WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ) - After going unsolved for over 22 years, a former Wisconsin man is charged with a 1990 sexual assault in Waupaca County.

41-year-old Glendon C. Gouker is charged with first-degree sexual assault for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman at an Iola park.

Prosecutors say Gouker's DNA was found on evidence collected from that scene.

Gouker is currently in prison in Oklahoma awaiting trial on a 2010 case where he allegedly murdered a 19-year-old man and allegedly kidnapped and raped the victim's girlfriend.

The break in the case came in 2011 when evidence was re-submitted to the state crime lab for analysis as part of an investigation into a double homicide in the county in 1992.

That's when authorities say they discovered the link to Gouker that matched evidence from the 1990 rape. Sheriff Brad Hardel says on the night of November 5, Gouker allegedly forced the 20-year-old victim to Taylor Field Park in Iola where he raped and threatened her.

Hardel also says Gouker is a person of interest in the murder of 23-year-old Tanna Togstad and 35-year-old Tim Mumbrue.

MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) - The brother of a woman who was brutally murdered in Manitowoc County says he is certain that the homicide convictions of her two killers will never be overturned.

Mike Halbach says appeals will continue for the foreseeable future – but he believes the outcomes will be similar to the previous appeals made by Steven Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey.

Last week, a state appeals court rejected a new trial for the 23-year-old Dassey, for the Halloween 2005 burning, raping, and shooting of Teresa Halbach at the Avery family’s auto salvage yard.

It’s one of Wisconsin’s most notorious crimes, because it happened two-and-a-half years after Avery was freed from prison where he served 18 years of a rape he didn’t commit. And Avery was among the first in the nation to be acquitted by DNA evidence – only to be convicted later by DNA.

Dassey’s attorneys say they’ll ask the State Supreme Court to overturn his conviction. A similar appeal by Avery was rejected last year by an appellate court.

The 25-year-old Halbach was at the salvage yard to photograph vehicles for Auto Trader magazine.

The 50-year-old Avery is serving a life prison term. Dassey is also sentenced for life, but he’s eligible for a supervised release in about 35 years. 

NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) - A Neenah Police officer didn’t have to look far for a drunk driver early Saturday morning, after a Menasha man smashed into the rear of his squad car. 

The alleged drunk driver was 33-year-old Charley Campbell. 

Officer Wes Bone was stopped at a flashing red light along Main Street and Green Bay Road when he was hit from behind. 

Campbell apparently did "poorly" on sobriety tests and was arrested at the scene.  He was cited for OWI and Operating with a Prohibited Alcohol Content. 

Campbell claimed he was returning to a bar because he had forgotten something. 

The squad car sustained roughly $5,000 in damages. 

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Green Bay Interim Police Chief Tom Molitor has been offered the chief job on a permanent basis, but only if he gets an exception from the city’s residency rule. 

Molitor's request to live 20 minutes outside the city is on the city council agenda for Tuesday night. 

Two weeks ago, the Personnel Committee voted down the request, and did not recommend granting an exception to the city’s ordinance that states department heads must live in the city.

Some Alderman on the committee took issue that the Police and Fire Commission, who moved Molitor forward even though he refused to move back in the city as a condition of the job. 

Molitor retired in 2011, but bought home years earlier in Oconto County. 

However, that home is underwater and is worth less then he bought it for. 

Mayor Jim Schmitt is backing Molitor's request, which is a big change of heart from just a few months ago when Schmitt argued city workers should live in the city.   Schmitt says Molitor is the best candidate for the job. 

Molitor was Assistant Police Chief up until his retirement.  He has been with Green Bay police since he was first hired as a cadet in 1980. 

If the full city council votes against Molitor’s request, the Police and Fire Commission does have another police chief finalist in mind. 

TOWN OF MORRISON, WI (WTAQ) - A disorderly conduct charge has been filed against the Town of Morrison Clerk for a video recording incident where she tells a resident to turn off the camera. 

The Brown County District Attorney’s office filed the charge in mid-January for the April 2012 incident. 

According to the criminal complaint, Town Clerk Colleen Magley approached a resident who was filming a board meeting on wind turbines. 

The meeting wrapped up and the video shows Magley approaching Jon Morehouse telling him to turn the camera off.  She extends her arm towards the camera, which then pans upwards.  The two exchange words and Morehouse can be heard telling Magley she had no right to touch his camera.  Magley then walks away. 

Magley says she reached to block the camera’s view and accidently touched the video camera. 

Last Thursday during a special meeting, the town board voted to cover any legal and lawyer expenses for the Town Clerk's defense.

If convicted on the misdemeanor charge, Magley faces up to a $1,000 fine and up to 90 days in jail or both. 

The April incident that unfolded seems to be one of many others. 

A number of residents have made an issue over the placement of wind turbines at Town of Morrison board meetings. 

Residents often voice their concerns on what they believe is corruption among town officials accusing them of violating ethics for voting on issues they have a financial stake in. 

Like other meetings, the April meeting in question got heated at times. 

A witness claims there have been other heated exchanges and even physical contact between residents and town officials. 

After the April meeting incident, town officials started video recording the meetings and have had a deputy present. 

None of the parties involved or town officials wanted to comment or did not call back.  The District Attorney’s office also did not return a calls. 

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Police in Appleton say a ringing cell phone helped them arrest a suspect in an overnight burglary.

Police are called to the 1600 block of North Morrison Street for a report of a burglary just after 2:20 a.m. Tuesday.

The homeowner told authorities that people inside the house were awaken by noises being made by someone trying to steal a TV. When confronted, the burglar ran away. However, the homeowner discovered that a cell phone was missing.

With the help of a police dog, officers tracked shoe prints leading away from the house. The trail led to a home on the 1500 block of North Oneida Street.

Police spoke with several people there. During the investigation, an officer called the victim’s cell phone number and the phone rang in a coat pocket. Police then arrested 40-year-old Horace Fields. Fields is jailed on a probation hold as prosecutors consider charges.

CHILTON, WI (WTAQ) - A plea deal has been reached with the suspect in a stabbing at Darboy Community Park last summer.

18-year-old Devon Helmrath stabbed a 73-year-old man who was out for a walk. Cops say Helmrath asked him to help find a cell phone. Officials say Helmrath stabbed the man in the back when they walked into the woods.

The victims survived and was able to call police. He recovered from his injuries.

The charge of attempted first-degree intentional homicide was reduced to first-degree reckless endangering safety at a hearing Monday in Calumet County court. No sentencing date was set.

NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) - A second grade Neenah teacher who resigned last week after sending photos of her class to a prison inmate was engaged to the man. 

The New Lisbon Correctional Institute intercepted a package nearly two weeks ago and immediately told the Neenah School District. 

Neenah Police say Tuller Elementary School teacher Christina Peeerenboom has been engaged to 33-year-old Eddie Sanders for four years.

Sanders is serving a 40-year prison sentence for a 1998 conviction of Second Degree Intentional Homicide. 

The Appleton Post-Crescent reports police listened to 80 recorded phone conversations between the couple and say their conversations were innocent and there was no wrongful intent by Peerenboom’s package. 

The couple would often share happenings in their separate lives. 

Neenah police determined the incident was a lapse in judgment and no laws were broken. 

In later conversations, Peerenboom told Sanders she understood the district’s concern. 

Peerenboom’s package contained letters and pictures drawn by her students to Sanders, as well as a picture of the class with their names. 

The students knew of Sanders, but were not told he was in prison. 

Students even sent him homemade cards for his birthday.

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says if you're preparing for sturgeon spearing, be careful of ice conditions on the Lake Winnebago system.

The DNR says ice conditions on the lakes are highly variable. In some spots, the ice is more than a foot thick, while in other spots, the water is open.

Ice is generally thicker on the east side of Lake Winnebago than on the west side after high winds Jan. 21 blew the ice onto the eastern shore, leaving open water on the west side.

Since then, the DNR says swings in temperature and wind conditions have continued to keep ice conditions varied. The DNR does not monitor ice conditions and reminds people that the ice is never guaranteed to be safe. The DNR recommends checking with a local fishing club for current ice conditions.

The DNR has also shared the following tips for people going out onto the ice:

• Ice should be at least 4 inches thick before walking out onto it, 5 inches if taking a snowmobile, ATV or other vehicle.
• Wear proper clothing and equipment - dress in layers including wool hats, mittens and waterproof boots. Include a float coat to help you stay afloat and slow body heat loss should you go into the water.
• Don't go out alone - Go out fishing or spearing with friends, take a cell phone with you, and make sure someone knows where you are and when you expect to return.

The sturgeon spearing season begins at 6:30 a.m. Saturday. It is scheduled to end Feb. 24, but can end early if harvest caps are reached. Harvest caps are separate for Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes of Butte des Morts, Winneconne and Poygan.

The DNR did check the clarity of the water on Lake Winnebago on Monday. Staff members found that they could see about eight feet down into the water.

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - Just days remain until the start of the 2013 sturgeon spearing season.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has taken water clarity measurements at several spots on the east side of Lake Winnebago.

On Monday, DNR staff members said water clarity overall is less than it has been in recent years.

Here are clarity observations at various points on the lake:

Fisherman’s Road        Clarity

1/2 mile from shore         6 feet

1 mile from shore            7 feet

2 miles from shore          8 feet  

Brothertown                 Clarity

1/2 mile from shore         0 feet

1 mile from shore            8 feet

2 miles from shore          7.5 feet  

Stockbridge                  Clarity

1 mile from shore             9.5 feet

2 miles from shore           9.5 feet

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Fans with tickets to Donald Driver's official retirement ceremony on Wednesday are getting some reminders from Green Bay Packers officials.

Doors for the event at the Lambeau Field Atrium will open at 9:30 a.m. Fans are being asked to enter through the Miller Lite Gate.

There will be standing room only accomodations for fans with tickets.

The event begins at 11 a.m.

You can hear the ceremony live on 97.5/1360 News Talk WTAQ.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The Green Bay City Council approved an exemption for the new Police Chief to live outside the city limits at Tuesday night’s meeting. 

City ordinance requires department heads to live in the city, but Interim Police Chief Tom Molitor had moved away to Oconto County when he retired in 2011. 

Molitor said at the beginning of the interview process with the Police and Fire Commission that he would not move back.  He purchased what he called his "retirement home" in 2005 and it was worth less now than he paid for it. 

Molitor was Assistant Chief until his retirement, and then came back to fill in as chief in mid-2012 when Jim Arts left to head security for the Tennessee Titans. 

The city council voted 9-3 to grant Molitor a waiver after more than an hour and half of discussion, debate and high praise from fellow officers and the Brown County District Attorney’s office.  

Mayor Jim Schmitt when to bat for Molitor saying he was the best candidate period and in the process took some heat because of his changing position on the city’s residency rule. 

Just a couple months ago and against the Mayor’s strong opposition against it, the city council dropped the rule for city workers, but still required department heads to live in the city. 

Molitor wouldn’t say how long he would commit to serving as chief. 

The position pay a little over $102,000 a year. 

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The eastern half of Wisconsin could be in for a major snowstorm the next couple of days – with sleet and freezing rain mixed in.

Winter weather advisories have been posted for east central and northeast Wisconsin. 3 to 6 inches are in the forecast for the Fox Valley, Green Bay, and points further north.

Four to seven inches of snow are predicted for Fond du Lac and Sheboygan counties. Freezing drizzle is possible after the snow falls Thursday in the northeast. 

Metro Milwaukee is under a winter storm watch during the day Thursday, with sleet tonight and 5 to 8 inches of new snow.

The Badger State has been hit for a week with light snows and several low-pressure systems. The National Weather Service now says the new system that’s due in Wednesday will pack a stronger punch.

The western half of Wisconsin can expect light snow, sleet, and freezing drizzle both Wednesday night and Thursday. And more fog is possible in some places Thursday morning.

Highs are projected to be in the 20’s statewide Wednesday, and in the 30’s Thursday through Sunday – when another storm system is due in. 

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - A Brillion man accused of shooting his own mother dead and throwing her body in the Fox River in the summer of 2011 was sentenced to life in prison by an Outagamie County judge Wednesday.

35-year-old Randal Rosenthal was convicted in November of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of 52-year-old Kathleen Remter. 

Rosenthal shot her in the back of the head. 

The Outagamie County District Attorney’s office says Rosenthal killed his mother to collect her $586,000 life insurance policy. 

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Like other Titletown heroes before him, Donald Driver will have a street named after him in Green Bay.

Mayor Jim Schmitt told hundreds of fans at Driver’s retirement ceremony Wednesday that a small street near the Titletown Brewing Company will be named “Donald Driver Way.”

The brewery and restaurant are located on the west edge of the city’s downtown. Also, Schmitt said the statue of a Packers’ receiver in front of the restaurant will be changed from Number 88 to Driver’s Number 80.

The 38-year-old Driver told the crowd that he walks away from the game knowing that he gave all he could, so, “I owe it to the fans and this fine organization not to tarnish the legacy that they’ve established in me and my family.”

Packers’ CEO Mark Murphy and coach Mike McCarthy also made remarks at the ceremony. And general manager Ted Thompson said Driver has been a blessing for the team – and he said the contributions by Driver and his wife Betina have been “phenomenal.”

He leaves as the Packers’ all-time leader in catches and receiving yards. 

Governor Scott Walker also attended the ceremony, after Driver invited him. The governor said Driver has done a fantastic job entertaining Wisconsinites between his 14 years as a Packer and his victory on “Dancing With the Stars.”

Governor Walker declared Wednesday Donald Driver day. 

“Beyond his performances, Donald goes above and beyond to give back to the community and to be a positive role model for our youth.  Today, Wisconsin will join together to celebrate all of the Donald Driver’s contributions to our state, both on and off the field,” said Governor Walker.

WRIGHTSTOWN, WI (WTAQ) - Emergency school response and security concerns are rising in Wrightstown. 

On Tuesday, Village President Dean Erickson made major accusations that the Wrightstown Community School District was not collaborating with police. 

Erickson says for years and after numerous requests, the district has not shared its emergency crisis situation planning and building plans with police should an incident arise. 

Erickson also claims Brown County SWAT in recent months has also requested the same information, but has gotten no response. 

District Administer Carla BoBuoltz says their liaison officer, who is a deputy, has assured her that the sheriff’s department does have emergency plans and layouts. 

However, she admits Wrightstown Police do not but they are working on getting the information to them soon. 

Both BuBoltz and Wrightstown Police Chief Perry Kingsbury talked about incidents in the past of police revealing potentially identify information about students.  

One involved outside parties, specifically town leaders receiving student information and an early December posting on police department's Facebook page regarding a student attacking a teacher. 

Those Facebook postings have since been deleted.

Commander of Brown County Sheriff SWAT team Lt. Scott Semb says they have been trying for three to four months to get the district’s emergency plans.  BuBoltz was double checking with the liaison officer on that information. 

Buboltz says they need to start working on a new Interagency Agreement between police and the district. 

“This type of agreement is designed to help the communication between agencies by clearly identifying when confidential student information may be shared to address student health, welfare and safety. This type of agreement also ensures that confidential pupil information will not be further disclosed unless otherwise permitted by the state or federal statutes.”

Buboltz says they are working on reestablishing a trusting and positive relationship that the district once enjoyed in the past with Wrightstown Police and Village Administration.

“Confidentiality of student information and issues of student health, welfare, and safety will continue to be at the forefront of those conversations and will not be compromised” BuBoltz said. 

BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Law enforcement agencies across Brown County have launched an online web-based reporting system.

The Brown County Sheriff's Office, Villages of Hobart-Lawrence, De Pere Police Department, Ashwaubenon Public Safety, and the Brown County Public Safety Communications Center will launch an online web-based reporting system for minor reports.

In a press release, Brown County Sheriff's Captain David Konrath said the objective of this system is to provide an alternative to citizens in submitting a police report.

Cullen Peltier with the Brown County Public Safety Communications Center says some examples of minor reports include identity theft, lost property and vandalism.

Peltier says the system will help reduce call volume at the county's 911 center. Out of  the 30 thousand calls dispatchers receive each month, 25 thousand are administrative calls. He adds the online reporting system would give dispatchers more time to handle important calls.

The online reporting site is active. You can access it by clicking here.

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - An Appleton woman is sentenced for getting into a fight with teenagers while she says she was defending her daughter.

Christina Rogers will spend 20 days in jail and serve 100 hours of community service. Rogers is also required to write letters of apology to the victims.

Rogers was convicted of substantial battery after she and her sister, Jennifer Rogers, got into a fight with some teenage girls outside an Appleton middle school last April.

Rogers said they got involved when she saw another student attack her 14-year-old daughter.

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - An Oshkosh man is due back in court Monday, after he was accused of causing a fatal traffic crash while he was driving with a suspended license while drunk.

A $50,000 cash bond was ordered for 57-year-old William Doemel on six felony charges that include causing death and injury by OWI and driving with a suspended or revoked license.

Winnebago County authorities said Doemel was driving an SUV which struck a van head-on in the town of Nekimi in December. 80-year-old Robert Zentner was killed, and his wife broke seven ribs, a knee, and a wrist.

Doemel’s blood alcohol level was 0.285 – or about three-and-a-half times the legal limit of 0.08.

Officials said Doemel’s license had been suspended due to a previous drunk driving conviction from 2011.

Besides his Monday appearance, Doemel is scheduled to have a preliminary hearing next Thursday, when a judge will decide if there’s enough evidence to order a trial. 

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A former UWGB student and Green Bay Packers Cheerleader is calling out a Chicago Bears Fans’ Facebook page who posted a picture of her as an example of the Packers having the worst cheerleaders in the NFL. 

Kaitlyn Collins cheered for the Pack in 2009, but this week uploaded a YouTube video of her fighting back against cyber-bullying after thousands of disparaging comments about the photo. 

The Bears fan has since taken down the photo.