Category Archives: Local
Marinette Leaders Weighing Future of UW-Green Bay Branch Campus
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Classes taught exclusively in-person at UW-Green Bay's branch campus in Marinette will end on Friday when the 2024 spring semester wraps up. Those who wish to attend the M...
May 09, 2024 UW-Green Bay Marinette Campus.
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Completion of Repair Work Allows S.S. Badger to Set Sail One Month Earlier than Expected
LUDINGTON, Mich. (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The S.S. Badger is moving full steam ahead toward the start of its 71st sailing season, which will kick off earlier than expected. Officials announced Thursday the hist...
May 09, 2024 The S.S. Badger departs from Manitowoc for the first return to Ludington, Michigan in 2022. (Photo: Casey Nelson WTAQ News)
Green Bay Man Gets Four Years Probation for Inadvertent Shooting that Injured One Person
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Miguel Lavariega was sentenced Thursday to four years on probation for an inadvertent shooting which injured one person. Lavariega, 20, previously pleaded no contest to sec...
May 09, 2024 Miguel Lavariega
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Appleton Community Comes Together to Continue Tradition of Planting Apple Blossom Trees
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Volunteers are doing their part to help Appleton flourish, one tree at a time. "Apple Blossoms for Appleton" returned Thursday for its third year, with 50 apple blossom tre...
May 09, 2024 "Apple Blossoms for Appleton" returned May 9, 2024, for its third year, with 50 apple blossom trees being planted along the Apple Creek Trail.
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Neenah High School Student Earns Perfect Score on ACT Test
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A high school student in the Fox Valley is being commended for notching a perfect score on his ACT test. School officials say Neenah junior Tony Marose earned a composite sco...
May 09, 2024 Tony Marose, a junior at Neenah High School, scored a perfect 36 on the ACT test. (Photo courtesy: Neenah Joint School District)
Buckley Announces Candidacy for State Assembly
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The chairman of the Brown County board is running for state Assembly. Patrick Buckley announced his candidacy on Thursday. He is running in the 89th district. Under maps signed into law...
May 09, 2024 PC: Fox 11 Online
Menasha's Public Library Getting a New Look
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ) -- Changes are coming to the Elisha D. Smith Menasha Public Library. On May 24, the library's current location will shut down and move to a temporary location at the UW-Oshkosh Fox ...
May 09, 2024 PC: Elisha D. Smith Menasha Public Library
Ascension Health Partners with Mandiant to Investigate Cyber Security Breach
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Ascension says its investigation into a cyber security issue continues. The health care system says since it detected unusual activity on Wednesday, it has partnered with Mandiant, a cy...
May 09, 2024 Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus in Appleton.
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Nitschke Bridge Maintenance to Impact Boaters, Drivers
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Maintenance to a bridge will impact boaters and drivers in downtown Green Bay next Thursday. The city's public works department says there will be preventative maintenance...
May 09, 2024 The Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge in Green Bay February 21, 2023.
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Appeal Denied for Man Convicted in Toddler's Death
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The state appeals court rejected an argument by a man serving life in prison for the shaking death of a 2-year-old boy that he should be allowed to withdraw his plea becau...
May 09, 2024 David Heiden (Photo source: Wisconsin Department of Corrections)
