Category Archives: Local
Embattled Green Bay Mayor Responds To Election Critics
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Mayor Eric Genrich maintains the city of Green Bay did nothing illegal in how it ran the November election, and remains proud of its efforts. "There is a lot of nonsense th...
Mar 12, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Strong Winds This Week Brings On The Ice Shoves
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Imagine waking up and finding in your backyard walls of ice piled up 10, 15, 20 feet or even higher. That's exactly what happened to residents along West Bay Shore Street i...
Mar 12, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Students Honored With A Community Parade
RIPON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Two Ripon elementary schools are celebrating and honoring their students during the pandemic. It's been one year since Murray Park and Quest Elementary closed. So teachers and ...
Mar 12, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Green Bay Diocese Report Rising Interest in School Vouchers
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Catholic schools in the Green Bay diocese say they're seeing a rise in interest in the voucher program this year. Todd Blahnik, the diocese's superintendent of Catholic sch...
Mar 11, 2021
Bonds Set for Burglary Suspects
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Two suspects in a series of business burglaries made their first court appearances Thursday. Andrew Krombholz, 35, and Jeremy Wondrachek, 43, are charged in connection with...
Mar 11, 2021 Andrew Krombholz (left) and Jeremy Wondrachek (right) (Photos courtesy Brown Co. Sheriff's Office)
New Green Bay Packaging Mill to Open Next Week
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay Packaging's new paper mill will start operations Monday, according to the company. Bryan Hollenbach, executive vice president, provided the update on the $500 mi...
Mar 11, 2021
Coronavirus Activity Continues Decline in Wisconsin
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Coronavirus activity continues to decline in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services confirmed 502 new infections Thursday, or 12% of the 4,195 tests reported...
Mar 11, 2021
Drug Dealer Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - LeeRoy Blank was sentenced to six years in prison for methamphetamine delivery and possession. He was also placed on extended supervision for six years, and must perform 150...
Mar 11, 2021
Partial Building Collapse Causes Gas Leak, Road Closure in Grand Chute
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- No one was hurt when a building in Grand Chute partially collapsed, resulting in a gas leak. The Grand Chute Fire Department says it was dispatched shortly before 11:30 ...
Mar 11, 2021
One Year Later: Prevea CEO Reflects on Pandemic, Looks at Next Steps
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - It's been a year since the spread of COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Local health officials are looking back at the past 12 months, and what is yet to come. When Prevea Health...
Mar 11, 2021 Yuri Samoilov / CC
