Author Archives: Rob Sussman
UW System Announces Tuition Program Aimed at Low-Income Students
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ/WLUK) -- University of Wisconsin System leaders have announced a new program aimed at making college more affordable. The Wisconsin Tuition Promise will begin in the fall of 2023 t...
Aug 17, 2022 UW Green Bay hosts its 2022 Spring Commencement on May 14, 2022. (Sue Pischke)
Brown County to Reconsider Courthouse Security Proposal
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Brown County will again consider a secure, single entry point at the Brown County Courthouse, an issue that's been discussed for decades. In 2019, a $1.9 million addition to th...
Aug 16, 2022 Brown County Courthouse (Image: Courtesy of Brown County Clerk of Courts)
A Year After Kabul's Fall, Afghan Refugees Settle In to New Life in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- A year ago this week, airlifts from Kabul, Afghanistan were underway as US forces attempted to pull out allies and Afghan civilians out of the country as it rapidly fell to Tal...
Aug 16, 2022 Evacuees wait to board a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 23, 2021. Picture taken August 23, 2021. U.S. Marine Corps/Sgt. Isaiah Campbell/Handout
Victim Identified in Early August Packerland Drive Murder in Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The victim in a homicide on Green Bay's west side earlier this month has been identified. Police believe that Caleb Anderson killed 65-year-old Patrick Ernst at his apartment c...
Aug 15, 2022
Local Health Officials Work to Trace Those at Risk for Monkeypox
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- There are several active cases of Monkeypox in Brown County. While health experts say there's no cause for alarm, they're still doing what they can to keep the virus under cont...
Aug 15, 2022 The Sophie Beaumont building in downtown Green Bay is home the Brown County Department of Health and Human Services. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)
Outagamie County Invests Nearly $15 Million in ARPA Funding
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- Outagamie County has approved an investment of $14.9 million in American Rescue Plan funding into a number of community services. Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson says the ...
Aug 11, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Manitowoc Man ID's as Las Vegas Shooting Victim
LAS VEGAS, NV (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Manitowoc man has been identified as the victim in a Las Vegas hotel homicide. Acturius Milner was shot and killed Thursday at the Mirage Hotel. His cousin, Billy Hemsle...
Aug 09, 2022 Billy Hemsley in court in Clark County, NV (KSNV)
After Two Boat Crashes Cause Injury, Winnebago County Officials Urge Caution on the Water
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) -- Winnebago County Sheriff's Officials are warning the public to take care on the water after two boat crashes in the span of four weeks. On Saturday, a 38-year-old man has been ar...
Aug 08, 2022
Man Convicted in 2020 Stabbing Murder Sentenced to Life in Prison
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The man convicted of fatally stabbing a Green Bay resident 175 times back in March of 2020 was sentenced to life in prison this morning. Andres Garcia-Saenz won't be eligi...
Aug 08, 2022 Andres Garcia-Saenz (BCSO)
Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Wife's 1975 Murder
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- In Door County Friday, Richard Pierce was sentenced to life in prison plus three more years for killing his wife, Carol Jean, in 1975. Her body has never been found. Al...
Aug 06, 2022 Richard Pierce (Booking Photo)
