Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Demanding In-Person Options, Some Green Bay Area School District Parents Plan Saturday Demonstration
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Some parents of Green Bay Area School District students are planning a demonstration this weekend in support of bringing kids back into the classroom. Brook Andrews is one of t...
Dec 07, 2020 Green Bay Area Public School District building. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Wisconsin to Receive Just Under 50,000 Doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- Wisconsin is set to get a little under 50,000 doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine expected to be approved for emergency use as soon as next week. The vaccine, from Pfizer Pharmaceu...
Dec 07, 2020 Jernej Furman / CC
Monday Update: COVID-19 Cases, Tests Down
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Both the number of new positive COVID-19 cases and the number of tests completed are down Monday, keeping in line with previous trends. There are 2,155 new cases of coronavi...
Dec 07, 2020
Wisconsin National Guard's COVID-19 Deployment is the Longest Domestic Mobilization in Guard History
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- The Wisconsin National Guard is still deployed in the state of Wisconsin to fight the coronavirus pandemic. It's now the longest domestic deployment of the guard in history, and ...
Dec 04, 2020 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)
Thedacare Ready for Vaccine Distribution Challenges
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- Over the next couple of months, the largest public health effort in the history of the United States is set to take place as the FDA sits on the verge of approving several COVID...
Dec 04, 2020 NIAID / CC
Former UP Sheriff's Deputy Sentenced for Abusing Teen
MENOMINEE, MI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A former Upper Peninsula sheriff's deputy was sentenced Friday to six months in jail for sexually abusing a teenager last year. Former Menominee County, Michigan, sheriff'...
Dec 04, 2020 Menominee Sheriff (Fox 11 Online)
Governor Evers Asks Federal Government to Prioritize Wisconsin Vaccine Distribution
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- Governor Tony Evers has asked the federal government to prioritize COVID-19 vaccine distribution to Wisconsin ahead of other states in the country. Evers argues that because he's...
Dec 03, 2020 Governor Tony Evers during a December 3rd media briefing.
Thursday Update: Wisconsin Virus Activity Continues to Decline
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Coronavirus activity in the state of Wisconsin is still declining, with 4,618 new cases of the virus reported Thursday. That brings the seven-day new case average to 3,596, ...
Dec 03, 2020
Wisconsin Supreme Court Won't Hear Trump Election Lawsuit
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- The Wisconsin Supreme Court will not hear the lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Trump administration arguing that some 200,000 ballots in the state should be thrown out in the Novembe...
Dec 03, 2020 Randy Stern / CC
Some Masks Not Doing Much to Stop the Spread, Experts Say
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- Masks are mandatory in the state of Wisconsin and likely will be for some time, but some masks aren't doing much to combat the spread of COVID-19. Masks with air vents or masks ...
Dec 02, 2020 A collection of cloth face masks (WLUK image)
