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Three people hurt in wrong-way crash on Highway 41
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - An overnight crash on Highway 41 leaves three people injured.Authorities say it happened around 12:20 a.m. Sunday in Ashwaubenon. Brown County Sheriff's say a vehicle driven by...
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Area lawmaker wants to make communities pay for decorative DOT work
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Local communities would cover the cost of aesthetic improvements for highway projects under Wisconsin's Community Sensitive Design program, under a bill proposal by a local...
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Oshkosh police arrest man in Shopko bomb threat
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - Oshkosh police say they've arrested a man for allegedly calling in a bomb threat to a Shopk store last month.Police say they arrested the 56-year-old man at his home in the 400...
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Green Bay Rep. Cowles wants more DNR funding to control sea lamprey
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A state lawmaker is asking his colleagues to help sponsor a bill to control the sea lamprey, a parasite that kills fish in the Great Lakes. Senate Republican Rob Cowles of Green...
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Brown County Sheriff's investigate damaged, stolen highway signs
BELLEVUE, WI (WTAQ) - Brown County Sheriff's need your help finding the suspects behind a rash of damaged and stolen highway signs.Authorities say 18 signs have been pushed over and two signs have been...
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Son of Waupaca County bar owner out of hospital after injured in drive-by...
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ) - The son of a bar owner near Waupaca is home from the hospital, after he was wounded in a drive-by shooting last month. 35-year-old Rickey Stoflet Jr. was released Monday from a...
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Duck Creek under flood advisory, 3 other rivers have flood warnings
DODGE, WI (WTAQ) - Three rivers in the Badger State have flood warnings Tuesday, due mostly to melting snow. In western Wisconsin, the Trempealeau River at Dodge was about 2.5 inches above its flood...
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De Pere Senator Lasee wants to make it easier to sue wind energy companies
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A long-time critic of wind energy is drafting a bill to make it easier for Wisconsinites to sue for damages, if they can prove they’ve been harmed by wind turbines. State Senate...
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10% of Wisconsin school districts have referendums in Tuesday's election
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Voters in 10 percent of Wisconsin’s school districts are deciding referendums Tuesday. 43 school systems are asking voters for millions of dollars for either building improvements,...
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3 out of 4 Pulaski Community School District referendum questions fail, slim...
VILLAGE OF PULASKI, WI (WTAQ) - Unofficial election results show three of four referendum questions failed for the Pulaski Community School District.Question two passed by only seven votes, but that...
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Light at the end of the election tunnel
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - There is some light at the end of the election tunnel after Tuesday’s general election for city clerks and election officials. Voters won’t be heading to the polls again until...
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Six-year-old girl injured after being hit by truck in Black Creek
BLACK CREEK, WI (WTAQ) - A girl is injured after being hit by a truck in Outagamie County.Authorities say it happened just before 4 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 47 near Pine Street in Black Creek.Officials...
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Suspect claims sleep walking caused burglary, theft of neighbor's apartment
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - A Fox Valley burglary suspect told police she was sleep walking at the time her neighbor’s apartment was entered. 52-year-old Julie Angell of Kaukauna is charged in Outagamie...
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Judge commits Christopher Andreas to mental hospital
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - The man who shot and paralyzed his brother-in-law on Christmas Eve in 2011 has been sent to a mental institution for 30 years.A Winnebago County judge sentenced Christopher Andreas...
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UPDATE: Downtown Green Bay's Ray Nitschke Bridge back open
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Downtown Green Bay's Ray Nitscke Memorial bridge is back open.The bridge was stuck in the open position for a couple hours Wednesday afternoon.City officials say the automatic...
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Green Bay metro area's Feb. unemployment worsens after skyrocketing in Jan.
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The Green Bay metropolitan area’s unemployment worsened in February after skyrocketing in January. The jobless rate increased from 7.3% to 7.6% in February. That’s according to...
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Appleton police search for man who stole purse
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities are looking for a man who stole a purse at an Appleton tavern.Police say it happened March 24 around 11:15 p.m. at Grumpy's Bar & Grill, 1501 North Richmond...
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Options for former Thermo Fisher plant discussed
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ) - City officials in Two Rivers say there are some potential redevelopment opportunities for Thermo Fisher's downtown wood plant.Those include completely tearing the buildings...
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De Pere votes unanimously to keep city health department around
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - The De Pere City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to keep its health department around, despite last month’s 3-2 recommendation by the De Pere Health Board to disband....
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Winnebago County DA, Sheriff's focus on security
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - On the heels of several high profile murders and attempted murders of prosecutors and law enforcement nationwide, Wisconsin officials are thinking about their own safety and...
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