Category Archives: Local
Man convicted in 2022 Green Bay murder
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Jacob Ventura was convicted Thursday for his role in a 2022 murder on the city's west side. Ventura pleaded no contest to aiding a felon, and being a felon in possession of...
Apr 24, 2025 Jacob Ventura
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Shawano County man sentenced to 11 years after police find weapons, ammunition in home
SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man prohibited from owning guns due to prior criminal convictions was sentenced to 11 years in prison after police seized dozens of weapons and more than 1,300 pounds of am...
Apr 24, 2025 Kyle Matsche (Shawano Co. Jail)
Bay Beach, NEW Zoo offering non-draft related activities for Green Bay kids out of school
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- With Green Bay and Ashwaubenon schools closed for the NFL Draft, kids and families are eager to get to Bay Beach Amusement Park. It typically doesn't open until mid-to-late May. "I'm ju...
Apr 24, 2025 The NEW Zoo & Adventure Park in Suamico is open during the NFL Draft and offering day camps for kids on Thursday and Friday.
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Packers dive bar and football fun: NFL Draft Experience set to open with Wisconsin flavor
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The NFL Draft Experience opens at noon Thursday, and the campus is the size of 70 football fields -- meaning there will be plenty of NFL-related activities with some Wisco...
Apr 24, 2025 Inside the Packers Everywhere Draft Haus inside the NFL Draft Experience, April 23, 2025.
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Fans take in sights and sounds on eve of NFL Draft in Titletown
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- We're just over 24 hours out from the first pick in this year's NFL Draft, but people are already in Green Bay, taking in the sights and sounds. A line extended outside of...
Apr 23, 2025 A line extended outside of The Bar off Holmgren Way as fans patiently waited to catch a glimpse of the Dan Patrick Show on the eve of the draft. April 23, 2025.
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Teacher at Kaukauna Catholic school arrested after 'confiscation' of his personal devices
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A teacher at St. Ignatius Catholic School and Chesterton Academy in Kaukauna was arrested Wednesday. Collin Killoren taught logic, philosophy and debate to students in grad...
Apr 23, 2025 A view of St. Ignatius Catholic School in Kaukauna is seen Aug. 18, 2021.
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WPS and We Energies falcon naming contest honors past legends with Founding Feathers theme
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The theme for this year's WPS and We Energies peregrine falcon chick naming contest is a nod to past and the future. For more than 30 years, WPS and We Energies have been ...
Apr 23, 2025 A peregrine falcon nests inside a We Energies nesting box at Oak Creek Power Plant, March 25, 2025. (Image courtesy of WPS and We Energies)
St. Norbert College recalls Packers history with student-led tours for NFL Draft visitors
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- St. Norbert College and the Green Bay Packers have a history going back decades, which included hosting the team for training camp up until 2020. The college is using the NF...
Apr 23, 2025 Students took guests on a tour of the St. Norbert College campus highlighting SNC's history with the Green Bay Packers. April 22, 2025.
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Kimberly assault suspect on probation for prior attack on Appleton trail
KIMBERLY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man on probation for attacking a woman on an Appleton trail nearly a decade ago was arrested last week, suspected of sexually assaulting a woman in Kimberly. Around 8 p.m...
Apr 23, 2025 Milan Stewart (Wisconsin DOC)
Fond du Lac County deputy ruled justified in fatally shooting man thought to be armed
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A sergeant with the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office was justified in fatally shooting a man who was thought to be armed, District Attorney Eric Toney announce...
Apr 23, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
