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Green Bay school district, teachers' union join lawsuit over Wisconsin school funding
EAU CLAIRE, WI (WTAQ) -- The Green Bay Area Public School District is one of five school districts across the state filing a ...
Feb 24, 2026

Green Bay high schoolers walk out to protest ICE
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- High school students staged a walkout this afternoon to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcem...
Feb 11, 2026

Protest and vigil held in Appleton to honor woman killed in Minneapolis ICE shooting
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Protesters gathered at Houdini Plaza Friday evening to voice their opposition toward Immigration ...
Jan 11, 2026

Nonprofits get the spotlight as Give BIG Green Bay begins at noon
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Nonprofits are in the spotlight for a 24-hour window starting Wednesday at noon. Give BIG Green ...
Feb 25, 2026

Man pleads not guilty in Highway 172 murder case
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Ji-Gwe-Mko Layton pleaded not guilty Friday to killing a man while traveling on Highway 172 beca...
Jan 09, 2026

Five students victims of Oconto Falls teacher, prosecutor says
OCONTO (WLUK) -- There are at least five different students who are sexual assault victims of former Oconto Falls High School...
Dec 18, 2025

Oshkosh shooting victim dies; suspect faces first degree intentional homicide charge
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The victim in an Oshkosh shooting on January 5 has died from their gunshot wound sustained in the ...
Jan 09, 2026

Green Bay, fellow Wisconsin school districts plead with state lawmakers for more funding
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Superintendents from five large Wisconsin school districts issued a joint statement Monday, pleading for finan...
Jan 27, 2026

Keller acquires Hoffman Planning, Design & Construction
KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Fox Valley design and building contractor is expanding with the purchase of another local compa...
Feb 02, 2026

Plea negotiations continue in screwdriver stabbing at Green Bay park
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Plea negotiations continue for a man accused of stabbing another man with a screwdriver, his att...
13h ago

Case against suspect in Highway 172 murder continues
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- No trial date was set Friday for Ji-Gwe-Mko Layton, who allegedly killed a driver while travelin...
13h ago

Wisconsin among 22 states suing Trump over 'unlawful' attempts to interfere in elections
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin is one of nearly two dozen states suing President Donald Trump in a challenge to an exec...
13h ago

Wisconsin DOT providing information on scheduled lift bridge closures
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Whether you're traveling over a lift bridge by car or hoping to pass under it in a boat, you can check a new w...
15h ago

Gov. Evers restores Wisconsin commutations, first governor in over 20 years to do so
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Governor Tony Evers is the first Wisconsin governor in more than two decades to issue commutations. Evers sign...
15h ago

Packers warn possible changes to Sports Broadcasting Act pose 'existential threat' to team
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Packers are lobbying Wisconsin lawmakers as a House of Representatives subcommitte...
16h ago

Menominee Reservation opens warming shelters as ice storm causes widespread power outages
KESHENA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Menominee Indian Tribe is opening several warming shelters after Thursday's ice storm caused w...
16h ago

Prosecutors to drop OWI charges after court overturns Grand Chute traffic stop conviction
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Prosecutors will drop drunk driving charges against a man whose conviction was overturned by the C...
16h ago

Age-progression photo released in 30-year search for missing Wisconsin teen
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Thirty years after a 15-year-old northern Wisconsin girl went missing, her family continues to search for answ...
16h ago

Suspect in Green Bay toddler homicide requests release of child's medical records
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - James VanderLeest, who is accused of causing the death of Leo Escalante, 2, has asked the court t...
16h ago

Fox Crossing police: Dog shot by officer had history of attacks, owner cited several times
FOX CROSSING, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A "vicious" dog shot and killed by a Fox Crossing police officer as it attacked ano...
20h ago

