Category Archives: Local
Wisconsin's permanent ice fishing shanty removal deadline approaches
KEWAUNEE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- There's a reminder from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for those venturing out on the ice. DNR Conservation Warden Marcus Medina says permanent ice sh...
Mar 06, 2025
Talks underway for History Museum at the Castle to take over Weis museum operations
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Known as the official Mineralogical Museum of Wisconsin, the Weis Earth Science Museum's future has been in flux for months following UW-Oshkosh's decision to bring its oper...
Mar 05, 2025 Inside the Weis Earth Science Museum in Menasha, October 3, 2024.
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NFL finalizes details in Green Bay, setting stage for a memorable 2025 Draft event
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- With about seven weeks to go until the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay, the NFL is refining details ahead of the three-day event. "This city is really well prepared to host ma...
Mar 05, 2025 A display promoting the 2025 NFL Draft is shown at Lambeau Field May 24, 2023.
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11 farm animals killed in fire that engulfed Door County barn and damaged home
TOWN OF BRUSSELS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- 11 farm animals died in a fire that destroyed a barn in Door County and damaged a nearby home. According to a news release from the Brussels-Union-Gardner Fire Depa...
Mar 05, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Man arrested for domestic violence and drug offenses after standoff in Two Rivers
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One man was arrested Tuesday after a standoff in Two Rivers. The incident began around 4 p.m., when police received information that a person involved in a domestic distu...
Mar 05, 2025
Man sentenced to a year in jail for $38,000 ATM theft in Kaukauna
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Manuel Pina-Gonzalez was sentenced Wednesday to a year in jail for his role in the theft of more than $38,000 from a Kaukauna ATM. Pina-Gonzalez, 40, pleaded guilty to one c...
Mar 05, 2025 Clockwise from upper left: Yenaiker Yohendy Avila-Acevedo, Adonay Jose Dalis-Ramirez, Jesse Ronald Duque-Escobar, Andres Jose Escobar-Rodriguez, Johamnel Jose Ortiz-Sanchez and Manuel Alejandro Pina-Gonzalez (Photos courtesy Outagamie County Jail)
Local dog rescue rebuilding Facebook page after false flagging for nudity and selling animal parts
NEW LONDON, WI (WTAQ) -- A New London dog rescue is looking for answers, and "likes", after Facebook shut down it's page. The Facebook page for Our Pack Animal Rescue Inc. was shut down by an automati...
Mar 05, 2025
Man to face trial for alleged Green Bay murder of man and dog
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man accused of killing his addiction sponsor and his dog was ordered Wednesday to stand trial. James Dorr, 34, faces five charges, including first-degree intentional homi...
Mar 05, 2025 James Dorr (Brown Co. Jail)
Trial set for Timothy Hauschultz in 2018 death of 7-year-old great-nephew
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - An Oct. 1 trial date was set Wednesday for Timothy Hauschultz, who faces charges for allegedly ordering the punishment which lead to the death of Ethan Hauschultz, 7, in 20...
Mar 05, 2025 Timothy Hauschultz in Manitowoc County court, February 24, 2025.
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Evers proposes giving Green Bay $1M to help cover public safety costs during NFL Draft
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- With the 2025 NFL Draft expected to draw as many as 240,000 people to the Green Bay area, a major focus has been on keeping those in attendance safe. As part of his execut...
Mar 05, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
