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Denmark Grads Are Seeing Double...Half A Dozen Times

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DENMARK, WI (WTAQ) - Twins...After Twins...After Twins...And it just keeps going.

In Denmark, six sets of twins are in a graduating high school class of 102 students.

The Denmark Twins have been the talk of the town for more than a decade now.

The six sets of twins, three identical and three fraternal gathered for photos before graduation Friday.

Stephanie Pribyl says it's a little unusual to have so many twins in one school, but said it was a nice way to grow up.

"I like having someone to talk to where I can be like, 'Oh! She did this and she did that,' and the other twin's like, 'yeah! I totally relate to that!"

Because as close as twins can be, there are struggles too. But with high school now behind them, these siblings are all looking toward the future.

Some will be going to college, some to the same college and some in separate directions.

The Pribyl sisters are headed to UW-Green Bay in the fall, studying different majors. Jackie Pirbyl...

"I never lived without her so I don't know any different, but it's kinda fun"

Stephanie says it's a lifetime bond..

"You have a best friend for life. You know they're always gonna be there for you. Someone you can always talk to and share your secrets"

But they said , no matter how far apart, the bond is always there between twins.

In Denmark last year, there were two sets of twins that graduated.


WATCH: Memorial Day Tribute

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UNDATED (WTAQ) - On this Memorial Day, we remember those who've given their lives to make the United States of America the free country that it is.

We, at Midwest Communications, honor and appreciate those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Potential Disaster Averted

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ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - Emergency crews were called to the SuperValu warehouse on Joannes Avenue in Ashwaubenon Sunday because of a fire a little after noon.

Officials say when they arrived, they saw smoke coming out of the building.

Inside, a piece of mechanical equipment was on fire.

Crews put the flames out and the gas and electricity was cut off from the building.

Firefighters say they did not come across any chemicals inside the facility, which appeared to be a truck wash area.

Ashwaubenon Public Safety Chief Eric Dunning says an investigation is underway as to how the fire started.

"They're working today, so we're interviewing the workers to see if this piece of machinery is used at all today and when it was last used, and so forth. And then, of course, we'll have to make contact with maintenance people here at SuperValu, to see the working order of the equipment that was involved here"

Officials say no one was hurt in the fire.

 

Father Killed, Son Injured in ATV Crash

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MARINETTE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities in Marinette County say a 90-year-old man is dead and his son, who's 64, was serious hurt in an ATV crash Saturday.

Sheriff's officials say both men, named James Bonsanny, were riding on the ATV as it traveled down a small hill. The older Bonsanny hit a plow and lost control of the vehicle.

The ATV, officials say, then accelerated and slammed into a tree. Both men were thrown from the vehicle.

The Marinette County coroner said the 90-year-old died at the scene. The 64-year-old man is being treated for serious injures at a Green Bay hospital.

Officials say the men were not wearing helmets and alcohol and speed do not appear to be factors in the incident.

Wednesday Night Farmers Market Returns

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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Broadway Street in downtown Green Bay will soon be busy with thousands of people looking for the freshest produce around.

June 1 marks the beginning of many Wednesday night farmers markets.

Ahnna Dexter is project manager with On Broadway Inc. says they've been planning for the event since last fall.

"Fresh food, fresh produce, fresh veggies, everything fresh that you love is going to be back at the farmers market. We also have some food vendors coming back."

Dexter says they're excited to partner with Kay Distributing for their beer this year.

"We will have Titletown Brewing, Hinterland, Stillmank, and Badger State will all be there with three or four of their own beers."

The market will have 150 vendors to check out

"We cut back a bit on our vendors this year just because we wanted to make sure people had an opportunity to really be able to walk around and mingle," says Dexter.

The Farmers Market On Broadway will take place from 3-8 p.m. every Wednesday all summer long.

Find more information at www.onbroadway.org/farmersmarket.

Overnight Fire Puts 10 People Out In The Street

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TOWNSHIP OF CALUMET, WI (WTAQ) - Ten people are without a place to stay after a fire at an apartment building in Fond du Lac County Monday night.

It happened around 8:45 p.m. on County Road G in the Township of Calumet.

Officials say the fire appeared to have started in a second story bedroom of one of the apartments and spread throughout the roof.

The building is considered a total loss. It's not yet clear what caused the fire.

No one was injured.

The American Red Cross is assisting the families.

Lucky To Be Alive: Close Calls On Local Highways

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HOWARD, WI (WTAQ) - A suspected drunk driver is lucky twice over following a crash Sunday in Howard.

The 30-year-old hit a concrete highway barrier and then jumped off a bridge and fell 43 feet to the ground below.

The man suffered two broken wrists from the impact of the jump.

Police think he didn't realize how high the bridge was before taking the leap.

Meanwhile, police in Appleton say the driver of a car that crashed Sunday night was a teenager without a license.

The accident sent three teens to a hospital.

Authorities don't yet know what caused the driver to lose control and leave the road, but evidence points to speed being a factor.

Five people were in the car at the time of the crash.

Shots Fired In Oconto County Police Chase

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OCONTO FALLS, WI (WTAQ) - The Oconto Falls School District has canceled class today at Abrams Elementary due to a “police investigation” in the area.

This all started around 1:30 this morning when deputies were checking a business that had been burglarized recently.

Sheriff Michael Jansen....

"During this time the Deputy saw a male subject on foot near the business and asked for him to stop. After which the subject took off running the Deputy pursued for a short distance during which time the subject turned and fired a shot in the direction of the Deputy. The Deputy returned fire, the Deputy was not injured. An initial search of the area has not turned up the subject." 

Jansen says a search of the Pine Acres Golf Course did not result in finding the suspect. 

He believes the suspect may have left the area and the search at the course will likely end soon.

The closure of the school was ordered as a precaution while the search continues. 

The description of the subject is a male skinny build, lighter complexion, at the time wearing a dark shirt and dark pants.

 


Fire at Door County Home

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DOOR COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities responded to a house fire in southern Door County early Tuesday morning.

The sheriff's department reported the fire around 3 a.m. in the 6400 block of E. Carnot Road in the Town of Forestville.

No word yet on any injuries or how the fire started.

GBPD Seeks Input on New HQ

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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The Green Bay Police Department wants to know if you think a new building for their headquarters is a good idea.

In a release Tuesday, the police department announced a six-question online public survey to gather feedback as it considers a new building.

Officials deemed the current headquarters at 307 S. Adams Street "outdated and overcrowded." The current building was built in 1967. A second story was added in 1993.

Questions in the survey include whether a new building is needed, whether a joint public safety building should be built to house the police and fire departments and municipal court, and where a new building should be located.

House Speaker Paul Ryan: Not Ready To Endorse Donald Trump

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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The presidential primary season is coming to an end. Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee.

The controversial businessman has been slowly picking up endorsements from more mainstream republicans.

But not House Speaker Paul Ryan.....at least not yet.

On WTAQ's Jerry Bader Show, Ryan says he's had positive conversations with Trump. But he wants to make sure there's agreement on Republican principals.

"standing on our commonly held principals and the policies that flow from those things. and including all Republicans in the tent and not excluding any Republicans"

Ryan says his job is to join the party factions heading into the November elections.

How to beef up defense, how to wipe out ObamaCare, how to improve the economy.

"give us a government...a President and a Congress that can do this. And then this is our agenda for 2017"

Ryan says "faking" party unity won't help the G-O-P win in November. Especially independent voters.

WATCH: Wounded Appleton Cop Released from Hospital

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APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities have identified the police officer, bystander and suspect involved in a fatal shooting over the weekend in Appleton.

According to the Appleton Police Department, Officer Stephanie Wiener and Andrew Maltbey were shot with Wiener's gun during a struggle with shoplifting suspect Marcus D. Felton. The 23-year-old Felton, an Appleton native, then turned the gun on himself.

Wiener was released from the hospital on Tuesday. She has been with the Appleton Police Department since January of last year. Videos of Wiener being released from the hospital was posted on Facebook.

The 23-year-old Maltbey, also of Appleton, was 1 of 2 people who saw Wiener and Felton struggling and stopped to help. He was released from the hospital on Sunday.

Appleton police officials say the shootout happened just after midnight Saturday in the 900 block of S. Kensington Drive, after two gas station thefts. One of the thefts was not far from the shootout on Kensington, the other on E. Newberry Street.

The Green Bay Police Department is investigating the incident.

Appleton police says Wiener will not be granting interviews and also say they have asked Maltbey not to make public comments as the incident remains under investigation.

WPS: Scam Calls Targeting Businesses

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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Officials with Wisconsin Public Service continue to receive numerous reports of scam calls targeting businesses, including restaurants and daycare centers.

According to WPS, the caller claims to be from the utility company and demands money within 45 minutes or the power will be shut off to the business.

The caller then tells the victim to go to a Walgreens, CVS or other big box store to obtain a prepaid card.

WPS says it would never tell a customer that power will be disconnected within 45 minutes or demand a prepaid card as payment.

If you receive one of these types of calls, do not provide any personal information and hang up. You can always contact WPS regarding any issues with your bill.

Nearing Last Exit for I-41 Project

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UNDATED (WTAQ) - Some good news and bad news for drivers traveling I-41 in Brown County this summer.

The project will be complete by the end of the year; however, there will be more restrictions to watch out for in the coming weeks.

Communications manager with the Wisconsin DOT, Melissa Kok, says there's still work to do on the northern part of the project.

"Later on this summer, we'll have a sixty day closure of the Velp Avenue interchange. That will begin the second week of August and not reopen until October."

Kok says the I-43 ramps will also continue to be closed until the fall.

"The ramps are northbound I-43 to southbound I-41. The I-41 ramp will remain closed until September. Also, the southbound I-41 to southbound I-43 ramp will also remained closed until September."

Construction will be finished at the end of the year with some finishing touches, like landscaping, to be completed at the beginning of 2017.

The total cost of the project in Winnebago and Brown Counties is 1.5 billion dollars.

The road work started back in 2009.

Ex-Kiel H.S. Coach Pleads Guilty to Sexting Student

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MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) - A former high school wrestling coach has pled guilty to sending a sexually explicit text message to a female student.

On Tuesday, Eric Billmann was convicted of a misdemeanor count of exposing his genitals. The Manitowoc County Clerk of Courts office says Billmann will spend 60 days in jail.

According to police, Billmann sexted a girl who attended Kiel High School. There was no information suggesting any physical contact between Billmann and the girl.

 


Appleton Woman Charged with Murder

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APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - A woman has been formally charged with killing her husband in Appleton.

34-year-old Tina Hafeman has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide, with a domestic violence penalty enhancer.

On Friday, police were called to a home in the 900 block of N. Durkee Street. Cops found Hafeman's husband, Chad, with stab wounds. He was rushed to a hospial where he later died.

 

Diary of a Local Drug Addict

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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A drug addict is due back in court later this month on a host of charges including drug possession, theft, obstructing an officer and bail jumping.

29-year-old David J. Hoskins is facing 19 counts due to repeated brushes with law enforcement dating back to October 2015.

Hoskins first got into the public eye following his arrest while using drugs at an apartment on University Avenue earlier this year.

Now, we've received several more criminal complaints of Hoskins which have been combined into one upcoming court appearance.

One criminal complaint details allegations that a group of people were allegedly committing retail thefts at a Toys R Us store last October. A complainant tells a Green Bay police officer that the group would steal items and then return them for the cash amounts. 

Evidence, including paperwork detailing those transactions and video of the suspects involved, were turned over to police. 

One of the alleged major subjects of the thefts was identified as David J. Hoskins. Hoskins had been seen either coming into the store or in the vehicles that other people are returning to after making the fake transactions.

The vehicle's license plate was seen during one of those transactions by a loss prevention member, who wrote down the number. Its registration was listed under the name David J. DeGroot, who was also listed as having made a couple fraudulent transactions. DeGroot is an alias used by Hoskins, according to police records.

The group, according to the complaint, was responsible for over $1,000 worth of fake transactions. 

When questioning one of the other suspects in the group, police learned that she had been contacted by "David H" to see if she wanted to make some money. He allegedly picked her up and they went to Toys R Us. On the way there, Hoskins told her what to do, that he would select an item for her to return and tell the employee that, "She lost the receipt." 

After obtaining a gift card from the store, Hoskins would, "Take the cards to Checks for Cash and get 60% value in cash." Other times, Hoskins would allegedly sell the gift cards to an unidentified man.

Another criminal complaint details a similar scam from late November to early December of 2015. A Green Bay police officer was called to a Kohl's store for a retail theft.

According to a loss prevention employee, there were several cases involving a man and a woman. The man was identified as David J. Hoskins. Video footage seen by a police officer allegedly shows Hoskins entering the store on November 30 through the front doors with no merchandise or bag in his hand. He then goes off camera for a moment, then reappears with, "Two Chi hair straighteners under his arm."

Hoskins is then seen walking back to the customer service desk and return the items without a receipt. The value of the items is put on a card for in-store credit, and is given to him. Over several incidents, Hoskins was given $472.45 of store credit.

On December 2, police officers were contacted that Hoskins and the woman was at the store again. Officers arrived, waited in the parking lot for them and then learned of the license plate number for the car they were in and make a traffic stop. 

A search of the car allegedly found several make up bags and purses in the back seat, one in which contained open syringes, cotton swabs, matches and garbage. In another bag, officers found more syringes, alcohol wipes, cotton balls, a tin cap and several orange syringe caps.

The woman allegedly admitted that she, "Is a regular heroin user and she has used heroin as recently as yesterday."

Hoskins was later arrested following a theft incident at a different Kohl's store involving two other men. One of the men told officers that he allegedly took part because, "(Hoskins) was going to give him money for taking the items and returning them."

The complaint states that Hoskins needed him to return the items because he had an identification card. He also admitted that he, "Was trying to make a few dollars for doing the return for Hoskins."

The last criminal complaint comes from an incident on April 16 at a Green Bay motel. Police were called to that motel for a drug complaint. 

Prior to their arrival, officers were told that housekeeping staff tried to access one of the rooms but were told, "They didn't need room service." As the door opened, they smelled a strong odor of burnt marijuana.

Also, the room right next door was cleaned but not before staff noticed a, "White powdery substance on the countertop, cut straws near the powdery residue and what he described as 'blood all over.'"

Officers knocked on the first door, which caused the door to open a bit. A man was seen sitting at a table, who was later identified as David J. Hoskins. 

When the cops announced their arrival, Hoskins was allegedly seen picking something up from the table and walk fast towards the back of the room, which from previous calls is known to be where the bathroom is. The door was then forced open, breaking the security latch, and the cops yelled, "Don't flush it!"

The cops overheard the toilet flush and later in an interview Hoskins admitted to flushing Adderall. 

The complaint goes on to state the Hoskins was allegedly seen with several open wounds on his arms. He also admitted to having a glass pipe in his shorts pocket.

A search of his room uncovered two cut down straws with white powdery residue inside and the glass "crack" pipe. At that time, Hoskins had 5 warrants out of Brown County, one out of Ashwaubenon and several for Green Bay police.

Hoskins, during an interview at the Brown County Jail, allegedly told police his mother rented the room for him and that he has a drug problem. He admits to, "Crushing up Adderall and snorting them and that when we knocked on the door he flushed the remaining pills he had."

David J. Hoskins will return to court on June 28 for a final pre-trial hearing on all of the charges he's currently facing.

 

Green Bay Swat Team Closes In On West Side Home

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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Police arrested a man inside a home in Green Bay after a SWAT team was called Tuesday.

Authorities were called to the home in the 900 block of N. Chestnut Avenue just after 5:00 p.m.

The call to police was for a physical altercation between a man and a woman.

The woman reported to police she was struck with the butt of a handgun and had the gun pointed at her by the man.

Green Bay Police and the SWAT team surrounded the home the man was believed to be in.

Police say they removed about 15 people from the home when they arrived.

None of those people were involved with the confrontation.

Police say they recommending charges against the 40-year-old man with possession of a firearm by a felon, endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon, battery and disorderly conduct.

Fire Knocks Out Power, Destroys Property

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FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - A garage in Fond du Lac is destroyed after a fire.

It happened Tuesday night around 6:30.

Fire crews were called to the 400 block of West Division Street for a car that was on fire.

Officials say the car fire then spread to a two story garage, and firefighters kept the fire from spreading to other garages and homes.

Power was knocked out in the area as firefighters put out the blaze.

No one was injured.

It's not yet clear what caused the fire.

Pedestrian Hit, Killed by Vehicle in Neenah

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NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) - Police say a pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday.

According to authorities, the crash happened at Commercial Street and Forest Avenue just after 3 p.m. The driver, turning onto Commercial, hit a 77-year-old man who had stepped into the crosswalk in the path of the car.

The victim's name has not been released and the Wisconsin State Patrol is handling the investigation.

 

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