Category Archives: Local
Fire Rages For Hours, Thousands of Dollars In Damages
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A home is considered a total loss, estimated to be $900,000 after a fire on Saturday morning. The Appleton Fire Department reports it was called to the home on the 2200 bloc...
Jun 25, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Sea Dragon Is Back In Business
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A ride once thought to be a thing of the past at Bay Beach Amusement Park made its triumphant return on Saturday. In April, the city announced the Sea Dragon ride was too c...
Jun 25, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Life-Threatening Injuries After A Child Is Hit By A Car
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A 7-year-old boy is now in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a vehicle while crossing the street. It happened around 6:20 p.m. on Friday on t...
Jun 24, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Titan Tragedy Raises Questions on Safety and Technology in Deep-Sea Exploration
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Titan tragedy brings attention to an era of adventure, while raising questions about its safety and technology. Launched in November of 1943, the USS Cobia, now an exh...
Jun 23, 2023
Ledgeview Trail Becomes Gateway to the Cosmos with New Murals
LEDGEVIEW, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Ledgeview bike trail now has a bit of the cosmos on it. Artist Kiba Freeman from Stevens Point created two murals on the East River Trail, both with outer space themes. ...
Jun 23, 2023 A cosmic mural painted by Kiba Freeman on a trail in Ledgeview Park in De Pere June 23, 2023.
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Zelenski Found Guilty of Murdering Over Exotic Pets
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The jury has found William Zelenski guilty of murdering the teenager who stole some of his exotic pets in 2020. Zelenski was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide f...
Jun 23, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Brown County Teens Get Look Inside Criminal Justice Field During Teen Police Academy
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Thursday was the final day of the Green Bay Police Department's 4-day Teen Police Academy. This was the 23rd year of the program; where Brown County high school students get a ...
Jun 23, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Phase II of Airport Improvement Projects at GRB in Full Swing
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB) is in the midst of a multi-phase improvement project; which means there's a lot of construction going on at, and aroun...
Jun 23, 2023 Logo for Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport.
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City of Kaukauna Raising Money for Pool Expansion and Renovations
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The city of Kaukauna is raising money to expand and renovate its pool. The estimated cost of the new Aquatic Center is $6 million. The city is hoping to raise $1 million th...
Jun 23, 2023 A rendering of the splash pad at Kaukauna's new Aquatic Center.
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Cleaning Cemetery Headstones Is Labor Of Love
DOOR COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - In conjunction with Door County History Days, about a dozen people are getting a better look into the past by cleaning some of the headstones at a cemetery north of Egg H...
Jun 23, 2023 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
