Category Archives: Local
More Overtime Pay for U.S. Workers
(UNDATED) – Millions of American workers will now be eligible for overtime pay under a new federal rule finalized Wednesday. The Labor Department now allows full-time salaried workers to earn ov...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 18, 2016
WATCH: High Speed Chase Involved Teen Runaways
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) – Three teenage runaways are now in police custody after leading cops on a high speed chase in 2 Wisconsin counties. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Department has ...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 18, 2016
Zika Virus Confirmed in Wisconsin
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) – Wisconsin has its first confirmed case of the Zika virus. The state Department of Health Services announced Wednesday that a woman who recently traveled to Honduras, where Z...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 18, 2016
Menominee Tribal Businessman Sentenced in Prostitution Case
UNDATED (WTAQ) – A barber shop owner and bait shop proprietor was sentenced to six years in federal prison for inducing and enticing minors to engage in prostitution. 36-year-old Brian L. Kelley...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 18, 2016
'Predatory' Payday Lending Highlighted in Wisconsin
MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network) – Faith groups and low-income advocates are shining light on the payday loan industry in Wisconsin and elsewhere. In advance of the federal Consumer Financi...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 18, 2016
Winnebago County Board Won't Green Light Plan for Dangerous Intersection
TOWN OF NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) – The Winnebago County Board voted down a proposal Tuesday that would have put temporary traffic lights for an intersection some people believe is dangerous. County off...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 18, 2016
UPDATE: Suspected Runaway in High Speed Chase Caught
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) – A teenage runaway who led authorities on a high speed chase through two counties overnight has been arrested. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Department says depu...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 18, 2016
Boozing It Up Lands NE Wisconsin On Top Of Drunkest Cities List
GREEN BAY, WI (METROSOURCE) – Wisconsin’s penchant for drinking is reflected in a list by 24/7 Wall Street of the nation’s drunkest cities. Twelve of the top 20 cities are in the sta...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 18, 2016
Decisions Being Made On How To Spend Millions In Tax Refund Money
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Green Bay’s city council has made its first decision on how to spend part of the $5.4 million it received in excess Lambeau sales tax money. The council voted unanim...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 18, 2016
Appleton Needs Your Help In D'town Makeover
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – It’s part of a week-long series of events called “Envision Appleton.” It’s an opportunity for Appleton residents to get creative. Monica Stage, the ...
localnews@mwcradio.com May 18, 2016

