Category Archives: Local
LISTEN: Job Loss Continues To Put Pressure On Area Food Banks
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – One person out of every seven in the Wisconsin workforce has lost a job. The state’s unemployment system has struggled to get benefits to everyone who needs them...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 30, 2020
Softball Tournament Canceled, Focus Now Shifts
DE PERE,WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The De Pere Pink Flamingo Classic may be cancelled this year, but organizers say fundraising won’t stop. The annual charity softball game, which was originally set...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 30, 2020
Oshkosh Cancels 4th of July Events
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – The City of Oshkosh is canceling their 4th of July parade and fireworks show due to concerns over COVID-19. "After weeks of deliberation, the team prioritized public health ...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 29, 2020
Positive Rate, Hospital Capacity Numbers Important to Understanding COVID-19 Pandemic
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) — The COVID-19 pandemic has a lot of people throwing out a lot of numbers. Between case counts, recovery data, negative and positive test numbers, and hospitalization data, ...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 29, 2020
The Ridges Sanctuary Plans Gradual Reopening
BAILEYS HARBOR, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A rare flower is making an appearance at a popular Door County nature preserve. The dwarf lake iris is blooming at The Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor. COVID-...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 29, 2020
Oshkosh Schools Announce Virtual Graduation Plans
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The Oshkosh Area School District will honor the Class of 2020 during virtual graduation ceremonies at 6 p.m. on June 1 for Oshkosh West and on June 3 for Oshkosh North....
localnews@mwcradio.com May 29, 2020
Georgia Pacific to Receive Huge Natural Gas Boiler
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) — There’s a massive piece of machinery on it’s way to Green Bay. A massive, three story tall natural gas boiler is on a barge in Lake Huron on Friday, on it̵...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 29, 2020
Flames Damage Fire Station, Truck
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A fire truck is a total loss after a fire started inside the building of the Vandenbroek-Kaukauna Fire Department. Crews were called to the building on County Rd. JJ a...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 29, 2020
Door, Kewaunee County COVID-19 Testing Site to Run Next Week
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ) — A COVID-19 testing site will open for residents in Door and Kewaunee Counties next week. The site, located at the Door County Sheriff’s Office in Sturgeon Bay, wi...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 29, 2020
Referendum Proposed to Fund New Community Sports and Splash Park
GREENVILLE, WI (WTAQ) – A new community park complex could be coming soon to the Town of Greenville. But first, they’ll need approval from voters. “That moniker ‘Field of Dream...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 29, 2020

