Category Archives: Local
Titletown District Reopening This Week
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Green Bay Packers are welcoming the community back to its Titletown district this week. Titletown has offered virtual programs for the last few months. Now, in-person c...
Jul 07, 2020
Prevea President Criticizes Response to Pandemic
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - COVID-19 cases in the state are on the rise almost two months after Wisconsin's "Safer at Home" order was struck down. "We had a really good, science-based plan that ever...
Jul 07, 2020
Keeping Cooling Costs Comfortable and Controlled
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - As the temperatures across Northeast Wisconsin continue to challenge us to fry eggs on the sidewalks, Wisconsin Public Service is reminding customers of quick, easy, and cheap w...
Jul 07, 2020 midnightcomm / CC
Hotter-than-Usual July Expected to Continue
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- We are in the midst of a hotter-than-usual July. National Weather Service Meteorologist Scott Cultice says we're seeing temperatures around 10 degrees above normal, with high h...
Jul 07, 2020 A graphic from the National Weather Service. (NWS Facebook)
Gov. Evers Won't Mandate Masks or Issue Second 'Safer at Home', Citing Supreme Court Ruling
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says he isn't planning to issue a mandatory mask ruling or another 'Safer at Home' order right now. "We're looking at it, but frankly the Supreme Co...
Jul 07, 2020 Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers wears a mask during a July 7th press briefing.
Hunting Education Courses Set to Return in Wisconsin
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - In-person hunter education courses are expected to be back in session across Wisconsin in the near future, but a lawsuit against the DNR involving the initial stoppage isn't going...
Jul 07, 2020 Vinoth Chandar / CC
Port of Green Bay Sees Strong Month of June
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - June was a strong month for tonnage moving into and out of the Port of Green Bay. The port says total imports hit nearly 288,000 tons in June, 3% ahead of the same time a y...
Jul 07, 2020 The ship Michigan Great Lakes in the Port of Green Bay. (Photo courtesy Port of Green Bay)
Former Gillett Mayor Pleading Not Guilty to Embezzlement Charges
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Former Gillett Mayor James Beaton pleaded not guilty Tuesday to allegedly stealing more than $125,000 from his former employer. Beaton, 39, departed as mayor effective Oct. 3,...
Jul 07, 2020 James Beaton (Outagamie Co. Jail)
Fox Valley Among Areas Set to Hold Drive-Thru Job Fairs
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The coronavirus pandemic has ushered in high unemployment rates and has kept most of Wisconsin's Job Centers closed. This has prompted the Wisconsin Department of Workforce ...
Jul 07, 2020 Marco Verch / CC
Lake Michigan Beaches Offer Heat Relief, If You Can Find Room
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The heat continues in Northeast Wisconsin, even along the Lakeshore, where people are heading to the beach trying to find a place to cool off. Bright Monday morning sunshi...
Jul 07, 2020
