Category Archives: Local
Remains of Shawano soldier killed during Pearl Harbor attack identified
SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The remains of a Shawano soldier who was killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor have been identified with the help of DNA analysis. U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. Herbert E. Mc...
May 20, 2025 Pvt. Herbert E. McLaughlin of Shawano was killed in the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. (Photo courtesyDefense POW/MIA Accounting Agency)
Cellcom CEO addresses week-long outage, assures no customer data breach
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Cellcom confirms a cyber incident caused the outage frustrating its customers for nearly a week. A letter from CEO Brighid Riordan assures customers they are working around the clock to...
May 20, 2025 A service outage has left Cellcom customers unable to make calls or send text messages. May 15, 2025.
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Freedom High School earns ASE accreditation for automotive program, gains national acclaim
FREEDOM, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Freedom High School is being recognized for its automotive program. The school recently received ASE Training Program accreditation by the ASE Education Foundation for its C...
May 20, 2025 Students work in the paint booth at Freedom High School Oct. 21, 2021.
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Plan to close Green Bay prison are still being weighed in legislative budget process
ALLOUEZ, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's been three months since Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers first unveiled his Corrections Reform Plan, which includes closing Green Bay Correctional Institution by 2029. Sin...
May 20, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
New boat launch near completion, transforming former Green Bay supper club site
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The construction of a new boat launch on Green Bay's northeast side is heading into its final stretch. The plan to turn the former Eagles Nest Supper Club site on Nicolet ...
May 20, 2025 Progress is being made at the H.J. DeBaker Eagles Nest Park and Boat Launch on Nicolet Drive in Green Bay, May 20, 2025.
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UW-Oshkosh launches new broadcast engineering emphasis to meet industry demand
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh is launching a new emphasis next fall through the Radio, TV, and Film (RTF) Department. The new broadcast engineering emphasis is the res...
May 20, 2025 UW Oshkosh
Green Bay school board taking applications to fill former member Lee's seat
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay school board is accepting applications to fill an open seat. Former member Kou Lee resigned May 8 after a Green Bay Press-Gazette report raised questions whe...
May 20, 2025 Kou Lee.
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Groundbreaking held for new annex building at Door Community Auditorium in Fish Creek
FISH CREEK, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An effort to improve the arts and culture experience is underway in Door County. Officials broke ground Monday morning for a new annex building at the Door Community Audi...
May 20, 2025 Groundbreaking for new Door Community Auditorium Annex in Fish Creek, May 19, 2025.
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Green Bay school board members asked to resign related to former member's residency issue
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Upset members of the public are calling for Green Bay Area Public School District school board members to resign due to what they see as a lack of action regarding residen...
May 20, 2025 Green Bay Area Public School District building. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
SMS texting and Cellcom-to-Cellcom phone calls have been restored, company says
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A major restoration milestone was reached Monday in Cellcom's days-long outage impacting customers' ability to make phone calls and send text messages. In a short update posted at 4:15 ...
May 19, 2025 A service outage has left Cellcom customers unable to make calls or send text messages. May 15, 2025.
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