Category Archives: Local
A Birds Eye View Of The River Below
PESHTIGO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A long-awaited project in the City of Peshtigo is open for business. Construction on the fish viewing platform was completed last fall, and it gives people a bird's eye view...
Apr 02, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Sturgeon Bay Warning Sirens To Stay Silent
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The City of Sturgeon Bay is taking down its outdoor warning sirens. The six sirens were installed in 1997. The city's fire department says the sirens have a 25-year life...
Apr 02, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
All Aboard For A Return Of Passenger Trains To Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - President Biden's new infrastructure plan includes $80 billion specifically for rail. If Congress provides the funding, Amtrak hopes to expand its rail service to places li...
Apr 02, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Local Fans Share Excitement as Brewers Win First Game of New Campaign
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - Fans were in the stands at American Family Field for the Milwaukee Brewers Opening Day on Thursday. But they also lined the bar at Stadium View in Ashwaubenon. While only a fe...
Apr 01, 2021
Two Years Ago, Nicholas Hietpas Disappeared
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's been two years since an Appleton man went missing, but police are still hoping to bring Nicholas Hietpas home. Hietpas was last seen on April 1, 2019. He was 22 years ...
Apr 01, 2021 Nicholas Hietpas with dog, Samantha (Photo courtesy of Oconto County Sheriff's Office)
Packers to Keep Masks, Pandemic Procedures in Place for Now
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) -- The Green Bay Packers will be keeping their pandemic procedures in place at Lambeau Field, despite Governor Tony Evers' mask mandate being struck down by the state Supreme Co...
Apr 01, 2021 The Green Bay Packers masked up the Curly Lambeau and Vince Lombardi statues outside of Lambeau Field to encourage mask-wearing, supporting health care workers. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)
Green Bay Common Council Votes to Approve Mask Mandate
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The Green Bay Common Council voted 9-3 in a special session Thursday night to approve a city-wide mask requirement. The vote came after about an hour or citizen comment and coun...
Apr 01, 2021 Green Bay City Hall
Bodies of Missing Canoers Recovered in Lake Winnebago
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) -- The bodies of 21-year-olds Michael Gohde and Dakota Goldapske, the two canoers who went missing after their canoe capsized in bad weather on Lake Winnebago Monday night, have...
Apr 01, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Pinwheels Mark Child Abuse and Neglect Month in Appleton
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- If you drive by Harbor House on West Fifth Street in Appleton it'll be hard to miss the over 800 pinwheels set up right outside. It's all to raise awareness for Child Abuse and ...
Apr 01, 2021 Pinwheels set up outside of Harbor House in Appleton for Child Abuse and Neglect Month. (Outagamie County Children, Youth, an Families)
De Pere City Employee Killed in Workplace Accident
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A De Pere city employee is dead following a workplace injury on Thursday. A post on the city's Facebook page says lifesaving measures were attempted at the scene, but the vi...
Apr 01, 2021 De Pere City Hall (File Photo)
