Category Archives: Local

New Music Venue Proposed For Empty Building
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - There could be a new music venue coming to Ashwaubenon. Ash Investors LLC is hoping to turn half of the former Gordmans building into an indoor concert venue called "The ...
Robert Kennedy Aug 05, 2020

UPDATE: Oshkosh Shooting Suspect Taken Into Custody, One Dead
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - One person has been confirmed dead in Oshkosh following a late night shooting on the city's south side last night. Oshkosh Police are investigating a shooting incident on the city...
Casey Nelson Aug 04, 2020 Joshua Aide (PHOTO: Courtesy of Oshkosh Police Department)

Business Impact Survey Shows Some Optimism, But Grounded Travel for 2020
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - A July survey sent out by UW-Oshkosh again gauged the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses across the state. "What we're seeing here is that it's a tale of two business c...
Casey Nelson Aug 04, 2020 COVID-19 Economic Impact Survey cover image. (IMAGE: Courtesy of UW-Oshkosh)

Local YMCAs Gearing Up to Help Students with Virtual Classes
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The Greater Green Bay YMCA is preparing to provide assistance for parents who are looking for places to keep an eye on their kids as a virtual start to the school year approache...
Casey Nelson Aug 04, 2020 Backpacks lined up at the Ferguson Family YMCA in Downtown Green Bay. (IMAGE: WTAQ News)

Driver In Green Bay Triple Fatal Crash Charged and Ordered To Stand Trial
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The man accused of killing three people in a high-speed crash was ordered Tuesday to stand trial. Abdi Ahmed waived a preliminary hearing on three counts of reckless homicide fo...
Robert Kennedy Aug 04, 2020

Superintendent Believes The District Is Better Prepared For Virtual Learning
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Green Bay Public School students won't be sharing a real classroom with teachers and other kids for awhile. The School Board voting to start the school year with virtual le...
Robert Kennedy Aug 04, 2020

'Despicable': Fraudulent Contractors Target Elderly Brown County Couple
BELLEVUE, WI (WTAQ) -- The Brown County Sheriff's office calls it "despicable". An elderly couple in Brown County had $3,000 stolen from them by two men who posed as unsolicited driveway repairmen who...
Rob Sussman Aug 04, 2020

St. Norbert Offering "Ninth Semester Free"
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- St. Norbert College says it will offer students enrolled through the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters a "ninth semester free." The college says that by offering the optio...
Casey Nelson Aug 04, 2020 St. Norbert College (File Photo)

Man Charged in Triple-Fatal Crash Ordered to Stand Trial
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The man accused of killing three people in a high-speed crash was ordered Tuesday to stand trial. Abdi Ahmed waived a preliminary hearing on three counts of reckless homici...
Casey Nelson Aug 04, 2020 Abdi Ahmed appears for his preliminary hearing via video conference, August 4, 2020. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

Oshkosh Delays Decision on City Mask Order
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Oshkosh Common Council delayed any action Tuesday on a city mask order, but may revisit the issue if the state's order ends or is struck down. Also, the council agreed to...
Casey Nelson Aug 04, 2020

