Category Archives: Local
BLM Mural Can Stay, For Now
RIPON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Is the controversial "Black Lives Matter" mural in Ripon appropriate? The city's Historic Preservation Commission decided it is on Wednesday, after receiving more than 75 pages...
Jul 23, 2020
Green Bay Startup On The Front Line Of Back To School Supplies
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Gallons of hand sanitizer, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment. Tory Ortscheid has to buy it all before students come back to the University of Wisconsin Green ...
Jul 23, 2020
Citizen Survey Shows City Leaders Where to Focus Efforts
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - A citizen survey is giving Oshkosh city leaders a better idea of where to focus their efforts to improve areas that residents deem important. Over the past decade, the trend of po...
Jul 22, 2020 Landing page for the 2020 Oshkosh Citizen Survey Report results. (IMAGE: Courtesy of City of Oshkosh)
Calumet County 911 Experiencing Phone Issues
CALUMET COUNTY (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Calumet County Sheriff's Office says it is experiencing issues with 911 phone lines coming into the office Wednesday as of 4:30 p.m. Residents who are unable to get t...
Jul 22, 2020
Menominee Indian Tribe Offers Cash Reward For Missing Persons Info
KESHENA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Menominee Indian Tribe is offering two $5,000 rewards for information about two missing tribal members. The Menominee Indian Tribe and Tribal Police held a press confere...
Jul 22, 2020 The Menominee Indian Tribe and Tribal Police hold a news conference to update the public on missing Native person cases, July 22, 2020. (Fox 11 Online)
Green Bay Council President: Mask Mandate will 'Put a Lot of Burden' on Struggling Businesses
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The President of the Green Bay Common Council was one of the voices speaking out against the mask mandate approved on Tuesday. Council President Jesse Brunette says the mandate...
Jul 22, 2020
Green Bay Police Will Assign 'Low-Priority' to Mask Complaints, Aim to 'Educate First'
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Green Bay Police will be tasked with the enforcement of the city's new face covering ordinance, set to take effect on Monday. The rule, designed to stop the spread of the COVID...
Jul 22, 2020 Chief Andrew Smith (GBPD)
Public Comments Sought for Winnebago Lake System Improvement Plan
LAKE WINNEBAGO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Your opinion is wanted on a plan to manage and improve lakes Winnebago, Poygan, Winneconne and Butte des Morts. The Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance is looking for public f...
Jul 22, 2020
Road Work Beginning on Interstate 43
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Southbound Interstate 43 is being cut down to one lane between Danz Avenue and Webster Avenue, likely until November. The closure will start at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday evening. Conc...
Jul 22, 2020
Gallagher: Masks 'A Small Price to Pay'
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Many people remain skeptical or even opposed to mask-wearing requirements like the city ordinance passed in Green Bay on Tuesday. But some local lawmakers are hoping to bridge t...
Jul 22, 2020 Congressman Mike Gallagher wears a mask while speaking with reporters during a press conference at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport. (PHOTO/WTAQ News)
