Category Archives: Local

Murphy bids farewell as Packers president, Policy to step in at shareholder meeting
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Friday is the end of an era for longtime Green Bay Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy. Before Murphy retires, he will hand the reigns over to Ed Policy during the annua...
Rachel Charniak Jul 25, 2025 Green Bay Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy discusses plans for the 2025 NFL Draft May 24, 2023, at Lambeau Field.
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Oconto Falls secures $14K DNR grant to address winter storm damage
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The city of Oconto Falls is receiving a grant from the Wisconsin DNR to assist with damage caused by the winter storms earlier this year. The $14,322 grant will fund tree repair, remova...
Rachel Charniak Jul 25, 2025 Damage in Wabeno, as power outages persist, April 2, 2025.
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Woman convicted for role in boyfriend's armed robbery at Green Bay restaurant
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Abigail Guerrero was convicted Friday for her role in the armed robbery her boyfriend committed at the restaurant where she worked. Guerrero, 31, pleaded no contest to bein...
Rachel Charniak Jul 25, 2025 Abigail Guerrero appears in Brown County court, July 25, 2025. (Brown County court/Zoom)

City of Appleton seeks public input to help maintain its bike-friendly status
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As they plan for the future, Appleton leaders are hoping to hear from the city's residents in a new survey -- especially those residents who ride bikes in and around the co...
Rachel Charniak Jul 25, 2025

Brown County partners with Bug Tussel to improve internet connectivity in rural areas
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Hundreds of residents and businesses in rural Brown County will soon have access to high-speed internet. The Bug Tussel Broadband Project kicked off Thursday with a fiber-...
Rachel Charniak Jul 25, 2025 Brown County joined forces with internet service provider Bug Tussel to increase connectivity in rural parts of the county, July 24, 2025.
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EAA AirVenture 2025 draws visitors from over 70 countries
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- From Europe to Australia to South America, visitors from all over the globe have come to EAA AirVenture this year. "This is the second time I've come. I came in 2022 and I m...
Rachel Charniak Jul 25, 2025 A chart showing the number of international visitors at EAA AirVenture in 2025. July 24, 2025.
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'It was chaos': Cleanup underway in Keshena as NWS determines tornado hit the community
KESHENA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A preliminary survey from the National Weather Service says an EF1 tornado tore through Keshena Wednesday night. The damage left behind led to a busy day of cleanup along Co...
Rachel Charniak Jul 24, 2025 Crews clean up tornado damage in Keshena July 24, 2025.
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Most Wisconsin counties placed under air quality advisory due to Canadian wildfire smoke
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Canadian wildfire smoke has triggered an air quality advisory issued for almost all Wisconsin counties. The advisory will be in effect from 3 p.m. Thursday to 11 p.m. Friday, with air q...
Rachel Charniak Jul 24, 2025 Smoke can be seen across Menasha from wildfires in Canada. June 4, 2025.
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Judge dismisses convicted Fox River Mall shooter's plea withdrawal
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A judge dismissed Dezman Ellis' attempt to withdraw his plea for the fatal shooting of Jovanni Frausto at the Fox River Mall in January, 2021. The action in court Thursday c...
Rachel Charniak Jul 24, 2025 Photo: Outagamie County Jail

Man gets 3 months for driving over Green Bay police officer's foot during traffic stop
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Misael Pastrana-Guevara was sentenced Thursday to three months in jail for driving over a police officer's foot after a traffic stop. Pastrana-Guevara, 30, previously plead...
Rachel Charniak Jul 24, 2025 Misael Antonio Pastrana-Guevara (Brown Co. Jail)

