Author Archives: Rob Sussman

Prevea's St. Mary's Health Center Now Open on Shawano Avenue
HOWARD, WI (WTAQ) -- After Coronavirus delayed it's completion, Prevea's new clinic on Shawano Avenue, just blocks from St. Mary's Hospital, is finally open. Patients were able to be seen at the four-...
Rob Sussman May 10, 2021 The exterior of the new Prevea St. Mary's Health Center on Shawano Avenue. (Prevea)

Man Formally Charged in Green Bay Shooting
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A first-degree reckless injury charge has been filed against the man accused of shooting another person at a Green Bay gas station last week. Stephon Young was arrested in...
Rob Sussman May 10, 2021 Stephon Young is wanted in connection to a shooting on Green Bay's west side. (IMAGE: Courtesy Green Bay Police)

Summer School Enrollment Up in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- It wasn't a normal year at the Green Bay Area Public School District. Summer school enrollment is up around 10% from pre-pandemic levels. All-virtual learning for a majority of...
Rob Sussman May 07, 2021 Green Bay Area Public School District building. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)

Green Bay Police Launch Ad in Hopes of Luring New Police Officers from Outside the Area
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Green Bay Police Department have released a new commercial on social media with the hope of attracting police officers from elsewhere to come work in Green Bay. Lt. Jody Bu...
Rob Sussman May 07, 2021 Green Bay Police Department seal (PHOTO/WTAQ News)

Green Bay Shooting Subject Arrested in Chicago
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The man Green Bay police say shot someone at a busy gas station at the corner of Military Avenue and Mason Street in Green Bay on Tuesday has been arrested in Chicago. Police s...
Rob Sussman May 07, 2021 Stephon Young is wanted in connection to a shooting on Green Bay's west side. (IMAGE: Courtesy Green Bay Police)

As Green Bay Mask Mandate Ends, Officials Still Encourage Masking Up
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Despite Green Bay's mask mandate ending, healthcare officials are still recommending they be worn indoors. Green Bay's mandate ended on Tuesday night after the city council opt...
Rob Sussman May 06, 2021 Ivan Radic / CC

MacIver Institute: Budget Will Likely Be a Fight
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- The Joint Finance Committee is taking on Governor Tony Evers budget proposal this week. Brett Healy with the MacIver Institute says the Republican-controlled committee is likely ...
Rob Sussman May 06, 2021 Eugene Kim / CC

Bellin, Prevea Team Up for Joint Vaccination Campaign
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The COVID-19 vaccination effort is bringing more than just people together. Bellin Health has partnered with Prevea--one of their primary competitors--along with the Oneida Nat...
Rob Sussman May 06, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of Bellin Health

Evers Hopes to Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Governor Tony Evers says vaccine hesitancy is a major hurdle to overcome in the state's vaccination effort. Evers spoke Wednesday during an appearance in Appleton saying th...
Rob Sussman May 05, 2021 Governor Tony Evers during a December 3rd media briefing.

Green Bay Interim Police Chief Aims to Keep Things 'Going in the Right Direction'
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Green Bay Police Department has a new chief at the helm--at least for now. Former Police Chief Andrew Smith retired Monday, and taking his place is Jim Runge, a retired Pol...
Rob Sussman May 04, 2021 Interim Police Chief Jim Runge (Fox 11 Online)

