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UW System sees another campus closure with UW-Platteville Baraboo ending in 2026
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Another two-year Universities of Wisconsin campus will close in spring. Officials say UW-Platteville Baraboo S...
Oct 17, 2025

Oconto man faces sentencing after second conviction linked to drug overdose deaths
OCONTO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Brian Blasing was convicted Friday of providing the drugs used in an overdose death, the second time...
Oct 17, 2025

St. Norbert staff views new business school building as fresh chapter after layoffs, cuts
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's the start of a new phase at St. Norbert College in De Pere, as staff and community members de...
Oct 17, 2025

Winnebago County Jail sees large increase in bookings in 2025, hopes to add more staff
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Winnebago County Jail has seen an increase of 600 jail bookings this year. The jail booked 3,6...
Oct 17, 2025

Shiocton breaks ground on district-wide improvements, thanks to $23.5M referendum
SHIOCTON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Upgrades are coming to the Shiocton School District. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday ...
Oct 17, 2025

Suspect in multi-county tire theft ring pleads not guilty in Kewaunee County court
KEWAUNEE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Cesar Mendoza Mora, a suspect in a multi-county theft ring, pleaded not guilty Friday. Mora, 27, i...
Oct 17, 2025

Green Bay school district warns Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease is circulating in classrooms
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease is spreading throughout the Green Bay Area Public School District. ...
Oct 17, 2025

Metzig sentenced for parents' deaths
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Winnebago County man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing his parents. Erik M...
Oct 17, 2025

Reminder from Wisconsin DNR: Purchase your sturgeon spearing license by Oct. 31
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- If you want to go sturgeon spearing during the 2026 season, now's the time to purchase your license. All spear...
Oct 17, 2025

Norbertine Order boosts St. Norbert College endowment with $15M for future growth
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Norbertine Order has made an additional $15 million commitment to its endowment for St. Norber...
Oct 17, 2025