Category Archives: Local
Kids' Day Returns to Green Bay on Friday
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Friday is Kids' Day in the city of Green Bay. There are plenty of free events for kids all day long including free swimming between four and six at the Resch Aquatic Center and...
Jun 24, 2021 Children swim at Colburn Pool after it reopened to the public on July 14, 2020. (PHOTO/WTAQ News)
Despite Recent Rainfall, Drought Conditions Likely to Persist
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Despite the rain on Thursday morning, dry conditions are expected to persist in the area overall. Since the first of the year area rainfall is about six inches under the norm, ...
Jun 24, 2021 Drought conditions in Northeast Wisconsin as of 6/24/2021. (drought.gov)
Austin Straubel Preparing for Busy Independence Day
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport is preparing for a busy time around the Fourth of July. Airport leaders say Independence Day could be the busiest travel ...
Jun 24, 2021
Police Educate Drivers During 'Frogger' Enforcement Effort
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - The crosswalk enforcement effort, playfully nicknamed 'Operation Frogger,' has returned to neighborhoods around Brown County. De Pere Police set up at the corner of 8th Avenue and...
Jun 24, 2021 A sign warns drivers about the operation of 'Operation Frogger' in De Pere. (PHOTO/WTAQ News)
Kewaunee County Has A Manure Problem
KEWAUNEE CO, WI (WRN) - One of Wisconsin's top dairy-producing counties has a manure problem. A newly-published study by a U-S Agriculture Department researcher indicates cow manure is making people s...
Jun 24, 2021 MWC
Neenah Trail Opens, But Legal Challenges Remain
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Some residents in Neenah have been against the city putting a trail in their backyards. But, after years of fighting it, the Lakeshore Trail formally opened Wednesday. The tra...
Jun 24, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
After A Year Off For The Pandemic, 'Kids' Day' Is Back
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Kids' Day is back in Green Bay. The annual halfway-to-Christmas celebration is set for Friday. Kids' Day offers free events for kids throughout the city at various parks and bus...
Jun 24, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Pool Problems Still Plague Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Two outdoor pools will be open this summer in Green Bay, but a third remains closed as the city experiences a lifeguard shortage. The Green Bay Parks Committee provided an ...
Jun 24, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Green Bay On The Verge Of An E-Scooter Program
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The city's Improvement and Services Committee approved an agreement with the company, Bird, to begin a pilot program. Appleton is currently in its own pilot program with Bi...
Jun 24, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
New Police Reform Measures Change Little in Appleton, Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Governor Tony Evers signed several police reform bills into law this week. One of them bans the use of chokeholds by police. Green Bay Police Commander Kevin Warych says t...
Jun 23, 2021 Police follow a Black Lives Matter demonstration through the streets of Green Bay on May 31, 2020. (PHOTO/Casey Nelson, WTAQ News)
