Category Archives: Local
Sandy Slope Elementary establishes smooth routine after first week of school
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- The first day jitters are over and Sandy Slope Elementary students in Appleton have adjusted well to their new school; according to Principal Joe Bernhardt. The Appleton Area Sc...
Sep 11, 2025 The new Sandy Slope Elementary School in Appleton is ready to welcome students this fall, August 26, 2025.
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St. Joseph Food Program shows off remodeled building after $2 million fundraising campaign
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A ribbon cutting and open house was held Wednesday for St. Joseph Food Program's renovated digs. Now that the "Grow with St. Joe's Capital Campaign" is complete, the organiz...
Sep 11, 2025 St. Joseph Food Program shows off its remodeled building after a nearly $2 million fundraising campaign, Sept. 10, 2025.
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Firefighters, National Guard join Green Bay students in 9/11 remembrance event
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Green Bay high school's annual 9/11 stair climb gained momentum with support from special guests. West High School students scaled the bleachers at Del Marcelle Stadium ...
Sep 11, 2025 Green Bay West High School hosts its annual 9/11 stair climb event, September 11, 2025.
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Jury deliberating in trial of Appleton woman accused of boyfriend's deadly stabbing
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A jury convicted Samantha Krebs Thursday of first-degree intentional homicide for the murder of her boyfriend. According to police, Krebs stabbed him, then told other frien...
Sep 11, 2025 Samantha Krebs (Photo courtesy: Outagamie County Jail)
Fatal plane crash in Iola in 2023 was likely caused by pilot error, NTSB report says
IOLA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A fatal plane crash in Iola was likely caused by pilot error, according to a federal report released Thursday. The crash of the Piper J5A happened on Aug. 19, 2023, shortly aft...
Sep 11, 2025 Fatal plane crash in Iola in 2023 (Photo courtesy: NTSB)
Former Packer Majkowski apparently pays fine for Eau Claire disorderly conduct
EAU CLAIRE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Don Majkowski will apparently pay the fine for a disorderly conduct citation, rather than challenge it in court. Majkowski was cited ...
Sep 11, 2025 A mark is seen on the throat of an employee of Brother's Bar in Eau Claire Aug. 29, 2025. Eau Claire police say the man was grabbed by former Green Bay Packers quarterback Don Majkowski.
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Evers and GOP continue to spar over funding for homeless veterans' facility in Green Bay
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Democrats and Republicans in Madison are pointing fingers and placing blame as the deadline approaches for the closure of a Green Bay facility that offers safe housing for veterans. Dem...
Sep 11, 2025 Veterans housing in Green Bay.
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Homeowner hospitalized after fire destroys Fond du Lac County residence; one cat missing
AUBURN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A homeowner was taken to the hospital after a fire destroyed their Fond du Lac County home. Just before 4:30 a.m. Thursday, dispatch received a 911 call from the homeowner at...
Sep 11, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Gun incident at Green Bay school prompts major change in district's backpack/bag policy
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Area Public School District is implementing a new backpack/bag policy in the wake of a weapons incident at one of its high schools. On Tuesday afternoon, Gre...
Sep 11, 2025 This file photo shows a backpack hanging at a school.
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Trial date set for wrongful death lawsuit of Green Bay inmate
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - An Aug. 3, 2026, trial date was scheduled Thursday in the federal wrongful death civil rights lawsuit filed against Wisconsin corrections officials by the family of Green B...
Sep 11, 2025 Phyllis and Micah Laureano inside Green Bay Correctional Institution on August 1, 2024. (Photo courtesy: Phyllis Laureano)
