GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Community members go to school to learn about the upcoming $16.7 million Green Bay school referendum.
"We're trying to be straightforward, consise and brief and make it understandable so people see there's value here," Superintendent Greg Maass said.
Before a crowd at Elmore ...More
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Can you park on the Capitol Square – or not? Wisconsin lawmakers consider a bill which would clear the confusion over whether the public can park there. State Senator Glenn Grothman said legislators, who have reserved spots on Capitol Square streets, know the public can use the spots ...More
WATERLOO, Wis. (WTAQ) - Cash for Clunkers had dealerships busy for a time. Now, things are pretty quiet in Wisconsin. New car and truck sales have dropped 11 percent during the first 2 months of this year. Scott Quimby runs RegTrak, a Waterloo-based company that tracks registration numbers. He says dealers ...More
PIERCE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Flood warnings are in effect on the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers in Pierce County in far western Wisconsin. The National Weather Service says both rivers are expected to be about 8 inches above their flood stages by next Thursday – and it would be close to ...More
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A temporary employment agency in La Crosse will pay $75,000 to settle a federal discrimination suit. Officials said Olsten Staffing Services did not refer Zachary Schaefer for a temporary production job at a food manufacturer because the applicant is deaf. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ...More
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - For the second time in a row, a Gruyere cheese from Switzerland won the World Championship Cheese Contest in Madison. Cedric Fragniere made the cheese that was judged the best Thursday among 2,300 entries from 20 nations. The judges hailed the hard cheese for its light ...More
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A new bill would automatically register Wisconsinites to vote when they apply for a driver’s license or plates for their vehicles. Democrats introduced that measure and other election reforms Thursday. They said it would improve voter access to elections, make things easier for local clerks, and ...More
PLYMOUTH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Federal funding was announced Thursday for a new training center in Sheboygan County for highly-skilled manufacturing workers. The city and school district of Plymouth and Lakeshore Technical College were awarded a $670,000 grant to establish the new training center at Plymouth High School. The idea came ...More
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Newly-released e-mails raise questions about whether the state Veterans’ Affairs Board acted legally when it fired former Vets’ Secretary John Scocos last fall. The Associated Press obtained e-mails showing that 3 of the 5 board members came up with detailed plans to fire former Scocos a week ...More
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A suburban Milwaukee man was being chased by police when he crashed into another car, and immediately shot and killed himself. The man was identified today as 40-year-old Douglas Fairbanks. Police also determined that the shooting was not accidental. South Milwaukee Police Chief Ann Willems said officers ...More
