Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Governor Evers Declares State of Emergency Over Wildfire Danger
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- Extreme fire risk led to over 150 wildfires breaking out in Wisconsin over the Easter Holiday weekend. Now, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is declaring a State of Emergency in res...
Apr 05, 2021 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region
Burning Ban Issued in Brown County
GREEN BAY, WI (WLUK) -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking residents to avoid all burning as fire risk around the state remains very high, and the Brown County Fire Chiefs Associa...
Apr 04, 2021 Robert Couse-Baker / CC
Horse and Rider Struck by Car in Calumet County
CALUMET COUNTY, WI (WLUK) -- Authorities say a 16-year-old that was riding a horse is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle on Friday. The crash happened at County Highway HH near Meye...
Apr 04, 2021
Saturday Update: More than three million COVID-19 vaccination doses administered
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- New COVID-19 cases remain above average Saturday in Wisconsin, and the state reaches over three million vaccinations administered. The Department of Health Services reports ...
Apr 03, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of ThedaCare
Democrats Push For Additional Gun Control in Wisconsin
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin Democratic lawmakers are pushing again for changes to the state's gun laws after mass shootings in Colorado and the Atlanta area. State Sen. LaTonya Johnson, a Dem...
Apr 03, 2021
Area Food Banks Brace for Surge as Food Share Benefits End
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Area food banks are expecting an increase in traffic soon now that Governor Tony Evers' state of emergency--and the food share benefits that came with it--was overturned b...
Apr 03, 2021 Paul's Pantry.
UW-Oshkosh Students Eager to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- UW-Oshkosh students are ready to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The university has been the site of COVID-19 wastewater testing, a surge testing site, and now a vaccination site....
Apr 03, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Spring Leaf Collection Will Start April 12th in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Spring leaf collection will be starting up again in Green Bay later this month. Yard waste collection will start April 12th. Public Works Operations Director Chris Pirlot says ...
Apr 02, 2021 PHOTO: City of Green Bay
Man Charged in Fatal Green Bay Stabbing
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The man who police say stabbed a man to death after first stabbing a bartender on South Broadway in Green Bay earlier this month has been formally charged. Police identified th...
Apr 02, 2021 Wesley Brice (Brown County Jail)
MacIver Institute Head Praises Mask Mandate Defeat
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The President of the right-leaning MacIver Institute is celebrating the end of Wisconsin's mask mandate. Brett Healy appeared this morning (Thursday) on WTAQ's 'The Morning New...
Apr 01, 2021 Ivan Radic / CC
