Category Archives: Local
Unusually Warm February Temperatures send People Outside for Off-Season Activities
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The unusually warm temperatures we're experiencing are leading to unusual outdoor activities -- things we don't normally see in February in Wisconsin. Usually dormant thi...
Feb 08, 2024 Golfers preparing to tee off at Rolling Meadows Golf Course in Fond du Lac on February 8, 2024, during an unusually warm day.
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Ice Cover Keeps Disappearing Across Northeast Wisconsin as Record Warmth Carries On
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Ice is becoming almost nonexistent on bodies of water in Northeast Wisconsin. Now with the impending rain, will that deteriorate what's left of our ice? "The rain impacts I think should...
Feb 08, 2024 Lake Winnebago Ice at Waverly Beach Menasha.
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Seed Library at Brown County Central Library Gearing Up for Second Season
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Seed Library at the Brown County Central Library in Green Bay is gearing up for its second season. The Brown County Seed Library is a collection of seeds, primarily edible ...
Feb 08, 2024 Brown County Library Logo
Man Sentenced to Prison for Series of Fires in Brown County
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Thomas Smith was sentenced Thursday to nine years in prison for a series of fires at storage facilities. Smith, 61, was previously convicted of three counts of arson, burg...
Feb 08, 2024 Thomas Smith leaves a Brown County courtroom after his sentencing Feb. 8, 2024, for a series of arson fires.
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Meet K9 Gracie, the Comforting New Addition to the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new addition to the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office hopes to bring comfort to its Corrections Division. The department recently welcomed K9 Gracie, a 7-month-old standar...
Feb 08, 2024 Winnebago County Corrections Facility Dog K9 Gracie. (Photo courtesy of Winnebago County Sheriff's Office)
Suspect in Crash that Killed Siblings Pleads Not Guilty to Traffic Tickets
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The suspect in the drunken driving crash which killed four siblings has pleaded not guilty to four traffic citations which were also issued in the case. Scott Farmer, 47, ha...
Feb 08, 2024 Scott Farmer appears in Waupaca County Court Dec. 26, 2023. (Image courtesy Waupaca County Courts/Zoom)
Survey Seeks Community Input on Port of Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Port of Green Bay wants to know what you know and think about the Port, which is why it has launched a brief online survey. Results of the survey will help guide the Port's...
Feb 08, 2024
Trial Ordered for Driver in 2022 Fatal I-41 crash
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The driver who allegedly caused a fatal crash on Interstate 41 was ordered Thursday to stand trial. Jeffrey Wolfe, 55, is charged with homicide by negligent operation of a ...
Feb 08, 2024 Jeffrey Wolfe is charged with homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle for a fatal crash in Appleton on Interstate 41. (Photo courtesy Outagamie County Sheriff's Office)
Hotel Northland Seeks Historic Keepsakes for Centennial Celebration
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A historic downtown Green Bay hotel is looking for collaboration from the community as it prepares to celebrate its 100-year anniversary. Hotel Northland is seeking memora...
Feb 08, 2024 Hotel Northland in Green Bay is asking the community to search their homes for memorabilia of the hotel as it prepares to celebrate its 100-year anniversary, February 8, 2024.
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Man Pleads Not Guilty in Downtown Appleton Food Truck Line Murder
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The suspect in an Appleton murder prompted by an argument in a food truck line pleaded not guilty Thursday. Elliot Campbell, 21, is charged with first-degree intentional hom...
Feb 08, 2024 Elliot Campbell, right, appears in Outagamie County court Jan. 25, 2024.
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