Category Archives: Local
Supreme Court candidate stumps in Allouez with former Gov. Scott Walker, spurring protests
ALLOUEZ, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- With less than a week to go until the spring election, the race for a seat on Wisconsin's Supreme Court is heating up. Democratic-backed Judge Susan Crawford campaigned in H...
Mar 27, 2025 Protesters gather as Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel makes a campaign stop at a restaurant in Allouez, March 26, 2025.
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TSA intercepts two loaded firearms in carry-on bag at Appleton airport checkpoint
GREENVILLE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- TSA officers say they intercepted two loaded firearms in a carry-on bag at Appleton International Airport this week. Around 5:30 a.m. Monday, officers spotted the image o...
Mar 27, 2025 A TSA security checkpoint at Appleton International Airport in Greenville is seen June 16, 2021.
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Oneida Street closes Saturday in Ashwaubenon for NFL Draft stage construction
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The first road closure connected to the NFL Draft begins Saturday morning. At 7 a.m., a stretch of Oneida Street will close so crews can begin building the massive draft...
Mar 27, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Green Bay coal pile owner says it agrees to meeting with city, county about moving piles
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The company that owns coal piles in downtown Green Bay says it has agreed to a meeting with city and county officials about possibly moving the piles. C. Reiss Company issued this state...
Mar 27, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Former Packers running back indicted in federal dog fighting bust; 190 pit bulls recovered
OKLAHOMA (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A former running back for the Green Bay Packers has been indicted for allegedly operating a large-scale dog fighting and trafficking operation in which 190 dogs were seized. Le...
Mar 27, 2025
Wied and Republicans defend virtual town halls, while protesters call for in-person events
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Protestors outside the U.S. Rep. Tony Wied's office Wednesday afternoon urged Wied to talk face-to-face with residents in his district. "This was just supposed to be kind of...
Mar 27, 2025 Signs used by protestors outside of Congressman Tony Wied's office on Wednesday afternoon. March 26, 2025.
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Aurora Health Care eases masking, visitor policies as respiratory illness rates drop
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Aurora Health Care is lifting its policies requiring masking and restricting visitors. The policies were temporarily put in place in January due to a spike in respiratory illness cases ...
Mar 26, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Former Xavier principal exchanged hundreds of emails with student, leading to termination
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Four months after an investigation into former Appleton Xavier Catholic School principal Mike Mauthe began, more information has been released on what prompted the initial c...
Mar 26, 2025 Mike Mauthe
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Hortonville resident arrested for 4th OWI offense
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin State Patrol arrested a driver Wednesday afternoon for their fourth OWI offense. It began when the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office Communication's Center re...
Mar 26, 2025
Democrat, Republican lawmakers from northeast Wisconsin working on bill to curb reckless driving
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- Two northeast Wisconsin lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are working on a bill to help stop reckless driving. Assembly Bill 29 was first introduced two years ago. It would ...
Mar 26, 2025 The Wisconsin State Capitol dome in Madison.
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