Category Archives: Local
Teen accused of attacking mother with hedge trimmer in Suamico facing charges
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A teenager upset with his mother for deleting rap videos on his phone faces an attempted homicide charge after allegedly attacking her with a hedge trimmer. Ramone Waupoose...
Aug 13, 2025 Ramone Waupoose (Brown Co. Jail)
Shawano police investigate suspicious death of man found near Mountain Bay Trail
SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Shawano police say they are investigating the death of a man found near the side of a trail as suspicious. Just before 7 a.m. Wednesday, police responded to a report of an u...
Aug 13, 2025
Construction begins on five-story hotel at long-vacant De Pere Shopko location
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A project that's expected to change the landscape of De Pere is breaking ground. Work began on the new TownePlace Suites by Marriott hotel at the former Shopko site on W. Wi...
Aug 13, 2025 A preliminary rendering of a five-story hotel for downtown De Pere. (Photo courtesy: City of De Pere, De Pere 230 Development Partners LLC)
Winnebago County considering 0.5% sales tax to help fund repairs to government buildings
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Winnebago County is taking the first step toward a new half percent sales tax. "At Tuesday's county board meeting, I'll be given a presentation on an overview of ho...
Aug 13, 2025 The Winnebago County Courthouse in Oshkosh, July 18 2025.
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New coalition aims to boost home ownership for Wisconsin's tribal communities
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new coalition is being launched to help address housing needs for tribal communities in the Badger State. It's called the Wisconsin Native Homeownership Coalition and is...
Aug 13, 2025 Bay Bank
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Green Bay's sustainability commission to draft 'Rights of Nature' resolution
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay's sustainability commission is looking to bring parts of the "Rights of Nature" movement to the city. The goal is to make the environment more top of mind, but s...
Aug 13, 2025 City of Green Bay
Juror in Tony Haase double murder trial says reasonable doubt led to not guilty verdict
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- "They followed the evidence." That's how one of the jurors in a Waupaca County double murder case explained how the group reached a unanimous not guilty verdict. After four ...
Aug 13, 2025 Tony Haase leaves the courtroom after being found not guilty of murder on August 11th, 2025. (Fox 11 Online)
City of Green Bay invites dogs to make a splash at Pooches in the Pool
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Calling all dog lovers! For the first time ever, get ready for the most tail-wagging event of the summer, Pooches in the Pool. Your furry friends can splash, swim, and socializ...
Aug 12, 2025 A lifeguard watches over the pool at Joannes Aquatic Center in Green Bay.
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Oshkosh Area Humane Society seeks fosters and adopters for long-term shelter dogs
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After spending months (or even years) at the Oshkosh Area Humane Society, these pooches are in search of their fur-ever homes. OAHS currently has 10 dogs who have become lon...
Aug 12, 2025 Steve, a dog available for adoption at the Oshkosh Area Humane Society, Aug. 11, 2025. (Photo courtesy: OAHS)
Seymour schools roll out eco-friendly propane buses to cut emissions this school year
SEYMOUR, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Seymour Community School District is fueling up with cleaner, greener buses for the new school year. In partnership with Kobussen Buses, the district will operate a flee...
Aug 12, 2025 Kobussen Buses show off their newbuses that run on clean-operating propane autogas. The buses are being newly introduced in the Seymour School District, August 12, 2025.
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