Category Archives: Local

Tavern League offering free rides home from Brown County bars during NFL Draft
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- If you live in or are staying in Brown County for the NFL Draft and find yourself needing a ride home from the draft events or from area bars, you're in luck. The state an...
Rachel Charniak Apr 04, 2025 An NFL Draft neon sign sits in the window of a Wisconsin Tavern League bar in downtown Green Bay on April 4, 2025.
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Work to resume on highways 47 and 54 in Outagamie County
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Construction resumes Monday on 8.8 miles of Highway 54 between New London and Shiocton. Crews are resurfacing the road and repairing storm sewers, replacing a culve...
Rachel Charniak Apr 04, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Packers boost girls' flag football with $100K grants to 20 Wisconsin high schools
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Packers are helping establish and grow high school girls' flag football programs across Wisconsin. The team awarded $100,000 worth of grants to 20 high schools across the ...
Rachel Charniak Apr 04, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Taylor Schabusiness attacks lawyer in hearing, pleads not guilty to sergeant assault
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Taylor Schabusiness attacked her attorney Friday during a preliminary hearing on charges she assaulted a sergeant at the Taycheedah Correctional Institution. Eventually, ...
Rachel Charniak Apr 04, 2025 Taylor Schabusiness tries to attack her attorney Curtis Julka in Fond du Lac County court, April 4, 2025. (Image courtesy of Lawandcrime.com)

Timber Rattlers swing into action for 30th anniversary at Fox Cities Stadium
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Minor league baseball returns to Fox Cities Stadium Friday night. The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers open their season at home Friday at 6:40 p.m. when they host the Cedar Rap...
Rachel Charniak Apr 04, 2025 Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium.
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Green Bay businesses, planning committee make final push with NFL Draft just 3 weeks away
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As construction crews continue to build the NFL Draft campus in Titletown, anticipation for the big event is building all around. 2025 NFL Draft sponsor Associated Bank ho...
Rachel Charniak Apr 04, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Shawano County quilts its way into the NFL Draft Experience with unique display
SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A county in Northeast Wisconsin known for its barn quilts is creating a special one for the NFL Draft. The Shawano Country Barn Quilt Project is created two NFL Draft-themed...
Rachel Charniak Apr 04, 2025 Shawano Country NFL Draft Barn Quilt (Photo courtesy of NEW Media)

Unlicensed driver charged in high-speed Green Bay crash that injured 2
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Four charges were filed Thursday against the unlicensed driver who allegedly caused a high-speed crash which injured two people on Green Bay's northwest side, in what may h...
Rachel Charniak Apr 04, 2025 Jason Wright (Photo courtesy: Brown County Jail)

Short-term rental owners not seeing 2025 NFL Draft payday they expected
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- We're just three weeks away from the 2025 NFL Draft, but there are still plenty of places available for visitors to stay. Some renters are disappointed they're not cashing...
Rachel Charniak Apr 04, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Appleton police arrest man for exposing himself in hallway, trying to enter apartments
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man was arrested in Appleton for allegedly trying to enter apartments while exposing himself. The incident happened around 5:30 a.m. Thursday on the city's south side. Au...
Rachel Charniak Apr 03, 2025 Jonathan Lupe (Photo courtesy: Calumet County Jail)

