Category Archives: Local
Green Bay police want to uphold trust with immigrants as Trump alters deportation policies
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As the Trump administration begins mass deportation efforts across the country, we're getting a closer look at how it will impact us locally in Northeast Wisconsin and the...
Jan 23, 2025 Green Bay Police Department seal (PHOTO/WTAQ News)
Congressman Grothman comments on fire at district office
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Congressman Glenn Grothman hasn't been back to his district office in Fond du Lac since an arson suspect set fire to the building early last Sunday morning. The 6th Distr...
Jan 23, 2025 Congressman Glen Grothman
Shawano County could become area's first county to collect a wheel tax fee
SHAWANO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wheel taxes have become common across our area as a way for municipalities to fund road work, and now Shawano County could become the first county in our area to have...
Jan 23, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Northeast Wisconsin lawmakers weigh in on Gov. Evers' State of the State 2025
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle shared their thoughts on Governor Tony Evers' State of the State address Wednesday night and it's safe to say, opinions were split. Demo...
Jan 23, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Port of Green Bay gauges developer interest for former power plant site
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- The Port of Green Bay has put out a formal request for development information for the former Pulliam Power Plant site that has been reserved for downtown Green Bay's coal piles. B...
Jan 22, 2025 An aerial view of the Port of Green Bay.
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Man pleads guilty to money laundering in sextortion scheme tied to U.P. teen's suicide
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Alabama man was convicted Wednesday of conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of a sextortion scheme that caused the death of a U.P. teenager. Dinsimore Guyton Robinson, 29, o...
Jan 22, 2025 Jordan DeMay (Photo courtesy of DeMay Family)
Bodycam video from fiery crash rescue shows good Samaritan helping sheriff's deputy
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Dramatic bodycam video shows the moment a good Samaritan and a sheriff's deputy rescued two people from a fiery crash in extreme cold temperatures. The Winnebago County Sheri...
Jan 22, 2025 In this still frame taken from bodycam video, a good Samaritan and a sheriff's deputy pull two people from a fiery crash in subzero temperatures Jan. 20, 2025 in Neenah. (Image courtesy Winnebago County Sheriff's Office)
Man accused of robbing same bank for second time ordered to stand trial
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The suspect in a bank robbery who told police he did it to be taken to jail rather than be homeless was ordered Wednesday to stand trial. Martin Scheidermayer is scheduled ...
Jan 22, 2025 Martin Schiedermayer (Outagamie Co. Jail)
Improvements coming to popular Two Rivers destination
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ) A series of projects are coming to Neshotah Park and Beach in Two Rivers this spring. A $209,500 matching grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will fund new a...
Jan 22, 2025
13-mile I-41 chase begins when driver speeds past deputy on gravel shoulder
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Cecil man who sped past a sheriff's deputy on an interstate shoulder was arrested after a 13-mile chase. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office says the chase ...
Jan 22, 2025 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
