UNDATED (WTAQ) - Green Bay will be one of the stops on a planned campaign visit next week by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

According to Clinton's campaign, the former Secretary of State is making a two-day trip to the Badger State Monday and Tuesday. Visits are expected to happen in Madison, Milwaukee, La Crosse and Green Bay. 

Specific details have not yet been made available.

Clinton's visit comes on the heels of Republican Ted Cruz's stop in Oshkosh and Bellevue on Friday.

That was the first visit to our area by a presidential candidate ahead of Wisconsin's primary election on April 5.

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WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ) - A five-year prison sentence was handed down Friday for a man convicted of setting a pair of fires in New London.

Jesse McLamarrah was convicted with the May 2014 fires at apartments above the Copper Shot bar in downtown New London, along with the playground equipment outside New London High School.

Two people jumping to safety from a second-floor window at the apartment fire were injured.

The sentence breaks down as such:

* 5 years in prison and 5 years of extended supervision for the two convictions of second-degree recklessly endangering safety;

* After that decade is completed, he will spend 8 years on probation for the arson and burglary convictions.

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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - In the wake of a major meth trafficking bust in Brown County, police say they were called twice Friday to a house connected to it.

Green Bay police say they were call at 4:30 p.m., and then again at 7:15 p.m.

In both cases, authorities say two people were trying to break into the home in the 400 block of Bellevue Street. All four suspects are different and investigators are working to figure out if they're connected.

3 of the suspects were taken into custody, but one person was able to get away.

Police say that suspect is a white female, about 20-years-old, with blonde hair. They say she was last seen wearing light colored pants and a blue plaid shirt.

Police say they are referring charges of criminal trespassing for the two people who were arrested in connection with the 4:30 p.m. call.

Authorities say they are not sure what charges they will refer in connection with the second call. They say the man they have in custody is not being cooperative.

The Bellevue Street home was one of the multiple homes recently searched by drug investigators earlier this week.

The investigation is ongoing.

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CUDAHY, WI (WTAQ) - The family of two Oshkosh step-sisters killed earlier this week in a crash on Interstate 41 continue to struggle to accept this cold reality.

FOX 6 in Milwaukee spoke with the driver's dad Spencer Lawrence, who recounted that his daughter Amanda Volgmann and her younger sister Kara had just stopped to eat as they were heading home Thursday morning.

"It's 26 years of her life that I've been in, and, um, it's all gone, in a second," said Lawrence.

That second comes around 11:15 a.m. Thursday on I-41, north of Highway K, in the Town of Hartford.

26-year-old Amanda and 15-year-old Kara are northbound when Amanda reportedly loses control of the van she's borrowing, before sliding through the median ditch, into the path of a semi-tractor trailer.

The two are pronounced dead at the scene.

"The feeling that I have, in my heart, it's just, I can't even explain it," Lawrence said.

Lawrence says the last time he speaks with Amanda is Monday, his birthday.

"She goes, 'I love you, Daddy.' And she goes, 'I'll see you, soon,'" Lawrence recalls.

Thursday morning, Lawrence says Amanda prepares to visit a cousin in Hartford.

"She gave my grandson to her mother, and her 15-year-old sister said, 'I'll go along, so you don't have to drive alone.'"

Lawrence explains, Amanda just started a new job and expressed optimism about her future with her two-year-old son, Zavier.

"She said she wants to spend more time, with her father, and do things with me, and then this happened. You know, and that's what-- what hurts me, the most," Lawrence said.

Family members are trying to collect enough money to cover the cost of two funerals. Lawrence has established a GoFundMe page for the two.

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PEMBINE, WI (WTAQ) - One girl was critically injured following a two-vehicle crash in Marinette County on Saturday.

According to the sheriff's department, the crash happened on U.S. Highway 141 in Pembine.

Authorities say a car with 4 people inside tried to make a left turn near the BP gas station when it was struck by a pickup truck driving north. The truck rolled over after hitting another vehicle.

Three of the four people in the car were taken to a hospital in Iron Mountain, Michigan. They suffered serious to critical injuries. A young girl had to be flown to a Green Bay hospital. 

Two people inside the truck suffered minor injuries.

Authorities have not identified anyone involved.

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APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has scheduled a town hall meeting in Appleton on Tuesday.

The event will be at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center and doors open at 9:30 a.m.

Sanders' campaign says the event is free and open to the public. Those interested in attending are being asked to RSVP and admission is first come, first served.

If you plan on attending the event, bags will not be allowed inside. Weapons, sharp objects, chairs, and signs or banners on sticks will not be allowed through security.

However, small personal items like keys and cell phones will be allowed inside the event.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will hold a town hall on Wednesday in Green Bay. The location has not been announced.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton also plans to campaign in Green Bay next week. Specific details have not been announced.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich is also expected to make stops in Wisconsin.

Sen. Ted Cruz was in the Green Bay area on Friday.

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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will take part in a town hall event hosted by MSNBC in Green Bay on Wednesday.

According to MSNBC, Trump will field questions from host Chris Matthews and voters during the live television event.

Trump is the second Republican candidate to visit Northeast Wisconsin ahead of the April 5 primary.

Texas Senator Ted Cruz visited the area on Friday.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton also plans to campaign in Green Bay next week. Specific details have not been announced.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders will hold his own town hall event on Tuesday at the Fox Cities PAC in Appleton.

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GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ) - A Wrightstown teen has been arrested after police say he went on a "burglary spree" in the Fox River Mall.

Grand Chute police say they were called Sunday night to the mall when security workers found that someone broke into a corridor in the mall.

Authorities found broken storefront windows and other evidence that someone was inside. 

Grand Chute Police Captain Mike Velie says 11 stores were affected.  

Police are not sure why the teen did it.

"I suspect that it was for the purpose of obtaining cash and there were indications that he may have been bored," says Velie.

During their investigation, a 16-year-old boy came out of the Zumiez store and was arrested.

The boy is currently being held at the Brown County Juvenile Detention Center.

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UNDATED (WTAQ) - One area state lawmaker says the Wisconsin Department of Corrections will notify the public "on a timely basis" when someone walks away from a minimum-security facility from now on.

The announcement came from Wisconsin State Rep. David Steffen (R-Howard), who began pressing the DOC last October on the issue after 2 men walked away from the Winnebago Correctional Center in Oshkosh.

On October 9, Austin Reynolds and Leland Larock escaped from a fenced-in area of the facility. However, police failed to notify the public of the escape until 4 days later. Reynolds was arrested on October 14 in Green Bay, while Larock was arrested in Shawano County on November 16.

"I’m thankful for the Department of Corrections’ prompt response to my request for an enhanced public notification policy," said Rep. Steffen in a statement. "Protecting the public through timely community-wide notification enhances the safety of every Wisconsin resident." 

Steffen says the DOC's policy had been to rely on local law enforcement agencies to notify the public of minimum-security escapees. From now on, he says the DOC will notify the public and the media directly.

"The core mission of the Department of Corrections is public safety. We would like to thank Representative Steffen for bringing these issues to our attention so that we can ensure that timely notification of inmate escapes is provided to the public," DOC Deputy Secretary Cathy Jess said in a news statement.

According to the DOC's website, there are 14 minimum-security correctional centers in the state. Inmates at the correctional centers are transitioning back to society at the end of prison sentences.

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NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) - Neenah police are looking for a vehicle after someone threw a half-full soda bottle at two young boys.

It happened in the area of Gillingham Road and Appleblossom Lane around 1 p.m. Sunday.

Authorities say one of the boys was hit in the back of the head with the soda bottle. It's unclear if they boy was hurt.

Anyone with information can call Neenah Police at (920) 886-6000.

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HOBART, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Justice Rebecca Bradley made a campaign stop at a Hobart construction site Monday morning.

She's currently in a tight battle to keep her seat in the State Supreme Court.

"I became a judge because I believe it's so important that we have judges and justices who understand our duty to say what the law is and not what we may wish it to be."

Bradley also enforced the importance of impartiality when following the law.

"It is very important that we have judges and especially justices on our state's highest court who are willing to set aside our personal policy preferences and our political inclinations and who will apply the law as it is written."

Bradley received an endorsement from ABC of Wisconsin during her stop in Hobart.

The spring election is Tuesday, April 5th.

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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - We are just days away from Wisconsin's Presidential Primary elections and the candidates are making stops in Northeast Wisconsin.

The 3 Republicans appeared on WTAQ's Jerry Bader Show Monday morning.

Republican Presidential front-runner Donald Trump is planning to spend the week in Wisconsin, ahead of next Tuesday's Primary election.

The New York business mogul was short on specifics for a number of his campaign promises...but he does say he'll get the money from Mexico to build a wall along the border to stem the tide of illegal immigration....even if Mexico refuses to pay.

"I would take it out on a form of tax I would put on goods coming in from Mexico, absolutely."

And, in the increasingly bitter fued with Republican opponent Ted Cruz, Trump still maintains that Cruz knew about the plan to release the nude photo of his wife.

"He knew 100 % that that picture was....you know that's why we call him lying Ted."

Trump did back off the claim of cheating when it comes to delegates that went to other candidates when he won the Louisiana Primary. But he does say the system of delegate selection needs to be reviewed.

Trump is planning to hold a Town Hall rally in Green Bay on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Republican Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) started campaigning in Northeast Wisconsin last week.

During his appearance on the Jerry Bader Show, Cruz said his top priority, should he win the Novmber election is to bring jobs back to America. Part of doing that is cutting federal red tape.

"And we'll see small business take off, we'll see jobs exploding and wages rising. that's what this election is about."

Cruz says jobs is one of the three pillars of his campaign.

"I believe this next election is going to focus on three core issues. number one, jobs....number two, freedom and number three, security."

Cruz says he brings a positive, experienced approach to the election. He also slammed Trump for personal attacks and for not having the solutions for America's problems.

Ohio Governor John Kasich says national security sets him apart from fellow Republicans Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. He tells Jerry Bader It would star with a boots on the ground campaign with allies to wipe out ISIS.

"And I'm not talking about having a war from the air...making the sand blow. that just shows you don't know what you're talking about."

He says another thing don't do in this kind of fight is alienate an entire religion.

"You want to find out what's going on in the Muslim community, by and large. you'd better have some people in there that support you, that can tell you about the things they see that are very disruptive."

Kasich says he's also more qualified on economic issues, turning Ohio budget deficits around and creating jobs..

As for his current 3rd place status behind Trump and Cruz, Kasich says he's not going to be dropping out of the race.

He also thinks he's winning votes by not getting into the mud-slinging that has marked the Donald Trump and Ted Cruz campaigns.

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BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Boat launches in Brown County are now open for the season.

The Brown County Parks Department says the boat launches at Bay Shore Park, Lily Lake, Suamico and Wrightstown are open.

To use them, drivers need an annual sticker, which costs $30, or pay a daily fee of $5 before using the launches.

Stickers are available at these locations:

• Brown County Clerk's Office, 305 E. Walnut St., Room 120, Green Bay. (920) 448-4000
• Brown County Park Department, 1150 Bellevue St., Room 151, Green Bay. (920) 448-6242
• City of Green Bay Treasurer's Office, 100 N. Jefferson St., Green Bay. (920) 448-3010
• De Pere City Clerk's Office, 335 S. Broadway, City Hall, De Pere. (920) 339-4050
• De Pere Parks and Forestry Office, 925 S. Sixth Street, De Pere. (920) 339-4065
• Suamico Citgo, 1535 Sunset Beach Rd., Suamico. (920) 434-7072
• Suamico Village Hall, 12781 Velp Ave., Suamico. (920) 434-2212
• Wrightstown Village Hall, 352 High St., Wrightstown. (920) 532-5567

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - A Fox Valley woman, who is the first person to survive rabies without being vaccinated, is now the mother of twins.

On Saturday, Jeanna Giese-Frassetto gave birth to fraternal twins at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. Their names are Carly Ann Frassetto and Connor Primo Frassetto.

"Our family is very blessed to have these children. We are lucky to have such beautiful babies," Jeanna told FOX 11.

In 2004, Giese-Frassetto was bitten by a bat in Fond du Lac. She didn't seek immediate treatment and was diagnosed with rabies 3 weeks later.

Doctors say she would have died if not for an experimental treatment, now known as the Milwaukee Protocol, which included a medically induced coma.

Giese-Frassetto had a long recovery, including relearning to walk and talk.

She married Scot Frassetto in September of 2014 and is now living in the Fox Valley.

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UNDATED (WTAQ) - Two Democratic state lawmakers are asking for close scrutiny of the planned sale of one of the Northeast Wisconsin's largest employers.

Last July, health insurer Aetna Inc. announced plans to buy Humana Inc. in a $37 billion deal. 

According to Wisconsin State Rep. Eric Genrich (D-Green Bay) and State Senator Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay), the combined firm would employ 3,100 people, mostly at Humana's offices in Green Bay and De Pere.

In a letter to Wisconsin's commissioner of insurance Ted Nickel, both lawmakers ask the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance "receive a guarantee of zero job reductions within Humana's Wisconsin locations" if Aetna's deal to buy Humana proceeds.

The lawmakers also ask the OCI "work with Aetna and Humana to control drug prices and premiums for Wisconsin consumers and to maintain a competitive array of choices in providers."

• Click here to read the letter

The OCI will hold a public hearing Wednesday to decide on any requirements the state will place on the companies' transaction.

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ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - A clerk at an Ashwaubenon gas station is being credited with helping to locate an at-risk senior who was the subject of a Silver Alert issued on Saturday.

88-year-old Cleo Basinski of Bellevue was last seen leaving a gas station on the far west side of Brown County around 11 p.m. Friday.

A clerk at the Jackson Point Citgo recognized Basinski's car, based upon a photo officials attached with the Sliver Alert and contacted the Brown County Sheriff's Department.

About an hour after the Silver Alert was issued, Cleo was found safe.

"We really thank our retailers and their staff who are out there looking for these individuals and contacting law enforcement," said Stephanie Marquis, spokesperson with the Wisconsin Lottery. "It's just so important that we help reunite people who are missing with their loved ones as soon as possible."

Marquis says that when the Wisconsin Department of Justice issues an Amber or Silver Alert, they are automatically sent to lottery retailer terminals. 

This is the fourth time in the past month-and-a-half that lottery retailers helped locate missing persons:

• February 12, 2016 -- SRB Mini Mart in Fond du Lac helped find Steve Koenig, 68, of Fond du Lac
• February 16, 2016 -- Kwik Trip in Sauk City helped find Carl Vanevenhoven, 72, of White Lake
• March 16, 2016 -- Kwik Trip in Oconomowoc helped find Kenneth Wachal, 69, of Delafield
• March 26, 2016 -- Jackson Point Citgo in Green Bay helped find Cleo Basinski, 88, of Bellevue

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OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - The Oshkosh Police Department needs your help locating a man who walked away from the Winnebago Mental Health Institute.

26-year-old Adrian Comacho was last seen around 3:45 p.m. Monday, and reportedly walked away from a supervised outing.

Camacho is white, with an average build and black, bushy hair. He was last seen wearing gray sweats and is believed to be on foot somewhere in the area of the Winnebago Mental Health Institute facility.

He's not considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Adrian Comacho is asked to contact the Oshkosh Police Department at (920)236-5700. Callers who wish to remain anonymous can contact Winnebago County Wide Crime Stoppers at (920)231-8477, or text IGOTYA and your crime tip to 274637, or go to www.winnebagocrimestoppers.org and submit your text via the web.

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Green Bay, WI (WTAQ) - One person taken to the hospital as Green Bay Metro Fire gets the call to a house fire just after 2 a. m. this morning.  

When crews arrived at 1705 Murphy Drive there was heavy fire coming from a garage attached to the single family, split level home.  

Fire extended into the attic and other parts of the home.  

One man was inside...he was taken to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation.

No word yet on a cause.  $125 thousand in damages.

Undated, WI (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker is off the sidelines in the Republican presidential race and has announced his endorsement for President.

"it's time that we elect a strong new leader and I've chosen endorse Ted Cruz"

Walker says Ted Cruz is a constitutional conservative, is not afraid to take on special interests and is the best positioned to win the White House in November. He also plans to campaign with Cruz in Wisconsin heading into the Presidential Primary election on April 5th.

"we'll be campaigning with him for a number of stops. we haven't finalized the schedule but I'll be out with him through the weekend into early next week"

Walker said he did not come to this decision easily. He prayed about it, talked about it with his family and friends.The Governor himself was a candidate for the GOP Presidential nomination, until dropping out of the race last summer.

Ted Cruz is in the number two slot of a 3 hourse race, trailing in the delegate count to New York businessman Donald Trump, but leading Ohio Governor John Kasich.

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Green Bay, WI (WTAQ) - Change is coming in the way the state Department Of Corrections notifies the public when an inmate escapes.

State Representative David Steffen started the ball rolling after an inmate checked out of the Winnebago Correction Center last year and the public wasn't notified for 4 days.

"the Department Of Corrections will now be in charge of issuing crime alerts, fugitive alerts, through the crime alert network"

Now, any escape from any facility, will be sent out to the public right away.

"and in that way the media, and thereby the public, can be immediately made aware of escapees from all levels of facilities, include minimum security, to ensure their safety"

Currently, only maximum and medium security facilities notify the public immediately of an escape. Now, notification for any escape, from any facility, will go directly to the media from the DOC.

"they should have responsibility for protecting the public, alerting the public, for all levels of escapees"

Prior to this, local law enforcement handled the public notification of prison escapes.

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