Category Archives: Local

Brown County Officials Issue Second Public Health Warning as Hospital Capacity Strains
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Brown County officials are issuing a second public health warning, saying rising cases are putting a burden on local hospitals. The county has a burden rate of 1,212.7 per 100,...
Rob Sussman Oct 30, 2020

Neenah Police Investigate Doty Avenue Shooting
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) -- One person was hurt during a shooting in Neenah early Friday morning. Police there say they received a report around 2:41 am of a man in his 40s suffering from a gunshot wound. Th...
Rob Sussman Oct 30, 2020 (Fox 11 Online)

Healthcare System Hack Has Area Hospitals On Guard
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Healthcare systems across the country, struggling in the fight against COVID-19. Now, the FBI says hundreds of hospitals face "credible and imminent" ransomware cyberattack...
Robert Kennedy Oct 30, 2020 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

HSHS 'Pink Blanket Project' Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - One area hospital's smallest patients are keeping warm in the color pink. All babies born in October at HSHS St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay are receiving pink blankets as a w...
Robert Kennedy Oct 30, 2020 HSHS St Vincent Hospital

Supreme Court Declines to Guide Outagamie, Calumet Counties on Misprinted Ballots
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court will not tell the clerks in Outagamie and Calumet counties what to do about ballots which have a misprint and cannot be processed by counting mach...
Casey Nelson Oct 29, 2020

Green Bay to Live Stream Ballot Counting Process
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The City of Green Bay will be live streaming the ballot-counting process on Election Day so that you can be with your ballot every step of the way. "Given the fact that we'...
Casey Nelson Oct 29, 2020

DNR Targets Different Fix to Cemetery Shoreline
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - De Pere Greenwood Cemetery and supporters have expressed frustration with the DNR regarding a fix to protect their Fox River shoreline from further erosion. But the agency says it...
Casey Nelson Oct 29, 2020 A tree uprooted by the Fox River at De Pere Greenwood Cemetery. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Jewels Sowers)

GBPD Working with Secret Service Ahead of Trump Rally
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Security is expected to be tight at Green Bay Austin Straubel Airport on Friday ahead of the arrival of President Donald Trump. President Trump will be holding a rally around m...
Rob Sussman Oct 29, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump reacts while speaking during a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S., December 18, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Man Accused of Workplace Threat Deemed Not Competent for Trial
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man who allegedly made threats against the company that had recently fired him is not competent to stand trial, a judge ruled Thursday. Nathanial Smith, 33, is charged wi...
Casey Nelson Oct 29, 2020

National Bowling Event Coming to Ashwabenon Bowling Alley in 2021
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A national bowling event is slated to come to the Green Bay area next year. The U.S. Open for the 2021 United States Bowling Congress Championship Tournament is tentative...
Casey Nelson Oct 29, 2020

