Category Archives: Local
Wisconsin DOT showcases new billboard, safety protocols to increase I-41 work zone safety
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- With over 10,000 work zone crashes in the past five years, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is coming up with new ways to increase safety. "I'm hoping that somebo...
Sep 24, 2025 WisDOT introduced a new billboard meant to raise awareness for work zone safety along the I-41 corridor. September 23, 2025.
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Baldwin calls on GOP to extend expiring health insurance funds during Green Bay visit
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One of Wisconsin's senators was in Green Bay Tuesday, pushing for an extension of funding for insurance coverage under our nation's health care insurance system that is se...
Sep 24, 2025 Tammy Baldwin
Alleged 'top-tier drug dealer' still without attorney more than a year after arrest
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- James Grandberry doesn't have an attorney for his drug case, after all. But an attorney may be appointed soon, the state Public Defender's Office said Tuesday. Grandberry,...
Sep 23, 2025 Brown County drug trafficking suspect James Grandberry. (Photo source: Brown County Jail)
Man accused in hit-and-run crash that killed retired GBPD officer is competent, judge says
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The suspect in a hit-and-run crash which killed a retired police officer is now competent to stand trial, a judge ruled Tuesday, meaning the case against Obilio Roblero can r...
Sep 23, 2025 Obilio Thomas Sargento Roblero, 32, was arrested in Arkansas and is now charged, in Oconto County, with hit and run causing death for a crash that killed 60-year old Thomas Roberts of Green Bay. Roblero is currently being held in the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility in Arkansas, awaiting extradition back to Oconto County. (Courtesy: Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility)
Green Bay pop-up Pride event to be held in response to delayed NEW Pride Alive festival
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A pop-up event for Green Bay's LGBTQ+ community is coming in less than two weeks in response to another event being delayed. At the Brown County Fairgrounds this past week...
Sep 23, 2025 The city of Green Bay raised the Progress Pride flag at city hall in recognition of June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, June 7, 2022.
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After adding Veterans to Memorial Park's name, Appleton seeks new name for Veterans Park
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Appleton's Veterans Park will be getting a new name, and you can help decide what that name should be. The city looks to open it up for suggestions later this fall. "It's i...
Sep 23, 2025 Veterans Park will be renamed with the help of Appleton residents. Sept. 22, 2025.
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Brown County Job Center reopens in library, enhancing access to career services
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Brown County and state leaders are celebrating a new collaboration inside downtown Green Bay's library. The Job Center of Wisconsin's Brown County location has moved into ...
Sep 23, 2025 The Brown County Central Library.
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Man with ties to Mexico charged in what authorities say is a large theft ring
KEWAUNEE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man with ties to Mexico is charged in what authorities say is a major theft ring spanning multiple communities and counties. Bail was set at $50,000 cash for Cesar...
Sep 23, 2025 Cesar Mendoza Mora (Kewaunee Co. Jail)
Man convicted in fatal Fond du Lac drug deal stabbing
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Dawson Miller was convicted Tuesday for his role in a murder during an argument about a drug deal. Miller, 23, pleaded no contest to felony murder for the Feb. 13, 2024, ...
Sep 23, 2025 Dawson Miller, left, and Annaka Trudell (Photos courtesy Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office)
Manitowoc shooting leaves one dead, suspect in custody
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A male died in a shooting in Manitowoc early Tuesday morning and another is in custody. Around 1:34 a.m., the Manitowoc Police Department received a 911 call reporting a d...
Sep 23, 2025 Manitowoc police have crime scene tape up around an area of 17th Street as part of an investigation, September 23, 2025.
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