Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Racial Disparities Task Force Makes Police Reform Recommendations
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- The Wisconsin Assembly's bipartisan racial disparities task force has released a series of recommendations around police reform in the state. Republican Assembly Majority Leader ...
Apr 21, 2021 Members of a racial disparities task force discuss police officer mental health and local police practices at Lambeau Field Dec. 3, 2020. (Fox 11 Online)
In Green Bay Appearance, Evers Laments Rejection of Legal Marijuana
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is lamenting that legal marijuana won't happen in the state for now. On a day known in large part for the consumption of marijuana, April 20th, Go...
Apr 20, 2021 Torben Hansen / CC
'Our Justice System Works': Green Bay Police Chief Reacts to Chauvin Verdict
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Chief of the Green Bay Police Department is reacting to the verdict in the Derek Chauvin case in Minneapolis. Chief Andrew Smith says he isn't surprised that former Minneap...
Apr 20, 2021 Police Chief Andrew Smith speaks during a protest rally on May 31st, 2020. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)
Man Found Dead in Lake Winnebago Near Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) -- Oshkosh Police are investigating after a man was found dead in the waters of Lake Winnebago Tuesday morning. At around 8:15 AM, Oshkosh police responded to a report of a body fou...
Apr 20, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Local Police Hope to Avoid Unrest as Chauvin Verdict Returns
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- Appleton Police, like police across the state and across the country, are ready for potential unrest in the wake of the Derek Chauvin verdict, which was announced this afternoon...
Apr 20, 2021 Police follow a Black Lives Matter demonstration through the streets of Green Bay on May 31, 2020. (PHOTO/Casey Nelson, WTAQ News)
Former Officer Derek Chauvin Found Guilty on All Three Charges in Death of George Floyd
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WTAQ-Reuters) -- UPDATE: Chauvin has been found guilty on all charges. *** The jury in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police officer charged with murder in the dea...
Apr 20, 2021 Brian Turner / CC
New Developments In Neenah Homicide Investigation
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) -- Neenah Police have identified the 22-year-old man found stabbed to death in the 200 block of Martens Street on Saturday. Rodger Ridgeway, a Neenah resident, was found in the grass...
Apr 20, 2021 (Fox 11 Online)
Green Bay High Schools to Hold In-Person Graduation Ceremonies
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Green Bay High Schools will hold in-person graduation this year at the Resch Center. On June 6th, West High School graduation will be held at 11am, East High School at 3pm, and...
Apr 20, 2021 Green Bay Area Public School District building. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Police Seeking Additional Victims In Sex Abuse Case Against Elementary School Teacher
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Green Bay Police are looking for additional victims to come forward, if any, in the case against David Villareal, the 2nd Grade Baird Elementary School teacher accused of sexua...
Apr 19, 2021 PHOTO: Brown County Jail
Kimberly Resident Dead After Being Pulled from Lake Michigan in Manitowoc
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) -- A man is dead after somehow falling off his boat and into Lake Michigan over the weekend in Manitowoc. Manitowoc Police say the 47-year-old Kimberly resident, who has not been ...
Apr 19, 2021
