Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Brown County Minority Leaders Speak on Vaccine Efforts
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- There's a local effort to get the COVID-19 vaccine to minority communities. State and national health agencies say that COVID-19 disproportionately affects people of color...
May 20, 2021
Additional Gun Found Linked to Monday Fatal Shooting in Two Rivers
TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ) -- An additional firearm linked to the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old in Two Rivers on Monday night was discovered by police on Thursday. Police found the firearm after several ...
May 20, 2021 Joshua Walcott (Manitowoc Co. Jail)
Comparing Capitol Riot Commission to 9/11 Commission, Baldwin Urges Bipartisanship
WASHINGTON, DC (WTAQ) -- Wisconsin Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin wants to see a commission formed on the January 6th storming of the US capitol. Baldwin appeared Thursday on WTAQ's 'The Morning New...
May 20, 2021 Tammy Baldwin
Booyah Successful in Search for a PA Announcer
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) -- You'll hear a new voice at Capital Credit Union Park at Green Bay Booyah games this summer. The Booyah held tryouts earlier this month for a new PA announcer after that posit...
May 20, 2021
Green Bay Police Hold LGBTQ Inclusiveness Training Ahead of Pride Month
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Green Bay Police participated in an Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer inclusiveness training session earlier this week. Police Commander Kevin Warych says the offi...
May 19, 2021 Green Bay Police Department seal (PHOTO/WTAQ News)
'The Emergency is Over': Assembly Republicans Take Aim at Expanded Federal Unemployment Benefits
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- Republicans in the State Assembly are taking aim at the increased federal unemployment benefit, arguing that it's disincentivizing Wisconsinites from returning to work. Majority ...
May 19, 2021 State Rep. Jim Steineke, R-Vandenbroek (Courtesy Office of State Rep. Steineke)
'Zippin Pippin' Celebrating Ten Years at Bay Beach Amusement Park
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- It's been ten years since the Zippin Pippin first opened at the Bay Beach Amusement Park in Green Bay. The wooden roller coaster, one of the oldest in the country, opened up in...
May 18, 2021 The Zippin Pippin at Bay Beach Amusement Park in Green Bay (File Photo)
Green Bay and Fox Cities Chambers Of Commerce Want An End To Federal Unemployment Benefits
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Fifty Chambers of Commerce from across the state of Wisconsin, including chambers in Green Bay and the Fox Valley, have signed on to a letter urging Governor Tony Evers to end ...
May 17, 2021 Bytemarks / CC
Green Bay Chamber Launches Concierge Service, in Hopes of Recruiting Talent to the Area
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Greater Green Bay Chamber of Commerce is launching a new service to try and help local businesses recruit and maintain new employees from outside of the local area. The Gre...
May 17, 2021 Downtown Green Bay and City Deck as seen from across the Fox River. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)
Monday Update: DHS Reports Lowest COVID-19 Numbers in Over a Year
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's been over a year since we've seen COVID-19 numbers as low as the numbers reported by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services on Monday. The state Department of Heal...
May 17, 2021 MWC
