Category Archives: Local
Ex-teacher's aide sentenced to 5 years prison for sex with student
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – An Oshkosh woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old student while employed as a teacher’s aide. On Tuesday,...
May 27, 2015
Memorial fund set up for Shawano highway worker killed
SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ) – Officials say a memorial fund has been established for a highway worker killed after being hit by a van Tuesday. 30-year-old Derek Stempa of Shawano was working near the int...
May 27, 2015
Town of Menasha police respond to road rage fueled street fight
TOWN OF MENASHA, WI (WTAQ) – Police in the Town of Menasha say a road rage incident Tuesday let to a street fight. Authorities were called just before 5 p.m. to the intersection of Racine Road a...
May 27, 2015
Purchase agreement for former Larsen Green property in place
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The group owned by Titletown Brewing Company and Smet Construction has signed a purchase agreement for the former Larsen Green site. DDL Holdings, LLC, has agreed to a pur...
May 27, 2015
Van hits, kills highway construction worker in Shawano County
TOWN OF RED SPRINGS, WI (WTAQ) – Authorities in Shawano County say a state highway construction worker has died after being hit by a van Tuesday. Sheriff’s deputies said in a release that ...
May 26, 2015
Oshkosh zoo euthanizes wolf after biting child
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – Officials at Menominee Park Zoo in Oshkosh say they had to euthanize a wolf after it bit a child last Friday. According to park officials, a child went inside a non-public a...
May 26, 2015
'Blaze pink' proposal introduced in Madison Tuesday
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) – Wisconsin lawmakers confirmed Tuesday that they want to let hunters wear “blaze pink” in the woods, as well as blaze orange. As promised, supporters held a news ...
May 26, 2015
Associated Bank agrees to settle claims of racial discrimination in mortgage lending
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Wisconsin’s largest home-based bank has reached a settlement with the federal government over alleged racial discrimination in its mortgages. Associated Bank of Gree...
May 26, 2015
De Pere Rep. Jacque's committee takes up full prevailing wage repeal
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) – The Wisconsin Assembly’s Labor Committee will forge ahead with an effort to repeal the prevailing wage for highway and other public works projects. The committee has a...
May 26, 2015
3 people arrested after meth lab found in Marinette
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ) – Authorities have arrested three people in connection with a suspected meth lab at a motel in Marinette. Marinette local, county and state investigators are pouring through...
May 26, 2015
