Category Archives: Local
Sturgeon Spearing Harvest Drops due to Poor Ice Conditions
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Despite the warm weather, wildlife officials report 432 lake sturgeon were speared in the 2024 season. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources posted its 2024 Successful Spearer L...
Apr 16, 2024 A sturgeon (file photo)
New Superintendent Named For Neenah Schools
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - After a months-long search, the Neenah Joint School District has named a new superintendent. At a special meeting Monday, the Board of Education approved the selection of Dr. ...
Apr 16, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of Neenah School District
3 People Displaced After Overnight House Fire
ALLOUEZ, WI (WTAQ) - Just after 8:30 p.m., the Green Bay Metro Fire Department responded to the 700 block of E. Briar Lane in Allouez for an attached garage fire with smoke and flames visible. All occ...
Apr 16, 2024
Detroit Prepares For NFL Draft, Green Bay Watches
DETROIT, MI (WTAQ-WLUK) - After years of planning, Detroit is just over a week away from hosting the 2024 NFL Draft. Similar preps are underway in Titletown, as Green Bay is hosting the big event in A...
Apr 16, 2024 NFL DRAFT
School District Hopes The 3rd Time Is The Charm
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - In an effort to address declining enrollment across the district, Green Bay's school board knows changes are needed. The board has extensively discussed plans to consolidat...
Apr 16, 2024 Print
Spring Means Work Zone Safety Campaign
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - While it's important to always practice safe driving, early spring is perhaps the best time of year for a reminder. "It's definitely top of mind for everyone in the DOT b...
Apr 16, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Tug John Purves Returns to Door County Maritime Museum
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- History was on the move in Sturgeon Bay. The Tug "John Purves" is sitting at its dock Monday at the Door County Maritime Museum, after some much needed repairs over the...
Apr 15, 2024 Tug John Purves tied to the dock at Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay, April 15, 2024.
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Onlookers Enjoy The Action As Sturgeon Spawn
SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Sturgeon Park in Shawano was living up to its name Monday afternoon. Onlookers didn't need to look very hard to see the prehistoric fish gathering for spring spawning. Jody ...
Apr 15, 2024 Sturgeon gather to spawn along the Wolf River in Shawano, April 15, 2024.
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Fond du Lac Church Welcomes New Automated Bell System, Rededicates 158-Year-Old Bell
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A church in downtown Fond du Lac is celebrating the past and ringing in the present. St. Mary's Church, part of Holy Family Catholic Community, held a ceremony Monday to...
Apr 15, 2024 St Mary's Church in Fond du Lac rededicated its 158-year-old bell, which is now part of a new automated bell system, April 15, 2024. (Photo courtesy: St. Mary's Church)
Unattended Cooking Blamed for Fire that Filled Kiel Apartment Building with Smoke
KIEL, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Crews escorted one resident from an apartment building while they put out a cooking fire. The Kiel Fire Department says, just before 12:15 p.m., it was dispatched to 19 E. Pain...
Apr 15, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
