Employment YO-YO in Wisconsin

December 23, 2014, 12:16 pm

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Madison, WI (WTAQ) - Local unemployment rates went down in most major Wisconsin cities last month, but went up in most counties.  

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reported Tuesday that preliminary rates for November showed unemployment went down or remained the same in 23 of the state’s 32 largest cities. 

Racine had the highest rate at 8.4 percent in October. Caledonia had the lowest rate at 2.7 percent, 

Unemployment rates were up in 57 of the state’s 72 counties.

Rates ranged from 2.7 percent in Pierce County to 10.3 percent in Menominee County.

 

The state unemployment rate in November was 5.2 percent, the lowest it’s been since the Great Recession.

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December 23, 2014, 12:34 pm

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Green Bay, WI (WTAQ) - The Packers want fans to get loud at Lambeau Field. 

The team announced “Get Loud Lambeau,” a push to encourage fans to make noise during Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions – and any upcoming home playoff games.  

Players, coaches and team employees plan to wear “Get Loud Lambeau” t-shirts throughout the week. 

During the game, the team plans messages on the video scoreboard, new music, signs and giveaways to let fans know when the most critical times are to stand up and cheer.

1 dead after falling through ice in Dodge County

December 24, 2014, 1:51 am

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DODGE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – One man is dead after falling through the ice in Dodge County.

Officials say three men went through the ice on Fox Lake on Tuesday around 6:13 p.m. The three were riding on ATV’s when they went into the water in a bay on the southwest portion of the lake.

Multiple emergency crews responded to the scene.

Officials say two men were able to get out of the water and yelled for help, but the third man was in the water for approximately an hour until rescue personnel were able to reach him in a rescue boat.

The man in the water was transported to the hospital and later pronounced dead.  The cause of death will be determined by the Dodge County Medical Examiner’s Office.  The other two men were treated at the scene and released.

Officials say a Fox Lake police officer received a minor injury during the rescue and was treated and expected to be released.

Officials are reminding people that ice conditions vary on many area waterways.

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December 24, 2014, 8:30 am

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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Sheriff’s officials are looking for a man in connection with an armed robbery and chase.

The Brown Co. Sheriff’s Office says 28 year-old Juan C. Ortiz is a suspect in a Dec. 5 incident that started at a Kwik Trip gas station in Bellevue. Deputies say after an armed robbery, they found a suspect’s vehicle and began to chase it. The chase ended when the vehicle crashed and the suspect got away.

Investigators believe Ortiz was that suspect. He is described as being 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair which is sometimes pulled back in a pony tail. Ortiz has ties to both Green Bay and Milwaukee.

He should be considered armed and dangerous, officials warn.

Anyone who sees Ortiz is asked to call local police or Crime Stoppers at (920) 432-7867. Do not approach him.

Fatal fire in Oshkosh duplex

December 26, 2014, 12:57 pm

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Oshkosh, WI (WTAQ) - One person died, another injured and taken to the hospital after a two-story duplex fire in Oshkosh. 

It happened just after 1:15 this morning (FRI) in the 900 block of Bismarck Ave.  

Crews found two people trapped in the building. Smoke was coming from the second story.

Police say one person was rescued via ladder from the second floor and another victim was found inside the building and taken downstairs. 

The cause of the fire is under investigation, although a lit, unattended, cigarette is a possibility.

Barge plows into Sturgeon Bay bridge

December 26, 2014, 1:00 pm

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Sturgeon Bay, WI (WTAQ) - A 700 foot barge collided into the Maple Oregon Street Bridge in Sturgeon Bay Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. 

The Door County Highway Department as well as an engineer from the DOT accessed the bridge and say the damage is mostly cosmetic.

They say the bridge will be repaired sometime next week. 

They also did tests by raising and lowering the bridge and it was working fine. 

The road is open to traffic but the sidewalk is closed.

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December 26, 2014, 1:03 pm

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Milwaukee, WI (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee County prosecutor has called it quits after 24 years of handling nothing but homicide cases.  

Assistant District Attorney Mark Williams is not retiring yet, though.

He'll serve for about three months as an assistant D-A in Sheboygan County, replacing a woman who's out on maternity leave.  

The 63-year-old Williams took more than 200 murder cases to trials -- and he said only two resulted in acquittals. 

Still looking for the cause in big Green Bay business fire

December 26, 2014, 1:10 pm

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Green Bay, WI (WTAQ) - The investigation continues after Green Bay firefighters spent Christmas Eve, and part of Christmas Day, at the scene of a warehouse fire that spread to another building, destroying both.

Rescue crews were called to Green Earth Industries at 710 Bay Beach Road around 10 p.m. Wednesday night. 

The intense blaze spread to the nearby Spectrum Maintenance building, keeping firefighters on scene for hours.  No injuries reported.  

One of the buildings housed a company that recycles items to make a synthetic mulch.

The other repairs dumpsters for large garbage disposal.

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Fire in Green Bay detached garage under investigation

December 27, 2014, 6:47 am

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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Green Bay Metro Fire crews were called Friday afternoon to a fire inside a detached garage.

It happened at 1434 E. Mason Street around 3:30 p.m. Traffic was blocked off as firefighters battled the flames.

No one was hurt in the blaze. Officials say the house and 2 stall garage were vacant at the time.

Damage is estimated at around $10,000. The investigation into the cause of the fire continues.

Highway 141 back open following crash

December 27, 2014, 6:54 am

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MARINETTE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A stretch of Highway 141 in Marinette County is back open following a crash early Saturday.

Authorities say it happened around 4 p.m. at Jossart Road. Sheriff's officials have not released any details in the crash.

All lanes of Highway 141 in that area were closed for almost 3 hours.

 

Suspicious death under investigation on Green Bay's west side

December 28, 2014, 7:26 am

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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Police in Green Bay are investigating a suspicious death on the city's west side.

Officers said they were called to an apartment in the 1400 block of Admiral Court.

The P.D. is not releasing many details at this point, but they are calling this an isolated incident and the public is not in danger.

Authorities are still unsure about the cause of death.

No one hurt in Appleton garage fire

December 28, 2014, 7:39 am

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APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Firefighters in Appleton dealt with a fire at a home early Sunday morning.

Crews were called to the 1600 block of S. Douglas Street around 4 a.m. for a small fire in the garage.

Everyone inside the home made it out safely and firefighters quickly doused the flames.

Investigators believe that faulty electrical wiring was a contributing factor in the blaze. No word on how much damage was done.

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December 29, 2014, 10:43 am

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ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - A 25-foot inflatable Miller Lite display that was reported missing from Anduzzis' bar during Sunday's Packers-Lions game has been returned.

According to Ashwaubenon Public Safety, an unknown man dropped off the stolen decoration to the Anduzzis' on Holmgren way and said he was sorry.

An official with Triangle Distributing said the inflatable did sustain some damage.

Authorities are still trying to identify the person responsible and are still asking that anyone with information to contact Ashwaubenon Public Safety at (920) 492-2995.

Police: 2-year-old Kimberly boy's death not suspicious

December 29, 2014, 10:49 am

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KIMBERLY, WI (WTAQ) - Police in the Fox Valley now say the death of a two-year-old boy on Christmas Eve is not suspicious.

Autopsy results indicate no sign of abuse or trauma on Ryder Huss, whom police found dead at a home in Kimberly.

The Fond du Lac County medical examiner's office performed the autopsy. A cause of death was not disclosed.

Police say they don't expect anyone to be arrested -- and they'll keep an investigation open until more information is provided by the local coroner's office.

(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)

Man killed in Oshkosh duplex fire identified

December 29, 2014, 11:19 am

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OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - A man killed in a fire in Oshkosh has been identified as 64-year-old Stephen "Dallas" West.

Authorities said he was smoking near an oxygen tank when the fire started early Friday in the upstairs portion of a duplex.

A 57-year-old woman in the apartment was recovering at last word from non-life threatening injuries.

Officials said Stephen West died at a Madison burn unit from burns and smoke inhalation.

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Pembine area woman killed in weekend crash

December 29, 2014, 11:20 am

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MARINETTE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities in northeast Wisconsin say a snow covered road might have been a factor in a weekend crash that killed a 51-year-old Pembine area woman.

Marinette County authorities said a pickup truck that was pulling a snowmobile trailer swerved to avoid hitting a dark object.

Pauline Wallschlager was hit by the trailer. She died at the scene. The truck driver, his wife, and three children escaped injury.

The crash happened early Saturday morning on Highway 141 in the Marinette County town of Beecher.

Alcohol was considered to be a possible factor on the victim's part. The incident remains under investigation.

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Deep freeze moving into Wisconsin

December 29, 2014, 11:28 am

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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Wind chill factors were in the minus-teens in far northern Wisconsin at mid-day, and the rest of the state is about to get the same treatment.

The National Weather Service says a cold high pressure system from Canada is bringing clear skies and arctic temperatures to Wisconsin.

No cold advisories were issued by late Monday morning -- but the Weather Service says to stay tuned.

Forecasts call for wind chills down to 20-below Monday night in southwest Wisconsin, and 15 to 25-below for most other parts of the state.

Actual temperatures at 11 a.m. Monday ranged from zero at Superior and Cumberland to 27 in Racine. They're expected to range from 1 to 9-below by Tuesday morning.

Places along Lake Michigan will have the warmest readings, if you could call it that, with lows of 1 to 4-below.

The mercury might not hit 20-above again until New Year's Day, when the clouds are expected to return. Our next chance of snow is on Friday.

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NFL suspends Lions' DT Suh for stomp on Aaron Rodgers' leg

December 29, 2014, 12:50 pm

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NEW YORK (WTAQ) - ESPN says Detroit defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh will be suspended for the Lions' Wild Card playoff game at Dallas on Sunday.

That's after he stepped on Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers in Sunday's regular season finale at Lambeau Field.

Suh backed up two steps after a play, and he stepped on Rodgers' left leg -- very close to where Rodgers aggravated his strained calf in the first half.

Lions' coach Jim Caldwell said Monday that his personal views didn't matter -- and it was up to the NFL to rule, which it reportedly did Monday.

The Packers are not trying to add any vocal fuel to the fire.

Packers' defensive tackle Letroy Guion said he could not remember ever stepping on an offensive player the way Suh did -- still, Guion said he didn't want to pass judgment.

Fullback John Kuhn said he's obviously biased in favor of Rodgers -- but he said his teammates still didn't want to go into it publicly. In Kuhn's words, "Our job is to protect -- so that's all it comes down to."

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Shawano restaurant total loss after morning fire

December 30, 2014, 3:42 am

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SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ) - Firefighters now say a Shawano restaurant is a total loss after a fire.

The fire started around 1:30 Tuesday morning, at Anello’s Torch Lite on East Green Bay Street.

Shawano County Sheriff’s officials say no one was hurt.

There’s no word how the fire started.

Fire crews have been using a backhoe to pull the building apart and look for hot spots.

Water from the firefighting effort has been freezing to the sidewalk and road, making it slippery for firefighters. Crews have been putting down salt and sand for traction.

Fire officials say the restaurant’s owners live next door and also run a small petting zoo. They say they believe all of the animals are accounted for.

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December 30, 2014, 8:10 am

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MARATHON COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Santa Claus was too busy to give the Green Bay Packers an undefeated home record this year.

But another man with a long beard might be the good luck charm.

Jeremy Wilcox works as a communications technician on the sidelines during Packers' home games at Lambeau Field.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers has given the red nine-inch beard a gentle tug at each home game since early in the season -- and some Cheeseheads believe it had something to do with the Pack going 8-0 at Lambeau in the regular season.

Wilcox has been deluged with interview requests after national TV viewers saw Rodgers giving the beard a tug during last Sunday's home win over Detroit. That was the game in which Rodgers re-injured his left leg, dramatically returned, and engineered two touchdown drives to help the Packers win the NFC North Division and a first-round playoff bye.

Wilcox calls the beard-tugging just "guys having fun."

Green Bay will host a divisional round game on January 11th.

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