Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Avoiding Injury this Bow Hunting Season
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- A surefire sign that Fall is almost upon us: Bow Hunting season is this weekend. With the season, however, comes not merely venison--but serious injuries as well. "By far the m...
Sep 09, 2020 (Wisconsin DNR)
As 19th Anniversary Approaches, Plans for New Green Bay 9/11 Memorial Are On Hold
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- It's the second year in a row where the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks will pass without a 9/11 monument in Green Bay. The previous memorial, in front of the Neville Museum, i...
Sep 09, 2020 The former 9/11 memorial in front of the Neville Museum. (Fox 11 Online)
Thomas Faces 60 Years in Prison in Infant Son's Death
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-METROSOURCE) -- A man convicted of his infant son's death faces up to 60 years in prison. Jeremiah Thomas was convicted today after pleading no-contest to a reduced charge of reckl...
Sep 08, 2020 Brian Turner / CC
Assembly Launches Bipartisan Task Force on Police Reform, Racial Equity
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- A bipartisan group of Assembly members officially launched a new task force dedicated to police reform and racial equity on Tuesday. Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke (R-Kauk...
Sep 08, 2020
Former Lt. Governor Announces New Policy Group Aiming at 2022 Election
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- It could be a sign of things to come. A potential 2022 Gubernatorial Candidate has announced the formation of a new group designed to "create the next conservative agenda" for ...
Sep 08, 2020 Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, right, speaks with deploying Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 376th Financial Management Support Unit during their farewell ceremony in Wausau, Wis., Dec. 19, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Kartanos/Released)
Labor Day Update: No New COVID-19 Deaths Reported Monday
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Labor Day coronavirus numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services show 567 new cases in the state, which is 326 less cases than reported Sunday. The 567 additio...
Sep 07, 2020
Green Bay Restaurant Week Starts This Thursday
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Loosen your belts: Green Bay Restaurant Week is coming soon. Green Bay Restaurant Week starts September 10th, and nearly 40 area restaurants are offering deep discounts on thre...
Sep 07, 2020
Sunday Update: Pattern Continues on Low COVID-19 Testing Day
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- Following an established pattern, fewer COVID-19 tests were reported Sunday than on previous days last week. The state reported 893 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday out of 5,509 t...
Sep 06, 2020
Jill Biden to 'Virtually Travel' to Green Bay for Campaign Event
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Jill Biden, the wife of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, will have a virtual event in Green Bay next week. The Biden campaign says that on Tuesday, Sept. 8th, Ji...
Sep 06, 2020 Marc Nozell / CC
One Killed in Shawano County Crash
LESSOR, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Shawano County sheriff's office says one person was killed Saturday in a traffic crash. Authorities say a vehicle was stopped in the southbound lane of Hwy. 47 and Landst...
Sep 06, 2020
