Category Archives: Local
'Zippin Pippin' Celebrating Ten Years at Bay Beach Amusement Park
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- It's been ten years since the Zippin Pippin first opened at the Bay Beach Amusement Park in Green Bay. The wooden roller coaster, one of the oldest in the country, opened up in...
May 18, 2021 The Zippin Pippin at Bay Beach Amusement Park in Green Bay (File Photo)
Gaelic Storm Among Headliners at Appleton's Inaugural Irish Fest
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new Fox Valley music festival, celebrating all things Irish, has released its lineup. The inaugural Irish Fest of the Fox Cities will be held at Jones Park in Appleton, S...
May 18, 2021
One Man In Custody In Connection To Lakeshore Shooting
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ) - UPDATE: Police in Two Rivers are continuing to investigate the deadly shooting of a 17 year old boy. A 21 year old Manitowoc man, identified as James Walcott, has been taken in...
May 18, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Missing Green Bay Child Has Been Found Safe
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - UPDATE: A missing pre-teen has been located and safely reunited with his family. Freddrick Love-Kennedy was last seen Friday afternoon near the 18-hundred-block of August Street...
May 18, 2021 PHOTO: Green Bay PD
Door County Tourism Anticipates A Big 2021
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - In 2020, Door County saw visitor spending drop 19%. But amid the pandemic, the county still gathered $304 million in visitor spending last year. With Memorial Day weeken...
May 18, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Maritime Museum Tower Promises Encompassing View
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - There is an old saying about a picture being worth a thousand words. The view is from the top of the new Jim Kress Maritime Lighthouse Tower in Sturgeon Bay might be one...
May 18, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Brown County Health Officials: Assess Your Situation Before Unmasking
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - As the CDC guidelines allow fully-vaccinated people to unmask, the suggestions on the local level are following suit. Brown County Public Health is following CDC and Wisconsi...
May 17, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Green Bay and Fox Cities Chambers Of Commerce Want An End To Federal Unemployment Benefits
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Fifty Chambers of Commerce from across the state of Wisconsin, including chambers in Green Bay and the Fox Valley, have signed on to a letter urging Governor Tony Evers to end ...
May 17, 2021 Bytemarks / CC
Local Districts Discuss CDC Suggestions of Maintaining Masking in Schools
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The new CDC guidelines are suggesting schools stick to their current COVID policies. That includes continuing to wear masks and socially distance. With coronaviru...
May 17, 2021
Green Bay Chamber Launches Concierge Service, in Hopes of Recruiting Talent to the Area
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Greater Green Bay Chamber of Commerce is launching a new service to try and help local businesses recruit and maintain new employees from outside of the local area. The Gre...
May 17, 2021 Downtown Green Bay and City Deck as seen from across the Fox River. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)
