Category Archives: Local
Study from Wisconsin Doctors Shows Schools are Safe, With Proper Precautions in Place
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WTAQ) - A study from a team of Wisconsin Rapids physicians looking at the impact of in-person classes on the pandemic is now being shared by the CDC. "I think we're seeing that, ...
Jan 28, 2021 Seth Sawyers / CC
De Pere Riverwalk Vandalism Suspects Ordered to Stand Trial
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Two men charged with criminal damage to property for allegedly damaging the De Pere Riverwalk and pier have been ordered to stand trial. Austin Lord, 18, waived a prelimina...
Jan 28, 2021 L-R, Zachary Dahlenburg, Austin Lord (Brown Co. Jail)
Area Municipalities Prepare For The Lifting Of The State Mask Mandate
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The State Assembly is set to take a vote today that could repeal the statewide mask mandate. It means Wisconsin could be going back to a patchwork system, with some communit...
Jan 28, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Mixed Response From Parents To Green Bay's School Return To Class Plans
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - For Green Bay parents, getting kids back to the classroom is in sight. Some parents, like Lisa Masny, tell FOX 11it's not soon enough. "With my experience with my kids at h...
Jan 28, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Health Officer Encourages Residents to Continue Masking if Mandate Ends
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - As the State Assembly is expected to pass a resolution to immediately end Wisconsin's coronavirus restrictions, particularly the mask mandate, local municipalities are looking at...
Jan 27, 2021
Republican State Senator Explains Vote Against Mask Mandate Repeal
ALLOUEZ, WI (WTAQ) -- Two Republican State Senators voted with Democrats Tuesday against a measure to overturn the state's mask mandate put into force by Governor Tony Evers, which has been in place s...
Jan 27, 2021 State Senator Rob Cowles (R-Allouez)
Green Bay Superintendent 'Disappointed' At March 1st Vaccination Date
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Students at Green Bay Area Public Schools, right now, won't start returning until March 29th. That's if the tentative date of March 1st, set by state health officials, for teac...
Jan 27, 2021 Green Bay Area Public School District Superintendent Stephen Murley speaking to the media during an August 5, 2020 press conference at City Stadium in Green Bay. (PHOTO: WTAQ News)
Vaccination Clinic to Open at Fox Cities Exhibition Center
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A regional coronavirus vaccination clinic is set to open next Tuesday at the Fox Cities Exhibition Center in Appleton. A news conference has been called for Thursday aftern...
Jan 27, 2021
Feedback Sought on Proposed I-41 Improvements in Fond du Lac County
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is seeking public feedback on two proposed projects to improve Interstate 41 in Fond du Lac County. The DOT says it's l...
Jan 27, 2021
Story on Gender Identity Leads the Way in Fox Cities Reads Festival
LITTLE CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Fox Cities Book festival is encouraging everyone in the community to participate in the 2021 Fox Cities Reads. This year's book is "George," by Alex Gino. The novel...
Jan 27, 2021
