Category Archives: Local
Bellin Health CEO Hopes Wisconsinites Continue Masking Up
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The head of Bellin Health is reacting to the Wisconsin Supreme Court striking down the state's mask mandate. "This is going to give Wisconsin the opportunity to show what we're...
Mar 31, 2021 Bellin Health CEO Chris Woleske speaking to the media during an August 5, 2020 press conference at City Stadium in Green Bay. (PHOTO: WTAQ News)
Elections Chief: No Formal Complaints Filed About Green Bay Election Consultant
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The head of Wisconsin's elections commission says no formal complaints have been filed about how Green Bay conducted its November election. The state Assembly Committee on C...
Mar 31, 2021 The central count at the KI Convention Center on election day, November 3rd, 2020.
Oshkosh Face Coverings Ordinance Triggered by End of Statewide Mandate
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - The City of Oshkosh's face coverings ordinance is taking effect immediately. The ordinance was triggered as the state mask mandate was struck down. It requires face coverings of a...
Mar 31, 2021
Local Leaders Encourage, Mandate Masking, Despite End of Statewide Mandate
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The statewide mask mandate has been struck down. But will that lead to local governments trying to implement their own once again? Brown County Public Health will likely continu...
Mar 31, 2021 Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich signs in ahead of receiving his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)
Marinette County Board Continues Its Search For Transitional Housing
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Violent sex offenders still need a place to live in Marinette County after the County Board of Supervisors voted to stop developments on a site that would've been used as t...
Mar 31, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
For FVTC There's Going To Be A Change At The Top
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Fox Valley Technical College President Dr. Susan May will retire July 31, 2021. The school made the announcement in a news release early this morning (Wednesday). May is a very f...
Mar 31, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of FVTC
Just In Time For Sturgeon Spawning, A Landmark Returns
SHIOCTON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - An iconic statue was on the move Tuesday morning in the Village of Shiocton. "Stanley the Sturgeon" was part of a repair project along the Wolf River at Bamboo Bend. Now, he...
Mar 31, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Approval For Homeless Program At A Green Bay Park
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Green Bay's city council approved a trial homeless support program at St. John's Park Tuesday night. St. John's Homeless Shelter says for years there's been an uptick in ho...
Mar 31, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Green Bay Mayor, Other Leaders Discuss Plans for Economic Recovery
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich wants to start the post-pandemic economic recovery. He was joined by Wisconsin's Department of Revenue secretary for a roundtable. They asked ...
Mar 30, 2021
Community Foundation to Move Into Washington Street Depot Building
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A historic train depot in downtown Green Bay will be home to the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation after Breakthrough moves out. The community foundation says it will...
Mar 30, 2021
