Category Archives: Local
Green Bay Police Department releases 2024 crime update; overall reported offenses dropped
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Green Bay Police Department says in 2024, overall crime dropped 1.58% from 2023. Last year, the GBPD recorded 6,308 case reports in comparison to 6,409 during the year prio...
Mar 19, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Stadium View collaborates with short-term rental hosts for NFL Draft
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Stadium View Sport Bar is offering an opportunity to short-term rental hosts during the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay. The visitors of participating short-term rentals will get f...
Mar 19, 2025
Port of Green Bay welcomes first ship of 2025 season, crowning contest winner
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Port of Green Bay announced the winner of its first ship contest. Each year the port asks residents to guess when the first ship of the season arrives. The 2025 shippi...
Mar 19, 2025 An aerial view of the Port of Green Bay.
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Packers 'Draft Haus' offers Wisconsin dive bar experience in footprint of NFL Draft
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Football fans are invited to take a deep dive in Wisconsin culture by visiting a special pop-up bar within the gates of the NFL Draft. The 'Packers Everywhere Draft Haus' ...
Mar 19, 2025
Grand Chute police chief Greg Peterson retires after 44 years in law enforcement
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After more than 44 years in law enforcement, Grand Chute's police chief is retiring. Chief Greg Peterson was appointed Grand Chute police chief on April 21, 2010. Before...
Mar 19, 2025 Grand Chute Police Chief Greg Peterson (Photo courtesy of Grand Chute Police Department)
Fond du Lac County sheriff's deputies arrest man after tri-county chase; OWI suspected
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Authorities arrested a 31-year-old Menomonee Falls man on a slew of charges after a three-county vehicle pursuit Tuesday. It began just after 4 p.m., when the Fon...
Mar 19, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Execution of search warrant prompts soft lockdown at Winneconne school; contraband seized
WINNECONNE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A school in Winneconne was briefly placed under a soft lockdown Tuesday while police executed a search warrant at a nearby residence. According to a news release, it bega...
Mar 19, 2025 50 used syringes and a small amount of methamphetamine were seized during the execution of a search warrant at a Winneconne home, March 18, 2025. (Photo courtesy: Winneconne Police Department)
Logo misuse in election materials prompts clarification from Green Bay school district
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Misuse of the Green Bay Area Public School District's logo in school board election materials prompted a clarification Tuesday from district officials. A news release from...
Mar 19, 2025 IMAGE: Courtesy Green Bay Area Public School District.
Hearing postponed for Erik Metzig as attorney exits due to conflict of interest
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A hearing to determine if Erik Metzig should be allowed to withdraw his no contest pleas for killing his parents was postponed Wednesday after his attorney had to leave the c...
Mar 19, 2025 Erik Metzig
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Two people rescued and taken to hospital after Lawrence house fire
LAWRENCE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two people were rescued and taken to a hospital after a Brown County house fire. Shortly after 5 a.m. Wednesday the town of Lawrence Fire Department received a call about a...
Mar 19, 2025 Crews on scene of a house fire on Mid Valley Drive in the town of Lawrence, March 19, 2025.
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