Category Archives: Local
Optimism Surrounding Pandemic Leading to Higher Holiday Gas Prices
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - As AAA predicts that more than 81 million Americans are expected to hit the roads this holiday season, gas prices are ticking up once again. But that rise in prices isn't exactl...
Dec 21, 2020 Mike Mozart / CC
Prevea and HSHS St. Vincent Healthcare Workers to All Be Vaccinated by Early January
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The vaccine rollout continues in northeast Wisconsin. Prevea and HSHS St. Vincent healthcare workers are expected to all have their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine by early ...
Dec 21, 2020
Those Dreaming of a White Christmas to Receive A Different Sign of Winter
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Will Christmas morning 2020 be the snowy, magical spectacle that is reminiscent of every movie out there? Forecasters still aren't quite sure. The Green Bay and Fox Valley area ...
Dec 21, 2020 Michael (a.k.a. moik) McCullough / CC
Authorities Seek Suspects in Chase Bank ATM Burglary
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - Ashwaubenon Public Safety is investigating a burglary involving an ATM at the Chase Bank location along Pilgrim Way. It happened around 4:40 a.m. Sunday morning. Authorities s...
Dec 21, 2020
College Admission Criteria Changes With The Times
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - UWGB admissions says COVID isn't just impacting prospective students. "This has not been their fault. COVID has impacted them the same way it has impacted us as professi...
Dec 21, 2020 PHOTO: Courtesy of SNC
Christmas Services Adapt To Covid Concerns
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Diocese of Green Bay recently sent out a survey, to gauge how many people plan to attend Christmas mass this week. Christmas draws out the largest crowds of the year, b...
Dec 21, 2020 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
"Uncle Mike" Vande Walle, Co-Owner of Uncle Mike's Bake Shoppe, Dead at 63
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) -- Mike Vande Walle, the co-owner of the eponymous "Uncle Mike's Bake Shoppe", died Thursday after a battle with COVID-19, according to his family. The legendary Kringle maker was 6...
Dec 20, 2020 Mike Vande Walle (Photo: Uncle Mike's Bake Shoppe)
Green Bay Restaurant Starts Accepting Cryptocurrency as Payment
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The cryptocurrency Bitcoin hit an all time high of over $23,000 this week, sending investors a flurry, but one local restaurant says crypto is more than just a misunderstood in...
Dec 19, 2020 Hektor Ehring Jeppesen / CC
Austin Straubel Airport Expects Holiday Travel Bump
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport is expecting an uptick in travelers for the Christmas season. Airport Director Marty Piette says that because Christmas falls at...
Dec 19, 2020 A TSA travel advisory board at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport. (PHOTO/WTAQ News)
'Christmas Star' to Light Up Sky as Winter Begins
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ) - Despite all of the ups and downs...and more downs of 2020, the year will be ending with one bright spot. It's something that many people are dubbing as a 'Christmas Star'. While i...
Dec 19, 2020 Eric Sonstroem / CC
