Category Archives: Local
Fly-in fans bring big bucks to Packer game weekends
Green Bay, WI (WTAQ) – Packer game weekends usually mean a busy time for area bars, restaurants and hotels. But it’s also a bonanza for the Jet Air Group, based out of Austin Straubel Airp...
Dec 11, 2015
8th District Congressman slams leading GOP Presidential nominee
Milwaukee, WI (WTAQ) – Most Republican politicians won't tell you how they really feel about their party's front-runner for president, Donald Trump. Reid Ribble isn't one of them. The Wisconsin ...
Dec 11, 2015
House fire in Howard
HOWARD, WI (WTAQ) - Crews are battling a house fire in Howard Friday morning. Firefighters were called to the home on Catherine Drive just after 2 a.m. No one was hurt. It’s not clear what spark...
Dec 11, 2015
Gillett High School students charged with spiking teacher's drink appear in court
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ) – Two Gillett teenagers charged with spiking their teacher’s drink with cleaning solution as a prank made their initial court appearances Thursday. 17-year-olds Hailey Br...
Dec 11, 2015
BOOYAH!: Local lawmakers hope to make it the official state soup
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) – Not only is booyah an all-time favorite food in Wisconsin, there’s now a push to make it the official state soup. Wisconsin State Rep. John Macco (R-Ledgeview) has int...
Dec 10, 2015
Victim in Town of Algoma police shooting wanted to die
Oshkosh, WI (WTAQ) – A man shot by a Winnebago County sheriff’s deputy and an Oshkosh police officer was suicidal and wanted to be killed by police. 57 year old Richard Lee Klemz is recove...
Dec 10, 2015
Wrongful death suit filed against accused Appleton nightclub killer
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – A wrongful death suit has been filed by the mother of a 25-year-old man who was killed two years ago at a former nightclub in Appleton. Jacquelyn Pische of Gillett filed he...
Dec 10, 2015
Ex-Kiel H.S. wrestling coach accused of sexting female student
KIEL, WI (WTAQ) – Kiel police have arrested a former part-time wrestling coach at Kiel High School for allegedly sexting a female student. 30-year-old Eric M. Billmann was arrested Wednesday nig...
Dec 10, 2015
'WE WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED': Eagle Nation Cycles owner gives tour of Neenah standoff scene
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) – The owner of Eagle Nation Cycles invited the media into his shop Wednesday to take a look at the scene of Saturday’s shooting incident in Neenah. Steve Erato led a grou...
Dec 10, 2015
Nevada authorities capture escaped sex offender Lloyd Pitzen
WAUTOMA, WI (WTAQ) – Authorities say a registered sex offender who cut off his monitoring bracelet and left a Wautoma facility has been caught. Waushara County Sheriff Jeff Nett confirms that Ll...
Dec 10, 2015
