Category Archives: Local

Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity Hosts Groundbreaking on 14-Home Development Project
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity's largest development plan to date is officially underway. On Wednesday, the organization broke ground on a new $4 million, 14-unit p...
Rachel Charniak Aug 23, 2023 Groundbreaking on Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity's largest development project to date, a 14-unit community called Habitat Homestead. Aug. 23, 2023.
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St. Norbert to Name Rec Basketball Court After Alum, Former Globetrotter Holton
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- St. Norbert College plans to honor its first African American graduate -- a man who went on to play for the Harlem Globetrotters -- by naming a basketball court for him. Chu...
Rachel Charniak Aug 23, 2023 Chuck Holton.
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Suspect in Kitten's Death Not Competent for Trial, Judge Rules
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man who allegedly killed his girlfriend's kitten because it wasn't letting him sleep is not competent to stand trial, a judge ruled Wednesday. Quinten Castro is charged w...
Rachel Charniak Aug 23, 2023 Quinten Castro.
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Door County Candle Company Raises $30,000 and Counting for Maui Wildfire Relief
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The Door County Candle Company continues to ignite support for those affected by the devastating Hawaii wildfires. Less than two weeks after announcing its signature Mau...
Rachel Charniak Aug 23, 2023 The Door County Candle Company makes its Maui Wildfire Relief scented Hawaiian passionfruit, candle to raise money for wildfire victims, August 23, 2023.
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Green Bay Woman Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl Disguised as Percocet
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Green Bay woman was sentenced for trafficking fentanyl disguised as Percocet. After entering a guilty plea, Marianna KJ Zimmer, 20, was sentenced to eight years in priso...
Rachel Charniak Aug 23, 2023 Marianna Zimmer.
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Driver Charged in Allouez Double Fatal Drunk-Driving Crash Ordered to Stand Trial
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The suspect in a high-speed, double-fatal drunk-driving crash was ordered Wednesday to stand trial. Kelton Snulligan, 22, waived a preliminary hearing on six counts, includ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 23, 2023 Kelton Snulligan appears in Brown County court, August 23, 2023.
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Brown County Authorities Seek Public's Help Identifying Suspects in Attempted ATM Theft
HOWARD, WI (WTAQ) -- Brown County authorities released surveillance footage of two suspects attempting to steal an ATM from a Howard bank in hopes someone may recognize and identify them. Around 1:37 ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 23, 2023 Surveillance image of suspects attempting to steal an ATM from Nicolet Bank in Howard, August 22, 2023.

Appleton Post Office Renamed after Fallen Firefighter Mitchell Lundgaard
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Appleton Post Office is renamed to honor a firefighter who was tragically killed in the line of duty. Appleton firefighter, Mitchell Lundgaard, was shot and killed in 2...
Rachel Charniak Aug 23, 2023 The Appleton Post Office was renamed the Mitchell F. Lundgaard Post Office in honor of fallen Appleton firefighter, Mitchell Lundgaard, August 23, 2023.
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Political Campaigns Ramp up Presence in Wisconsin Ahead of GOP Debate
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The race for the White House has been underway for a while, but the GOP presidential debate has campaigns from both parties turning up their efforts in Wisconsin. Americans ...
Rachel Charniak Aug 23, 2023 Americans for Prosperity holds an event at Quarry Park in De Pere on August 22, 2023.
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Green Bay Apartment Fire Under Investigation
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The cause of a Green Bay apartment fire is under investigation. Crews were called to the 1500 block of Main Street at 11 a.m. Tuesday for smoke in an upstairs apartment. W...
Rachel Charniak Aug 23, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK

