Author Archives: Rob Sussman
High Fire Danger: DNR Officials Urging Wisconsinites Not to Burn
OCONTO FALLS, WI (WTAQ) -- There's high fire danger in Wisconsin this week. Richard Lietz with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says weather conditions mean a small fire can quickly get o...
Apr 12, 2022 A fire danger map released by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. (Wisconsin DNR)
Green Bay School Board President Reacts to Superintendent's Abrupt Departure
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Green Bay Area School District Superintendent Stephen Murley has abruptly retired from his position, effective immediately. District officials say Murley is retiring "due to pe...
Apr 12, 2022 Green Bay Area Public School District Superintendent Stephen Murley speaking to the media during an August 5, 2020 press conference at City Stadium in Green Bay. (PHOTO: WTAQ News)
Gunman In New York Subway Shooting With Wisconsin Connections
(Reuters) - There is a Wisconsin connection to the person who rented the U-Haul used in Tuesday morning's shooting that injured ten people in a Brooklyn, New York subway station. 62-year-old Frank Jam...
Apr 12, 2022 PHOTO: NYPD
Celebrating The First, First Responders
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- It's Public Safety Telecommunications Week, highlighting the importance of emergency dispatchers. Cullen Peltier is the Director of Brown County Public Safety Communications an...
Apr 11, 2022 Brown County 911 dispatch. (Fox 11 Online)
Today Begins Work Zone Awareness Week in Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Next week is Work Zone Awareness week in Wisconsin. It's no coincidence that it comes as the spring construction season begins. Mark Kantola with WisDOT says to pay attention i...
Apr 08, 2022 Wisconsin DOT
Gas Leak at Fond du Lac Dairy Facility a Unique--and Dangerous--Challenge for Fire Crews
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) -- A gas leak at a Fond du Lac dairy facility could have ended a whole lot worse than it did. The Fond du Lac Fire Department deals with a lot of fires, but when a yellowish gre...
Apr 08, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
WPS Offers Help as Winter Energy Disconnection Moratorium Nears End
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Wisconsin's winter energy disconnection moratorium is ending next week. Matt Cullen with Wisconsin Public Service says that if you're behind on your payments, they'll be able t...
Apr 07, 2022 WPS
State Officials Continue to Push COVID Vaccination as Numbers Stall
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) -- Just over 64% of Wisconsin residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and that number hasn't risen significantly in months. State officials like DHS D...
Apr 07, 2022 Covid-19 vaccine. Image courtesy: ThedaCare.
Senate confirms Jackson as first Black woman on U.S. Supreme Court
By Lawrence Hurley, Andrew Chung and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court in a mile...
Apr 07, 2022
Outagamie County Voter Turnout Stays Consistent
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- Despite an increase in attention on local elections, election turnout in Outagamie County stayed pretty consistent for Tuesday's election compared to previous years. "Approximat...
Apr 06, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
