Category Archives: Local
McDonald Companies has option to purchase former Georgia Pacific mill site in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- There's a buyer lined up for the former Georgia Pacific mill on the eastern edge of the Fox River in downtown Green Bay. However, it remains unclear what the future use of...
Apr 16, 2025 The former Georgia Pacific mill site at 500 Day Street in Green Bay on April 15, 2025.
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Winnebago Co. approves Weis Earth Science Museum move; needs approval from Outagamie Co.
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Winnebago County and Outagamie County are closer than ever to reaching a resolution on the UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities campus. On Tuesday, the Winnebago County Board passed a reso...
Apr 16, 2025 Inside the Weis Earth Science Museum in Menasha, October 3, 2024.
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NFL to announce draft concert performers on Thursday
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The NFL says it will be announcing the acts for the NFL Draft Concert Series Thursday at 8 a.m. It's one of the many attractions that come with this event, but one of the ...
Apr 16, 2025
New incident command vehicle arrives in Green Bay just in time for the NFL Draft
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Green Bay Police Department and Green Bay Metro Fire Department are showing off their newly acquired state-of-the-art Incident Command Vehicle. This mobile command center i...
Apr 15, 2025 Inside the Green Bay Police and Fire new incident command vehicle.
Despite GOP claims to not gut Medicaid, Democrats continue voicing concerns over program
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Just under one week after the House of Representatives passed a budget resolution, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, is continuing to voice concerns over possible cuts...
Apr 15, 2025 Protestors gather outside U.S. Senator Ron Johnson's office on Wednesday to protest potential cuts to Medicaid.
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EAA AirVenture looking to hire event staff; walk-in job fairs scheduled
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- EAA AirVenture is looking to fill more than 750 temporary positions ahead of the 2025 event. Jobs are available across multiple areas, including retail, security/event suppo...
Apr 15, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Waupun prison inmate airlifted to hospital after jumping from cell tier
WAUPUN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Waupun Correctional Institution inmate was airlifted to the hospital Tuesday. The Wisconsin Department of Corrections says the 44-year-old man jumped from one of the tiers ...
Apr 15, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Woman becomes 5th person charged in connection with Green Bay homicide
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A fifth suspect has been charged in connection with a murder on Berner Street. Rosemary Williams, 18, was charged Tuesday with felony murder and conspiracy to commit armed...
Apr 15, 2025 Rosemary Williams (Photo source: Brown County Sheriff's Office)
Man accused of faking his own death to face another status conference
GREEN LAKE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Another status conference will be scheduled for Ryan Borgwardt, who allegedly faked his death and went to Eastern Europe. Borgwardt, 44, faces one misdemeanor count of obs...
Apr 15, 2025 Ryan Borgwardt sent a video of himself to authorities on November 11.
Woman charged with fatally stabbing her fiance during argument
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Green Bay woman has been formally charged with stabbing her fiance Sunday in their Smith Street home. Tonia Piontek, 45, faces one count of first-degree intentional homi...
Apr 15, 2025 Tonia Piontek (Photo source: Brown County Sheriff's Office)
