Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Green Bay Doctor Urges Masking as Cases Rise
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Green Bay Doctor is pushing for additional masking. Dr. Brad Burmeister with Bellin Health says higher case counts and hospitalizations justify additional precaution, ev...
Aug 19, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
'It's Great to be Back': Brown County Fair Kicks Off Again
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) -- The Brown County Fair has begun. The fair opened on Wednesday at the fairgrounds in De Pere. The fair was one of the few in the state that wasn't canceled last year during the he...
Aug 18, 2021 The north rodeo gate at the Brown County Fair. (Rob Sussman/WTAQ)
Greater Green Bay YMCA to Open Century-Old Time Capsule During 150th Birthday Celebration
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Greater Green Bay YMCA is celebrating its 150th birthday this weekend, and they're closing off part of North Jefferson Street to do it. Marketing and Communications Vice Pr...
Aug 18, 2021 Exterior of the Ferguson Family YMCA in Downtown Green Bay. (IMAGE: WTAQ News)
Fire Damages Green Bay Garage
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- About $15,000 worth of damage was sustained in a Green Bay garage fire on Wednesday. At around 12:20 PM firefighters were called out to 1437 Cedar St for a report of flames com...
Aug 18, 2021 Green Bay Metro Fire
Green Bay Superintendent Praises Quarantine Guidance
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Area School District's superintendent says new guidance around quarantines are a 'game changer'. Superintendent Stephen Murley says CDC guidance saying fully...
Aug 17, 2021 Green Bay Area Public School District building. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Body Pulled From Fox River in Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) -- A boater on the Fox River found a body on Tuesday morning in the City of Oshkosh. Police in Oshkosh say it was found at around 9:17 am. The body is that of a 37-year-old male who...
Aug 17, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Brown County Fair to Honor Late President
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Brown County Fair will take time this year to remember one of their own. Steve Corrigan was the past president of the fair and organizers say he was instrumental to ensurin...
Aug 16, 2021 (File Photo)
Wisconsin Veterans 'Hurting' As Taliban Retake Afghanistan
(WTAQ) -- As the Taliban retake control over Afghanistan less than two months after the bulk of US forces pulled out of the country they've been fighting in since 2001, some veterans of that conflict ...
Aug 16, 2021 A member of Taliban (C) stands outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 16. REUTERS/Stringer
Appleton Police Rescue Suicidal Man Who Jumped Off Oneida Skyline Bridge
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- Appleton Police rescued a man who jumped off of the Oneida Skyline Bridge and into the water below over the weekend. It happened at about 2:25 PM. Officers responded to a report...
Aug 16, 2021 Appleton Police Department patch. (PHOTO: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
GBPD Investigating Smith Street Shooting
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Green Bay Police are investigating a shooting in the 1400 block of Smith Street that took place Saturday.. Police say the shooting happened on Smith Street and a victim wi...
Aug 15, 2021 (File Photo)
