Category Archives: Local
U.P. escaped inmate possibly spotted in Suamico
SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ) – Authorities in northeast Wisconsin say a tip never panned out about the location of a jail escapee from Upper Michigan. Brown County sheriff’s deputies were told that ...
Jun 24, 2015
Ex-Bay Port HS teacher convicted of lesser charge
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The attorney for a man charged with sexually assaulting a student at Bay Port High School was convicted of a lesser charge. On Monday, Christopher Wieber pleaded to one co...
Jun 23, 2015
2015 Packers Family Night is sold out
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The Green Bay Packers say that Family Night is sold out. On Monday, 75,000 tickets went on sale to the public for the August 8 event. The sellout marks the ninth time in 1...
Jun 23, 2015
Social media slams sheriff over inmate escape to Wisconsin
HOUGHTON COUNTY, MI (WTAQ) – A sheriff in Upper Michigan is getting some heat, after an inmate ran away while he was being escorted back to jail from a court appearance. John Saatio fled to Wisc...
Jun 23, 2015
Green Bay firefighter Michael Miller's funeral arrangements made
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Details have been released about the funeral for a Green Bay Metro firefighter who died in his sleep on Saturday morning. Visitation for 45-year-old Lt. Michael Miller is ...
Jun 23, 2015
UPDATE: 14-year-old girl found safe in Green Bay
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – Brown County Sheriff’s say that a 14-year-old girl who was reported missing from Pittsfield has been found safe. Authorities say Evelena M. Payette was located Tu...
Jun 23, 2015
19 years in prison for Sizemore in series of attacks near UWO
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – A judge has sentenced a man charged with a number of attacks near the UW-Oshkosh campus to 19 years in prison. Online court records reveal that Jake Sizemore was also put on...
Jun 23, 2015
Green Bay Police warn of recent trailer thefts
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Police in Green Bay are warning residents to keep an eye on your trailers. According to investigators, someone driving a 2002 to 2004 maroon and tan Mercury Mountaineer st...
Jun 23, 2015
Thousands without power as first round of storms roll through Wisconsin
LANCASTER, WI (WTAQ) – Almost 38,000 electric customers in Wisconsin were still without power at mid-afternoon. That was after a morning of heavy thunderstorms which knocked down trees and power...
Jun 22, 2015
'Kruegsfest' fundraiser honors Kiel soldier killed in '09 Fort Hood shooting
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) – Folks in eastern Wisconsin continue to remember Amy Krueger, the National Guard staff sergeant from Kiel who was among those killed at Fort Hood in 2009. A crowd gathered ...
Jun 22, 2015
