Category Archives: Local
Brewers expand youth trading card program to more police agencies in Northeast Wisconsin
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Children in communities across Northeast Wisconsin will have a chance to receive comic book-inspired Brewers trading cards from local police officers. It's a program that began last yea...
Jun 06, 2025 Green Bay police officers will be distributing Milwaukee Brewers trading cards to children in the community, May 6, 2025.
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Green Bay's Joannes Aquatic Center delays opening due to staffing shortage
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Green Bay pool will be closed on what was supposed to be its opening day of the season due to low staffing. The Green Bay Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department pos...
Jun 06, 2025 A lifeguard watches over the pool at Joannes Aquatic Center in Green Bay.
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Oshkosh police share reminder about legal firework use ahead of Fourth of July
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As fireworks stores and stands get ready for the Fourth of July holiday rush, the Oshkosh Police Department is reminding residents of its ordinances. "For the illegal firewo...
Jun 06, 2025 A collection of fireworks available for sale at Fireworks Nation in Oshkosh. June 5, 2025.
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Construction and closure updates for Fox River Trail repaving project
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A project to improve the Fox River State Recreational Trail rolls on. The trail is in the process of being repaved with asphalt between the trailhead, at the intersecti...
Jun 06, 2025 The Fox River State Trail.
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New beach wheelchair provides inclusive access to sand and water at Ashwaubomay Lake
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- People of all abilities can enjoy fun in the sun this summer at Ashwaubomay Lake, thanks to the addition of an accessible beach wheelchair. The handicap-accessible Mobi-...
Jun 06, 2025 People of all abilities can enjoy fun in the sun this summer at Ashwaubomay Lake, thanks to the addition of an accessible beach wheelchair, June 5, 2025.
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Working smoke alarms credited with saving lives in early morning Kiel duplex fire
KIEL, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Working smoke alarms helped three people who were asleep get out of a duplex fire in Kiel. Just before 2:30 a.m. Friday, crews were called to the 900 block of 6th Street for a ...
Jun 06, 2025 Firefighters respond to a stove fire in the 900 block of 6th Street in Kiel, June 6, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Kiel Fire Department)
Brown County board approves agreement to relocate Green Bay coal piles
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After more than a year of negotiations, general terms have been passed to relocate downtown Green Bay's coal piles. However, they won't be going to the property the county...
Jun 06, 2025
Proprietor Politics: Partisanship in Small Business
(WTAQ) -- In the increasingly divisive state of our nation, new marketing platforms are enabling small local businesses to leverage their political beliefs to connect with like-minded customers. Polit...
Jun 06, 2025 Proprietor Politics: Partisanship in Small Business
Brown County board approves agreement to relocate Green Bay coal piles
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Brown County's board of supervisors have unanimously approved an agreement between the City of Green Bay and C. Reiss to relocate the downtown Green Bay coal piles. The piles will be re...
Jun 05, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Air quality alert remains in effect as smoke and haze from wildfires in Canada lingers
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- An air quality advisory has been extended to noon Friday for lake- and bayshore counties as smoke and haze from wildfires in Canada continues to make its way through Wisconsin. The stat...
Jun 05, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
