Category Archives: Local
Green Bay Residents Lose Nearly $200,000 in Cryptocurrency Scams this Year
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Cryptocurrency scams are on the rise in Green Bay as police say nearly $200,000 has been reported stolen from residents so far this year. Police say in most cases, scammer...
Aug 30, 2023 The Green Bay Police Department building is seen Sept. 6, 2022.
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Man Sentenced for Fatally Injuring 2-Month-Old Girl in Two Rivers
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Matthew Brown-Edwards was sentenced Wednesday to 35 years in prison for causing the death of a 2-month-old girl in 2018, after continuing to deny responsibility for the dea...
Aug 30, 2023 Matthew Brown-Edwards.
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HSHS, Prevea Create FAQ as Phone, Internet Outage Continues
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Prevea Health and HSHS hospitals have created a frequently asked questions section on their website as they continue to deal with an internet outage. The health system fir...
Aug 30, 2023
New Music Festival Proposed For Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It hit the Oshkosh community hard when Country USA called it quits more than three years ago. Now it appears a new, three-day music festival is on the horizon. The seemingly...
Aug 30, 2023
Two Rivers Police Alert Residents to Secure Valuables after String of Thefts from Boats
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two Rivers police are asking people to secure their valuables as a number of items have been reportedly taken from boats. Police released surveillance images of a potenti...
Aug 30, 2023
City of Green Bay sues 'Uncle Fester'
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The City of Green Bay filed suit against Stephen Preisler - also known as "Uncle Fester" - seeking to have a court declare his Baird Street home as a public nuisance, and p...
Aug 30, 2023 PHOTO: Brown County Jail
Last Man Convicted In The Monfils Murder Case Is Released From Prison
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Keith Kutska, the last man who was still in custody for the 1992 murder of Tom Monfils, was released from prison Wednesday. State Dept. of Corrections records list Kutska a...
Aug 30, 2023
Brown County Offers Free Recycling for Household Batteries to Minimize Hazards
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Brown County residents can recycle their batteries for free. The Brown County Hazardous Material Recovery facility (HMR) is now accepting all types of household batteries ...
Aug 30, 2023
Appleton PD On The Hunt For Missing Child
**UPDATE: Charley Peeples has been found. ----------- APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - A 3-year-old has been reported missing from Appleton. Police say Charley Peeples was last seen over the weekend with her gra...
Aug 30, 2023 PHOTO: Appleton PD
Uncle Fester Re-Arrested
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Just 12 days after posting his $100,000 cash bond and being released from jail, Stephen Preisler is back in custody. Preisler, a Green Bay author known best as "Uncle Feste...
Aug 30, 2023 PHOTO: Brown County Jail
