Category Archives: Local
Man convicted of sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl in Fond du Lac County
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man has been convicted of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. Juan Carlos Rocha-Mejia, 32, pleaded no contest to a charge of first-degree sexual assault of a child...
Jun 11, 2025 L-R, Elia Antonio, Juan Carolos Rocha Mejia. (Fond du Lac Co. Jail)
Green Bay will chip in up to $2.2 million to help move coal piles
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay's city council agreed Tuesday night to chip in up to $2.2 million to help move the downtown coal piles. Brown County and C. Reiss Company agreed last week to a d...
Jun 11, 2025
Bipartisan motion to expand Brown County court system rejected by Joint Finance Committee
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A state budget motion that would have expanded Brown County's circuit court system and addressed unprecedented case delays has been rejected. In late May, officials held a n...
Jun 11, 2025 Brown County Courthouse (Image: Courtesy of Brown County Clerk of Courts)
Stuart Street in Green Bay to close for pavement work
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A portion of a road on Green Bay's east side will be temporarily closed to traffic for pavement work. Stuart Street between S. Washington and S. Adams streets will be clos...
Jun 11, 2025
78-year-old driver charged with homicide after fatal wrong-way crash on I-41
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A motorist who drove the wrong way on I-41, allegedly causing the crash which killed one person, faces a charge of homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle. Rosalie Pols...
Jun 11, 2025
Jim Ridderbush appointed to fill vacant District 8 seat on Green Bay common council
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A longtime Green Bay resident is filling a vacancy on the city's common council. Jim Ridderbush was selected Tuesday to become the new Alderperson for District 8. The seat...
Jun 11, 2025 Green Bay City Hall
'Set Sail in Sturgeon Bay' street art fundraising exhibit covers downtown
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A community art project is taking to the streets in Door County. This year's theme is called "Set Sail in Sturgeon Bay." At the intersection of Third Avenue and Michiga...
Jun 11, 2025 Set Sail in Sturgeon Bay Street Art exhibit called Waterlilies, June 10, 2025.
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Seven massage establishments in Green Bay denied license renewal on police recommendation
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Half of the 14 massage businesses up for license renewal Tuesday night in the City of Green Bay were denied. The city adopted an ordinance one year ago requiring massage b...
Jun 11, 2025 City of Green Bay
Increased costs further delay Green Bay Public Market; officials hope for 2026 opening
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Rising production costs have once again delayed the opening of the Green Bay Public Market, with officials now projecting it won't be complete until sometime next year. "W...
Jun 10, 2025 Green Bay Public Market primary logo (Image courtesy GBPM)
Town board gives approval for $215 million development in town of Lawrence
LAWRENCE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A $215 million mixed-use development in the town of Lawrence has cleared its final regulatory hurdle. At its Monday meeting, the town board approved the zoning for Lawrence...
Jun 10, 2025 Rendering of Lawrence Town Center (Image courtesy Boardwalk Development Co.)
