Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Oneida Nation Extends 'Safer at Home' Order
ONEIDA RESERVATION (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Oneida Nation has extended its Public Health State of Emergency and Safer at Home declarations. The last remaining Brown County government with a "Safer at Home" ...
Jul 08, 2020 Oneida Nation Logo
Howard Residents Cool Off at Duck Creek Quarry
HOWARD, WI (WTAQ) -- It's been weeks of hot temperatures, high humidity, and low wind, and with the COVID-19 pandemic underway--most places to cool off have been closed. One of those is the Duck Creek...
Jul 08, 2020 Duck Creek Quarry
Emergency Crews Working Near Bonduel
SHAWANO COUNTY (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Emergency crews remain on a scene near Bonduel, but they are releasing few details about what they are doing. Our TV partners, FOX 11, received a viewer tip this morning ...
Jul 08, 2020 A Shawano County search and rescue dive team vehicle is seen on Happy Lane near Bonduel July 8, 2020. (WLUK Image)
Wednesday Update: COVID-19 Hospitalizations Growing in Wisconsin
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Hospitalizations for the COVID-19 Coronavirus are growing in Wisconsin. Hospitalizations saw their biggest one-day jump in more than a month as the state's weekly activity d...
Jul 08, 2020
Report: Wisconsin Has Second-Fewest COVID-19 Restrictions in the US
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-Wisconsin Radio Network) -- Wisconsin has some of the loosest COVID-19 restrictions in the nation. That's according to findings from the personal-finance website WalletHub. "Right no...
Jul 07, 2020
Hotter-than-Usual July Expected to Continue
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- We are in the midst of a hotter-than-usual July. National Weather Service Meteorologist Scott Cultice says we're seeing temperatures around 10 degrees above normal, with high h...
Jul 07, 2020 A graphic from the National Weather Service. (NWS Facebook)
Gov. Evers Won't Mandate Masks or Issue Second 'Safer at Home', Citing Supreme Court Ruling
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says he isn't planning to issue a mandatory mask ruling or another 'Safer at Home' order right now. "We're looking at it, but frankly the Supreme Co...
Jul 07, 2020 Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers wears a mask during a July 7th press briefing.
Tuesday Update: COVID-19 Testing, Positive Percentage Rate Rally
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- Testing for the COVID-19 Coronavirus skyrocketed between Monday and Tuesday, with over 12,000 new tests reported Tuesday. Of those 12,099 tests, 495, or 3.9%, returned positive f...
Jul 07, 2020
Green Bay Common Council President Wants to Limit Partisanship in Local Offices
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The President of the Green Bay Common Council wants to change the rules governing the behavior of elected officials. Council President Jesse Brunette says he wants to make chan...
Jul 06, 2020
Green Bay to Receive "Wisconsin Safe Voting Plan" Grant Money
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Green Bay will receive a chunk of a $6.3 million grant as part of an effort to keep voters safe at the polls this year. The Wisconsin Safe Voting Plan grant, awarded by the non...
Jul 06, 2020
