Category Archives: Local
UW-Green Bay Professor: Cyberattacks Becoming Worse, More Sophisticated
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Hackers managed to disrupt operations at the JBS Meat Packing plant in Green Bay earlier this month as part of an international cyberattack on the company's infrastructure in A...
Jun 17, 2021 Richard Patterson / CC
WATCH: NEW Zoo Giraffes Receive Special Breakfast Delivery
SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ) - Giraffes at the NEW Zoo received a special breakfast Thursday morning, courtesy of the American Transmission Company. The company trims branches to clear power lines. Giraffes lik...
Jun 17, 2021 Zuri the Giraffe (PHOTO/WTAQ News)
After a Year and a Half on the Run, Oshkosh Sex Offender Found in Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NV (WTAQ) -- A sex offender who went missing in Oshkosh in 2019 has been found...in Las Vegas. Lloyd Pitzen cut off his GPS monitoring bracelet and fled from a transitional living home in D...
Jun 17, 2021 Lloyd Pitzen (Oshkosh Police)
Ribbon Cut on New Green Bay Packaging Mill
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Three months after the facility opened, Green Bay Packaging held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new mill Thursday. The $500 million mill opened in March after more than...
Jun 17, 2021
Driver Arrested Following Chase, Crash in Wrightstown
WRIGHTSTOWN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Appleton man was arrested after an overnight police chase and crash in Wrightstown. Police say just before 3:30 a.m., they were called to Bengal Lane for a report of ...
Jun 17, 2021
Man Who Drove into Fox River was from Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The man who died after driving into the Fox River in downtown Green Bay Monday was a 37-year-old from Green Bay. Police released no other information on the driver Thursda...
Jun 17, 2021
Bike To Packers Practice May Not Happen
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A memo sent to NFL teams on Wednesday indicates a Packers training camp tradition is in jeopardy of not happening for a second straight year. The memo says fans can attend ...
Jun 17, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Drought Impacting Fox Valley Business And Utilities
FOX VALLEY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Those relying on the Fox River to run their operations say water levels are the lowest they've seen in years. Dry weather has forced almost all dam gates to close, cutting...
Jun 17, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Fire Over the Fox Making Return to Downtown Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After a one year hiatus, Fire over the Fox will make its return to downtown Green Bay. "It's refreshing to be able to have the fireworks this year and to be able to actual...
Jun 16, 2021
$2 Million Bond Set for Little Suamico Murder Suspect
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A $2 million cash bond was set Wednesday for the suspect in a drug deal-related murder. Manuel Herrera-Hernandez made his initial appearance in Oconto County court for the Feb...
Jun 16, 2021
