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Stretch of Highway KK south of Kaukauna to close for bridge replacement
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY (WLUK) -- A section of Highway KK along the Outagamie-Calumet county line is closing for more than three months. Outagamie County highway officials say a new bridge will be built over Kankapot Creek, south of Kaukauna. Detour for the Highway KK closure in Outagamie County July-October 2024.Click here...
Kaukauna’s new pool and aquatic center opens Wednesday
KAUKAUNA — The new aquatic center and pool in Kaukauna will open Wednesday, July 3, 2024. The are still waiting on paperwork for the new purple slide: it will not be open until the paperwork is received. The city has posted the season rates:. DAILY ADMISSION. 3 & Under...
Pool at Kaukauna's renovated aquatic center to open Wednesday
KAUKAUNA (WLUK) -- 'Tis the sea-sun for swimming, and come Wednesday, the Kaukauna community can finally do so at its newly-renovated aquatic center. According to a Facebook post Tuesday from the Kaukauna Recreation Department, the pool at the Kaukauna Aquatic Center will open to guests Wednesday. It comes a few days after the splash pad opened.
Spinning the State: Racine, Green Bay, Rice Lake, Milwaukee
Stories you might have missed from around Wisconsin. Racine: Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave dies suddenly. Citizens of Racine County are mourning the sudden death of Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave. Delagrave, who has been active in county government since 2003 Dies suddenly last Friday. He was 51. Starting his service to the county in 2003 at the Human Services Department, he rose through the ranks and became Director in 2010. He was first elected as Racine County Executive in 2015 and subsequently re-elected in 2019 and 2023. He is being remembered by County leaders as a forward thinker, a good man and someone who prided himself on being bipartisan and getting things done. Full Story.
Green Bay Weighs Options For Ashland Avenue Overpass
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – It’s been more than a year since Green Bay leaders and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation began the process of looking into the future of the Ashland Avenue overpass on the city’s west side. Transportation experts say options to either bring the...
League of Women Voters holding info seminar on new legislative maps July 11
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - When Wisconsin voters go to the polls next month for primaries in legislative races they will be voting under new maps. The maps create new boundaries for State Senate and Assembly Districts and some candidates will be running in new districts. To help voters navigate...
Green Bay Imposes Boating Restrictions for July 4th Fireworks and Ski Show
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — For those planning to be out on the Fox River in Green Bay on the Fourth of July, there are a few orders boaters should keep in mind. Due to the fireworks display, Green Bay police are enforcing a no docking, mooring or operation of watercraft between the Ray Nitschke Memorial Bridge (Dousman Street/Main Street) to the train trestle north of Leicht Park and into the East River east to the bridge on N Monroe Avenue. This enforcement will take place from 6 p.m. until the end of the fireworks. There will be temporary no docking signage posted in this area.
Expect backups, delays on Northeast Wisconsin roadways over the 4th of July holiday
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- A record-breaking number of people are hitting the roads this week. AAA projects nearly 1.6 million Wisconsinites will travel during July 4th week, and more than 70.9 million people around the U.S. are expected to travel 50 miles or more away from home. People like Jim...
First MCW-Prevea residency program class graduates
GREEN BAY – The MCW-Prevea Family Medicine Residency Program recently graduated its first class of resident physicians in Green Bay. With a national physician shortage, President/CEO Ashok Rai said Prevea is trying to increase the number of residency positions in Northeast Wisconsin for both the short- and long-term through the program.
Spinning the State: Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Baraboo, Appleton
Stories you might have missed from around Wisconsin. Milwaukee: Vel Phillips plaza opens. The wait is finally over! The plaza built to honor African-American trails blazer Vel Phillips had it’s grand opening Friday. Mayor Cavalier Johnson and other city officials joined Phillip’s son Michael for the ribbon cutting ceremony. The plaza is located at 401 W. Wisconsin Ave.Michale Phillips who joined us last month to talk about the project again praised a public art installation that will be part of the plaza’s future. After graduating from Howard University, Vel Phillips attended University of Wisconsin Law school, becoming the first African American woman to graduate there. She and her husband opened a law firm. She became the first African-American woman on the Milwaukee Common Council and the first woman to be elected Secretary of State. A well deserved tribute to an exceptional woman. Full Story.
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