Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Green Bay School Board to Hold Special Meeting on School Return Plan
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Green Bay School Board will be meeting tomorrow to discuss if and when to bring students back into the classroom after months of virtual learning. Brook Andrews is one of t...
Jan 18, 2021 Green Bay Area Public School District building. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Green Bay School District to Discuss In-Person Class Criteria in Special Meeting
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- There's still no firm timeline as to when students in the Green Bay school district will head back to in-person class. Board President Eric Vanden Heuval says that even th...
Jan 15, 2021 Green Bay Area Public School District building. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Evers Extends Mask Mandate Another 60 Days
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers will extend the State of Emergency regarding coronavirus, along with the state's mask mandate, for another 60 days. The mask mandate, which was sche...
Jan 15, 2021 Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers wears a mask during a July 7th press briefing.
Brown County Sheriff Calls For Calm Next Week
BELLEVUE, WI (WTAQ) -- Law enforcement is on alert across the country ahead of potential protests around the inauguration of Joe Biden as President next Wednesday. Brown County Sheriff Todd Delain joi...
Jan 14, 2021 Brown County Sheriff's Office. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Bellin Health to Open New COVID-19 Vaccination Site in Ashwaubenon
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) -- Bellin Health is setting up a new COVID-19 vaccination site in Ashwaubenon. The site, which will open next Monday at the Bellin Health Ashwaubenon clinic on Commanche Avenue,...
Jan 14, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of Bellin Health
Pregnant Women Shouldn't Fear COVID-19 Vaccine, OB/GYN Says
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- You shouldn't be afraid of getting the COVID-19 if you're pregnant or are planning to be pregnant soon. That from Dr. Jessica Leszczynski, a Prevea OB/GYN. She says there isn't...
Jan 14, 2021 A Prevea front line healthcare worker receives a COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo: Prevea Health)
Brown County Health Department Says They're Seeing Holiday Impact in COVID Numbers
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- We are seeing an impact from the holiday season on the COVID-19 numbers. Brown County Health Department's Claire Paprocki says they've found 195 people in the county recently d...
Jan 14, 2021 The Sophie Beaumont building in downtown Green Bay is home the Brown County Department of Health and Human Services. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)
Wednesday Update: Seven-Day COVID-19 Case Average Continues to Fall
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Seven-day averages of coronavirus metrics in Wisconsin continue to drop this week following rises over the past two weeks. The state Department of Health Services reported 2...
Jan 13, 2021
Vaccination Process Contains Logistical and Bureaucratic Challenges Alike
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The vaccination process continues in Northeast Wisconsin, and it hasn't been perfect. Bellin Health's Dr. Michael Landrum said Wednesday that vaccination is quite the logistica...
Jan 13, 2021
Rep. Steffen Sets Quick Timeline for 'Cocktails-to-Go' Bill
HOWARD, WI (WTAQ) -- You could be getting your next cocktail to-go next time you're ordering out. That would become legal under a new bill proposed by Republican 4th district assemblyman Dave Steffen ...
Jan 13, 2021 Scott Veg / CC
