Category Archives: Local
Brown County Participates in Sex Trafficking Crackdown
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – Brown County Sheriff’s officials say 35 men have been arrested within county lines as part of a nationwide effort to crack down on human trafficking. The National...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 10, 2017
Recent Wave of Lawn Ornament Thefts
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – A recent wave of lawn ornament thefts has struck three east side Green Bay neighborhoods. Investigators say the primary areas affected are Red Smith, Wilder Park, and McAu...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 10, 2017
Fatal Motorcycle Crash
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ) – A Peshtigo man was killed in a motorcycle crash Wednesday afternoon. It happened on Highway 41 in Oconto. Police say the 66-year-old was traveling north when he went off the ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 10, 2017
Green Bay's 9-11 Memorial to be Removed
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Green Bay's parks committee voted Wednesday night to have the deteriorating September 11th memorial on the edge of the Fox River taken down. "It seems like every time...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 10, 2017
Archery Season Excites Local Hunters
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The archery season for Deer Hunt 2017 is about five weeks away, and some hunters in Manitowoc are signing up for another special hunt within city limits. A cautious y...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 10, 2017
School Hosts Student Shopping Event
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – An annual event helps roughly 3,000 Brown County elementary and middle school students stock up for the coming school year. The Service League of Green Bay held its annual...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 10, 2017
New Student Housing Facility Opening
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) – A new student-housing facility has opened up on property adjacent to the UW-Fond du Lac campus. A Wednesday ribbon-cutting was held for the privately-managed Vue Campus ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 10, 2017
Missing Dementia Patient Located
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – UPDATE: Authorities say Pung has been located. ***** Police are looking for an 83-year-old Oshkosh woman who has gone missing. Officers say Mary Ellen Pung suffers from deme...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 09, 2017
Silver Alert for Wausaukee Woman
WAUSAUKEE, WI (WTAQ) – A silver alert has been issued for an 83-year-old Wausaukee woman. Investigators say Jeanette Fullerton was last seen around 6:30 pm Tuesday at her N10096 Four Lakes Road ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 09, 2017
Man Convicted of Injuring Infant Daughter
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – A 21-year-old Oshkosh man has been convicted of causing multiple injuries to his two-month old daughter. Investigators say hospital staff found that Richard Root...
localnews@mwcradio.com Aug 09, 2017

