Category Archives: Local
Green Bay's Broadway District celebrates 30 years, provides updates on major projects
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- There are a lot of exciting projects for Green Bay residents to look forward to in 2025. The Broadway District is celebrating its 30th year and kicked it off with their "S...
Feb 18, 2025 Rendering of the Shipyard district's upgrades (Image courtesy City of Green Bay)
Police seek tips on 'targeted assault' at Two Rivers home; $500 reward offered
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Authorities are asking for information about a physical assault at a home on the north side of Two Rivers. Officials say the incident happened Feb. 6 at approximately 9:3...
Feb 18, 2025 Two Rivers Police Department.
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Lake Winnebago sees slowest sturgeon of the season Tuesday
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Tuesday was the slowest day of the year for sturgeon spearing on Lake Winnebago. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says 14 sturgeon were speared on the lake, the lowest in a...
Feb 18, 2025 A sturgeon (file photo)
$215M development with 150+ housing units, 6-acre lake proposed for town of Lawrence
LAWRENCE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A $215 million housing, commercial and recreational development is being proposed for the town of Lawrence. Kaukauna-based Boardwalk Development Co. has revealed plans for ...
Feb 18, 2025 Rendering of Lawrence Town Center (Image courtesy Boardwalk Development Co.)
NEW Zoo mourns beloved lioness Aija, leaving loyal companion Loid to grieve her loss
SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The NEW Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its lions. Aija, the female lioness, passed away peacefully Monday with the help of euthanasia, the zoo said. Aija had been under ...
Feb 18, 2025 Aija the lion at the NEW Zoo in Suamico. (Photo courtesy of the NEW Zoo)
Green Bay Packers honor late fan with induction into FAN Hall of Fame
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man accepted the Green Bay Packers FAN Hall of Fame award on behalf of his father who recently passed away from cancer. The late John Brosig of Pound was named the 27th ...
Feb 18, 2025
Court rules Marinette City Council violated Open Meeting Law during 2020 PFAS sessions
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Marinette City Council violated the state's Open Meeting Law with two closed sessions in 2020 discussing PFAS issues, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday. Ald. Douglas ...
Feb 18, 2025 PFAS Advisory Sign, January 4, 2023.
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Menasha woman sentenced for killing boyfriend
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Catherine Cheskie was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for killing her boyfriend, but can ask for parole after 30 years. A jury convicted Cheskie, 55, of first-degree inte...
Feb 18, 2025 Catherine Cheskie appears in Winnebago County Court Feb. 18, 2025 for her sentencing for the murder of Thomas Guyette.
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Driver accused of crashing into the back of a school bus issued traffic citations
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Four traffic citations were issued after a pickup truck crashed into a stopped school bus. The Waupaca County Sheriff's Dept. issued Jordan Gilbo, 30, citations for non-regis...
Feb 18, 2025 The aftermath after a truck crashed into the back of a school bus in the town of Royalton, February 11, 2025. (Video courtesy of Waupaca County Sheriff's Office)
Study: Overall positive economic outlook for Fox Cities in 2025, workforce concerns remain
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Overall findings in the Fox Cities Chamber's annual Economic Outlook Survey shows businesses have a generally positive outlook. In the chamber's survey of 140 businesses ac...
Feb 18, 2025 Open Sign
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