Author Archives: Rob Sussman
First Weekend of Gun Deer Season Brings Success for Some, Disappointment for Others
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- While official numbers aren't yet available, the first weekend of the nine day gun deer season is in the books. The DNR's Jeff Pritzl says that all things considered, it was a ...
Nov 22, 2021 The view from a hunting blind in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. (WTAQ)
Missing Persons Group Implores Hunters: be on the Lookout for Human Remains
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Wisconsin Missing Persons Advocacy Incorporated has a special request for those taking to the woods for gun deer season: Be on the lookout for human remains or anything suspici...
Nov 22, 2021 young Lady on a Deer Hunt at sun sunset, DNR Staff may use purchased stock photography, but all local copies must be deleted after use. Download must be approved by Communications Director or their designee. Installation on Drupal is allowed but should be reported to OC staff.. DNR Staff may use purchased stock photography, but all local copies must be deleted after use. Download must be approved by Communications Director or their designee. Installation on Drupal is allowed but should be reported to OC staff.
Hunters Gear Up at Fleet Farm's 'Orange Friday'
BELLEVUE, WI (WTAQ) -- The nine-day gun deer hunt starts on Saturday, and hunters are getting ready. Hunters made their way through the doors bright and early Friday morning at the Green Bay East Flee...
Nov 19, 2021 Hunters peruse the ammunition selection at the Green Bay East Fleet Farm on Orange Friday. (WTAQ/Casey Nelson)
NOT GUILTY: Kyle Rittenhouse Fully Acquitted on All Charges
KENOSHA, WI (WTAQ) -- Kyle Rittenhouse has been found not guilty of all charges against him. The verdict comes after three and a half days of jury deliberations in his murder trial. Rittenhouse shot a...
Nov 19, 2021 Rittenhouse moments after the verdict was reached. (Screenshot)
MSNBC Barred From Rittenhouse Trial
KENOSHA, WI (METRO) -- The judge in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial says no one from cable network MSNBC will be allowed in the courtroom for the rest of the proceedings. The judge says he confirmed a repo...
Nov 18, 2021 Rittenhouse on the stand. (Screenshot)
Democratic Lawmakers Make Pitch for Free School Breakfast, Lunch for All Students
PULASKI, WI (WTAQ) -- Democrats in the Wisconsin legislature have unveiled a new bill that would fund two school meals a day for all Wisconsin children, with no qualifications necessary. In an element...
Nov 18, 2021 Workers at Pulaski's Glenbrook Elementary School work on lunch. (Rob Sussman/WTAQ)
Domestic Situation Sparks Green Bay Police Standoff
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Police say a domestic situation escalated into a standoff with an armed subject on Green Bay's east side Thursday afternoon. Police Captain Ben Allen told reporters around 1:40...
Nov 18, 2021 Green Bay Police SWAT officers gear up during a response to a domestic incident involving an armed suspect along Clay Street. (WTAQ News/Casey Nelson)
New Program Aims to Reduce False Alarm Calls
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- A new program aims to reduce the number of false alarms police and firefighters in Green Bay have to respond to. The False Alarm Reduction program was launched earlier this wee...
Nov 17, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Health Officials 'Sound the Alarm' as COVID-19 Levels Reach Highest Point in 2021
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- COVID-19 levels in Wisconsin are the highest they've been all year. DHS officials reported 3,981 new cases on Monday, the most since Dec. 11, 2020. "We really want to sound the a...
Nov 17, 2021 MWC
Victim in Sunday Shooting at Green Bay Gas Station Identified
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The woman shot and killed Sunday morning at a gas station on Green Bay's east side has been identified. Police say 34-year-old Dominique Marie Wilson was shot multiple times an...
Nov 17, 2021 Dominique Marie Wilson (Green Bay Police)
