Category Archives: Local
Oshkosh Arena Aims for Improvements, Financial Stability after Management Takeover
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The future of the Oshkosh Arena, which serves as the home of the Wisconsin Herd basketball team, has been up in the air since being put up for sale in March. In June, Baylan...
Aug 13, 2024 Oshkosh Arena
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Green Bay Airport Receives $2 Million Grant for New Snow Removal Equipment
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A federal grant is helping Green Bay's airport prepare for the winter season. Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) received a $2 million Federal Aviatio...
Aug 13, 2024
Brown County Sees 2.29% Population Growth, Credits Infrastructure Projects
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The population is Brown County is growing. According to preliminary 2024 figures, Brown County saw a 2.29% population growth since the 2020 Census. As of January 1, 2024, the population...
Aug 13, 2024 Brown County
Republican Senate Hopeful Eric Hovde Sues TV stations over Defamatory Ad Claims
(WTAQ-WLUK) - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde filed a lawsuit against several television stations in the state, seeking defamation damages for an ad placed by a Democratic political action...
Aug 13, 2024 Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde (Photo courtesy Hovde campaign)
Redrawn State Maps Brings Increase in Number of Primary Races on Wisconsin Ballots
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Federal races, especially who will be in the White House, have perhaps overshadowed the state races on ballots Tuesday and in November. Redrawn maps at the Wisconsin state level have le...
Aug 13, 2024 A roll of "I voted" stickers is ready for voters at Union Congregational Church in Green Bay during the spring primary election Feb. 15, 2022.
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Volunteers Create a Digital Archive at the Mishicot Historical Museum
MISHICOT, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A community-driven history project in a small Manitowoc County village is taking shape. Volunteers at the Mishicot Historical Museum are working to put some of their local ...
Aug 13, 2024 Old photo at Mishicot Historical Museum, August 12, 2024.
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Wisconsin Sees a Near 10% Drop in Financial Aid Applications Among Students
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- As colleges and universities across Wisconsin work to boost enrollment numbers, some troubling figures could hinder that growth. Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman says rou...
Aug 12, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Kaukauna Man Charged in Drunken Driving Motorcycle Crash that Killed Passenger
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The driver of a motorcycle involved in a crash which killed his passenger Sunday was drunk, speeding, did not have a valid driver's license, and left the scene, according to...
Aug 12, 2024 Zachary Burr (Photo courtesy: Outagamie County Jail)
'Uncle Fester' Facing New Drug Possession, Bail Jumping Charges
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The author known as "Uncle Fester" faces new bail jumping and drug possession charges Monday, after a traffic stop allegedly discovered him with butane hash oil. Preisler, ...
Aug 12, 2024 Stephen Preisler.
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Drones Crucial in Rescue of Three Missing Tubers on Peshtigo River
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Drones played a significant role in helping locate three missing tubers on the Peshtigo River. Just after 7:30 p.m. Sunday, the Marinette County Sheriff's Office received a report of th...
Aug 12, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
