Possible news trial for Monfils defendent
Green Bay, WI (WTAQ) - A judge has decided that Keith Kutska will get another chance to argue for a new trial in connection to his conviction for the 1992 murder of Tom Monfils.Kutska is one of six...
View ArticleBeing prepared for severe weather is the focus of Thursday drill
Green Bay, WI (WTAQ) - This week is Tornado/Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin and Brown County Emergency Management Director, Paul Gazdik, says being prepared is key.Besides the weather...
View ArticleWPS says it's going to shut off the juice
Green Bay, WI (WTAQ) - If you wake up Thursday and your electricity isn't working, you probably forgot to pay your winter bill. The WPS winter moratorium deadline passed on Wednesday. Company...
View ArticleMore trouble for the Pulaski School District
Pulaski, WI (WTAQ) - Pulaski’s school superintendent has been placed on administrative leave. District employees were notified Thursday of the change in Milt Thompson’s status.The school district did...
View ArticleThe re-birth of a Green Bay landmark
Green Bay, WI (WTAQ) - It was a moment that has taken years to get to: that the historic, 91-year-old Hotel Northland will get a second chance at being the social and hospitality center of downtown...
View ArticleGovernor Walker takes a hit in the polls
Milwaukee, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin's best-known independent poll gives Governor Scott Walker his lowest approval rating in the poll's three-year history. A Marquette Law School survey released Thursday...
View ArticleBird Flu expands in Wisconsin
Madison, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin officials have confirmed a second and third outbreak of the bird flu that's been killing poultry throughout the Midwest. Thursday, the state Ag Department said a virus...
View ArticleSturgeon spawning heats up
Green Bay, WI (WTAQ) - An annual rite of spring has arrived. Sturgeon have begun spawning on the Wolf River.According to DNR senior fisheries biologist Ryan Koenigs, there were multiple spawning pods...
View ArticleMissing Sheboygan boy found safe
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WTAQ) – Police say 11-year-old Lucas Talbot is safe.He was reported missing from Grand Elementary School in Sheboygan Thursday afternoon.Officials say he was found at a friend’s house.
View Article2 dead in Milwaukee fire
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ)- Two people are dead after a house fire overnight in Milwaukee.The fire broke out around 3 a.m. Friday on the city’s northwest side.One other person was injured.Officials say there...
View ArticleJoint Finance Committee vote impacts NWTC
Madison, WI (WTAQ) -Wisconsin's technical colleges would have more of their state aid hinge on performance, under a state budget provision endorsed Friday.The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee...
View ArticleGood news for local bank
Sturgeon Bay, WI (WTAQ) - A bank that's prominent in northeast Wisconsin had a seven-percent jump in its first-quarter earnings. Baylake Corporation of Sturgeon Bay reports a net income of...
View ArticleLawmaker action could impact local police agencies
Madison, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin law enforcement agencies that buy and use military equipment would be under a lot more scrutiny, under a state budget proposal endorsed Friday.The Legislature's Joint...
View ArticleWarning for Fox River boaters
Green Bay, WI (WTAQ) - As the Fox River Cleanup Project gets closer to downtown Green Bay, project engineers are reminding boaters to be alert. It’s the seventh season of work to remove harmful PCBs...
View Article9-1-1 dispatchers honored in Brown County
Green Bay, WI (WTAQ) - Brown County 9-1-1 dispatchers gathered for well deserved honors this week....as County officials recognized and honored some who had opportunities to do some some pretty amazing...
View Article3 people hurt in early morning crash
Green Bay, WI (WTAQ) - A 32-year-old man was arrested for what police say would be his second OWI offense after an overnight crash in Green Bay. Police say the man’s car crashed into a Georgia-Pacific...
View ArticleTurning on the lights could cost you more
Green Bay, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Public Service Corporation is asking to increase utility rates next year. The company wants to increase electric rates by 9.4 percent and natural gas distribution rates...
View ArticleLittle Chute man pleads no contest in underage sexual assault case
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - A Fox Valley man who picked up a 16-year-old girl to bring back to his house for sex has agreed to a plea deal.Brian Hansmann pled no contest to child enticement, exposure, and...
View ArticleWisconsin DOJ reacts to stunning FBI report on flawed hair analysis
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Hundreds of cases nationwide, including some that involved death penalty convictions, are affected by an admission by the FBI that a team of forensic experts overstated the...
View ArticleAshwaubenon School District to implement textbook/supplies fees
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - Parents of students in the Ashwaubenon School District will have to open up their wallets more starting this fall.The district will implement a textbook-supply fee for all...
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