Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Old Glory Honor Flight Gets Creative During Flight-less 2020
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- It's been a rough year for the Old Glory Honor Flight. The pandemic forced the group to stop flying vets out to Washington DC to visit their war memorials. It also forced the ca...
Nov 09, 2020 Amy / CC
Dr. Rai: Even With Vaccine, End to the Pandemic Likely Months Away
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Pfizer Pharmaceuticals says it has an effective coronavirus vaccine. The company announced Monday that they're planning to seek emergency use approval from the FDA sometimes th...
Nov 09, 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)
Monday Update: All COVID-19 Indicators Come in Below Seven-Day Averages on Monday
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- All coronavirus numbers, including new cases, percentage of positive tests and deaths all came in below seven-day averages on Monday. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services ...
Nov 09, 2020
Game show host Alex Trebek, the face of ‘Jeopardy!’, dies at 80
By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Game show host Alex Trebek, who as the brainy quizmaster of "Jeopardy!" became one of the most recognizable personalities on American television, died on Su...
Nov 08, 2020
Wisconsin Senators React to Projected Biden Win
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin's United States senators are reacting to former Vice President Joe Biden's projected victory in the 2020 Presidential election. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat, ...
Nov 08, 2020 Wisconsin Senators Tammy Baldwin (D) and Ron Johnson (R)
Packers Plan to Replace Lambeau Field Video Boards
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Expect new video boards at Lambeau Field in the near future. In his monthly Q&A column, team president Mark Murphy answered a question about why the team didn't add ...
Nov 08, 2020 Lambeau Field from the north parking lot. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)
Mexican National Killed in Marinette County Accident
MARINETTE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A man is dead after a single vehicle crash early Saturday morning, according to the Marinette County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's deputies say a 36 year-old Bernardo...
Nov 08, 2020 A Marinette County Sheriff's squad vehicle. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Saturday Update: Another Record Shattered as Wisconsin Surpasses 7,000 New COVID-19 Cases
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Earlier this month, Wisconsin surpassed 5,000 daily COVID-19 cases for the first time ever. On Friday, it surpassed 6,000. Now, on Saturday, it has again shattered records a...
Nov 07, 2020
Omro Students Invent Ice Thickness Detecting Robot
OMRO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Students at Omro High School are hoping to make the ice a little safer. They've invented a remote controlled robot that can detect ice thickness. The robot, which they're calli...
Nov 07, 2020 IGGI the ice robot (Omro High School)
Canvassing Begins as Wisconsin Prepares to Certify Election Results
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Now that the unofficial election results are in, the canvassing can begin--the process of turning those unofficial results into official ones. "Our two canvassers are a re...
Nov 07, 2020
