Category Archives: Local
Cocktails-to-Go Could Be Law Soon in Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- You may soon be able to get your favorite cocktails to-go at restaurants and bars throughout the state. That would be legal if a bill passed this week in the Wisconsin Senate b...
Mar 25, 2021 Scott Veg / CC
Appleton Man Charged in Connection to Stabbings
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Appleton man has been charged in connection with a stabbing on Appleton's north side. Cornelius C. Pearson, 30, is suspected in the March 18 stabbing attack at the Richm...
Mar 25, 2021
Green Bay Police Still Investigating East Side Shooting, One Female in Custody
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Green Bay Police have confirmed a shooting at the 600 block of S. Baird St. occurred around 1:20 p.m. They said two possible suspects ran away on foot heading west. GBPD Sa...
Mar 25, 2021
Local Leaders Get Vaccinated, Hope to Promote Confidence in Shot
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich was joined by Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach in getting their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Lambeau Field on Thursday. Both qualif...
Mar 25, 2021 Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach receives his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)
Scheduling Conflict Keeps Green Bay Officials From Election Hearing
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - We now know when another state hearing will be held to discuss how Green Bay administered its November election. The state Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections wil...
Mar 25, 2021 MWC
St John's Park Issues And Solution Proposal To Go Before City Council
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Green Bay is looking to partner with St. John's Homeless shelter to bring some of their resources to help the unsheltered population that grew because of Covid-19. The Park...
Mar 25, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Travel Industry Is On The Comeback Trail, But The Climb Is Steep
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Air travel is starting to take off again, even to international destinations. "At the beginning stages I thought it was awesome because planes were empty, it was like a l...
Mar 25, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
COVID Vaccine Clinic Set For Grand Chute
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ) - A community COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be held Saturday in Grand Chute. Appointments are required for the clinic, which is set for 10 a.m.-noon at the town hall, 1900 W. Gra...
Mar 25, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
One Year Ago, Governor Evers 'Safer at Home' Order Was Issued
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's a day business owners won't soon forget. March 24th, 2020. It's been a year this week since many businesses in the state were forced to close their doors as a result ...
Mar 24, 2021 Governor Tony Evers (in white mask) takes a tour of the Lambeau Field COVID-19 vaccination site with County Executive Troy Streckenbach (in black mask, L) and Brown County Health Officer Anna Destree (black mask, R) (WTAQ/Rob Sussman)
CDC, Doctors Still Urging Travelers to Skip Spring Break Over COVID-19 Concerns
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Spring Break travel season is nearly upon us, but the CDC and Medical Professionals are still urging people to skip the trip this year. The suggestion comes in spite of fal...
Mar 24, 2021
