Category Archives: Local
Green Bay school board member Kou Lee resigns
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A member of the Green Bay Area Public School District's Board of Education resigned Thursday. Kou Lee was elected to a three-year term in April 2024. No reason for his res...
May 09, 2025 Kou Lee.
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Mishicot teacher named a state teacher of the year in surprise ceremony
MISHICOT. WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Lakeshore teacher received a big surprise Friday when she was named a 2026 Wisconsin Teacher of the Year. Lisa Van Hefty is a special education teacher at OH Schultz Elem...
May 09, 2025 Lisa Van Hefty is named a 2026 Wisconsin Teacher of the Year May 9, 2025 at OH Schultz Elementary School in Mishicot.
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Trout Museum of Art saying 'goodbye' to current home on Friday
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Trout Museum of Art in Appleton will be saying "goodbye" to its current home this Friday. From 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., people are invited to celebrate the art and memories of ...
May 09, 2025 A rendering of the Trout Museum of Art's new building on the Lawrence University's campus in Appleton. (Image courtesy of Trout Museum of Art)
First pope from the United States has connections in Northeast Wisconsin
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- While almost everyone was surprised to learn the new pope of the Catholic Church is from the United States, the feeling was even greater for those who know Cardinal Robert F...
May 09, 2025 Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost (College of Cardinals)
Pope Leo XIV was 'raised like one of us,' Bishop Ricken says
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Pope Leo XIV will bring an awareness of the American church to the Vatican, Bishop David Ricken says. The leader of the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay shared his thoughts T...
May 08, 2025 Green Bay Diocese sign July 14, 2022.
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Online auction for Green Bay NFL Draft items; proceeds go to Northeast Wisconsin Red Cross
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Now's your chance to own a piece of NFL Draft history while also supporting people in need. Titletown Auction Company is hosting an online, no-reserve auction to sell auth...
May 08, 2025 The NFL Draft Theater is fully raised in the parking lot of Lambeau Field in Green Bay, April 9, 2025.
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Man convicted for Appleton hit-and-run of cyclist
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Alic Riedel was convicted Thursday for striking a bicyclist with his vehicle and then leaving the scene. Sentencing will be on July 24. Riedel, 29, pleaded no contest to one...
May 08, 2025 Alic Riedel appears before Outagamie County court, May 8, 2025. (Outagamie Co. court/Zoom)
Green Bay police arrest suspect after SWAT response to domestic incident
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An 18-year-old man was taken into custody following a reported domestic disturbance at a Green Bay west side residence. Police say they were called to a disturbance in the...
May 08, 2025 Green Bay police and SWAT team respond to domestic disturbance in the 800 block of 15th Avenue, May 8, 2025.
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Oconto school officials warn of dangerous Chromebook challenge trending on social media
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A dangerous social media trend where students intentionally try to make their Chromebooks smoke has caught the eye of school administrators in Oconto. The district is taking ...
May 08, 2025 A viral TikTok challenge where students jam metal objects into the USB port on their Chromebook is causing concern. The act makes computers smoke and could lead to a significant fire.
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Woman dies in head-on Marinette County crash
PORTERFIELD, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An 18-year-old woman died in a Marinette County crash. It happened just before 6 p.m. Wednesday on State Highway 180, south of Nettleton Road in the town of Porterfield....
May 08, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
