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CRIME & SAFETY
Bodies of 2 children recovered from Lake Michigan after capsized sailboat found
The bodies of two children were found in Lake Michigan on Monday, hours after their family’s capsized sailboat was recovered, officials said. The search continues for their father, the final person who was aboard the vessel, according to the Oconto County Sheriff’s Office. The children’s names are being...
Missing Oconto Man Found Dead near U.P. Truck Trail after Extensive Search
(WTAQ-WLUK) — An Oconto man reported missing over the weekend was found dead in the U.P. On Saturday, Dickinson County dispatch received a call from a woman who reported her husband missing. She told officials her 79-year-old husband went to the Norway area to ride his off-road dirt motorcycle for a few hours around 10 a.m. and didn’t return home.
Green Bay woman one of two suspects identified and arrested in Omro shooting
OMRO, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in Omro say they have identified and arrested the two shooting suspects involved in a weapons disturbance Monday night that sent one victim to the hospital. According to a release from the Omro Police Department, police responded at 7:18 p.m. to a disturbance reportedly...
Green Bay Hispanic community mourns death of Albino Herrera Espinoza and daughter Beatriz
GREEN BAY — On July 12, a father and his daughter died in a tragic incident at Canyonlands National Park, in Utah. Albino Herrera Espinoza, 52, and his daughter, Beatriz Herrera, 23, set out Friday to hike what is known as the most challenging trail in the Island of the Sky, inside the...
Early morning fire at home in Oconto Falls
OCONTO FALLS, Wis. (WBAY) - Fire crews are on the scene of a house fire in Oconto Falls. The fire was reported after daybreak on Quincy Street. We don’t know if anyone was home at the time. Our crew on the scene could see smoke coming from the roof...
Two injured in STH 57 crash
Two drivers were transported to Green Bay hospitals on July 11th after a three-vehicle crash that flipped one of them. The accident occurred after 9:30 a.m. near the intersection of State Highway 57 and County DK. According to the incident report, a Sturgeon Bay man was trying to cross STH 57 from County DK when he was struck on the passenger side of his truck in the southbound lanes by a Sturgeon Bay woman. The crash's impact flipped the truck onto its side, causing it to slide across the lane. It also caused the other driver, traveling in a sports utility vehicle, to crash into a third car waiting at the stop sign. On July 12th, the Sturgeon Bay man told authorities that he was stopped in his truck in the median and never saw the sports utility vehicle before it struck him. He was cited for a failure to yield to oncoming traffic. Both the man and the woman were transported to Green Bay hospitals for treatment for suspected minor injuries, and their vehicles were towed. The third driver, a Forestville woman, was not injured in the crash and could drive away from the incident. Traffic was reportedly heavy at the time of the crash, leading to a partial closure of the roadway for over an hour while crews cleaned up.
Officer Hull promoted to full time
A part-time officer with the Gillett Police Department for more than a decade has been promoted to full-time status. Chief Shane Breitenbach told the Gillett City Council on July 11 that Officer Ashley Hull was promoted to fill the full-time officer vacancy, and she officially assumed the assignment July 15.
New Phase Of Firefighting In Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Green Bay Metro Fire Department and Brown County Public Health are teaming up to create a prevention-based, mobile integrated health system. The idea is to connect people with the resources they need — in turn, limiting trips to the emergency room. This could be responding to repetitive falls in the home or struggles with substance abuse, as well as mental health.
Woman accused of burglarizing De Pere church on Christmas ruled competent to stand trial
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WLUK) – Mary Jo Pepin is competent to stand trial for allegedly stealing from a church on Christmas Day 2022, a judge ruled Monday. Meanwhile, her attorney in another attempted theft from a church case in Outagamie County filed a request Friday for a competency exam in that case.
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