OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - Oshkosh police say a former school district employee has been arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student.

Police say the 26-year-old woman, who also allegedly possessed child pornography, was arrested Wednesday afternoon. She was a paraprofessional at Merrill Middle School.

Authorities indicate the sexual activity between her and the 14-year-old student took place in July and August.

The woman is no longer employed by the district and school leaders say they contacted authorities when they learned of the alleged activity.

The name of the woman has not been made public.

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - A trial date of October 21st has been set for an accountant from Appleton accused of embezzling $1.1 million.

37-year-old Jenissa Carlson is charged with 10 felony counts of forgery and theft in a business setting.

Prosecutors said she was addicted to online shopping. Carlson allegedly bought items from stores like Macy's and Pandora, while refusing to tell her husband how she could afford packages that were delivered almost daily.

Carlson worked for Service Motor Company of Dale. Officials said the company's president discovered missing payments last March that were supposed to go to a vendor from Germany.

Instead, they were reportedly used to pay off Carlson's credit card balances since 2006.

Pre-trial requests in her case will be considered on October 7th before a new judge she was given -- Outagamie County Circuit Judge Michael Gage.

(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - Police in Oshkosh say two men have been arrested after one of them overdosed on heroin at work.

It happened Thursday morning in the 2600 block of Oregon Street, when police say rescue crews had to administer Narcan to revive a 24-year-old man who had overdosed. That man was rushed to the hospital and then arrested for possession of heroin, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Afterward, authorities arrested a 25-year-old Omro man for delivery of heroin, possession of heroin, recklessly endangering safety and a probation warrant.

The identities of the two men have not been made public.

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Appleton police say they've arrested a 17-year-old girl in connection with the armed robbery of an Appleton man back in July.

On July 19, police say the Milwaukee girl approached the victim on Appleton's north side and claimed her friends left her in the area. She sought help from the victim, and later pulled a knife on the 87-year-old man and robbed him of his car keys, cellphone, credit cards and cash. The man was unharmed.

During the investigation, police say they had to work through several aliases the girl used while staying in the Fox Valley. Their probe led officers to Milwaukee, where she was arrested.

The girl, identified by police as Toshiana N. Brown, is in the Outagamie County Jail. Brown has not been formally charged.

NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) - The parents of a missing Neenah man, along with police, are asking him or the public to come forward with information on his whereabouts.

Kyle Blohm was last seen August 8th and made his last known contact on August 12th.

Police right now don't suspect foul play, however the 22-year-old's family says it's odd for him to be gone this long without contacting anyone.

Below are two direct messages to Blohm. One from Blohm’s parents and the other from the Neenah Police Department:

Message from parents-

Kyle:

It has been 33 days since we’ve known you were okay. I know what you’re going through and the pressures that go along with it. I’m telling you that it’s normal and it’s understandable. Please send word to me that you are alive and in no danger. I love you more than anything and I’m concerned for your well-being. A lot of people are worried sick and just want to know you’re okay. Whatever we need to do to make things right for you, we will do with no questions. You can move back in with me and I will assist in caring for your beautiful daughter as much as I can. I spoke with your former boss and he says you can come back to work for him at the same wage you were getting at your last job. You can go back to school, if that’s what you want. Lots of people are lined up to help you get through this. I pray that this message finds you in good health and that you reach out to me to let me know you’re alive and well. If you still want time to figure things out, we will all back off. There is nothing to be ashamed of or embarrassed about. You did what you thought needed to be done.

Love,

Mom and Dad

Message from Neenah Police Department-

Kyle:

We hope you are okay and that your absence is fully of your own choosing. Until we know that for sure, we will continue to expend significant resources on your case.

It is not against the law for an adult to disappear, if that is what he or she wants to do. It is very painful for family and friends, of course. It also puts a burden on the investigating agency and the community as a whole. People feel less safe in Neenah when there is an unresolved missing person case like this. We plead with you to make contact with someone so we know you are okay. You can call the Police Department if you wish, or use any form of communication you are comfortable with. We do not need to know where you are. We just need to know you are safe.

Blohm is 6′ 1″, about 170 pounds with brown hair and green eyes.

He might be driving a red 1999 Ford Ranger pickup truck with Wisconsin plates.

If you have information on Blohm’s whereabouts, please contact the Neenah Police Department at (920) 886-6000.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A minister in eastern Wisconsin is in jail, awaiting up to three dozen felony charges for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl.

A bond hearing was held in Brown County Thursday for 33-year-old Jerry Fletcher of Neenah, pastor of Crossover Ministries in Black Creek.

A court commissioner sent Fletcher to jail under a $150,000 cash bond. Prosecutors expect formal charges to be filed next week, with an initial appearance set for a week from Monday.

An assistant district attorney said in court that Fletcher has admitted having sexual contact several times with the girl, dating back to last December when he lived in Green Bay. The minister's attorney said his client turned himself in, and has been cooperative with investigators.

District Attorney David Lasee tells the Green Bay Press-Gazette that Fletcher has been wanted in Arizona for 12 years for a similar case.

TOWN OF SENECA, WI (WTAQ) - One person was killed and two others were hurt in a crash at a flat intersection on the Highway 29 expressway in Shawano County.

Sheriff's deputies said a minivan was trying to cross the eastbound lanes of 29 to get onto Old 29 Road -- and it was struck from the side by an SUV.

The minivan driver died at the scene. Two people in the SUV went taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

No names were immediately released. The crash is still under investigation.

(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)

CALUMET COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A 28-year-old Appleton man was killed, and his two passengers were injured in a two-vehicle crash Thursday.

It happened about 5:45 p.m. at the intersection of Harvestone Road and Marx Road in Calumet County.

Sheriff's officials said the Appleton man failed to yield at a stop sign, and his SUV was hit in the side by a pickup truck driven by a 37-year-old Kaukauna man.

The two SUV passengers were taken to an Appleton hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. That driver died at the scene. The pickup truck driver escaped injury.

The victims' names were not immediately released. The crash is still being investigated.

Officials said the intersection has had a large increase in traffic, because nearby Highway 32-57 is closed for the construction of a roundabout.

(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - Formal charges have been filed against a former Oshkosh school district paraprofessional in connection with an alleged sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy.

Online court records indicate 26-year-old Lindsey Quednow is facing one count of repeated sexual assault of same child, 3 counts of child enticement, and child sexual exploitation.

The school district called police after teachers at a different school brought concerns to the district about how Quednow, a teacher's aide at Merrill Middle School, was treating a male student.

About 36 hours after the concerns were brought forward, the district fired Quednow. Police arrested her on Wednesday.

Police believe all of the sexual contact took place away from school in July and August.

Quednow is due in Winnebago County Circuit Court Friday afternoon.

(Additional reporting from FOX 11).

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - UW-Green Bay public safety officials are investigating its second sexual assault complaint in the past week.

Authorities say a female student told them last night about an incident that occurred Friday September 5th. She told public safety that a man assaulted her after leaving MAC Hall, near the campus' tennis courts.

This complaint comes just days after another female student reported a man assaulted her in the Wood Hall parking lot.

Both incidents took place around 2 p.m. and the suspect is described as a white male, 5'10" with a medium build in both cases.

UWGB public safety also reports that between the two complaints, a third came in. They are not sure whether it's related to the first two. In that incident, a female student told them a man grabbed her arm outside Robishaw Hall at 12:20 p.m. last Saturday.

Anyone with any information is asked to called campus public safety at (920) 465-2300.

(Additional reporting from FOX 11).

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Green Bay Metro Fire Department officials say an ammonia leak in downtown Green Bay is under control.

The leak happened Friday night at the Laack Cold Storage Facility at 1111 N. Broadway Street.

Officials say the leak started a fire inside the building, but the blaze burned itself out.

No one was inside the building.

Fire crews confirmed the ammonia leak was under control and that the levels safe as of 4:30 a.m. Saturday.

The investigation is ongoing.

TOWN OF EATON, WI (WTAQ) - Officials with the Brown County Sheriff's Department are investigating the deaths of two people.

Deputies were called to a home on County Highway T in the Town of Eaton around 9 p.m. Saturday.

When they arrived, they found two people dead. People at a nearby tavern told authorities they heard a woman scream.

Authorities believe this is an isolated incident and the public is not in danger.

The Brown County Sheriff's Department expects to release more information on Monday.

(Additional reporting from FOX 11).

HOWARD, WI (WTAQ) - A former Bay Port High School teacher was arrested on a charge of sexual assault of a student by a staff member.

Charges have not been filed. Christopher Wieber is expected to appear in court at 2:30 p.m. Monday.

33-year-old Christopher Wieber, was booked into the Brown County jail Friday, according to county records.

Wieber, a science teacher, resigned effective Sept. 10, according to a letter sent Friday by Bay Port principal Mike Frieder. It does not state a reason for the resignation.

The Brown County Sheriff’s Dept. will have a news conference Monday afternoon about the case.

STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities say two Sturgeon Bay men have been charged in connection with a child pornography case.

37-year-old Steven P. Link is facing a count of possessing child pornography and invasion of privacy. 26-year-old Kory C. Murphy is facing 2 counts of possessing child pornography.

Both men, who appeared in Door County court Monday, were arrested as part of an internet sex crimes investigation on September 5.

“The more we dig into this, the bigger it gets,” Sturgeon Bay Police Capt. Dan Brinkman tells FOX 11.

Court documents reveal police traced a child pornography video to an Internet address that belongs to Link.

“The hard drives that we’re looking at, we have to preview, there’s a voluminous number of images,” said Brinkman. “This is going to take a long time.”

Police say they uncovered lewd pictures and videos in Link’s home and a downtown Sturgeon Bay business, Untitled Used and Rare Books.

The store is closed, for now. A sign on the front door says it’s because of a family emergency.

According to the criminal complaint, Link told police he had been secretly videotaping people in the restroom with a camera disguised as a smoke detector. Police found videos of girls and adult women in various stages of undress using the bookstore’s bathroom.

Investigators say its unclear how many victims there might be, but that people, especially vacationers, need to know about this case and come forward.

“We would like to identify the individuals that may have been in the store,” said Brinkman. “Used the bathroom, or may have actually been in the lower unit or the lower basement where there were also cameras set up.”

Court documents say police also found two pornographic images of young girls in Murphy’s possession. Murphy sublets the apartment he lives in from Link. Murphy’s attorney says his client is innocent and maintains he had no knowledge of the alleged files in question.

“It’s not bogus, these are serious, significant charges, and my client takes them significantly,” Brett Reetz told FOX 11. “The fact that it’s child pornography is offensive to everybody and nobody any less than my client.”

Both men are due back in court next month.

(Additional reporting from FOX 11).

LITTLE CHUTE, WI (WTAQ) - Police in the Fox Valley say a motorcyclist is injured after striking a deer on Highway 96.

Authorities say it happened near Fox Point Drive in the village of Little Chute just after 5:30 a.m.

The motorcyclist is a 54-year-old Little Chute man.

Part of Highway 96 was shut down for about two hours after the crash.

Police don't believe alcohol is involved and the crash remains under investigation.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The ribbon has been cut on the new $85 million headquarters for Schreiber Foods in downtown Green Bay.

The 260,000 square foot building at the corner of Washington and Main streets, in the former site of the Washington Commons, took 22 months to build. It's a five-story building that centralizes Schreiber's corporate operations.

“That’s exactly what we need for Green Bay,” Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt tells FOX 11. “It’s great for our image, great for our future.”

Schmitt said his city’s downtown will continue to grow after Schreiber picked the site.

“It just showed that they believe in the downtown, they believe in the city, they believe in our talent pool, and I think that that has led to many other things in the last few years and many more to come,” he said.

Mike Haddad, Schreiber’s CEO and president, said the building has some extra space inside so the company can add more employees in the future.

“You know, we’re an international company so we built it for plenty of growth,” said Haddad.

Haddad said about 580 people currently work in the building. It can fit up to 800 employees.

As Schreiber adds more jobs, it stands to get some money from the state. Governor Scott Walker says the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation will provide up to $4.5 million in tax credits.

Schreiber Foods, one of the largest dairy companies in the world, was founded in Green Bay nearly 70 years ago. It also has plants in Richland Center and West Bend.

(Additional reporting from FOX 11).

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - All but two percent of Wisconsin's 424 school districts met or exceeded the state's achievement expectations during the last school year.

The state released its annual report cards for public schools this morning, and 88 percent of individual schools met or surpassed their expectations.

It's the third year the Department of Public Instruction has issued report cards for each building, and the second year for districts as a whole. They're evaluated by their math and reading scores in statewide tests -- student growth -- getting students ready for college and careers -- and reducing racial and ethnic achievement gaps.

In a YouTube message, state Superintendent Tony Evers said the report cards are not meant to punish low-performing schools. He said the goals are to get weaker schools to improve, and the strongest schools to share their best practices with others.

9 districts and 116 schools earned the top rating. The Milwaukee district was the only one which failed to meet the state's expectations.

(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)

ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker is defending his plan to make working-age adults pass drug tests before they can get unemployment and food stamp benefits.

At campaign stops in the Green Bay area Monday, the Republican Walker said it's "really about compassion." He said it's not about making it harder to get public aid, it's about making it easier to go look for a job -- with the help of state-funded training if necessary.  

The drug tests for aid recipients is part of Walker's overall goals for a second term he's seeking in November against Democrat Mary Burke. The governor also wants to freeze tuition at technical colleges for the first time, after lawmakers forced the UW to do the same a year ago.

His plan also includes more state income tax cuts.

The drug tests were also proposed in 2011 and were later struck down. Critics say the requirement would violate federal law, but Walker disagrees. He said it would only apply to childless, able-bodied adults which he says is not the type of penalty that resulted in a similar law in Florida being found unconstitutional.

(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)

TOWN OF RUBICON (WTAQ) – One person is dead and six other people are hurt after a five-vehicle crash in Dodge County.

It happened after 6 p.m. Tuesday on State Highway 60 in the Town of Rubicon.

The Dodge County Sheriff’s Department says traffic had backed up, and a pickup truck did not stop. Investigators say it crashed into the back of another vehicle, causing a chain reaction crash.

Officials say there were 12 people in the five vehicles that were involved. One person was killed and six others were hurt.

The crash is under investigation.

TOWN OF BRUSSELS, WI (WTAQ) - Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources had to respond quickly after a large manure spill in Door County.

It happened around 2 a.m. Tuesday at the Kurt DeGrave dairy farm in the town of Brussels.

About 640,000 gallons of manure spilled from an apparent rupture in an above-ground manure pit. 

The manure drained into a ditch and flowed into a nearby spring creek. Several DNR staff has been on the scene, including wardens, groundwater, drinking water and agriculture runoff specialists.

No other surface waters have been affected at this time.