Category Archives: Local

Your Input Needed In Hiring Green Bay's Next Top Cop
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Green Bay residents will have the opportunity to have a say in the hire of the city's next police chief. The City of Green Bay Police and Fire Commission will hold public listen...
Robert Kennedy Jun 30, 2021 MWC

Giannis Hurt, Bucks Lose
ATLANTA, GA (REUTERS) - Atlanta Hawks guard Lou Williams said he found out one hour before tipoff that he would be starting a playoff game for the first time in his 16-year NBA career. The 34-year-old...
Robert Kennedy Jun 30, 2021 Jun 29, 2021; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) is helped off the court with an injury against the Atlanta Hawks in the third quarter during game four of the Eastern Conference Finals for the 2021 NBA Playoffs at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

Another County Issues Arrest Warrant for Suspect in Contractor Scams
SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Another county has issued an arrest warrant for a suspect in a series of driveway asphalt scams, after he again failed to appear in court. Mico Miller, 27, was scheduled to a...
Casey Nelson Jun 29, 2021 Mico Jody Miller (BCSO)

Port Officials Remind Boaters to Keep Away from Large Ships this Weekend
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- A lot of boats are expected to hit the lower Fox River and the Bay of Green Bay to enjoy the Independence Day Holiday. Port of Green Bay Director Dean Haen is reminding boaters...
Rob Sussman Jun 29, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of The Port of Green Bay

Pent-Up Travel Demand Expected to Bring Air Travelers to Green Bay Austin Straubel this Weekend
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Travelers are expected to fly more this coming holiday weekend than at any point in the past year and a half. That's not normal for Independence Day weekend, but Green Bay Aust...
Rob Sussman Jun 29, 2021 Green Bay Austin Straubel Airport (File Photo)

Driver Sentenced in Fatal 2018 Oconto County Crash
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Cade Wied was sentenced Tuesday to 13 years in prison for the traffic crash which killed one of his passengers. A jury previously convicted Wied, 20, of second-degree reckles...
Casey Nelson Jun 29, 2021 Cade Wied (PHOTO: Courtesy Oconto Co. Sheriff's Office)

Man Convicted of Operating Drug House in Appleton
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Half of a father-son duo charged with operating a drug house was convicted Tuesday and sentenced to ten months in jail. Ryan Hostettler, 20, pleaded no contest to maintainin...
Casey Nelson Jun 29, 2021

Manitowoc County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Child Sex Crimes
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Manitowoc County man has been sentenced for child sex and pornography crimes. Timothy Tetzlaff, 59, pleaded guilty in March to one count of interstate travel with the in...
Casey Nelson Jun 29, 2021

Oconto Falls Man Dies in Crash
TOWN OF LITTLE RIVER, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Oconto Falls man died in a Monday morning crash. It happened on Highway 41 and County Road A in the town of Little River just before noon. Officials say a wh...
Casey Nelson Jun 29, 2021

Clintonville Golf Course Burglary Drawing Similarities to Other Incidents
CLINTONVILLE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Clintonville golf course was burglarized and officials say it's similar to other burglarized golf courses around the state. The Clintonville Riverside Golf Course burg...
Casey Nelson Jun 29, 2021

