Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Explosion Displaces Waupaca Apartment Building Residents
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A gas explosion displaced a number of residents at a Waupaca apartment building on Saturday. Just after 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning, the Wauapaca Fire Department responded to ...
Dec 12, 2021 Damage to an apartment home on Wisconsin Street after a fire caused by a snow plow hitting a gas meter on Dec. 11, 2021. (Fox 11 Online)
Winter Storm Packs Punch, But Sunshine Breaks Through
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A winter storm brought heavy snowfall to Northeast Wisconsin. The National Weather Service had issued a Winter Weather Advisory, which expired at noon Saturday. A Winter S...
Dec 11, 2021 Snowfall in Bellevue. (Rob Sussman/WTAQ)
Judge Delays Action in Lawsuit Against Green Bay, Madison Mayors
WAUKESHA, WI (METRO) -- A judge is delaying any action in a lawsuit seeking to force the mayors of Madison and Green Bay to face jail or sit for depositions with the attorney hired by Republicans to i...
Dec 11, 2021 Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich talks about absentee ballot drop boxes outside of City Hall. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)
Local Hospitals Resort to Workarounds to Accommodate Patients Amid COVID Surge
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Local hospitals say they're having to get creative to accommodate patients amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. "We have converted some of our different spaces, you know, we ma...
Dec 11, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Fundraising Underway to Build New Peninsula State Park Playground
FISH CREEK, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Fundraising is underway to build a new playground at Peninsula State Park in Fish Creek. At Nicolet Beach, a single sign marks the area where a playground once stood. COV...
Dec 11, 2021 Drawing of proposed accessible playground at Peninsula State Park, Courtesy of Lee Recreation, December 10, 2021
Nineteen Months Into Pandemic, a Familiar Refrain from Wisconsin Officials
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- We're now 19 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, and people are tired. During a Wednesday press briefing, state officials acknowledged this before launching into a familiar refrai...
Dec 08, 2021 Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers wears a mask during a July 7th press briefing.
FEMA Teams to Supplement Wisconsin Hospital Staff Amid COVID Surge
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- Teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are going to be deployed across Wisconsin to assist local hospitals in dealing with COVID-19 patients. Several such teams are e...
Dec 08, 2021 Official U.S. Navy Page / CC
State Senator Jacque Introduces Bill Requiring Sex Assault Kit Analysis
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- A day after Governor Tony Evers signed a bill into law aimed at ensuring a sexual assault kit backlog never happens again in the state, De Pere Republican State Senator Andre Jac...
Dec 07, 2021 Andre Jacque (Official Photo)
Three Children Hurt in Waukesha Parade Massacre Still Hospitalized
MILWAUKEE, WI (WRN) -- Three children injured in the Waukesha Christmas Parade Massacre remain hospitalized at Children's Hospital Wisconsin. They're listed in "fair condition." according to a Tuesday...
Dec 07, 2021
Remains of Man Found in Town of Vinland in 2015 Identified as Oshkosh Veteran
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) -- The remains of a man found in Winnebago County back in 2015 have been identified. The Winnebago County Sheriff's office says genome testing on the remains, which were found near ...
Dec 07, 2021 Roland Klug (Submitted Photo)
