Category Archives: Local

Green Bay police awarded $30k grant for training and safety gear enhancements
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A grant is helping the Green Bay Police Department. On Tuesday, the department was awarded $30,300 in grant funding from the Green Bay Police Foundation for ongoing traini...
Rachel Charniak Jul 29, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Maritime history sails into Sturgeon Bay as four tall ships dock for weekend events
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Maritime history is sailing into Door County. Four Tall Ships are returning to Sturgeon Bay, giving visitors a chance to see the stunning vessels up close. They are: th...
Rachel Charniak Jul 29, 2025 The Michigan St. Bridge in Sturgeon Bay, June 29, 2016.
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Wisconsin DNR firefighters join U.S., Canada efforts to combat wildfires
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin DNR firefighters are heading to the western U.S. and Canada to help fight wildfires. Nearly 70 active large-scale wildfires are burning over a million acres in the U.S. alone....
Rachel Charniak Jul 29, 2025 DNR firefighters have been mobilized to help fight wildfires across the western U.S. and Canada. (Photo courtesy of Wisconsin DNR)

Air quality advisory in effect for Wisconsin as Canadian wildfire smoke blankets state
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Canadian wildfire smoke has triggered an air quality advisory issued for the entire state of Wisconsin until Thursday. Canadian wildfire smoke will impact Wisconsin's surface air qualit...
Rachel Charniak Jul 29, 2025 Wildfire smoke from Canada creates hazy conditions and poor air quality in Green Bay May 30, 2025.
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Green Bay schools to get $3.4M in grants after Trump administration releases frozen funds
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- More than $3 million is being received by the Green Bay Area Public School District, courtesy of the Department of Education. It comes after the Trump administration froze...
Rachel Charniak Jul 29, 2025 GBAPSD

20-year prison sentence handed down for fatal 2022 shooting in Green Bay alley
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man will spend two decades behind bars for his role in a deadly shooting in Green Bay in 2022. Jesse Dahl, 25, was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison and 10 years of...
Rachel Charniak Jul 28, 2025 Jesse Dahl appears in court May 22, 2023.
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Two men arrested in connection with deadly Green Bay shooting in 2023
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Authorities have arrested two suspects in connection with a fatal 2023 shooting on Green Bay's west side. The men, ages 40 and 41, both of Green Bay, were taken into custody Monday by t...
Rachel Charniak Jul 28, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Community asked to help fill new public health vending machine at downtown Green Bay YMCA
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new public health vending machine in downtown Green Bay is aiming to make the community healthier and safer. Officials unveiled the machine Monday outside the YMCA's Fer...
Rachel Charniak Jul 28, 2025 Outagamie County's third public health vending machine opens outside Grand Chute Fire Station #2, April 29, 2025.
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Gov. Tony Evers welcomes a Democratic primary in race to replace him as Wisconsin governor
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Picking his ice cream flavor at Frio Mexican Treats in Appleton was a difficult decision for Governor Tony Evers, but not nearly as challenging as the one he announced four...
Rachel Charniak Jul 28, 2025 Gov. Tony Evers speaks with supporters and community stakeholders during a roundtable discussion at Frio Mexican Treats in Appleton on July 28, 2025.
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Packers choose finalists for 'Give Us A Sign' contest; fans invited to help decide winner
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- 16 fans are vying for the grand prize in the Packers Everywhere "Give Us A Sign" contest -- and you can help decide the winner. Thousands of entries were submitted for thi...
Rachel Charniak Jul 28, 2025 Fans watch the Green Bay Packers practice at Lambeau Field during Family Night Aug. 5, 2022.
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