Category Archives: Local
Green Bay Mask Order to Expire at Midnight
GREEN BAY (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay's face mask order is set to expire and it appears there are no plans to extend it. The order ends at midnight, and according to the Green Bay City Council's agenda f...
May 04, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Gallagher: Free Beer for Shots is 'Common Sense' Plan for Wisconsin Communities
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Congressman Mike Gallagher is proposing a very Wisconsin-esque plan to encourage people to get vaccinated. "We've gone from having a supply problem having a demand problem, wher...
May 04, 2021
Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith Officially Retires
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Andrew Smith is officially calling it a career. Monday morning, the former Green Bay Police Chief retired after 33 years in law enforcement. Smith's career started off as an of...
May 03, 2021 Chief Andrew Smith (GBPD)
Trial Begins in Case of Teen Killed During Drug Deal
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The trial for the murder of a teenager killed during a drug deal started Monday with jury selection. Federico Abarca, 18, was shot and killed on Feb. 22, 2019. Colton Keho...
May 03, 2021
Suspect Convicted in Fond du Lac's 'Largest' Heroin Bust Ever
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - One of the suspects in what police called Fond du Lac's largest heroin seizure was convicted Monday. Torry Howard, 28, pleaded no contest to two charges: heroin delivery ...
May 03, 2021
Fox Cities Tourism Takes Major Hit in 2020, Already Seeing Track for Recovery in 2021
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Ten years of growth in visitor spending was brought to an abrupt halt in the Fox Cities last year. Tourism brought in $333 million in 2020 across the Fox Cities. That's down a bi...
May 03, 2021 Lake Winnebago from High Cliff State Park. (Image Courtesy: Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau)
Mother Charged in Son's Death Extradited, Appears in Outagamie County Court
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A woman charged for the 2017 co-sleeping death of her 2-month-old son made her first local court appearance Monday on a reckless homicide charge. Nicole Sobay, 35, was charg...
May 03, 2021 Nicole Sobay (Booking Photo)
Appleton Company Hiring 100 Employees 'Immediately'
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One hundred jobs are coming to Appleton. McCain Foods will be holding a virtual hiring events, starting Thursday. The company has immediate full-time positions across many ...
May 03, 2021
Disney Princesses Coming to Menominee Nation Arena
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Your favorite Disney princesses will take the stage in Oshkosh. Disney Princess - The Concert show is coming to Menominee Nation Arena, Dec. 9, 2021. Tony-nominee Susan Egan...
May 03, 2021
Deadly Oshkosh Shooting Trial Begins
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Trial started Monday for a man who allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend, killed her father, and shot another man. Joshua Aide's trial is scheduled to last all week. Last August, ...
May 03, 2021 Joshua Aide (PHOTO: Courtesy Winnebago Co. Jail)
