Category Archives: Local
One Person Dead in Green Bay Officer-Involved Shooting
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A person taken to the hospital after exchanging gunfire with a Green Bay police officer has died. Just before 1 p.m. Friday, police received a report of a disturbance betw...
Feb 23, 2024 Law enforcement agencies are gathered in an area near Green Ridge and Open Gate Trail in Green Bay, February 23, 2024.
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Ethics Commission says Rep. Brandtjen Allegedly Violated Campaign Finance Law in 2022
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- The State Ethics Commission wants an investigation into alleged campaign finance violations by State Representative Janel Brandtjen. Wispolitics.com reports Brandtjen alleged...
Feb 23, 2024 The exterior dome of the Wisconsin state Capitol is seen in Madison Feb. 15, 2023.
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Door County Candy Store and House of Hope Team Up for Special Event
ELLISON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Uncle Tom's Candy Store is marking its 50th anniversary in a special way. Since 1973, Uncle Tom's Candy Store has been making homemade chocolate, fudge, brittle, and pan...
Feb 23, 2024 A sign outside Uncle Tom's Candy Store in Ellison Bay. (Courtesy: Uncle Tom's Candy Store)
Three Northeast Wisconsin Companies Honored at Manufacturer of the Year Awards
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Nine companies in Wisconsin are being recognized for their good business practices, including three in Northeast Wisconsin. The 35th Annual Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year (MOTY) Awa...
Feb 23, 2024 PC: Fox 11 Online
Teen Motorcyclist Dies in Crash with Vehicle in Marinette
MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A 16-year-old boy died after he was struck by a vehicle while riding his motorcycle in Marinette. It happened just before 9 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of Marinett...
Feb 23, 2024 PC: Fox 11 Online
Bellin Health Luxemburg Clinic Reroutes Patients to Algoma, set to Resume Tuesday
LUXEMBURG, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Patients at a Kewaunee County Bellin Health clinic will be directed to another clinic for a few days. The Bellin Health Luxemburg clinic is closed Friday and Monday, Feb. ...
Feb 23, 2024 PC: Fox 11 Online
Green Bay Man Dies in Crash after Missing Turn
LAWRENCE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Green Bay man died after his vehicle went off the road and crashed into a ravine. It happened around 8:41 p.m. Thursday in the 2700 block of Williams Grant Drive in the t...
Feb 23, 2024 PC: Fox 11 Online
Search Escalates for Missing Two Rivers Boy, Calumet County Landfill Entrance Blocked
HILBERT, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Law enforcement have the entrance to a Calumet County landfill blocked off Friday morning as the search for a missing three-year-old boy from Two Rivers continues into day 4...
Feb 23, 2024 Law enforcement blocks the entrance off from Hickory Meadows landfill on Schneider Road in Hilbert as Two Rivers police said the public may notice landfill searches happening as they continue to look for missing three-year-old Elijah Vue, February 23, 2024.
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SNC Jeopardy Champ Gets The Capital Treatment
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - "Who is a nine-time 'Jeopardy!' champion from Northeastern Wisconsin?" That is how Rep. Kristina Shelton (D-Green Bay, 90th District) began her speech in a floor session Tues...
Feb 23, 2024 PHOTO: Courtesy of Wisconsin State Assembly
Southwest Winnebago Station Leads the Way in Sturgeon Spearing Registration Numbers
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As the home stretch approaches of what many call a very slow sturgeon spearing season, one place is seeing a lot of activity. About half of all fish registered du...
Feb 22, 2024 Sturgeon speared on Lake Winnebago, February 18, 2021.
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