Category Archives: Local
Popular Sturgeon Viewing Trail Facelift Almost Done
WAUPACA COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Experts call it one of the best places to view the spring sturgeon spawning run, and efforts are underway now, to make it even better. The habitat restoration project ...
Oct 15, 2020
Police Investigating After Lethal Dog-on-Dog Attack at Outagamie County Park
LITTLE CHUTE, WI (METRO) -- Police in Little Chute are looking for a gray Pitbull possibly named Koda involved in a deadly attack on another dog. Police say the Pitbull got into a fight with a Pomeran...
Oct 14, 2020
Doctors, Nurses Urge Public to Take Precautions During Pandemic
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the area hard, local doctors and nurses are asking the public to take it seriously. The healthcare workers spoke during a press bri...
Oct 14, 2020 Yuri Samoilov / CC
Two Arrested in I-43 Drug Bust
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man and woman from Manitowoc were arrested while driving back home from a suspected drug deal in Milwaukee. The Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office says Malachi Hetzer, 29...
Oct 14, 2020
Brown County Public Health Offering Free Drive-Thru Flu Shot Clinics
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Brown County Public Health is offering drive-thru flu shots next week. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, public health experts are pushing for people to get a flu shot more...
Oct 14, 2020 A nurse prepares Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach before administering his yearly flu shot during a demonstration of the new drive-thru flu shot clinics. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)
Brown County Won't Add Own Capacity Restrictions
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Businesses in Wisconsin can once again operate at full capacity, for now, after a judge filed an injunction blocking the governor's order limiting occupancy to 25-percent. Th...
Oct 14, 2020 The Sophie Beaumont building in downtown Green Bay is home the Brown County Department of Health and Human Services. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)
Green Bay Backs Away From Buying East Town Mall, For Now
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - East Town Mall is for sale, but it appears the City of Green Bay won't be the one to buy it. The Redevelopment Authority voted Tuesday afternoon to not pursue any type of a...
Oct 14, 2020
Frustrated Parents Are Yanking Kids Out Of Appleton Public Schools
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - It has been a frustrating start to the year for many parents in the Appleton School District. The district says enrollment is down almost 400 students this year. Some parent...
Oct 14, 2020
Car Crashes Into Business, Driver Arrested
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities say the driver of a vehicle that crashed into an Ashwaubenon building Tuesday was arrested on suspicion of OWI. Crews were called to Ayres and Associates, 3376 Pac...
Oct 14, 2020
Free COVID-19 Testing Site Available in Appleton
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A free COVID-19 drive-thru testing site has been established in Appleton. The city says members of the Wisconsin National Guard will conduct testing at Appleton North High ...
Oct 13, 2020
