MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network) - While most of the attention has been on the Republicans and Democratic presidential nominees, Wisconsin voters will actually have several candidates to pick from in the November election.

The state Elections Commission will give final approval next week to a presidential ballot that includes seven names.

The list includes Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, along with Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein.

Other names qualifying to appear on the ballot are Darrell Castle with the Constitution Party, Monica Moorehead with the Workers World Party and Rocky Roque De La Fuente of the American Delta Party.

STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A Michigan man has died after the vehicle he was driving went into the water off a Sturgeon Bay pier.

Police were called for a report of a vehicle in the water around 1:20 p.m. at CenterPointe Marina.

According to officials, they were able to rescue a 65-year-old woman who was a passenger and dog but not the 55-year-old Kalamazoo man.

The man, who was pulled from the water, was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police aren't sure what caused the vehicle to go into the water, but the woman said at the time of the incident the vehicle was crawling along. She added the man had slumped over the wheel.

NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) - Just a day before Neenah's Police Commission is set to address a complaint against Chief Kevin Wilkinson, Mayor Dean Kaufert has issued a statement talking about the investigation into the standoff at Eagle Nation Cycles.

Last December 5, police were involved in a situation which became a standoff with alleged gunman Brian Flatoff. During the standoff one of Flatoff's hostages, Michael Funk, escaped only to be shot and killed by Neenah police officers.

The investigation was conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Justice and it was determined that the officers were justified in their use of force.

Flatoff is facing 16 charges, including two of attempted first-degree intentional homicide for allegedly firing at officers, on March 13.

A formal complaint has been filed against Chief Wilkinson by a group called the, "Archangels of Justice," seeking to have him removed from the position. On Friday at 8 a.m., the Police Commission meets at City Hall, 211 Walnut Street, to review the complaint.

Mayor Kaufert issued a letter Thursday, discussing his review of the case. 

Some of the topics Kaufert addressed:

• On the time the Dept. of Justice took to review the case:

"One of the troubling aspects of this entire investigation was the time taken by the DOJ to present their findings. Speculation and allegations grew within the community as they waited for over five months for the report. It was important that a thorough investigation took place to be certain there was 100% accuracy in the findings for the sake of the investigation. During this time I contacted the Governor’s Office and the Attorney General’s Office with a suggestion of streamlining the approach so the community would receive answers earlier. This suggestion resulted in action being taken to lessen the time frame for future events.

The question of whether or not laws were broken or if this was an unlawful shooting by our officers has been answered by the Attorney General. I concur with the DOJ findings which found the officers mistakenly-but reasonably thought Michael Funk was the armed hostage taker and was an imminent threat."

• On the impending review of the complaint by the Police Commission:

"By state statute the Police Commission is responsible for hiring, firing and the discipline of sworn officers of the department. This helps to keep the elected officials and politics out of these important decisions. I have complete confidence in our commission’s ability to fairly review and act on any complaint filed by an aggrieved person."

• On the comments he has received, particularly on the awarding of medals to officers:

"I have had many calls and emails with opinions on both sides of this issue. Many have been extremely supportive of the actions of our police officers that day. However, some have questioned the response and actions taken that day. Most of the comments have centered on decisions made after the shooting of Michael Funk with questions frequently raised about the awarding of medals for this incident. I would have preferred that we would have waited for a future time when investigations and legal cases were completed."

• On his faith in the department:

"I believe this community has many questions and concerns with some of the decisions made after the shooting occurred and the rationale behind them. I believe a review by department staff will influence a better department overall in the future. It will also restore public trust to those with questions on why certain events took place during and after the December 5th incident.

I want residents to know that we will continue to provide ample financial resources to train and prepare our officers for these type of situations in the future. The decisions on what training is applicable is better left to the management team of the department.

As a department our responsibility is to protect our citizens from harm and insure our community continues to be safe. A place where folks want to raise a family. I believe the majority of the community has confidence in our officer’s ability to serve and protect them. Community members I have talked with have stressed that if needed they believe the dedicated professionals will respond appropriately.

Every day our officers put on their uniform, leave their home and say goodbye to spouses and children knowing a situation may present itself that they have a split second to react to. I pray they make the proper decision so they may return home at night safe and sound.

There is no denying the events on December 5th ended in the untimely and unfortunate death of Michael Funk. The investigations by DCI and independent expert Retired Appleton Police Chief James Lewis have concluded the situation was handled appropriately. While the shooting of Michael Funk directly resulted from the actions of Brian Flatoff, the City and the Police Department acknowledge those tragic circumstances led to a terrible outcome. At the same time, I have confidence that what our department and officers learned from this experience will help them perform their duties in the future."

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Get ready to enjoy a sea of art work in downtown Green Bay this weekend.

The 35th Annual Artstreet kicks off Friday afternoon and goes through Sunday featuring over 200 artists, music, and more.

The event will line Adams Street from Walnut to Northland.

Director Tina Quigley says the visual arts are just one aspect of the festival. This year there's 2 stages of continuous performing arts.

"A music stage that features kind of a really nice blend of jazz, classical, blues also a performing arts stage where you can catch some more dance and theatrical performances."

Quigley says there's plenty of specialty foods to enjoy, which always seems to be a crowd favorite. There's also an expanded children's area this year with lots of creative activities and art projects to get involved with.

"There's free parking all weekend long. The Cherry Street Parking Ramp and the Pine Street Parking Ramp are the two closest and there's also a lot of just open city lots," says Quigley.

You can read more about Artstreet at www.mosaicartinc.org/artstreet.

MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) - The first round of formal layoff notices were handed out at Manitowoc Company.

This comes after the company unveiled plans to close the crane manufacturing facility.

On Thursday, spokesman Ion Warner said 190 employees were given a 60-day notice until the end of their position

Eventually, 528 people are expected to lose their jobs during the next year, as operations are moved to a Pennsylvania facility.

Warner could not say how many more stages of layoffs will be needed before the process is completed.

The company's headquarters and crane repair services will remain in Manitowoc.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The Interstate 41/43 interchange in Green Bay will officially reopen to drivers starting today.

The ramps have been closed since October for a massive overhaul.

Communications manager with the Wisconsin DOT, Mark Kantola, says northbound I-43 to southbound I-41 ramp, and southbound I-41 to southbound I-43 ramp are completed right on time.

"We wanted to get it done prior to Labor Day of this year. Obviously, the Packers schedule helped out a little bit because they're not playing at home until later in September."

Kantola says getting this part of the I-41 project completed will ease traffic congestion in other areas.

"It's going to take a lot of pressure of the 172 bridge because that was the detour route for people that were going southbound on 41 and had to get up to Door County."

The opening of this interchange marks the near end of the I-41 project.

Velp Ave. is still closed but will be open again in mid-October.

Find the latest information on the I-41 project at www.us41wisconsin.gov.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A homeless man is accused of trespassing, stealing items and hitting his girlfriend in Green Bay.

26-year-old James A. Garbe Jr. is charged with six counts including criminal trespass, criminal damage to property, battery and receiving stolen property. The charges cover two separate incidents.

According to the criminal complaint, Green Bay police were called to an apartment in the 100 block of N. Ashland Avenue on Sunday afternoon October 18, 2015. 

Officers were told that an unwanted male refused to leave that apartment. He was identified as James A. Garbe Jr. They also learned that Garbe allegedly, "spit on the female and shoved her and hit her in the head."

The victim was inside a vehicle parked down the road and officers were told that Garbe was at her house and refused to leave. She claimed that her and Garbe dated at one point but they don't, "have any children together and they have never lived together."

Officers learned from the victim that Garbe continues to come over to the apartment, staying for however long he wants to and then leaves. She has repeatedly told Garbe to leave and not come back because he isn't on the lease.

Last night, the victim said that Garbe had punched her after he, "crawled in through her window to get back inside the house and trashed the place." Officers noticed a red mark on the right side of her face.

When the cops took the victim back to her apartment, she went with officers as they knocked on the door. A different man answered the door and was accompanied by a woman. Both came outside and were patted down for possible weapons and contraband. None was found.

Garbe then appeared at the door and was detained by officers. The victim then took an officer into where she said Garbe got inside. She showed the officer that she had screwed all the windows shut in order to keep him out. It appeared, per the complaint, that the window was unlocked and Garbe slid the window up to gain entry.

The other man who was sleeping in one of the bedrooms because he didn't have a place to stay told police he, "heard a bunch of yelling and shouting that was coming from the living room last night. He knew the voices were the victim and Garbe because he has been with them a lot and knows who they are." 

While the man didn't see any type of physical altercation, he did say he heard a disturbance that morning where it sounded, "that Garbe was yelling and throwing things around the house."

The victim detailed in her statement that Garbe around 10:30 last night after their initial argument, "must have gone to the gas station because he came back with two six-packs of Mikes Hard Lemonade." She said he drank them all while he was there. The victim kept asking Garbe to leave and he finally got up and left. 

After attempting to lock all the doors and windows the best she could, according to the complaint, Garbe came back around midnight with more alcohol. Garbe allegedly was kicking the door and yelling for her to open up. She then says Garbe climbed in through a window and walked into the kitchen area.

Another argument took place, and that's when Garbe allegedly punched the victim. He then fell asleep around 3:30 a.m. and she left around 4 a.m. to go to a friend's house and stayed there. The victim then returned with her baby around 10:30 a.m. and got into yet another argument with Garbe.

That altercation led to Garbe again hitting the victim, before the other male came out to see what was going on. She told that man to call the police, with Garbe leaving and kicking the truck she was in causing some dents.

The second incident happened this past June 17 around 10:31 a.m. According to the criminal complaint, Green Bay police were called to the 900 block of Howard Street for a possible disturbance with an unwanted man who was inside the basement of a house. 

Officers learned the man's name was James Garbe and the complainant was the sister of his on-again, off-again girlfriend. Garbe at the time had outstanding warrants.

Before arriving on scene, officers were updated that Garbe was outside. One of the cops saw a man running southbound on Howard. Officers drove down Christiana and saw him run between houses. One officer got Garbe on the ground after he refused orders and a Taser was deployed.

Garbe claimed he couldn't breathe once he was placed in handcuffs and rescue was contacted to check him out. Rescue cleared him, but he refused treatment and wouldn't go to the hospital.

Garbe continued to be difficult to deal with for officers, when they searched his wallet. They found a registration and a title for a vehicle for a woman. Garbe claimed the woman asked him to, "Hold onto her stuff for her."

Also found were several gift cards, while Garbe had a backpack with multiple items including 4 to 5 cell phones with the batteries removed, several wireless Bluetooth speakers, and a Crown Royal bag with 6 to 7 watches inside it and two women's zippered wallets with the tags still on them.

Officers also found two pawn receipts each for Nextbook tablets with different model numbers which had been recently pawned. They had different names on the receipts. 

Investigators contacted the people whose stuff Garbe had, and each of them confirmed that he didn't have permission to have their stuff. 

Garbe was still under conditions of his bond from the previous criminal complaint when he was arrested in June. 

James A. Garbe is due back in Brown County court on September 6 for his final pre-trial hearing. If convicted on all counts, Garbe faces more than 4 years in prison.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The Brown County Parks Department says Fonferek's Glen Park is popular place for families.

But after alleged illegal activity, including one case from earlier this summer, the parks department proposed an ordinance that would ban smoking and alcohol use from the park.

Assistant Parks Director Neil Anderson says action had to be taken.

"I think its important that we are moving from some undesirable things that have gone out there in the past to a desirable atmosphere for everybody."

On Thursday, the Brown County Education and Recreation Committee approved the proposed ordinance without any objections.

Brown County Supervisor Paul Ballard.

"We wanted to make sure that our parks systems are family friendly and we also want to make sure that we are good neighbors to those that live near the parks. And I think the parks system put together a good proposal to make sure that were doing both"

Ballard says enforcing the new rules could be tough. Although the parks department says it has already added extra patrols and installed a gate to keep cars out after hours.

"I think that is one of my major concerns is whenever you have a new policy how are we going to enforce it and it sounds like the new security that we have out there is doing a really good job"

Also included in the ordinance - smoking restrictions to other Brown County Parks.

Those restrictions prohibit smoking within 50 feet of any playground or building operated by the parks department.

The Parks Department says Thursday's approval is a step in the right direction.

The ordinance now goes to the full Brown County Board for approval.

KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ) - The Kaukauna Fire Department responded to a house fire at 3050 Main Avenue Thursday night.

Officials say the home was partially engulfed when they arrived on scene.

The fire was mostly on the outside patio area, and they were able to put it out quickly.

The family, two adults and one child, were able to get out safely.

Crews say they also rescued a cat from the home.

One person was treated for smoke inhalation on scene, but did not need to be taken to the hospital.

Officials estimated damages at about $55,000.

The Red Cross is assisting the residents.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) - Steven Avery's attorney has filed a motion in Manitowoc County court asking for post-conviction scientific testing.

Kathleen Zellner filed that paperwork in person on Friday, on the same day she filed a stay of appeal with the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals with the goal of seeking more time for Avery's potential appeal.

It's unclear if or when the court of appeals will grant that motion.

Zellner started representing Avery earlier this year. In past tweets, she has said there's a tsunami of new evidence on the way and she wants to see Avery, who was convicted of the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach, go free.

The conviction of Avery's nephew, Brendan Dassey, was overturned earlier this month. Prosecutors have until November 10 to refile charges against him or he will be released from prison.

Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says the state is consulting with Halbach's family before deciding how to proceed.

The murder conviction gained national attention after Netflix released its series titled "Making a Murderer."

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Officials at Lambeau Field have been preparing a special place for the LSU Tigers to feel right at home during the historic Lambeau Field matchup.

They play against the Wisconsin Badgers a week from Saturday.

A transformation of the lower level gym area started on Thursday and will be completed today.

Director of facility operations, Ted Eisenreich, says this is new territory for them.

"Most stadiums have multiple locker rooms. We only have our home team locker room and a visiting team one so, for this event we needed to create a third."

Updates include a carpeted floor along with 80 lockers. They are also preparing a training room within the locker room where players can get taped or any other treatments they may need.

Since there are no showers within the temporary locker room, LSU will have to use staff showers down the hallway.

"Right up the stairs back here, there's a set, we use them for staff showers. When we did the renovation of the Pro Shop a couple of years ago, part of that design was to put a shower area to potentially use this (the gym) as a locker room," says Eisenreich.

The Wisconsin Badgers and LSU Tigers play in the Lambeau Field College Classic September 3. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m.

This is the first time the iconic home of the Green Bay Packers has hosted a major college football game.

NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) - The Neenah Police Commission has accepted a formal complaint seeking to remove Police Chief Kevin Wilkinson from his position.

On Friday, the five-member commission received the amended complaint filed by two Florida-based investigative consultants on behalf of several citizens including Michael Funk, Ryan Moderson, Michael Petersen and Eagle Nation Cycles owner Steven Erato.

Commission members did not discuss the merits of the complaint and scheduled to revisit it at their meeting on September 7.

"It's unfortunate that we have to be here and do this," says Chief Wilkinson, who spoke with WTAQ after the meeting. "But if this helps bring closure for the citizens of Neenah to a tragic event, then let's do it."

The complaint criticizes the handling of the December 5th hostage situation at Eagle Nation Cycles, which included the officer-involved shooting death of Funk, along with lack of proper training and discipline of officers Robert Ross and Craig Hoffer, who opened fire on the 60-year-old hostage.

The investigation was conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Justice and it was determined that the officers were justified in their use of force.

Flatoff is facing 16 charges, including two of attempted first-degree intentional homicide for allegedly firing at officers, on March 13.

"Whatever people want to do, if they want to put a microscope on us or look into the incident more thoroughly, scrutiny is good," Wilkinson says. "Look, I got nothing to hide here."

The complaint filed by Ira Robins and Salvatore Rastrelli, working as the "Archangels of Justice", goes into detail about the alleged "incompetent performance" of Wilkinson.

"Under Wilkinson's leadership, the Neenah Police Department mishandled the dismissal of Officer Renee Dubinski costing the taxpayers more than $180,000. The taxpayers paid another $100,000 for a lawsuit filed by Neenah property owner Peter J. Long and paid another $50,000 to defend a case alleging abuse of powers by officers including Craig Hoffer one of the two that shot and killed Michael Funk last December 5th," the complaint states. "Isn't it about time the Police Commission took charge, relieved Kevin Wilkinson of his duties, and appointed someone who will do a more diligent job in order to regain the trust of the citizens?"

Wilkinson would not comment on the complaint, but when asked about Mayor Dean Kaufert's two-page statement he put out Thursday regarding his views of the situation, he felt the document spoke for itself.

"Clearly it would address some things that weren't addressed by the Department of Justice and weren't addressed by the consultant who did the policy review," said Wilkinson. "Some of the complaints are off to the side of those things."

"From the beginning, I said that I would do a review as the Mayor of the community, to look at policies and procedures," Mayor Kaufert said on Friday. "To make sure that we had proper training that we were providing adequate resources for the department's officers to be trained. So I went through, and because there's a lot of feelings on both sides of this issue, I tried to get a real, in-depth review of all the documents with regards to this case."

Kaufert's goal was to reassure residents that, in his opinion, the Neenah Police Department is protecting them and officers are looking out for their best interests.

NEXT STEPS

By the time the commission reconvenes on September 7, Kaufert hopes to have a definitive direction with the help of outside legal counsel.

"They are going to hire some outside counsel, who's going to be somewhat of the investigator who's going to look further into the complaint to see if it actually has merit," Kaufert says. "Then provide information to the Police Commission on how to proceed, to possibly be even like an examiner, maybe be in charge of future proceedings."

The reason for the need of outside counsel, rather than City Attorney James Godlewski who would normally act as counsel, Kaufert explains is because of his involvement in the pending wrongful death lawsuit brought by Funk's widow, Theresa Mason-Funk.

Mayor Kaufert explained that the commission will be helped by the outside counsel in applying the "Seven Tests for Just Cause" to the complaint.

Wilkinson says he expects to learn about whether or not he will be interviewed as this process plays out.

"Certainly, at some point, my testimony is going to be important," says Wilkinson. "I don't know at this point if it's going to be in the form of an investigation that occurs, or if it'll just be in the form of a hearing."

The sooner that outside legal counsel can be hired, Kaufert expressed, the better for the city.

"The hope is they get that person on board and that person, and they (commission) gave him permission to start immediately," says Kaufert. "The president has the ability to do that and I think its prudent action on their part."

STATE OF THE P.D.

Kaufert, when asked about his opinion on the overall job performance of Wilkinson as Neenah's police chief, refused to answer it directly.

"I have confidence in the department and the officers," Kaufert responded. "And I'm going to let the Police Commission, whose job it is to look into these types of complaints, per state statute specifically calls for a Police Commission so that you don't involve the Mayor."

The Mayor noted that he lauds the Legislature for creating this statute, to avoid an issue like this from becoming what he called a, "political football."

Within the complaint, it's repeatedly addressed that both Officers Hoffer and Ross were awarded medals. Kaufert believes that Wilkinson shares regret with those honors.

"Many people I talked to, they understand the tragic outcome and the events that led up to that. They have some questions with some of the decision making that was made after the shooting, one of them being the awarding of medals," says Kaufert. "I would've preferred not to award any medals, accommodations or anything like that this past May. I had expressed that to the chief beforehand as a suggestion. In retrospect, that was a decision not very well thought out."

Wilkinson, in a statement released days after Eagle Nation Cycles incident, said, "It is not uncommon for groups to attempt to manipulate news media to propagate a biased and sometimes false representation of an incident.  Due to misleading statements being made about the Neenah case, the Department of Justice has released limited information to counter those claims."

In the weeks and months that followed, the public microscope zeroing in on the Neenah Police Department has led to other concerns being raised about the operations led by the 55-year-old Wilkinson. 

Wilkinson, when asked if he felt that he was being treated fairly by the media, paused for nearly 15 seconds before passing on the question.

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Police in Appleton are investigating a trespassing incident that took place on Friday.

Officials say no one was hurt and nothing was stolen after a man reportedly went into a home on Pondview Court just after noon.

A home care provider was at the home when a white man, described as six feet tall and 30-years-old, allegedly walked into the home.

The home care provider said he didn't speak or approach her. She told officers she ran and called 911 from a neighbor's house.

Police were not able to locate the man and say nothing was missing or disturbed inside the home.

Nearby Fox Valley Lutheran High School was placed on temporary lockdown until officers were able to clear the scene.

Anyone who has any information regarding this incident is asked to contact Sgt. Adam Konkle at (920) 832-5500. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can Text-a-Tip by texting your tip to CRIMES (274-637) with the keyword APDTIPS at the start of your message.

FLORENCE, WI (WTAQ) - A task force has been created in the search for a missing Florence County woman.

47-year-old Nancy Renkas was last seen on the afternoon of July 18 getting into a white SUV in the parking lot of Super One Foods in Iron Mountain, Michigan.

The multi-jurisdictional task force is made up of: Dickinson County, Florence County, Iron Mountain Police and Marinette County.

Renkas is described as 5'4" and weighs about 200 pounds. She has brown hair and green eyes. She was wearing a dark blue t-shirt and blue jeans when she was last seen.

Authorities believe Renkas was shopping for camper trailers in the U.P. and Northeast Wisconsin before she disappeared.

If anyone has had any contact with Renkas since her disappearance or knows where she might be, please contact local authorities.

FOND DU LAC - (WTAQ) - A fire in Fond du Lac severely damaged a house in the area of Morris and Brooke Street.

The call came in around 4:20 p.m. Friday.

No people were injured, but a cat and dog inside the home died.

Several fire departments, the Red Cross and the Fond du Lac Humane Society were all called to the scene to help.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - Two people are hurt after a house fire in Fond du Lac early Saturday.

It happened around 2 a.m. in the 300 block of East 2nd Street.

Arriving fire crews found heavy fire conditions in a second floor bedroom.

Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire but not before it caused damage to the structure and its contents.

There were two victims taken to the hospital.

It's not clear what caused the fire.

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - An Appleton apartment is damaged by fire on Saturday.

Fire crews were called to the 500 block of E. Winnebago Street around 6 a.m.

A caller reported smoke and flames near the first floor entryway of the apartment complex.

When fire crews arrived, they were met by a neighbor who had begun putting out the fire using an extinguisher.

Appleton fire crews then completely extinguished the fire.

The Appleton Fire Department says the fire was caused by improperly discarded smoking materials.

No one was hurt or displaced by the fire which caused about $9,000 in damage.

BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities say one person has died following a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 41 in Brown County Sunday.

A 36-year-old Oneida man, who officials say was driving the wrong way, died at the scene. A 27-year-old Columbus man was driving the other vehicle. He suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Officials indicate that alcohol may have been involved in the crash. It forced part of southbound I-41 at Scheuring Road in the Town of Lawrence to be closed for several hours on Sunday.

MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) - Steven Avery's attorney on Friday filed a motion looking for DNA testing on a host of items and forensic evidence.

Kathleen Zellner says experts from around the world have agreed to take part in retesting, at the expense of the defense.

"We're using scientists, from Stockholm, Sweden, Vienna, California, Illinois, we got a large number of scientist, that will be doing the testing," Zellner said, according to FOX 11.

This comes nearly a decade after Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey killed Teresa Halbach at the Avery Family Auto Salvage Yard. Halbach was last seen on Halloween 2005. Dassey, earlier this month, had his conviction overturned by a federal judge.

The 154-page document includes a list of items being requested for testing, some which were not initially tested.

• Click here to read the motion for more tests

Those items include a blinker light, hood prop, and battery cable from Halbach's RAV-4. Her SUV was found on the Avery property.

Zellner says she believes the testing will reveal the actual person responsible for Halbach's death.

The key test outlined in the court papers is for radiocarbon and DNA methylation, which Zellner says would prove if the blood in the SUV was planted from Avery's previous case file.

"So what's great about this case is all the testing is out there, it's all developed, it's all validated, so we can take the mystery out this mystery, and we think we know what the answer will be, "said Zellner.

Once those test results are collected, the next step in this process would be to officially file the post-conviction petition.

In order for the testing to take place, the state has to respond, and at this time it is unclear when or if that will happen.

Zellner also filed a motion with the state court of appeals which she says is separate from the motion filed in Manitowoc.

• Click here to read the motion to hold the appeal

The murder conviction gained national attention after Netflix released its series titled "Making a Murderer."

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The American Red Cross and Green Bay Packers are teaming up for what could be a major milestone in blood donation.

It's expected to be hit during Tuesday's "Drive for Five" community blood drive at the Lambeau Field Atrium.

"The goal is about 325 pints and they will have reached the 5,000 pints collected milestone, so we're pretty excited about that," says Rick Roseneck with the Red Cross. "A goal of 325, that's a lot of pints to get in one day, but we had one back in May where we reached that goal so we're hoping to get it again this time."

The Packers have been hosting staff blood drives since 2003, and community blood drives since 2009, welcoming over 2,000 different donors. 

"We believe it's a singular first for all NFL teams," Roseneck adds.

The "Drive for Five" runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. inside the Legends Club Room. 

"People will get a chance to be entered to win some prizes," says Roseneck. "We'll have refreshments and punch there for people, it'll be a fun event."