Category Archives: Local

Zippin Pippin Could Open Early Next Season, Welcoming Fans to Green Bay for NFL Draft
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Green Bay landmark may open early to greet fans for the NFL Draft next year. In preparation to host the 2025 NFL Draft, officials from Green Bay are in Detroit watching how the Motor ...
Rachel Charniak Apr 25, 2024 The Zippin Pippin at Bay Beach Amusement Park in Green Bay (File Photo)

Oshkosh Man Facing Firearm Misuse and Child Pornography Possession Charges
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man accused of firing off a gun inside an Oshkosh house and striking an adjacent residence is also facing child pornography possession charges. Just after 4 p.m. Wednesday...
Rachel Charniak Apr 25, 2024

Green Bay Taking Notes as Detroit Kicks Off NFL Draft
DETROIT, MI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The big stage in Detroit is set where the best college football players will hear their names called in the first round. The NFL Draft kicks off Thursday and the Packers hav...
Rachel Charniak Apr 25, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Marinette County Man Gets 12 Years in Prison for Soliciting Explicit Images of Children
MARINETTE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man from Marinette County will spend more than a decade in federal prison for soliciting sexually explicit images of a minor. David Johnson, 37, received the 12-y...
Rachel Charniak Apr 25, 2024 David Johnson mugshot. (Photo courtesy Brown County Jail)

Keshena Man Indicted for Kidnapping, Assault with Intent to Murder, and Strangulation
KESHENA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment Tuesday charging a Keshena man with kidnapping, assault and strangulation. Court documents allege John Miller, 42, str...
Rachel Charniak Apr 25, 2024

Waukesha Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking across Wisconsin, Country
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Waukesha man convicted of sex trafficking charges will spend three decades in prison, a judge decided Tuesday. 35-year-old Cornelius Jackson was found guilty in November of four count...
Rachel Charniak Apr 25, 2024

Charges Dismissed Against Suspect in Manitowoc Shooting Case
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Charges were dismissed against one of the suspects in a Manitowoc shooting. Clarence Holder and Dianne Holder were charged in connection with the Nov. 4 shooting on Viebahn...
Rachel Charniak Apr 25, 2024

Green Bay Contingent Goes To School In Detroit
DETROIT, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Green Bay area officials are in Detroit, to see what it takes to put on the NFL Draft. From the Packers themselves, to the city of Green Bay and various hospitality managers,...
Robert Kennedy Apr 25, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Appleton Schools Address Racial Graduation Gaps
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) recently certified graduation rates for the 2023 graduating class, and the Appleton Area School District (AASD) is repo...
Robert Kennedy Apr 25, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

Sturgeon Spawning Takes A Weather Break
DEPERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Sturgeon spawning is taking a brief intermission in Northeast Wisconsin. As of Wednesday, sturgeon can be seen on the lower Fox and Peshtigo Rivers, though no spawning activit...
Robert Kennedy Apr 25, 2024 Sturgeon spawning 2008, Singler Farms, New London4/21/08

