Category Archives: Local
Oshkosh's new ThedaCare hospital sees big construction milestones; hiring efforts underway
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- We're closing in on the completion of construction at the new ThedaCare health campus in Oshkosh. Officials broke ground on ThedaCare Medical Center-Oshkosh in March 2024. T...
Jul 14, 2025 Construction nears completion at ThedaCare Medical Center-Oshkosh, July 11, 2025. (Photo courtesy: ThedaCare)
Green Bay woman sentenced for neglecting bedridden mother in unsanitary conditions
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A woman who failed to take care of her mother - who was found covered in bedsores, urine, and bug droppings - was sentenced Monday to a year in prison. Elizabeth Drake, 40,...
Jul 14, 2025 Elizabeth Drake, 38, was charged with one count of intentionally subjecting an individual at risk to abuse – causing bodily harm. (Photo courtesy: Brown County Jail)
Waupaca community hits home run with ballpark renovations fundraiser
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Renovations are coming to a premier baseball complex in Waupaca. The community hit a home run when it came to fundraising for the project. Swan Park in Waupaca hosts hundred...
Jul 14, 2025 The four baseball fields at Waupaca's Swan Park will undergo major renovations this fall. The community rallying around the park to help raise $130,000 so the infields can be redone.
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Manawa Mill Pond Dam restoration stalls after budget omits $8.4M in funding. What's next?
MANAWA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's now been over a year since the Manawa Mill Pond Dam eroded, flooding homes and draining the mill pond. At the beginning of this month, the state left Manawa's request fo...
Jul 14, 2025 The A look out on the Manawa Mill Pond Dam more than a year after the dam broke last July. July 11, 2025.
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1992 murder trial to begin Monday in Waupaca County | What to know
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A trial is scheduled to start Monday for a 1992 double murder in Waupaca County. Here's what to know about the case: What happened? The bodies of Tanna Togstad and Timothy M...
Jul 13, 2025 Tony Haase
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Vatican court rules Manitowoc's St. Boniface church to close permanently
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After years of discussion, Saint Boniface church in Manitowoc is officially set to close. In a press release issued Saturday, the Diocese of Green Bay confirmed the church...
Jul 13, 2025 Bible
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Man arrested for 5th OWI in Outagamie County
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Appleton man received his 5th OWI offense for operating a motor vehicle under the influence on Sunday. Andrew James Prahl, 40, was stopped by a Wisconsin State P...
Jul 13, 2025
Sen. Tammy Baldwin speaks out against national spending bill in Green Bay visit
Green Bay, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Saturday morning in Green Bay, Senator Tammy Baldwin held an event at Bellin Hospital to speak out against and explain the impacts of the recently passed Republican budget...
Jul 13, 2025 Tammy Baldwin
Firefighter sent to hospital in paper mill fire early Saturday morning
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - One firefighter with the Green Bay Metro Fire Department was taken to the hospital with a medical issue following a fire at a paper mill early Saturday morning. Crews initi...
Jul 12, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
FCC looking for information from customers about Cellcom outage
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The federal government is asking Cellcom customers for information about the company's recent service outage. For about two weeks in May, customers were unable to make or receive phone ...
Jul 11, 2025 A service outage has left Cellcom customers unable to make calls or send text messages. May 15, 2025.
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