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Brandy Old Fashioned As The State Cocktail

Nov 9, 2023 | whbl.com | Robert Kennedy

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) – Wisconsin lawmakers are pushing for a bipartisan resolution that would declare the brandy old fashioned as the official state cocktail. While it’s not a bill and would not become an official state symbol, it aims to recognize the cultural significance of the cocktail in Wisconsin. … The cocktail is traditionally made with brandy, sugar, bitters, muddled cherries, and orange slices.
13 Year Old Boy Involved In ATV Crash Has Died

Nov 9, 2023 | wtaq.com | Robert Kennedy

WITTENBERG, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A teenage boy who was hospitalized with serious injuries after being pinned under an ATV in a crash Tuesday has died. The Shawano County Sheriff’s Office announced the 13-year-old’s death in a news release sent late Thursday. Deputies were dispatched to an ATV crash in a field area on Nightingale Road near Oak Road in the town of Wittenberg just after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. The caller reported the driver and lone occupant of the ATV was unconscious and unresponsive.
Demonstrators Demand Shutdown For GBCI

Nov 9, 2023 | wtaq.com | Robert Kennedy

ALLOUEZ, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Dante Cottingham spent over a decade of his life inside the Green Bay Correctional Institution while serving part of his sentence for being party to a homicide. “There is absolutely no feeling that you have any kind of hope. And I can’t say enough how significant that is.”Cottingham served 11 of the 27-year sentence in Allouez in the 1990s. Yet many of the conditions he says he struggled with continue to affect inmates today.
U.P. Pot Shops Fight It Out In Court

Nov 9, 2023 | wtaq.com | Robert Kennedy

MENOMINEE, MICHIGAN (WTAQ-WLUK) – A handful of cannabis dispensaries and the city of Menominee, Michigan are involved in an intense legal battle. Three of the city’s five pot businesses were shut down by court order last Friday. As police were forcing cannabis store Higher Love to shut down, Angela Belling was nearby watching it all go down. “I was curious because that’s my favorite one. I go there all the time,” said Belling.
UW-Green Bay Reports Impressive Enrollment Numbers

Nov 9, 2023 | wtaq.com | Robert Kennedy

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Updated enrollment numbers from the Universities of Wisconsin show the campus is the fastest-growing university in the statewide system. According to fall 2023 enrollment numbers, UWGB has 10,338 students. “That puts us now as the third largest comprehensive within the UW System, which is amazing,” said UW-Green Bay Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Kate Burns. That’s up 7.6% from last fall. The growth has come in a number of ways.
U.P. Pot Shops Fight It Out In Court

Nov 8, 2023 | wnflsports.com | Robert Kennedy

MENOMINEE, MICHIGAN (WTAQ-WLUK) – A handful of cannabis dispensaries and the city of Menominee, Michigan are involved in an intense legal battle. Three of the city’s five pot businesses were shut down by court order last Friday. As police were forcing cannabis store Higher Love to shut down, Angela Belling was nearby watching it all go down. “I was curious because that’s my favorite one. I go there all the time,” said Belling.
UW-Green Bay Reports Impressive Enrollment Numbers

Nov 8, 2023 | wnflsports.com | Robert Kennedy

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Updated enrollment numbers from the Universities of Wisconsin show the campus is the fastest-growing university in the statewide system. According to fall 2023 enrollment numbers, UWGB has 10,338 students. “That puts us now as the third largest comprehensive within the UW System, which is amazing,” said UW-Green Bay Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Kate Burns. That’s up 7.6% from last fall. The growth has come in a number of ways.
Bonus State Money Helps Build City Budget

Nov 7, 2023 | wtaq.com | Robert Kennedy

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The city of Oshkosh is moving towards the final adoption of its 2024 budget. This will be the first budget since the state’s shared revenue agreement was passed earlier this year. “We’re continuing to follow our strategic plan with some of our key goals of healthy neighborhoods, public safety, infrastructure, effective government,” Oshkosh City Manager Mark Rohloff said.
UWGB Considers Discontinuation Of Some Majors, Minors

Nov 7, 2023 | wtaq.com | Robert Kennedy

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – UW-Green Bay could be changing what it offers as majors and minors for incoming students. With nearly 100 majors, minors and areas of emphasis, UW-Green Bay has a wide variety of programs for students to explore and study — but the University could soon be eliminating some of them. UW-Green Bay sent out a letter to all employees Tuesday, notifying them of the potential discontinuations. Those majors include Economics, Environmental Policy & Planning and Theatre & Dance.
Thrivent Financial Taking Comments On Appleton Development

Nov 6, 2023 | wtaq.com | Robert Kennedy

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Back in May, Thrivent Financial announced plans to consider selling and developing land surrounding their Ballard Road Operations Center in Appleton. Those plans included making changes to the center itself. Officials are now asking for public input as they move ahead with development plans. The 600-acre area of land just north of Highway 41 may one day have a much different look. “We could dedicate perhaps a third of the land to nature and open green space.