Category Archives: Local
Dedication Ceremony Held for Appleton River Trail
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A dedication ceremony was held today to celebrate the completion of the Lawe Street Trestle river trail. The abandoned railroad trestle has been transformed into a bridge t...
Sep 12, 2020
Appleton Public Library Suspends In-House Services Following Positive COVID-19 Test
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Appleton Public Library will suspend in-house services after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The library says public computer/printing sessions, copying and fa...
Sep 12, 2020
Freighter Traffic Expected Alongside Trump Boat Rally, Prompting Safety Warning
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- A large freighter is expected to move through the Port of Green Bay on Sunday, right as a boat parade in support of President Donald Trump is expected to be held. Coast Guard L...
Sep 11, 2020
UW-Oshkosh Unveils COVID-19 Dashboard
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- UW-Oshkosh students, faculty and families can now track coronavirus activity on campus via an online COVID-19 dashboard. The university's dashboard shows the number of COVID...
Sep 11, 2020
Attorney Pushes for Dismissal of Green Bay Curfew Citations
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Green Bay attorney is suggesting several remedies for nine of his clients who were issued curfew citations in the city in early June. The city enacted an emergency curfe...
Sep 11, 2020 Police follow a Black Lives Matter demonstration through the streets of Green Bay on May 31, 2020. (PHOTO/Casey Nelson, WTAQ News)
Five Northeast Wisconsin Cities Receiving Community Development Block Grant Funding
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Five northeast Wisconsin cities will receive a third and final round of federal Community Development Block Grant funding in correlation with the state's COVID-19 response....
Sep 11, 2020
Teen Charged in Grand Chute Shooting Ordered to Stand Trial
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A 13-year-old charged in adult court with attempted homicide was ordered Friday to stand trial. Jamariha Shipp is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide an...
Sep 11, 2020
Oshkosh Man Charged with Elder Abuse After Alleged Theft
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - An Oshkosh man is facing charges for allegedly stealing over $427,000 from a 92-year-old nursing home resident. 58-year-old Terry Culver is being charged following a joint elder a...
Sep 11, 2020 Chris Potter / CC
Preparing for Packers Fans Ahead of Game Day
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - It's going to be an unusual start to the Packers season - with no fans in the stands and no parking lot tailgates at Lambeau Field. But local businesses around the stadiu...
Sep 11, 2020
Students Turn A Tragic Day Into A Day Of Service
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - More than 100 Oshkosh North High School students are working to better their neighborhoods this 911. The school's Communities program is cleaning up and beautifying areas, tu...
Sep 11, 2020
