Category Archives: Local
Appleton Considering Parking Ticket Changes
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – New technology would change the way parking citations are issued in Appleton. The common council is expected to vote Wednesday on whether to purchase a $68,000 virtual chal...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 16, 2017
Hearing Held for GBCI Closure Bill
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) – A public hearing was held Tuesday for a bill that would close the Green Bay Correctional Institution. Representative David Steffen’s plan, which was discussed by the A...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 16, 2017
Prosecutors Refuting Murder Suspect's Claim
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – Prosecutors are calling a murder suspect’s attempt to introduce evidence against the victim’s boyfriend a ‘fantastic tale.’ George Burch faces o...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 16, 2017
County Executive "Cautiously Optimistic" About Tax Proposal Outcome
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – We will find out Wednesday night if a half percent sales tax for Brown County will be set in motion. The proposal goes before the County Board at 7pm at Green Bay City Hal...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 16, 2017
Court Activity Set for Alleged Horse Abuser
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – The 53-year-old Green Bay man accused of sexually assaulting a horse in the Town of Eaton appeared in a Brown County courtroom Tuesday. Sterling Rachwal has been schedu...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 16, 2017
Police: Manitowoc Robber Also Struck in New York
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) – Investigators are sharing more information about the person suspected of Sunday’s Dollar Tree robbery in Manitowoc. Manitowoc Police believe the same man robbed the ...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 16, 2017
Oshkosh Police Seeking Burglary Suspects
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – Oshkosh Police are looking for the people responsible for an April burglary at a local cell phone store. Investigators say the two suspects entered the Oshkosh T-Mobile stor...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 16, 2017
Displaced Resident Discusses Manitowoc Fire
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) – One of the people displaced by last Wednesday’s fire at Manitowoc’s Parkview Haven Apartment Complex is speaking out. Rose Fichtner has lived in her third-floo...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 16, 2017
Man Pleads Not Guilty to Burglary, Robbery
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – The 55-year-old Appleton man accused of both breaking into an Appleton bar and robbing a Kimberly convenience store has pleaded not guilty at arraignment. Gary Perry faces ...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 16, 2017
Bill that Looks at Closing Green Bay Correctional has Public Hearing
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – State lawmakers on the Assembly Committee on Corrections are holding a public hearing today on a bill that calls for closing the Green Bay Correctional Institution. Sta...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 16, 2017

