Author Archives: Rob Sussman
Brown County Won't Comply With Assembly Election Committee Subpoena
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Brown County Clerk Patrick Moynihan will not abide by the subpoena to turn over election materials submitted by State Representative Janel Brandtjen of the Assembly Elections C...
Sep 03, 2021 The central count at the KI Convention Center on election day, November 3rd, 2020.
Governor Evers Extends $100 COVID-19 Vaccination Reward Program
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) -- Wisconsinites will have another two weeks to claim a $100 Visa gift card in exchange for getting their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Governor Tony Evers extended that program...
Sep 03, 2021 Covid-19 vaccine. Image courtesy: ThedaCare.
Outagamie County Deer Farm Gets Positive CWD Test
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) -- An Outagamie County Deer Farm has had a positive test for Chronic Wasting Disease. That was announced by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (...
Sep 02, 2021 yrjö jyske / CC
Door County Summer Tourism Surpasses 2019 Levels
STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- It's been a banner year for tourism in Door County. Destination Door County Interim CEO Jon Jarosh (JARSH) says that the 2021 tourism season was a big one. "We are up over l...
Sep 02, 2021 PHOTO: Courtesy of WLUK
Warmer-Than-Average Fall Expected After Warmer-Than-Average Summer
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- As the labor day weekend arrives, we're looking at summer in the rear view mirror. It was a little warmer than usual this summer, and what started unusually dry ended unusually...
Sep 02, 2021 Jeff Sharp
Wisconsin Volunteers Working to Deal with Disaster Relief Across the Country
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) -- Volunteers from across Wisconsin and even some from the local area are deployed across the country to deal with a number of ongoing natural disasters. Laura McGuire is with the...
Sep 01, 2021 American Red Cross volunteers pack snack bags for evacuees staying at an American Red Cross shelter, in Salem, OR (Justin Kern)
Packers Opener Against Saints Moved to Jacksonville, Florida
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A New Orleans newspaper is reporting the Green Bay Packers season opener has been moved. The Packers were set to play the Saints at the Superdome on Sept. 13 but the aft...
Sep 01, 2021 Purple Slog / CC
In Effort to Change 'Drunk City' Perception, September Declared "Sober Green Bay" Month
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- In an effort to challenge the stigma of being called a "drunk city", September has been declared "Sober Green Bay Campaign" month in Brown County. County Executive Troy St...
Sep 01, 2021
Questions Still Swirl Around Packers 2021 Season Opener as Travelers Scramble
NEW ORLEANS, LA (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Where will the Green Bay Packers open the 2021 season? What was once an easy question has become anything but. Hurricane Ida's impact on the New Orleans area has raised ...
Sep 01, 2021 MWC
Local Bar Owner Collecting Food, Supplies for Hurricane Relief
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A local bar owner is collecting food and supplies to bring down to Louisiana to assist victims of Hurricane Ida. Chris and Penny Knutson own Gilligan's Bar and Grill. "Our...
Sep 01, 2021 Chris Knutson, owner of Gilligan's Bar and Grill, loads his trailer before leaving for Louisiana on Aug. 31, 2021. (Fox 11 Online)
