Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Saturday Update: Wisconsin Reports Slightly Higher COVID-19 Case Totals
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services on Saturday reported 3,675 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state bringing the total number of cases to date to 455,351. 33.7%...
Dec 19, 2020 MWC
Badgers Keep Paul Bunyan's Axe in Overtime Thriller
CAMP RANDALL STADIUM (WTAQ) -- An overtime field goal is what finally sealed the deal as the Wisconsin Badgers took down the Minnesota Golden Gophers 20-17 in the 130th meeting between the two storied...
Dec 19, 2020
Green Bay Restaurant Starts Accepting Cryptocurrency as Payment
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The cryptocurrency Bitcoin hit an all time high of over $23,000 this week, sending investors a flurry, but one local restaurant says crypto is more than just a misunderstood in...
Dec 19, 2020 Hektor Ehring Jeppesen / CC
Austin Straubel Airport Expects Holiday Travel Bump
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport is expecting an uptick in travelers for the Christmas season. Airport Director Marty Piette says that because Christmas falls at...
Dec 19, 2020 A TSA travel advisory board at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport. (PHOTO/WTAQ News)
Health Officials Still Warning Against Christmas Travel
WAUTOMA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- There wasn't a Thanksgiving surge as healthcare experts anticipated ahead of the holiday season, but nevertheless their advice is unchanged: don't gather for the Christmas h...
Dec 19, 2020
Green Bay Construction Program Meeting, and Building, In-Person
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Green Bay Schools Bridges and construction program is meeting in person. They're among the first Green Bay students to return back to some level of in-person learning....
Dec 19, 2020 Green Bay Area Schools is offering limited face-to-face classes to students during the pandemic. (Fox 11 Online)
Nearly Three Weeks Later, No Thanksgiving COVID-19 Spike in Wisconsin
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- It's been around three weeks since the Thanksgiving Holiday, and we haven't seen the dramatic spike in COVID-19 infections that politicians and state health experts predicted we'...
Dec 17, 2020 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Appleton School District Planning to Bring Back Students Next Month
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- The Appleton School Board is walking back a previous idea to bring Kindergarten through 4th Graders back in half-day increments starting next month. Appleton Schools Chief Finan...
Dec 17, 2020
Rapid COVID-19 Testing to Pause Until 2021 at UW-GB
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Rapid COVID-19 testing on the UW-Green Bay campus will briefly pause before resuming again after the New Year. The university says testing at the Weidner Center will conti...
Dec 16, 2020 A worker at the UW-Green Bay rapid COVID-19 testing site waits for a drive-up patient to complete a self-administered test. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)
Green Bay Offering Grants to COVID Impacted Businesses
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The City of Green Bay is offering grants to businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The grants, available to for-profit businesses located within the city, will b...
Dec 16, 2020 Downtown Green Bay and City Deck as seen from across the Fox River. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)
