Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Prokopovitz Sentenced In No-Body Murder Case
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- James Prokopovitz will spend the rest of his life in prison, and will not have any opportunity for parole. Prokopovitz, 75, who was convicted in February of killing his wife, V...
May 26, 2021 James Prokopovitz PHOTO: Brown County Jail
Several Killed in San Jose, California Rail Yard Shooting
Reporting by Reuters SAN JOSE, CA (Reuters) -- Several people were killed and others were wounded when a person with a gun opened fire in a light rail yard in San Jose, California, on Wednesday, the c...
May 26, 2021 Tony Webster / CC
Fourth of July Fireworks Will Go On as Planned in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- There will be fireworks this Fourth of July in Green Bay. Mayor Eric Genrich on Tuesday says visitors can expect the show this year to look like before the COVID-19 pandemic.. ...
May 25, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Governor Evers Speaks in Green Bay Hours After Legislative Republicans Reject Special Session
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Governor Tony Evers spoke in Green Bay Tuesday, mere hours after he Republican-led state legislature gaveled in and then immediately out of a special session Evers called to di...
May 25, 2021 Governor Tony Evers speaks in Green Bay on May 25th, 2021. (WTAQ/Rob Sussman)
Missing Alligator Found in Shawano County
BONDUEL, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An alligator that went missing from his enclosure at a Bonduel zoo has been found. The wife of Steve "Doc" Hopkins, who owns Doc's Zoo at Doc's Harley Davidson, told Green B...
May 24, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of Doc's Harley Davidson
Farmers Market On Broadway Set to Return
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Green Bay's Farmers Market On Broadway is coming back to Broadway this year. Last year, organizers moved the event to Leicht Park to accommodate COVID-19 pandemic regulations. ...
May 24, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Tourism and Hospitality Industry Holding Wednesday Job Fair
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitor's Bureau is holding a job fair this Wednesday at the Rock Garden Comfort Suites on Bond Street in Green Bay between 3 and 7pm. The ...
May 24, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Undetered By Rain, Zippin Pippin Celebrates Ten Years at Bay Beach
Listen to this story here: GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Ten years ago this month the culmination of what some called a crazy idea first took it's riders up the lift hill at Bay Beach Amusement Park on the ...
May 21, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
As Shots-Fired Calls More than Double, Green Bay Police Reactivate Violent Crime Suppression Task Force
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Green Bay's Police Department has reactivated their Violent Crime Suppression Task Force in response to a massive uptick in shots-fired calls in the area this year. Green Bay h...
May 21, 2021 Green Bay Police Department seal (PHOTO/WTAQ News)
Vaccinated Packers Fans Can Go Maskless at Lambeau
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) -- The Green Bay Packers will allow vaccinated fans to go mask-less at Lambeau Field. Unvaccinated fans are asked to keep them on. Team staff and Delaware North concessions vend...
May 21, 2021 A sign detailing rules of entry at Lambeau Field, including specific warnings surrounding COVID-19. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)
