Category Archives: Local
Negotiations continue ahead of 5 p.m. deadline to reach deal to move Green Bay coal piles
BROWN COUNTY (WTAQ-WLUK) - As of 3:30 p.m., the two sides trying to broker an agreement to move the downtown Green Bay coal piles were still meeting ahead of a 5 p.m. deadline to get a deal done or ri...
Jun 03, 2025
July court date set for Ryan Borgwardt, accused of faking his death in Green Lake
GREEN LAKE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Another status conference has been set for Ryan Borgwardt, who allegedly faked his death and went to Eastern Europe. Borgwardt, 44, faces one misdemeanor count of obstruct...
Jun 03, 2025 Ryan Borgwardt sent a video of himself to authorities on November 11.
H.J. DeBaker Eagles Nest Park opens with a harbor shelter and sunset views over Green Bay
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Just in time for summer, a long-awaited boat launch on Green Bay's northeast side is ready for the public. The Brown County Parks Department has now officially opened t...
Jun 03, 2025 H.J. DeBaker Eagles Nest Park and Boat Launch sign and parking lot in Green Bay, May 28, 2025.
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Brown County board calls special meeting for potential vote on coal piles relocation deal
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Brown County's Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday night to potentially vote on an agreement to relocate the Green Bay coal piles to the former Pulliam Power Plant si...
Jun 03, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Fond du Lac man sentenced for selling fentanyl-laced drugs that caused fatal overdose
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Fond du Lac man was sentenced to prison for selling drugs mixed with fentanyl, leading to an overdose death. Fond du Lac County District Attorney announced Monday that...
Jun 03, 2025 Jeremy Stoll (Fond du Lac Co. Jail)
De Pere Fire Rescue names Brett Jansen as new chief
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- De Pere Fire Rescue has selected its next chief. Battalion Chief Brett Jansen will serve as the department's new leader, effective June 9, officials announced Monday. He is ...
Jun 03, 2025 De Pere Fire Rescue names Brett Jansen as new chief, June 2, 2025. (Photo courtesy: De Pere Fire Rescue)
Suspect's appeal on DNA evidence could delay trial for '92 Waupaca County double murder
WAUPACA (WTAQ-WLUK) - Tony Haase wants an appeals court to hear an appeal of a decision allowing DNA evidence before his next trial month for the 1992 murders of Tanna Togstad and Timothy Mumbrue. Haa...
Jun 03, 2025 Tony Haase, center, appears in court March 20, 2024, for the 1992 murders of Tanna Togstad and Timothy Mumbrue. (Image courtesy Waupaca County courts/Zoom)
Former Oneida chairman Danforth has died
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Former Oneida tribal chairman Gerald Danforth has died, according to an obituary. The obituary says he died suddenly on Sunday. He was 78. Danforth served two stints as chairman, being ...
Jun 03, 2025 Former Oneida tribal chairman Gerald Danforth is seen April 20, 2001.
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Trial date set for Schabusiness in Taycheedah Correctional Institution attack
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - An Oct. 27 trial date was set for Taylor Schabusiness for allegations she assaulted a staff member at the Taycheedah Correctional Institution. Schabusiness is serving a l...
Jun 03, 2025 Taylor Schabusiness (Photo source: Wisconsin Department of Corrections)
Duckling season keeping Appleton community service officers busy, with 103 rescues so far
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Springtime in Wisconsin means baby goslings and ducklings become part of the landscape. This change of season is also when calls to help injured, abandoned and trapped wild...
Jun 03, 2025 A goose watches over a group of goslings on the banks of the Fox River in Appleton.
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