Category Archives: Local
Potential 2016 GOP presidential showdown at Lambeau Field Sunday
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Two possible Republican presidential hopefuls could meet up at Lambeau Field on Sunday, when the Packers host Dallas in the second round of the playoffs. Wisconsin Governo...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 06, 2015
Time Warner Cable subscribers to pay sports, local TV surcharges
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Cable subscribers in eastern Wisconsin will pay a special monthly fee for sports programming for the first time. Time Warner Cable said Monday it will start charging $2.75...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 05, 2015
School districts close across northern half of Wisconsin due to cold
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ) – Almost three dozen school districts in northeast and north central Wisconsin are closed Monday due to the bitter cold. Wausau and its suburban D.C. Everest districts are t...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 05, 2015
Green Bay Mayor Schmitt, three aldermen want campaign finance audit
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt has requested an audit of his campaign finance reports from the city clerk. This comes after a report this past weekend in the Green Bay Press-...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 05, 2015
Appleton Police Chief Todd Thomas sworn in during ceremony
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – The Appleton Police Department officially has a new police chief. During a ceremony Monday, Todd Thomas was sworn in as the department’s 9th police chief. Thomas has ...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 05, 2015
Icy road conditions and bitter cold expected Sunday
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Drivers are being asked to use caution out on the roads due to icy conditions Sunday. That’s after freezing drizzle overnight caused those slick road and sidewalk co...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 04, 2015
Several weather-related crashes on Highway 41 near Kaukauna
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ) – The latest round of wintry weather made for difficult driving conditions after several accidents happened on a stretch of Highway 41 Saturday night. Authorities say some pe...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 04, 2015
Vilas County authorities find naked body of Oshkosh woman
VILAS COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – The Vilas County Sheriff's Office says the nude body of a dead woman was found outside a business in downtown Presque Isle on Friday morning. A forensic autopsy will be...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 04, 2015
First round of snow overnight will be followed by more snow, then arctic blast
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Northeast Wisconsin is waking up to between one and three inches of snow after a quick band moved through the region overnight. That also means the roads will be slick, so...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 03, 2015
Manitowoc police investigate alleged assault
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) – Manitowoc police are searching for a man who allegedly assaulted a girl on New Year’s Day. Authorities say they were called to the Trails End Trailer Park at 2000 Jo...
localnews@mwcradio.com Jan 02, 2015

