Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Two Displaced in Allouez Chimney Fire
ALLOUEZ, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Metro Fire Department says two people are displaced after a chimney fire. Firefighters were called to the 100 block of Gwynn Street just before 7:30 p.m. Satur...
Jan 10, 2021
Half a Million Wisconsinites have had COVID-19
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Half a million Wisconsin residents have now been confirmed to have been infected with the coronavirus. The state Department of Health Services on Friday reported 3,474 confi...
Jan 09, 2021
Experts Encourage Testing, Call for Ramped-Up Vaccine Distribution
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The current level of COVID-19 vaccination is doing nothing to combat the spread. So says Prevea CEO Dr. Ashok Rai; he says they need to expand vaccination outside of the h...
Jan 09, 2021 A healthcare worker handles a tray of COVID-19 vaccines. (PHOTO: UW Health)
Local Developer Makes Plans for East Town Mall
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A local developer is moving forward with plans for the East Town Mall. A group led by Green Bay native Garritt Bader is converting the mall into a production facility for ...
Jan 09, 2021 East Town Mall (Fox 11 Online)
Green Bay Man, Facing 18th Drunk Driving Charge, Had a Valid Drivers License
GREEN BAY (WTAQ-WLUK) -- People are still trying to wrap their heads around how a man with 17 prior OWI convictions managed to rack up an 18th on Friday--all while holding a valid drivers license. Sev...
Jan 09, 2021 Wallace Bowers (GBPD)
Forced into a New Role, the Republican Party Adjusts
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Republican Party of Brown County is looking to the future after a chaotic week. The Republican Party is getting ready for what the sports world might call a "rebuilding yea...
Jan 09, 2021 Protesters shield their eyes from tear gas at the US Capitol. (Reuters)
Green Bay Named 'Safest City in the US' by US News and World Report
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The City of Green Bay is getting some very positive national attention. Green Bay has been listed by US News and World Report as the safest city to live in the United States, b...
Jan 08, 2021 Downtown Green Bay and City Deck as seen from across the Fox River. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)
Special Investigator Says Blake Shooting was Justified
KENOSHA, WI (WRN) -- A special investigator has determined the shooting of Jacob Blake last summer was "justified." Former Madison police chief Noble Wray released his 25-page report on the incident t...
Jan 07, 2021 A handful of protesters march on August 24th in Green Bay, a day after a black man was shot in Kenosha by police. (Fox 11 Online)
Congressman Gallagher Describes Capitol Hill Chaos
WASHINGTON, DC (WTAQ) -- 8th district Congressman Mike Gallagher says he's never seen anything like the demonstrations at the Capitol on Wednesday, where pro-Trump demonstrators stormed the building. ...
Jan 07, 2021 A flashbang goes off amid tear gas at the US Capitol Building. (Reuters)
Number of Vaccinated Wisconsinites Continue to Rise Amid Criticism Over Distribution
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- The number Wisconsinites vaccinated against COVID-19 continues to rise, although the speed and distribution of those vaccines is provoking questions from lawmakers. State health ...
Jan 07, 2021 A Prevea front line healthcare worker receives a COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo: Prevea Health)
