Category Archives: Local
Evers invited to meet with Allouez village board to discuss closure of Green Bay prison
ALLOUEZ, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Governor Tony Evers and state legislators have been invited to meet with the Allouez Village Board to nail down a plan to close Green Bay Correctional Institution. Jim Rafte...
Jul 16, 2025 Green Bay Correctional Institution (Fox 11 Online)
Development plans continue at former Georgia-Pacific mill site on Day Street
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Development plans are beginning to take shape at the former Georgia-Pacific mill site on Day Street. "We're hoping that with this local developer, we're going to be able t...
Jul 16, 2025 The former Georgia Pacific mill site at 500 Day Street in Green Bay on April 15, 2025.
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Green Bay seeks community input to help shape future of St. John's Park
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A public meeting will be held this month for community members to share their ideas for the future of a historic Green Bay park. "St. John's Park has served our community ...
Jul 15, 2025 Playground equipment is seen at St. John's Park in downtown Green Bay April 7, 2025.
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Man pleads not guilty to charges of abducting pregnant Beaver Dam teen
JUNEAU, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Gary Day pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges he abducted a Beaver Dam teenager who is pregnant with his child. Day faces two counts of abduction and two counts of child enti...
Jul 15, 2025 Gary F. Day(Courtesy: Beaver Dam Police Department)
Greater Green Bay Chamber unveils new logo, emphasizes growth and community impact
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Greater Green Bay Chamber is hoping to get out the message better on what it has to offer. It unveiled a rebranding initiative Tuesday that has been two years in the m...
Jul 15, 2025 Greater Green Bay Chamber unveils its new logo, July 15, 2025.
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Bear attack in western Wisconsin offers reminders about encounters; bear to be euthanized
BARRON COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reports a weekend black bear attack that severely injured a woman in western Wisconsin is the state's 15th bear attack re...
Jul 15, 2025 A bear caught on a trail camera in Forest County. (Photo courtesy: Mitchell Lund)
Appleton plans pedestrian and bike upgrades for French Road overpass in I-41 expansion
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The French Road overpass in Appleton has no sidewalks, and only enough room for two cars to cross I-41. Since the bridge has to be rebuilt as part of the I-41 expansion pro...
Jul 15, 2025 The current French Road overpass in Appleton. July 14, 2025.
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Veterans housing & recovery center in Green Bay to close after losing state budget funds
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A facility in Green Bay that provides safe housing for veterans is set to close later this year after its funding was eliminated. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers requested $1.9 ...
Jul 15, 2025
Joint Little Chute-Kimberly meeting on future of Fox Valley Metro police set for next week
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The future of the Fox Valley Metro Police Department remains uncertain. A meeting had been scheduled for Monday night in which Little Chute and Kimberly officials were to discuss the fu...
Jul 15, 2025
Green Bay school board working on finding next superintendent
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay school board discussed the next steps in the search for a superintendent at its meeting Monday. Interim superintendent Vicki Bayer has been serving in the ro...
Jul 15, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
