Category Archives: Local
Vance to Campaign in De Pere Wednesday
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance is coming to Northeast Wisconsin. Presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign says Vance will speak on the economy, inflatio...
Aug 26, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Man Accused of 12th OWI in Outagamie County Pleads Not Guilty
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A man who took one last swig of vodka in front of an officer before being arrested on his 12th drunk driving offense - with an alleged BAC of .267 - pleaded not guilty to th...
Aug 26, 2024 Jon Miner (Photo courtesy: Wisconsin Department of Corrections)
Wisconsin Businesses can Apply for Subcontracting Roles in 2025 NFL Draft
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- With the NFL Draft coming to Green Bay, businesses across the state have the opportunity to shine. The NFL is offering local businesses contract opportunities to become a ...
Aug 26, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
New Scholarship aims to Diversify Paper and Forest Products Industry
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An incoming college freshman is the first recipient of a new scholarship that encourages women to explore careers in the paper and forest products industry. The Wisconsin P...
Aug 26, 2024 Carissa Ashman received a $1,000 scholarship fromWisconsin Paper Council and Ahlstrom to pursue an environmental engineering degree from UW-Green Bay, August 26, 2024.
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Back to School Kicks Off Early for Green Bay Area Schools, Adjusting for NFL Draft
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The school calendar year looks a bit different this year for Green Bay and Ashwaubenon districts. Historically, public school in Wisconsin started up after Labor Day. Conc...
Aug 26, 2024 IMAGE: Courtesy Green Bay Area Public School District.
De Pere School Awarded $10,000 for Gym Makeover
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A De Pere school is getting a $10,000 gym makeover. Dickinson Elementary School is one of five schools in the nation to be presented with the grant from the American Heart A...
Aug 26, 2024 Unified School District of De Pere.
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Tallest Building in Downtown Appleton added to Historic Register
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Downtown Appleton's 222 Building has been added to the State Register of Historic Places. The Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Review Board approved the designation Fr...
Aug 26, 2024 The 222 building on College Avenue in Appleton, December 7, 2023.
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Former Green Bay Area Public School District Superintendent Accepts New Position
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Former Green Bay Area Public School District Superintendent, Dr. Claude Tiller Jr., has accepted a new position. According to a report from Atlanta Daily World, Dr. Tiller is t...
Aug 26, 2024 Dr. Claude Tiller Jr.
1923 Packers NFL Membership Certificate Sold at Auction
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A rare piece of Green Bay Packers history has a new home. Heritage Auctions says a certificate of National Football League membership, believed to date to 1923, sold for $111,000 over t...
Aug 26, 2024 Circa 1923 Green Bay Packers NFL membership certificate. (Photo courtesy Heritage Auctions)
Man Convicted in Fatal Waupaca County Drunk Driving Crash that Killed Good Samaritan
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Evan Barnick was convicted Monday for the drunk driving crash which killed a Good Samaritan helping another motorist. Barnick, 21, pleaded no contest to three counts, includi...
Aug 26, 2024 Evan Barnick appears in Waupaca County court, November 6, 2023. (Zoom/Waupaca County court)
