Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Peshtigo Students Receive Donated Fire Extinguishers
PESHTIGO, WI (WTAQ) -- Students in the Peshtigo School District received an interesting knock on their doors on Wednesday. Outside every family in the district--all 1,200 of them, found a fire extingu...
Oct 07, 2020 Tony Webster / CC
COVID-19 Outbreak Reported at Oshkosh Correctional Institution
OSHKOSH, WI (WRN) -- There's a coronavirus outbreak at the state prison in Oskhosh. Officials report more than 300 active cases among nearly two-thousand prisoners. Oshkosh Correctional has a large nu...
Oct 06, 2020 Oshkosh Correctional Institution. Image courtesy: FOX 11
Tuesday Update: High COVID-19 Case Growth Continues
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- As Govenor Tony Evers announces a new emergency order limiting indoor gathering to 25% of normal capacity, Wisconsin DHS on Tuesday is confirming 2,020 new cases of COVID-19...
Oct 06, 2020
Wisconsin Governor, DHS Limit Indoor Gatherings to 25% Capacity
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and DHS Secretary Designee Andrea Palm have issued a new order limiting indoor gathers to 25% of a building's capacity. Emergency Order #3 was signe...
Oct 06, 2020 Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers wears a mask during a July 7th press briefing.
Recent Shootings Just the Latest in a Violent Crime Spike in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- There's been a major uptick in violent crime in Green Bay this year. Police Commander Kevin Warych says there's been a notable increase in violent crime since March, and they'r...
Oct 06, 2020 (File Photo)
Green Bay Bars, Restaurants Cut Back Operations Amid COVID-19 Spike
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- COVID-19 case growth in Northeast Wisconsin is among the highest in the nation, and it's causing some businesses to scale back their operations. Some bars and restaurants in No...
Oct 05, 2020
Diocese of Green Bay Reinstates Mass Obligation Dispensation for Catholics
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Catholics in the Diocese of Green Bay have been again temporarily released from their obligation to attend mass due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bishop David L. Ricken ordered the...
Oct 05, 2020 David Skinner / CC
Monday Update: Cases Trend Down From Saturday Record
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Wisconsin DHS on Monday is confirming 1,696 new cases of COVID-19. That's down from Sunday's 1,865 new cases and more than 1,000 less than Saturday's record-breaking 2,8...
Oct 05, 2020
Winnebago County Seeing Long Lines at COVID-19 Testing Site
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) -- The Regional COVID-19 Testing Site at the Sunnyview Expo Center in Oshkosh is seeing long wait times. Wait times stretched as long as four hours at the testing site on Monday--th...
Oct 05, 2020
A Different Kind of Fire Prevention Week in Northeast Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- It's Fire Prevention Week in Northeast Wisconsin. The week usually involves area firefighters visiting local schools to give a myriad of fire safety demonstrations to students,...
Oct 04, 2020
