Author Archives: Rob Sussman
House Votes to Impeach President Trump for a Second Time
Washington, DC (WTAQ-METRO) -- Donald Trump is the first President in history to be impeached a second time. The U.S. House voted to impeach the President for "inciting violence against the nation", s...
Jan 13, 2021 GPA Photo Archive / CC
National Guard Steps Right into 2021 after Chaotic 2020
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- The Wisconsin National Guard has had its hands full. Between dealing with COVID-19 testing, civil unrest, and two elections, it's been a busy year for the Guard. "I think it's th...
Jan 12, 2021 Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen train to work as staff members at the Wisconsin State Fair Park alternate care facility in West Allis, Wis., April 20, 2020.(Photo Credit: WNG Spc. Anya Hanson)
Howard-Suamico Residents to Vote on Two Referendum Questions
HOWARD, WI (WTAQ) -- Voters in the Howard-Suamico school district will vote on two referendums this April. The first question is whether or not to reduce annual funding going towards reducing class si...
Jan 12, 2021 Bay Port High School
Complex Vaccine Process Continues
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The vaccination process is going to be long, and it's going to be complicated. That's what Prevea CEO Dr. Ashok Rai told WTAQ's 'The Morning News with Matt and Earl' Monday. He...
Jan 11, 2021 A healthcare worker handles a tray of COVID-19 vaccines. (PHOTO: UW Health)
Monday Update: COVID Numbers Hold Steady
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Rolling seven-day averages of coronavirus cases and deaths held steady in Wisconsin on Monday. The state Department of Health Services reported 1,456 new confirmed cases, or...
Jan 11, 2021 MWC
Four Ice Fishermen Rescued After Ice Breaks Off
NEW FRANKEN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Four ice fishermen were rescued from the waters of Green Bay Monday after the ice they were standing on broke off into the bay. Around 12:15 p.m., New Franken emergency ...
Jan 11, 2021 Ice fishermen are rescued from the waters of Green Bay Jan. 11, 2021, in the Town of Scott. (Fox 11 Online)
DHS: Police and Fire Will Be Next in Line for COVID-19 Vaccine
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- First responders will be next up for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in Wisconsin. That announced Monday by state health officials who expect all 30,000 eligible police ...
Jan 11, 2021 Covid-19 vaccine. Image courtesy: ThedaCare.
Wisconsin Health Officials Wary of UK Coronavirus Strain After Detection in Minnesota
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Doctors in Wisconsin are on the lookout for a new strain of the COVID-19 coronavirus first detected in the United Kingdom after that virus was detected this weekend in nei...
Jan 10, 2021 Yuri Samoilov / CC
Sunday Update: COVID-19 Trends Continue to Fall in Wisconsin
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- After Saturday saw just over 3,000 new cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, the DHS is confirming only 1,832 cases Sunday. Sunday's positive results account for 24.5% of the 7,46...
Jan 10, 2021
Wisconsin State Patrol Rescues 15-Year-Old From Bridge
WAUSAU, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Wisconsin State Patrol says a trooper and another person helped bring a fifteen year old girl to safety on Friday afternoon from a bridge overpass near Wausau. Authoritie...
Jan 10, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
