Category Archives: Local

Scams Expected with Federal Approval for COVID Vaccines
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - As COVID-19 vaccine approvals appear to be imminent, government officials expect to see scams emerge as the distribution begins. Phishing messages, fake websites, and yes - even...
Casey Nelson Dec 13, 2020 Jernej Furman / CC

Packers Host Drive-Thru Event to Show Appreciation for Veterans
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Packers are showing their appreciation of veterans in a new way this year. The pandemic prevented the team from holding its usual Salute To Service flag foot...
Casey Nelson Dec 13, 2020

Protest Calls for In-Person Classes in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Despite the cold and snow, a group of Green Bay parents braved the elements on Saturday at a protest calling for students to return to in-person classes, amid the pandemic...
Casey Nelson Dec 13, 2020

Two Injured in Kewaunee County Crash
CASCO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Two people were transported to the hospital after a crash in Kewaunee County Saturday evening. The sheriff's department was called at 7:09 p.m. for a one-vehicle crash on State...
Casey Nelson Dec 13, 2020 File Photo

Kaukauna Woman Leaves Hospital After 84 Day Bout with COVID-19
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After more than two months of a constant battle with COVID-19, a Kaukauna woman is back in the comfort of her own home. Sixty-year-old Nancy Van Dyn Hoven was hospitalized ...
Casey Nelson Dec 12, 2020

COVID Wastewater Testing Results Available to Public
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin's Department of Health Services is now testing wastewater for COVID. Several cities, including Oshkosh, Appleton and Green Bay, have joined the study, and now you ...
Casey Nelson Dec 12, 2020 A technician holds a container with test tubes containing live samples during the opening of the new COVID-19 testing lab at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, amid the coronavirus disease epidemic in Glasgow, Britain April 22, 2020. Andrew Milligan/Pool via REUTERS

Man Suspected of Attempting to Entice Oshkosh Teen
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Police are asking for help identifying a man suspected of child enticement in Oshkosh. Oshkosh police say the man attempted to lure a 13-year-old girl into his vehicle aroun...
Casey Nelson Dec 12, 2020

Pharmacies to Play Critical Role in COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Pharmacy leaders across the state say getting the vaccine out to the public will mean, "all hands on deck." Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin's Executive Vice President and CEO,...
Casey Nelson Dec 12, 2020 NIAID / CC

WIAC Winter Sports Competition to Return in February
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Council of Chancellors has voted to resume winter sports competition for the 2020-21 season in February. The plan requires...
Casey Nelson Dec 11, 2020

New Monument Honors Those Buried at Oconto Cemetery
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new monument is in place at an Oconto cemetery. It honors hundreds of people buried in an area historically set aside for those who couldn't pay for burial services. On a s...
Casey Nelson Dec 11, 2020

