Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Complaint: Casino Shooter Threatened, Stalked Fellow Employee, but was Allowed to Keep Firearms
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Court records indicate that the man who shot and killed two people at the Duck Creek Restaurant in the Oneida Casino Complex in Ashwaubenon on Friday had a restraining orde...
May 04, 2021 Bruce Pofahl's official headshot from his time as an employee at the Oneida Casino Complex. (Provided by Brown County Sheriff's Department)
Green Bay SWAT Activity Seen in the 700 Block of Kellogg Street
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- There was police activity in the 700 block of Kellogg Street in Green Bay on Tuesday. SWAT team members were involved on a raid of a house in that area Tuesday. Police say the ...
May 04, 2021 (File Photo)
State Surpasses 600k COVID-19 Cases
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- Over 600,000 Wisconsinites have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since March of last year. The latest numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services show that 600,297 peopl...
May 04, 2021 MWC
Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith Officially Retires
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Andrew Smith is officially calling it a career. Monday morning, the former Green Bay Police Chief retired after 33 years in law enforcement. Smith's career started off as an of...
May 03, 2021 Chief Andrew Smith (GBPD)
Sheriff: Casino Shooter was 62-Year-Old Former Employee, was Banned from Property
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) -- The man who shot and killed two people and wounded another at the Duck Creek restaurant was a former employee who had been fired and banned from the Oneida Casino earlier thi...
May 03, 2021 Police work to gather details from witnesses following a shooting on May 1, 2021. (WTAQ News/Casey Nelson)
Seymour Residents Evacuated After Anhydrous Ammonia Release
SEYMOUR, WI (WTAQ) -- A release of toxic anhydrous ammonia from a cheese plant in Seymour led to the evacuation of residents around the plant. Outagamie County officials say that the Seymour Fire Depa...
May 01, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Trucker Shortage Prompts Action at Fox Valley Technical College
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- There are a shortage of truckers on the road. It's a situation serious enough that some are concerned gas prices may be impacted as trucking logistics become more difficult. "Yo...
Apr 30, 2021 A Fox Valley Technical College training truck (FVTC)
Kewaunee County Sales Tax Renewed
KEWAUNEE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) -- Kewaunee County's half-percent sales tax was renewed for another five years during a county board meeting this week. The sales tax was put into place in 2016 to make up f...
Apr 30, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Prevea's Dr. Rai Appointed to UW System Board of Regents
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- Prevea CEO Dr. Ashok Rai has been appointed to the board that overseas the UW-System. Governor Tony Evers appointed Rai to the Board of Regents in a Friday announcement. Rai has ...
Apr 30, 2021 Prevea Health President and CEO Dr. Ashok Rai.
Outagamie County Proclaims Work Zone Safety Awareness Week
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- A proclamation was made Wednesday morning in Outagamie County, urging people to take it slow in work zones. County Executive Tom Nelson says it's especially critical as traffic ...
Apr 28, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
