Category Archives: Local
Grand Chute seeking input as it plans for the future of housing in the community
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Grand Chute is in the process of creating a framework to help the community deal with its housing crisis. In an effort to plan for the future, community leaders are asse...
Aug 14, 2025 Generic neighborhood, housing in Grand Chute.
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Fireworks enthusiasts to gather in Kaukauna for week-long convention in August 2026
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An international fireworks convention is returning to Kaukauna next year. The Pyrotechnics Guild International Convention has announced its host city for its annual convent...
Aug 14, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Man charged in Grand Chute hotel shooting was released from Florida prison last month
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The suspect in a shooting at a Grand Chute hotel was just released from a Florida prison last month, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday. Ondra Toombs, 47, wa...
Aug 13, 2025 Ondra Toombs appears in Outagamie County court, Aug. 13, 2025. (Photo courtesy: Outagamie County courts/Zoom)
Manitowoc alderman dies after crashing vehicle into building
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An alderman in the city of Manitowoc was killed after crashing his vehicle into a building. It happened just before 5 p.m. Tuesday in the area of S. 26th Street and Frankl...
Aug 13, 2025 James Brey (Photo courtesy: City of Manitowoc)
Brown County Public Health monitors, prepares for measles
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) -- As the first cases of measles hit Wisconsin earlier this month in Oconto County, neighboring Brown County is continuously monitoring its spread; and is taking proactive meas...
Aug 13, 2025 The Sophie Beaumont building in downtown Green Bay is home the Brown County Department of Health and Human Services. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)
Stretch of Glory Road in Ashwaubenon to close for culvert replacement
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A portion of Glory Road will close next week for construction. Ashwaubenon officials say Glory Road between Commodity Lane and Ridge Road is set to close Monday for a cu...
Aug 13, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Former Packers president Mark Murphy joins UWGB to elevate Phoenix athletics programs
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Former Green Bay Packers president and CEO has a new office in retirement. UW-Green Bay announced Mark Murphy is joining the Phoenix as its inaugural Executive in Residenc...
Aug 13, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Driver dies after crashing vehicle into Manitowoc building
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The driver of a vehicle died after crashing into a Manitowoc building. It happened just before 5 p.m. Tuesday in the area of S. 26th Street and Franklin Street. The driver...
Aug 13, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Man ordered to stand trial for 8th DUI after being found passed out on Allouez street
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man charged with his 8th drunk driving offense after police found him passed out in a car, stopped in the middle of an Allouez street, with a blood alcohol level nearly f...
Aug 13, 2025 David Greiten appears before Brown County court, June 19, 2025.
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Second suspect charged in 2023 Green Bay west side murder
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Formal charges were filed Wednesday against the second of two suspects arrested for the November, 2023, murder of Carlos Otero-Aviles on Green Bay's west side. Joel Pagan-G...
Aug 13, 2025 Christian Rivera-Pica and Joel Pagan-Garcia (Photos courtesy: Brown County Jail)
