Category Archives: Local
RACISM, HATRED, BIGOTRY: Lawrence U. students of color take complaints to president
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – Minority students at Lawrence University have submitted a three-page document to school President Mark Burstein listing demands and concerns over issues of race, hatred and...
Nov 20, 2015
Manitowoc student hit by school bus; suffers life-threatening injuries
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) – Manitowoc police says a student has been critically injured after the teen was struck by a school bus Thursday morning. It happened just after 7 a.m. on Waldo Boulevard an...
Nov 19, 2015
DOT issues wind advisory for Leo Frigo Bridge
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has issued a wind advisory for the Leo Frigo Bridge in Green Bay for the second straight day. The DOT recommends drivers, especi...
Nov 19, 2015
2 Manitowoc men arrested for vehicle break-ins
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) – Two men were arrested overnight in Manitowoc who police say were behind a number of vehicle break-ins. Police say they were called to the Marathon Service Station, 1807 Wa...
Nov 19, 2015
Suspected drunk driver slams through fence in Manitowoc, then arrested
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) – Manitowoc police say a man was arrested for drunk driving after slamming his pickup truck through a wooden fence. Authorities say they were flagged down by patrons of Capo...
Nov 19, 2015
Green Bay woman jailed after OWI, trying to swim away from police
WAUSAU, WI (WTAQ) – A 24-year-old woman is in jail, after she allegedly drove drunk and landed in the Wisconsin River while trying to run from police in Wausau. Authorities say the Green Bay wom...
Nov 19, 2015
Dozens of hoarded cats arrive at Bay Area Humane Society
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – A humane society in Green Bay says it plans to recover more than 60 cats from an alleged hoarding residence in Forest County. The Bay Area Humane Society says it reached a...
Nov 19, 2015
Accused nude photographer Caley will stand trial
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The man accused of taking nude photos of women will stand trial. Christopher Caley waived his preliminary hearing on Wednesday, according to online court records. He’...
Nov 19, 2015
CHEAP GAS: Several Wisconsin stations selling for under $2
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) – You might have to do a double-take, but some places in Wisconsin are selling gas for less than $2 a gallon. In Ashwaubenon, the Krist Oil station on Babcock Road near Au...
Nov 18, 2015
TH-CEE YOU IN COURT: Menominee tribe sues over fed raid of hemp grow
UNDATED (WTAQ) – A lawsuit has been filed by the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin against two federal agencies over the tribe’s hemp growing operation. Federal drug agents raided a fiel...
Nov 18, 2015
