Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Two Families Displaced as Vehicle Crashes Into Bellevue Apartment Complex
BELLEVUE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Two families are out of their Bellevue apartment units after a vehicle crashed into their building. The Brown County Sheriff's Department says at 6:34 Saturday night a depu...
Sep 26, 2021 Brown County Sheriff's Office. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Funeral Services Scheduled for Fond du Lac Officer
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Funeral services have been scheduled for the Fond du Lac police officer who died as a result of complications from COVID-19. Visitation for Officer Joseph Kurer, 26, wil...
Sep 26, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of Fond Du Lac Police Department
World War I Purple Heart Rediscovered, Returned to Surviving Family Member in Lena
LENA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Purple Heart from World War I has been returned to a relative of the man who earned it. That man is Private First Class John Francis Hansel's great nephew, Jake Neta of Lena....
Sep 25, 2021 The Purple Heart medal is given to U.S. military members who have been wounded or killed as a result of enemy action. (Fox 11 Online)
Pumpkin Season Has Arrived in Northeast Wisconsin
NAVARINO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- It's officially pumpkin season in Northeast Wisconsin. At Porter's Patch in Navarino, their pumpkins are ready. Troy Porter owns the place. He says warm, dry summer days in...
Sep 25, 2021 Thad Zajdowicz / CC
New Towers to Improve High-Speed Internet Access in Kewaunee County
KEWAUNEE COUNTY (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The internet in Kewaunee County is going to be getting better. On Friday, officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of a new tower. It will provide wireless inte...
Sep 25, 2021 Bug Tussel Wireless says this is one of six new towers the company will equip in Kewaunee County. (Fox 11 Online)
Catalytic Converter Theft On the Rise in Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Catalytic converter theft is on the rise in the local area. Green Bay Police Chief Chris Davis on WTAQ's 'The Morning News with Matt and Earl' says it's part of a nationwide in...
Sep 24, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Marquette Poll: Most Americans Disapprove of Biden's Afghanistan Handling, But Approve Withdrawal
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ) -- Americans have mixed feelings about the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. According to a Marquette University Law School Poll released this week, 63% disapprove of how President ...
Sep 24, 2021 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
AG Josh Kaul, Up for Reelection, Renews Calls for New Gun Control Laws
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Attorney General Josh Kaul is renewing a call for new gun laws in the state. The Democrat - who's up for reelection next year - joined Democratic legislators to call for a "r...
Sep 23, 2021 Democratic AG Josh Kaul (File Photo)
US Supreme Court Sees 11 Point Drop in Approval Rating, But Remains Trusted
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The US Supreme Court has seen a significant drop in its approval rating. According to a Marquette University Law School poll released this week, the court had a 49% approval ra...
Sep 23, 2021 Ed Bierman / CC
Children Struggling with Increased Anxiety, Depression During Pandemic
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on mental health, and particularly that of children. Dr. Tiffany Born is a children's mental health specialist with Bellin Health and say...
Sep 23, 2021 Kevin Simmons / CC
