Category Archives: Local
Ramps at I-41/I-43, Velp Avenue to close next week for a year
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – Drivers in Brown County may get one ramp along Interstate 41 back open, but will lose others for a year. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says the on-ramp fro...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 15, 2015
Barn destroyed by fire in Outagamie County
TOWN OF CENTER – Fire crews say a barn in Outagamie County is a total loss. That’s after a fire Thursday destroyed the barn on Wege Road, just west of Meade Street in the Town of Center. T...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 15, 2015
Governor Walker settling back in to his "day job". Talks about his run for the White House and future plans
Green Bay, WI (WTAQ) – Scott Walker says that if he’s re-elected governor in 2018, he won’t try to juggle his state duties with another run for the White House. The Republican Govern...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 15, 2015
Lena man, 22, killed in crash
OCONTO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – A motorcycle versus vehicle crash Wednesday night leaves a 22-year-old Lena man dead. Authorities say it happened around 7:30 p.m. on State Highway 22 and County Road ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 15, 2015
Oshkosh PD says "our bad" in slow public notification of prison escape
Oshkosh, WI (WTAQ) – Oshkosh Police are now apologizing for the delay in letting the public know that Austin Reynolds and Leland Larock had escaped from the Winnebago County Correctional Center....
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 15, 2015
1 person killed in Oconto County crash
TOWNSHIP OF OCONTO, WI (WTAQ)- A 22-year-old Lena man is dead after a crash. It happened around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on State Highway 22 and County Road J, in the Township of Oconto. Officials say a ve...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 15, 2015
Suring man arrested, charged in Shawano County online sex sting
SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ) – Authorities in Shawano County say they’ve arrested the fourth man in the past few weeks in connection with online child sex stings. 48-year-old Christopher Morely of S...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 14, 2015
Fighter jet aerial exercises conducted Wednesday, Thursday
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) – Officials say Madison’s 115th Fighter Wing will be conducting aerial exercises over Wisconsin skies Wednesday and Thursday. Similar training has caught some people off...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 14, 2015
Drill hall at Waupun armory named for 2 fallen soldiers
WAUPUN, WI (WTAQ) – Officials with the Wisconsin National Guard have renamed the drill hall at their Waupun armory for two fallen soldiers. The Wallace-Wendling Memorial Drill Hall is named for ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 14, 2015
Outagamie County Sheriff's urge residents to lock your doors
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – Residents in Outagamie County are being reminded to lock their doors to prevent burglaries. The Outagamie County Sheriff’s Department says the county is experiencing ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Oct 14, 2015

