Category Archives: Local
Green Bay Packers and Health Partners Kick off Fight Against Cancer
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ - WLUK) -- The Green Bay Packers are once again taking aim at cancer this October. The team, along with Bellin Health and the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation, kicked off its seven...
Sep 19, 2023 Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon and running back Patrick Taylor visit with cancer patients at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay for the launch of the Packers vs. Cancer initiative, September 19, 2023.
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It's A Cat Takeover At The Fox Valley Humane Association
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Fox Valley animal shelter has been taken over by cats. On Friday, the Fox Valley Humane Association in Appleton says it assisted with the rescue of over 100 cats from a h...
Sep 19, 2023 An exterior shot of the Fox Valley Humane Association. April, 14, 2020.
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Clintonville Man Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Murdering his Mother
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A not guilty plea was entered Tuesday for a Clintonville man who allegedly killed his mother. Jordan Peters, 19, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide for the Sep...
Sep 19, 2023 Jordan Peters, 19, is accused of fatally stabbing a 39-year-old woman in Clintonville on Sept. 4, 2023.
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'Uncle Fester' Calls Green Bay's Lawsuit to Seize his House a 'Comedy of Errors'
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Stephen Preisler - the drug author known as "Uncle Fester" who now faces drug manufacture and delivery charges - calls the city of Green Bay's civil lawsuit seeking to seiz...
Sep 19, 2023 Stephen "Uncle Fester" Preisler appears in Brown County court via video conference Aug. 31, 2023.
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NEW Zoo Earns 'Gold Standard' of Zoological Accreditation
SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- For the 27th year, the NEW Zoo & Adventure Park has earned accreditation by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA). This prestigious honor is widely considered th...
Sep 19, 2023
Appleton Alders Set To Vote On Mental Health Policy
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The City of Appleton wants to prioritize the advancement of mental health resources. Alderpersons will vote on a resolution Wednesday night to do just that. Over 850,000 adu...
Sep 19, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
De Pere School Board Approves Revised Flag Policy
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Only certain flags will be allowed to be flown outside De Pere schools, after the school board approved a new flag policy Monday night. The policy is scaled back dramatically...
Sep 19, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Packers, Brewers and Bucks Unite to Honor Veterans
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee Bucks are teaming up to sponsor three planeloads of local veterans on Stars and Stripes Honor Flight's 71st mission,...
Sep 18, 2023
Aerial Enforcement Scheduled above Three Northeast Wisconsin Counties
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Aerial traffic enforcement is scheduled to take place above five Wisconsin counties this week, including three located in Northeast Wisconsin. Weather permitting, the Wisconsin State Pa...
Sep 18, 2023 Air enforcement zone sign in Fond du Lac on February 7, 2018.
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Former Bookkeeper Convicted after Embezzling over $300K from Employer
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The former bookkeeper at a title business who stole more than $300,000 from the company was convicted Monday. Stacey Gersmehl, 50, pleaded no contest to one count of theft ...
Sep 18, 2023 Stacey Gersmehl was convicted on Sept. 18, 2023 for embezzling more than $330,000 from her employer.
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