Category Archives: Local
Bart Starr Memorial Bridge to close temporarily for equipment repairs
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A downtown Green Bay bridge will be temporarily closed next week. The Walnut Street Bridge, also known as the Bart Starr Memorial Bridge, is set to undergo signal equipmen...
Jun 27, 2025 The Walnut Street bridge in downtown Green Bay is seen July 27, 2021, just before it was renamed the Bart Starr Memorial Bridge.
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Residents warned of fake inspectors attempting home entries in De Pere
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- De Pere police are warning residents and nearby communities about two individuals who have been posing as inspectors, trying to get into homes. Police say they received mult...
Jun 27, 2025 De Pere Police Department.
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Green Bay Metro to roll out improvements to On Demand service next month
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Starting next month, Green Bay Metro will launch its new on demand service enhancements. GBM On Demand is a flexible public microtransit service that allows riders to requ...
Jun 27, 2025 Green Bay Metro Transit introduce a new on-demand service for riders. (PHOTO/WTAQ News)
Man hospitalized after early morning shooting near Argonne Park in Ashwaubenon
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Police are investigating a shooting in Ashwaubenon that sent a 23-year-old man to the hospital. It happened around 5 a.m. Friday in the 2000 block of Argonne Street, nea...
Jun 27, 2025
Outagamie County investigating death of 7-month-old child
VANDENBROEK, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Outagamie County authorities are investigating the death of a 7-month-old baby. At 9:20 a.m. Thursday, first responders were called to a home on Farm View Road in the to...
Jun 27, 2025 Police tape surrounds a house in the town of Vandenbroek June 26, 2025, while Outagamie County authorities investigate the death of a baby.
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As state budget deadline nears, Northeast Wisconsin lawmakers discuss timeline, top issues
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- We're only a few days away from the soft deadline for Wisconsin's next biennial budget. With the June 30 deadline fast approaching, the Joint Finance Committee has a laund...
Jun 27, 2025 The exterior dome of the Wisconsin state Capitol is seen in Madison Feb. 15, 2023.
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'No room for hate': Community rallies after pride display at Appleton home is vandalized
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A pride display was vandalized at the Appleton home of Benji Roe and Alex Frantz. "On Thursday, May 29, 2025, our home was the target of a hateful and deliberate act," said...
Jun 27, 2025 Alderperson Nate Wolff speaks at the event. June 26, 2025.
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$25,000 bond set for De Pere businessman accused of sexually assaulting teenage boy
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - De Pere businessman Joseph Schinkten was charged with sexual assault of a child and possession of child pornography for incidents allegedly involving a 15-year-old boy. Sch...
Jun 26, 2025 Joseph Schinkten appears virtually in Brown County court, June 26, 2025.
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Stolen vehicle allegedly driven by 15-year-old slams into house
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two teens were arrested after allegedly stealing a vehicle and crashing it into a house on Green Bay's west side. Police say they were called to the 1200 block of Thomas S...
Jun 26, 2025 A house on Green Bay's west side is damaged June 26, 2025 after a stolen vehicle was driven into it.
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Habitat Homestead project in Green Bay nears its end, as Women Build celebrates 15 years
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The end of construction is near for the biggest project the Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity has ever undertaken. It will help to house more than a dozen local famil...
Jun 26, 2025 A view from SkyFox of Habitat Homestead. The 13-home development is the largest project Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity has ever undertaken. Home buyers are expected to be in their new homes by the end of the year.
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