Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Gallagher: We Need to "Bring Down the Temperature" of American Political Conversation
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher says he wants to "lower the temperature" of political division in the US. Gallagher spoke Wednesday on WTAQ's 'The Morning News with Matt ...
Sep 02, 2020 Congressman Mike Gallagher wears a mask while speaking with reporters during a press conference at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport. (PHOTO/WTAQ News)
Wednesday Update: Most Counties See Growing COVID-19 Activity
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- More Wisconsin counties have been seeing growing coronavirus activity than shrinking during the past week, according to the state's weekly dashboard. Kewaunee, Outagamie, Sh...
Sep 02, 2020
Oconto Falls Man Charged with Murder in Beating Death
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) -- An Oconto Falls man is facing charges in the beating death of his girlfriend at an Ashwaubenon motel. Police say they saw "red flags" in 46-year-old Dennis Sutrick when they ...
Sep 02, 2020
Officials Celebrate Fox River Cleanup Completion
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Officials marked the end of a 17 year long project during a Tuesday press event: the Fox River Cleanup Project. The project to remove PCBs from the river, which began in 2003, ...
Sep 01, 2020 The Leo Frigo Bridge crossing the Fox River as seen from Green Bay Metro Boat Launch. (PHOTO/WTAQ News)
Tuesday Update: Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Jump from Monday Lows
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin saw a large jump in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday. One day after reporting only 266 new cases, the state Department of Health Services repor...
Sep 01, 2020
Two Peshtigo Students Test Positive for COVID-19, Sending District Into Action
PESHTIGO, WI (WTAQ) -- The Peshtigo School district is going through the first big test of its COVID-19 plans. Two students at Peshtigo Middle and High School have tested positive for COVID-19, a week...
Sep 01, 2020 Peshtigo schools return. (Fox 11 Online)
Police Seeing Increased Political Sign Vandalism, Theft in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Green Bay Police are dealing with more reports of political sign vandalism and theft. Police Chief Andrew Smith says it's not just that they're seeing more of Political sign re...
Aug 31, 2020 (File Photo)
Fifteen Arrested Following Saturday Night Disturbance in Downtown Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- A protest turned into something much more disruptive on Saturday in Green Bay. The protest, which began at Leicht Park, ended with police declaring it an unlawful assembly arou...
Aug 31, 2020
Evers Asks Trump to Cancel Kenosha Trip, While Kenosha County Board Insists He Visits
KENOSHA, WI (WTAQ) -- Governor Tony Evers and some members of the Kenosha County Board are at odds over a visit planned this week by President Donald Trump. Evers wrote a letter to President Trump ove...
Aug 31, 2020
Kanye West Files Suit in Brown County, Demanding Ballot Access
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A scheduling conference will be held Tuesday morning on Kanye West's lawsuit seeking a place on November presidential ballot. The state Elections Commission decided earlie...
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