Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Wednesday Update: 7-Day COVID-19 Average Falls
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Coronavirus activity remains high in Wisconsin, according to the state's weekly dashboard, but more counties saw their trajectories shrink than grow over the past week. Waus...
Aug 12, 2020
Jury Finds Cayer Guilty on All Counts in Hobart Double Murder
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A jury has found Jacob Cayer guilty on all charges. The verdict was reached Wednesday evening after about an hour of deliberation. The conviction means a second phase will...
Aug 12, 2020 Jacob Cayer, left, is seated with his attorneys at the KI Convention Center for jury selection in his double murder trial. (WLUK/Chris Schattl photo, Aug. 7, 2020.)
Study: Suicide Rate Up in the Fox Valley
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- The number of suicides in the Fox Valley is up. The latest data, compiled as part of the Fox Cities LIFE Study, shows that the suicide rate in 2018 bumped up from numbers gather...
Aug 12, 2020
Competancy Exam Ordered for Man in Fatal Hate Crime Car Crash
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A competency exam was ordered Wednesday for a man who for allegedly intentionally crashed into and killed a motorcyclist because the victim was white. Daniel Navarro is ...
Aug 12, 2020
Marquette Poll: Wisconsinites Favoring Biden Over Trump; Approve of Mask Mandate
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- Former Vice President Joe Biden, fresh off picking Kamala Harris as his running mate, is ahead of President Donald Trump in Wisconsin, according to a new poll. The new August Mar...
Aug 11, 2020 Matt Johnson / CC
Democratic Presidential Candidate, Former VP Biden Taps Once-Rival, Kamala Harris, for VP
(Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday tapped Senator Kamala Harris of California as his choice for vice president, his campaign told supporters in a text message. Harris, ...
Aug 11, 2020 Phil Roeder / CC
Tuesday Update: COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 1,000 in Wisconsin
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- One thousand Wisconsinites have died due to complications from the COVID-19 Coronavirus since the onset of the pandemic. The state Department of Health Services reported eig...
Aug 11, 2020
Big Ten Calls Off 2020 Season
ROSEMONT, IL (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Big Ten Conference announced the postponement of the 2020-21 fall sports season, including all regular-season contests and Big Ten Championships and Tournaments, due to...
Aug 11, 2020
Fox Valley First Responders to Take Part in Simulated Disaster Training at Appleton Airport
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- There are going to be a lot more fire trucks and emergency vehicles than one might be used to seeing at Appleton International Airport on Wednesday. Over 50 volunteers and firef...
Aug 11, 2020 Appleton International Airport (Photo: Fox 11 Online)
Fox Valley Teenager Gets National Attention for Efforts to Teach Financial Literacy
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- A Fox Valley teenager is getting national attention for her efforts in teaching financial literacy to people with disabilities. When a family friend of 16-year-old Paige Givens ...
Aug 11, 2020
