Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Ziegler Appointed Chief Justice
MADISON, WI (WRN) -- Justice Annette Ziegler has been selected as Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The 57-year-old Ziegler will assume the duties on May 1. She was first elected to the co...
Apr 14, 2021 Annette Ziegler (Official Photo)
Former St. Norbert College VP Wins Defamation Suit
DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) -- A former Vice President of St. Norbert College has won a defamation suit he filed against a Green Bay man. The Rev. Dr. Jay Fostner filed the suit against Jason Jerry for posts J...
Apr 14, 2021 Fr. Jay Fostner (Fox 11 Online)
Wisconsin State Parks Walking Back, Easing Many COVID-19 Restrictions
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- Your experience at Wisconsin's state parks is going to look a lot more normal this summer. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is walking back or easing many of the res...
Apr 14, 2021 Peninsula State Park in Door County PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Three Years Ago, a Blizzard Dumped Two Feet of Snow on Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- It's the anniversary of one of the largest blizzards in Green Bay history. It's difficult to remember when the weather is far nicer, but but three years ago 11 inches of snow f...
Apr 14, 2021 Snow outside of the Green Bay National Weather Service Station on April 14th, 2018. (NWS)
$2 Million Bond Set for Fatal Stabbing Suspect
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man who allegedly stabbed a bartender before killing a man in his car while saying he 'was God' had his bond set at $2 million cash during a court appearance on Wednesda...
Apr 14, 2021 Wesley Brice (Brown County Jail)
Nearly 1-in-4 Wisconsinites are Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Nearly a quarter of Wisconsinites and seven in 10 Wisconsin seniors are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Meanwhile, new cases continued to tick upward on Tuesday. The stat...
Apr 13, 2021 MWC
Wisconsin DHS Suspends Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Distribution Amid as CDC Investigates Blood Clots
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-Reuters) -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is stopping the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for now. State officials say the move is out of an ...
Apr 13, 2021 Official U.S. Navy Page / CC
New Motion Claims Witness Saw Steven Avery's Nephew, Other Man Push Halbach Vehicle
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The attorney representing Steven Avery is asking a judge to allow a new witness statement in the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach. According to a motion filed Monday, a newsp...
Apr 12, 2021 Steven Avery (File Photo)
Brown County Observing National Public Safety Telecommunications Week
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- It's National Public Safety Telecommunications week. Brown County's Director of Public Safety Communications, Cullen Peltier, says dispatchers have had quite the year, with thi...
Apr 12, 2021 Brown County 911 dispatch. (Fox 11 Online)
As Utility Shutdown Moratorium Nears End, WPS Urges Those Who Owe to Contact Them
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- A year-long moratorium on utility shut-offs ends Thursday. The Wisconsin Public Service Commission did not renew the moratorium, originally put into place at the beginning of t...
Apr 12, 2021 Wisconsin Public Service
