Author Archives: Rob Sussman
34 Rescued After Ice Floe Breaks Loose on Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Crews had to rescue 34 people from an ice floe off the shore of Point Comfort on Green Bay on Saturday. According to Brown County Sheriff's Office, barge traffic from Frid...
Jan 08, 2022 Rescue crews on the bay. (Fox 11 Online)
Bald Eagle Released in 2016 Sighted Again
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A bald eagle first released into the wild back in 2016 in Winnebago County has been sighted again in Washington County. It's big news for those who rehabilitated it. The rel...
Jan 08, 2022 Bald Eagle in Washington County feeding on a deer carcass, September 22, 2021 photo courtesy of Matt Gotz
Temporary Workers Helping Out at Local Healthcare Facilities
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Temporary workers are helping out at healthcare facilities across the state, including right here in Northeast Wisconsin. The state helped recruit 567 temporary workers to...
Jan 08, 2022
Wisconsin, for the Fourth Time This Week, Breaks Single-Day COVID-19 Infection Record
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- For the fourth time in as many days, Wisconsin broke its record for single-day COVID-19 cases amid the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. The state Department...
Jan 07, 2022 MWC
HSHS Sounds Alarm Over Omicron Surge
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Hospital Sisters Health Systems, the group that runs Green Bay's St. Vincent and St. Mary's hospitals is the latest to sound the alarm over their COVID-19 numbers. As of Friday...
Jan 07, 2022 (Fox 11 Online)
Appleton Police Rule 2021 Fatal Shooting as Justified Self Defense
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- Appleton Police are closing an investigation into a fatal 2021 shooting that killed a 38-year-old Appleton resident, concluding the man was shot by a homeowner in self-defense. ...
Jan 07, 2022 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Green Bay CITGO Station Sells $316 Million Powerball Ticket
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The Jackson Pointe CITGO on Packerland Drive in Green Bay was a popular place on Thursday, after people learned someone had won an estimated $316.3 million jackpot after buying...
Jan 06, 2022 Lotto officials presenting the winning ticket sign to the Jackson Point CITGO Station.
Over 11,000 New COVID-19 Infections Reported in Wisconsin, Breaking Single-Day Record
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- Over 11,000 new COVID-19 infections were reported on Thursday in Wisconsin, breaking a single-day record that stood for less than a week. Wisconsin DHS officials reported 11,574 ...
Jan 06, 2022 MWC
Customs Officials Seize 1,300 Fake Bucks Championship Rings in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI, OH (WRN) -- Customs officers just saved some Bucks fans from getting ripped off. Customs and Border Patrol agents say they seized 1,300 fake Milwaukee Bucks NBA championship rings in Cinci...
Jan 05, 2022 An actual, not-fake Bucks Championship ring (NBA)
Wisconsin Receives First Doses of Antiviral COVID-19 Medication
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- Wisconsin has received its first allocation of oral antiviral COVID-19 treatments to treat patients diagnosed with mild to moderate COVID-19. DHS says the initial supply of Pfize...
Jan 05, 2022 Molnupiravir pills (Merck)
