Category Archives: Local
High school, college friend remembers Alex Pretti: 'He made life better for others'
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A high school friend is remembering his old friend Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old fatally killed Saturday by federal forces in Minneapolis. Pretti grew up in Bellevue and gr...
Jan 26, 2026 Alex Pretti's junior yearbook picture at Green Bay Preble High School. (Photo courtesy: Preble High School '04-'05 Yearbook)
Man fatally shot by ICE agents in Minneapolis was 2006 Preble High School Graduate
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The man shot and killed Saturday by federal agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement was a 2006 graduate of Green Bay's Preble High School. 37-year-old Alex Jeffr...
Jan 24, 2026
West Allis brewery brings expansive new taproom and sports courts to Appleton
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A West Allis-based brewery is tapping into growth in Appleton with a sprawling new development. Ope! Brewing Company broke ground on its new 23,000 square-foot facility Fri...
Jan 23, 2026 Rendering of the future Ope! North Brewing Company on W. College Avenue in Appleton, January 2026. (Image courtesy of Ope! Brewing Company)
Shawano County seeks public's help in mailbox vandalism case linked to fireworks
GREEN VALLEY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Shawano County is seeking the public's help in identifying suspects in a series of mailbox vandalism linked to fireworks. Deputies have taken multiple reports from vict...
Jan 23, 2026 Mailboxes were vandalized with fireworks in the town of Green Valley in Shawano County, January 2026. (Photo courtesy of Shawano County Sheriff)
Neenah city attorney opts not to testify in ongoing sexual assault trial
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Neenah City Attorney David Rashid will not testify at his sexual assault trial. Rashid, 62, faces two counts of domestic abuse third-degree sexual assault and one count of do...
Jan 23, 2026 Neenah City Attorney David Rashid made an initial court appearance on charges he sexually assaulted his wife, May 13, 2024.
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Green Bay's ArtFest reschedules to August, filling ArtStreet's traditional weekend
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - ArtFest, the downtown Green Bay art festival, is moving from July to August. ArtFest was created as a replacement for ArtStreet, which had moved to Ashwauebnon. ArtStreet w...
Jan 23, 2026 A dedication ceremony was held Nov. 21, 2023 in downtown Green Bay for the "Spirit of the Fox" clay mural created by more than 900 community members during ArtFest in July.
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Multiple factors leading to salt shortage for small municipalities in Northeast Wisconsin
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An increase in winter weather activity this year hasn't just brought more cold and snow. In a way, it's also brought a salt shortage for smaller communities in Northeas...
Jan 23, 2026 The Calumet County Highway Department and Wisconsin Salt Wise are teaming up to encourage Wisconsin communities to adopt better -- and healthier -- practices in snow and ice control, Oct. 31, 2024.
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Oshkosh eyeing new $100K trackless train for iconic Menominee Park attraction
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As the tracks for the Menominee Park Train sit empty during the winter, the city of Oshkosh is hard at work getting a new train up and running. "Through the last years, chan...
Jan 23, 2026 A railroad crossing sign at the current site for the Menominee Park Train in Oshkosh. January 22, 2026.
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Insurance dispute over Pulaski-area bonfire explosion to be argued in court
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - In the aftermath of the Pulaski-area bonfire explosion, oral arguments about insurance coverage in civil lawsuits will be held April 20. No trial date has been set. Benjami...
Jan 23, 2026 This property in the Shawano County town of Maple Grove, seen Oct. 18, 2022, is the location of a bonfire explosion that injured dozens of current and former Pulaski High School students.
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Wied working on legislation that aims to boost blood donations amid critical shortages
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- U.S. Rep. Tony Wied, R-8th District, is efforting legislation that he hopes will encourage more blood donations and avoid periods of critical shortages. The winter months a...
Jan 23, 2026 Donation at Community Blood Center on August 29, 2016.
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