Category Archives: Local
Claire's to close 290 stores nationwide, including 1 of 2 in Fox River Mall
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As part of its bankruptcy process, ear-piercing, jewelry and accessories mall chain Claire's, is closing more than 290 stores across the U.S. This includes six in Wiscon...
Aug 28, 2025 Fox River Mall (File Photo)
I-41 Project brings increased safety between Appleton and Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- A project years in the making is underway; with it's completion date still years away. The I-41 Project is reconstructing and expanding 23 miles of I-41 from WIS 96 (Wisconsin ...
Aug 28, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
UW-Green Bay unveils new criminal justice major
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- UW-Green Bay is launching a new major for aspiring law enforcement leaders. The new Criminal Justice Bachelor's Degree builds on the success of UW-Green Bay's high-enrollm...
Aug 28, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Fox Valley police reflect on school safety as Minneapolis shooting hangs over new year
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The start of a new school year is just ahead in Northeast Wisconsin, but it comes amidst a slew of false active shooter reports at colleges across the country and Wednesday's deadly sho...
Aug 28, 2025 File photo of a classroom in the newly-remodeled Clintonville Elementary School on Oct. 12, 2023.
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Wisconsin Historical Society honors shipwreck with updated recognition on state register
GARDNER (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A shipwreck site in the waters of Green Bay is being recognized for its historical significance. The Wisconsin Historical Society announced the listing of the Claflin Point Site...
Aug 28, 2025 Claflin Point site (Wisconsin Historical Society)
130-year-old tugboat shipwreck near Algoma joins State Register of Historic Places
ALGOMA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A 130-year-old Lake Michigan shipwreck discovered last year off the coast of Algoma has been added to the State Register of Historic Places. The John Evenson was discovered b...
Aug 28, 2025 The John Evenson's massive steam boiler. (Photo courtesy of Tamara Thomsen, State Historical Society of Wisconsin)
Fire destroys storage facility in Freedom
FREEDOM, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A fire destroyed a four-unit storage facility in Freedom Wednesday. Firefighters say they were called to the facility at the corner of Industrial Drive and Parkway Lane just...
Aug 28, 2025 Crews fight a fire at a storage facility in Freedom Aug. 27, 2025.
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Reckless homicide charge filed in Marinette teen's drowning death
MARINETTE (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Marinette County District Attorney's Office has filed a charge against 21-year-old Tylor Robert Birch in connection with the drowning death of Jakob Bowerman. Birch is cha...
Aug 28, 2025 Tylor Birch appears in court via video conference from the Marinette County Jail Aug. 28, 2025 in connection with the drowning death of Jakob Bowerman. (Courtesy Marinette County courts/Zoom)
Vigil held in Marinette for 13-year-old who drowned; 2 in custody in relation to his death
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Dozens of community members gathered at the Marinette pier Wednesday night to show their support for a local family, finding light in the darkness during a candlelight vig...
Aug 28, 2025 A vigil is held in Marinette for 13-year-old Jakob Bowerman, who recently drowned, Aug. 27, 2025.
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Brown County Public Health weighs in on West Nile virus
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) -- After a Brown County man died of West Nile virus last summer, and the state of Wisconsin confirmed its first case of the season last month in Barron County, Brown County off...
Aug 27, 2025 Mosquito in De Pere, August 30, 2021.
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