Category Archives: Local
Sila will not run for Green Bay school board
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Former Green Bay East High School football coach Niko Sila has decided against a campaign for school board. Sila says he will be focusing on his youth mentoring program. S...
Jan 05, 2026 Niko Sila speaks with the media on October 30, 2025 after being told Green Bay Area Public School District administrators are recommending he be fired.
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Appleton bars, stores now offer non-alcoholic options; see popularity during Dry January
FOX VALLEY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fewer young Americans are drinking alcohol these days, and many who do are kicking off 2026 with "Dry January" -- a month of alcohol abstinence -- even in one of the drun...
Jan 05, 2026 Xe54 Wine & Cocktail Lounge in Fox Crossing has a special 'Dry January' mocktail. Jan. 2, 2026.
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Appleton man arrested in connection with Oshkosh Facebook Marketplace cellphone thefts
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An Appleton man was arrested, accused in a series of Facebook Marketplace cellphone thefts in Oshkosh. Last month, police say three thefts of cell phones occurred where the ...
Jan 05, 2026
Man hospitalized after stabbing during argument in Sturgeon Bay
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man was stabbed during an argument in Sturgeon Bay over the weekend. It happened around 11:30 p.m. Saturday in the 1200 block of Tacoma Beach Road. Police say two men...
Jan 05, 2026
Father to stand trial on child neglect charges involving teen weighing 35 lbs
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The father of a teen hospitalized weighing 35 pounds was ordered Monday to stand trial on child neglect charges. Walter Goodman and three others - his wife, her daughter, an...
Jan 05, 2026 Walter Goodman appears in Outagamie County court, Nov. 11, 2025. (Outagamie County courts/Zoom)
De Pere woman pleads not guilty to stealing $111K from employer for medical bills
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Janet Maass pleaded not guilty Monday to charges she stole more than $111,000 from her employer to pay for medical bills. No trial date set, court records show. Janet Maass...
Jan 05, 2026
Green Bay ends holidays with five fires; community urged to check alarms, plan escapes
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay community ended the holiday season with five red bulbs in the fire department's annual wreath program. There were five residential fires from Nov. 27, 2025, ...
Jan 05, 2026 Green Bay Metro Fire Department wraps up its holiday wreath program with five residential fires, January 5, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Green Bay Metro Fire Department)
New Marian University students to benefit from two-year tuition rate lock
FOND DU LAC (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Marian University is expanding a tuition initiative that locks in tuition rates for two years for the 2026-2027 academic year for new students. "As financial challenges cont...
Jan 05, 2026 The campus of Marian University in Fond du Lac is seen, Nov. 12, 2020.
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Florida felon arrested for firing gun during incident in Kaukauna
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Florida man was arrested for allegedly discharging a firearm during a weapons incident. According to the Kaukauna Police Department, it happened just before 12:50 a.m. Th...
Jan 05, 2026 Kaukauna Police (WLUK)
Manitowoc Public Library joins others in eliminating fines for overdue materials
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Manitowoc Public Library announced Friday it will no longer be charging daily overdue fines on late materials. This change was approved by the library's Board of Trust...
Jan 05, 2026 The Manitowoc Public Library is seen Aug. 5, 2025.
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