introduced to Repair Ray Nitschke Bridge
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Northeast Wisconsin lawmaker has introduced legislation that would fund repairs to a downtown Green Bay bridge. State Rep. Kristina Shelton (D-Green Bay) introduced a bi...
Jul 19, 2021 The Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge in Green Bay.
