Category Archives: Local
Brown County Urges People to Prepare Now for the Dangers of Winter Weather
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- We are only just into our wintry weather season here in Northeast Wisconsin. But that's exactly why Brown County emergency management is trying to get the word out now on ...
Dec 12, 2023 Some items that can be put into a winter weather emergency kit.
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Oshkosh With Emergency Effort To Preserve Drinking Water Supply
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Crews of contractors are working to flush a major pipeline that provides much of the city's water. In May, the city discovered the pipe in Lake Winnebago was between 50% and...
Dec 12, 2023
Autopsy Results, Victim's Name being Withheld in Green Bay Homicide
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An autopsy has been completed for the man killed over the weekend on Western Avenue. Police say the results of the Monday autopsy on the 30-year-old Green Bay man are bein...
Dec 12, 2023 Green Bay police are investigating a suspicious death at a home in the 1700 block of Western Avenue, December 10, 2023.
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Howard Animal Control Looking for Answers After Geese Found Dead at Duck Creek Quarry
HOWARD, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- What killed eight geese at Duck Creek Quarry? That's what Howard's animal control officer and state DNR officials are working to determine. Village officials say Animal Contr...
Dec 12, 2023 Duck Creek Quarry in Howard.
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Neenah-Menasha YMCA's Innovative Tech Lab Levels Up Community Engagement
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A new tech lab in the Fox Valley aims to bring the community of all ages together. The Neenah-Menasha YMCA held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new ...
Dec 12, 2023 The Neenah-Menasha YMCA held a ribbon cutting for its new Tech Lab, sponsored by Plexus Corp., December 12, 2023.
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Man Reaches Plea Deal, Convicted in Murders of his Mother and her Husband
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- David Steinmetz was convicted Tuesday for the murders of his mother and her husband. Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 20. Steinmetz, 29, pleaded no contest to two counts of f...
Dec 12, 2023 David Steinmetz
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Teen to be Re-Tried for Fire that Killed Baby Nephew
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Prosecutors will re-try Marcelia Fonseca for allegedly setting the fire which killed her infant nephew, after the first trial ended in a hung jury. Fonseca, now 19, was 15...
Dec 12, 2023 Marcelia Fonseca appears in court via video conference Dec. 13, 2022.
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National Railroad Museum Hosts Holidays on the Rails
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- All aboard! Christmas is fast approaching and you can enjoy your Holidays on the Rails this year. The National Railroad Museum is holding the festive extravaganza Decemb...
Dec 12, 2023 The National Railroad Museum in Ashwaubenon is preparing to host its Holiday on the Rails event, December 12, 2023.
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Trout Museum of Art and Lawrence University's Building Project Receives $10 Million Gift
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A collaboration between a museum and a university is set to redefine downtown Appleton's skyline, thanks to a $10 million gift. The Trout Museum of Art and Lawrence Univers...
Dec 12, 2023 A rendering of the Trout Museum of Art's new building on the Lawrence University's campus in Appleton. (Image courtesy of Trout Museum of Art)
Health Insurance Companies Request Dismissal from Bonfire Lawsuit after Covering Bills
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Two insurance companies have filed responses in the civil lawsuit lawsuits filed by the victims of a bonfire explosion near Pulaski, and ask to be dismissed from the cases....
Dec 12, 2023 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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