Category Archives: Local

Oshkosh Community Raises Funds to Provide Winter Gear for Students in Need
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Oshkosh community is banding together to raise money to ensure students stay warm this winter. The Oshkosh Area School District Education Foundation and Community Clothe...
Rachel Charniak Oct 17, 2024 Community Clothes Closet in Menasha on Aug. 2, 2023.
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Fox Valley Community Packs Semi with Donations for Neenah Police's Hurricane Relief Drive
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fox Valley residents and the Neenah Police Department are helping make a difference for victims of Hurricane Helene. It's been nearly three weeks since the Category 4 storm r...
Rachel Charniak Oct 16, 2024 The Neenah Police Department hosts a relief drive for victims of Hurricane Helene, Oct. 16, 2024.
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UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt Announces Resignation
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh will resign at the end of the 2024-25 school year, officials announced Wednesday. Andrew Leavitt has served as the UW-O...
Rachel Charniak Oct 16, 2024 UW Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt. (IMAGE: Courtesy of UW-Oshkosh Chancellor's Office)

Manitowoc County gets $12.5M to Improve Public Safety, Upgrade Infrastructure Along I-43
MANITOWOC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Federal funding will help improve safety and upgrade infrastructure along I-43 in Manitowoc County. Officials say the $12.5 million will be used to boost roadway sa...
Rachel Charniak Oct 16, 2024

Packers Request Stadium District Step in to Stalled Lambeau Lease Negotiations with City
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As Lambeau Field lease negotiations remain stalled, the Green Bay Packers have asked the Green Bay/Brown County Professional Football Stadium District to step in to the ta...
Rachel Charniak Oct 16, 2024 Lambeau Field from the north parking lot. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)

Former Two Rivers Haunted House Operator Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting Teen Worker
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Former haunted house operator John Schwarz was sentenced Wednesday to five years on probation for sexually assaulting a teen who worked at his facility. Schwarz, 38, pleade...
Rachel Charniak Oct 16, 2024 John Schwarz appears before Manitowoc County Court via Zoom, October 13, 2023.
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As Fatal Crash Case Begins Anew, Judge Declines to Lower Bond for Suspect
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Despite having his trial on a double-fatal traffic crash canceled just days before it was supposed to start due to actions by prosecutors, a judge declined Wednesday to re...
Rachel Charniak Oct 16, 2024 Kelton Snulligan has been charged in connection with a July 21, 2023, crash in Allouez.
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Neighbors, Artist bring Nature-Themed Art Scavenger Hunt to Green Bay Park
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new art installation in a Green Bay neighborhood is delighting neighbors and parkgoers alike. Wooden carved animals - everything from birds to raccoons, to bears - are s...
Rachel Charniak Oct 16, 2024 A sculpture of a badger is part of a new 22-piece art installation in John Muir Park in Green Bay.
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Woman Sentenced to Nine Months in Jail in Teen Recording Case
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A woman charged after secret recordings of teenager were found was convicted Wednesday and sentenced to nine months in jail on charges not specifically related to the nude ...
Rachel Charniak Oct 16, 2024 Samantha Trebilcock appears in Brown County court, October 16, 2024.
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Green Bay Entertainment Venues Issue Warning about Ticket Purchases
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Entertainment venues in the Green Bay area issued a warning Tuesday about "increasing ticket buying issues from secondary selling sites." Leaders from TicketStar, the Re...
Rachel Charniak Oct 16, 2024 Fans line up outside the Resch Center before a Barry Manilow concert July 29, 2024.
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