Category Archives: Local
Marion's historic Carver Wood Products destroyed by fire
MARION, WI (WTAQ) – A fire Saturday morning has destroyed a historic wood carving shop in Marion. Crews from 8 fire departments responded to the blaze on Second Street around 7 a.m. The building...
Oct 24, 2015
HIGH TIMES: Feds say marijuana, not hemp, seized in Menominee County
MENOMINEE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – There was 30,000 plants bulldozed and taken from Menominee Indian tribal land on Friday. But what exactly those plants are is up for debate. Officials with the Drug...
Oct 23, 2015
UPDATE: 41 ramp, Lineville Road reopens after diesel tanker rollover crash
HOWARD, WI (WTAQ) – Authorities in Brown County say a diesel tanker rolled over in a roundabout Friday morning in Howard. Sheriff’s deputies say it happened on the top of the off-ramp from...
Oct 23, 2015
Gun reported stolen in Green Bay found in Minnesota teen's backpack
ST. PAUL, MN (WTAQ) – A gun stolen in Green Bay ends up at a high school in St. Paul, Minnesota. A 16-year-old boy admits taking the .22-caliber weapon to Harding High School in Minnesota’...
Oct 23, 2015
Paranormal activity in Northeast Wisconsin Part 2
“Umm, we’re not one to assume something’s paranormal, our job is to actually disprove it.” The paranormal realm is something the Kaukauna Paranormal Research Team takes incredi...
Oct 23, 2015
Poll numbers tanking ? "No Problem", says Governor Scott Walker
Green Bay, WI (WTAQ) – Six of every ten Wisconsin voters still disapprove of Governor Scott Walker’s job performance, a month after he abandoned his presidential bid. But the Governor beli...
Oct 22, 2015
GB Alderman calls personal foul on strip club sponsored tailgate party
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – One Green Bay alderman has thrown the proverbial challenge flag, after a strip club was accused of handing out free alcohol to the public during a tailgate party near Lamb...
Oct 22, 2015
Man involved in Hwy. 441 crash dies from injuries
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – Appleton police say a man involved in a crash on Highway 441 nearly two weeks ago has died from his injuries. 84-year-old Louis Wiegel Jr. of Fond du Lac was involved in a ...
Oct 22, 2015
Room tax increase vote put off by Appleton city leaders
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – Appleton’s Common Council has delayed voting on an increase in the hotel room tax. The move Wednesday night took place due to a change in the proposed rate increase. ...
Oct 22, 2015
With friends like this: Brown County man accidentally shoots buddy after boozing
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – Booze and guns don’t mix, and another example of that was apparently highlighted in Brown County Wednesday night. The Brown County Sheriff’s Department says...
Oct 22, 2015
