Category Archives: Local
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)
Former Suring Village Trustee Now Facing Federal Child Sex Crime Charges
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- A former Suring official is now facing federal child sex abuse charges. Former Suring village trustee John Fredenburgh, 36, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday on t...
Jun 23, 2021 PHOTO: Oconto County Sheriff's Office
Crosswalk Enforcement Effort to Be Held Today
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- A crosswalk enforcement effort will be held across Brown County in the coming months. The first enforcement event is Thursday. Officers will be stationed at crosswalks in Allou...
Jun 23, 2021 Directed Enforcement Officer Dustan Peterson enters a crosswalk during a Brown County Sheriff's Office 'frogger' crosswalk education effort. (PHOTO/WTAQ News)
Second Competency Exam Scheduled for Man Convicted of Killing Grandparents
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Another competency exam has been ordered for 19-year-old Alexander Kraus, who was recently convicted of killing his grandparents. Kraus had pleaded guilty to two counts of ...
Jun 23, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Arrest Warrant Issued for Suspect in Contractor Fraud Case
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for a man charged in multiple counties in connection with a driveway asphalt scam, after he didn't appear in court. Mico Miller, 27, w...
Jun 23, 2021 Mico Jody Miller (BCSO)
Comedian Charlie Berens Heading to Resch Center in December
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) -- Comedian Charlie Berens is coming to the Resch Center. Berens is bringing his "Midwest Survival Guide Tour" to Green Bay on Friday, December 3. Tickets are $25, $35, and limi...
Jun 23, 2021 Charlie Berens (Promotional Photo)
New Event Venue Opens In Brillion
BRILLION, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - AriensCo has opened its latest development project. Round Lake Farms is a 12,000-square-foot venue located on Round Lake. It's available to rent for weddings, special occasi...
Jun 23, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
State Money Approved For New Green Bay Visitor Center
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A long-awaited plan to build a new visitors center in the Green Bay area is getting a boost from the state Legislature. The Assembly on Tuesday approved a $2 million interest...
Jun 23, 2021 PHOTO: GGBCVB
Lawmakers Approve Funding To Move Downtown Green Bay Coal Piles
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- It's been more than six decades since efforts began to move the unsightly coal piles from the riverfront in Green Bay just south of downtown, but a bill passed Tuesday in the s...
Jun 22, 2021
