Category Archives: Local
2020 Start Is A Good One For The Port Of Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The 2020 shipping season got off to an early start for the Port of Green Bay. The tonnage report over the first month and a half is up 19% from the strong 2019 shipping se...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 12, 2020
Police Honors In The Midst Of A Pandemic
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Due to COVID-19, the Appleton Police Department is honoring Police Week differently this year. It’s where the country honors police officers who have died in the...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 12, 2020
COVID-19 Testing Continues to Expand in Brown County
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) — Widespread COVID-19 testing is about to become even more prevalent in Brown County. Testing is now open at the Resch Center and Casa ALBA Melanie for all essential workers...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 11, 2020
Contact Tracers Working Hard to Contact COVID-19 Patients
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) — Brown County has the highest rate of COVID-19 cases in the state of Wisconsin, and each of those cases means more work for contact tracers. It always starts the same way. ...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 11, 2020
UPDATE: Large Police Presence in Greenleaf Turns Heads
Update 5/12/2020: One of the organizers of Saturday’s motorcycle ride is disputing the law enforcement assertion that “seventy to a hundred” motorcyclists gathered in Greenleaf. This...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 11, 2020
Monday Update: 'Badger Bounce Back' Hits Critical Mark as Positive Test Percentage Drops Again
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) –The 14-day trend of positive tests for coronavirus has reached the point where it meets the requirements to reopen Wisconsin. The state Department of Health Services has...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 11, 2020
Oshkosh West School Resource Officer Involved in December Shooting Cleared by District Attorney
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) — The school resource officer who shot a 16-year-old student at Oshkosh West High School after that student apparently stabbed him with a barbecue fork has been cleared of wro...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 11, 2020
Online Meeting Set to Discuss I-41 Expansion
(WTAQ-WLUK) — The public is invited to participate in an online meeting to discuss improvements to Interstate 41 between Grand Chute and De Pere. The online meeting is set for 5 p.m. Wednesday. ...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 11, 2020
Five Additional COVID-19 Deaths Reported in Brown County
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) — Five more deaths attributed to the COVID-19 coronavirus were reported over the weekend in Brown County. County officials reported Monday that a 97-year-old male, a 92-year...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 11, 2020
Greater Green Bay Chamber Launches Resources Hotline for Small Businesses
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — To support its small businesses during this difficult time, the Greater Green Bay Chamber has launched a hotline. The Small Business Resource Hotline will answer smal...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 11, 2020

