ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - The Austin Straubel International Airport cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new state of the art Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Facility. 

The 20,000 square foot, $9.5 million facility is quadruple the size of their old one and more centrally located for better response and an expanding airport.

Airport Director Tom Miller says they can now house their 3,000 gallon trucks and equipment. 

Should a crash take place, responders have to be on scene within three minutes. 

The building also responds, by opening the garage doors, turning lights on, and turning kitchen appliances off. 

The facility is staffed by a dozen public safety officers and has sleeping quarters, a kitchen, gym, locker rooms, high efficiency lighting, and full flight line views of the airport. 

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Lambeau Field won’t be available to host any outdoor concerts or other events until the summer of 2015, but could there be new competition from Miller Park in Milwaukee? 

PMI Entertainment Group President Ken Wachter says Miller Park is aggressively pursuing stadium acts. Kenny Chesney and Paul McCartney are playing at the Brewers home stadium this summer.

But Wachter isn’t worried, because Lambeau Field has its own draw; it has more seating, and it’s cheaper to put on a concert. 

Wachter says there is also no guarantee an act could be booked in 2015.  It’s not known if any acts will be touring stadiums and it’s a select number that do stadium gigs. 

The Packers don’t want any events in the bowl until stadium reconstruction is finished.

PMI Entertainment says they are also looking at other outdoor events.

Wachter says Kenny Chesney, along with two rock acts, were interested in playing Lambeau this past summer. 

WAUPACA COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A woman has died following a motorcycle crash in Waupaca County Wednesday.

Authorities say it happened on Highway 45 near Highway 76 in the Bear Creek area around 2:30 p.m.

Sheriff's officials believe a gust of wind caused the motorcycle to slide sideways, eventually throwing the 54-year-old driver from the bike. She was wearing a helmet.

The name of the motorcyclist is not being released at this time.

MENASHA, WI (WTAQ) - Menasha police say the driver of a vehicle that crashed during what was believed to be a street race has come forward. 

Authorities say it happened on Water Street just after 8 p.m. Wednesday. Officials say two vehicles were racing, when one of the vehicles struck a light pole and a dumpster.

The other vehicle kept driving.

When officers arrived at the crash scene, neither the driver nor anyone else was around.  A Menasha police shift commander says a man came forward Thursday claiming to be the driver. 

Police are not identifying the driver at this time. 

With the amount of damage to the car, police believed someone may have been injured in the crash, but the driver was not. 

NEENAH, WI (WTAQ) - The search is on for the man police say was involved in an overnight stabbing in Neenah.

Authorities say a fight broke out just after 1 a.m. Thursday in the 400 block of Sherry Street. It was near a couple bars.

One man was stabbed, he suffered non-life threatening injuries.

Three men were arrested, but police are still looking for one more man.

Police identified that man as 22-year-old Jeremiah J. Pavlowich.

Contact Neenah police at (920) 886-6000 if you have any information.

ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - Ashwaubenon Public Safety is looking for help identifying a woman who tried using fake $100 bills at two stores.

It happened Wednesday evening in the 800 block of Pilgrim Way.

One store she was able to successfully pass the fake bill but the second store she was stalled at when the clerk noticed the bill was odd. She contacted the manager who held onto the fake bill and told the suspect he was calling the police. The suspect then left the store.

She's described as black, about 5'8" and 140 pounds with long straight dark reddish hair. It is believed there are more people involved and police are urging businesses to beware and to contact the police with any suspicious bills.

Merchants are reminded that checking the bills with a marker is unreliable in determining the bills authenticity. Many bills are reproduced from smaller denominations such as $1 and $5 bills. The $5 seem to be preferred because they contain a security strip even though the strip is for a $5 bill.

The bills should contain the correct watermark. Commonly, a Lincoln watermark will appear in a $100 bill which has a Franklin print. Counterfeits are normally not printed as clearly as a real bill. Real money has crisp, clean, legible fine print and images.

A real $100 bill will have color changing ink at the 100 on the bottom right of the bill. It should change color when tilted at angles. There are micro printed words on real $100s such as "The United States of America" printed on the collar of Ben Franklin's coat and "USA 100" is printed repeatedly on the bottom left hand corner of the bill. These are even hard to see with a magnifying glass but are security features.

Also checking serial numbers is good practice, especially when the bills being passed may be multiples. Counterfeiters normally will make a run of the same serial numbers on bills.

Ashwaubenon Public Safety is looking to identify the female in the attached photos. If anyone has information they are encouraged to call them at (920) 492-2995 or to remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward; call CrimeStoppers at (920) 492-STOP (7867) or on the web at www.432stop.com.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The city of Green Bay has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the EPA for redevelopment efforts along the University Avenue corridor. 

It’s part of the EPA grant program called Brownfield Area-Wide Planning. 

The money will help fund strategic planning to redevelop abandoned properties or areas that are hindered by a hazardous substance, pollutants or contaminants. 

For example, a brownfield project might inlcude the redevlopment of a former gas station that housed underground tanks. 

The project area is around the soon to open Veteran Affairs Outpatient Green Bay clinic.

TOWN OF MAINE, WI (WTAQ) -  We're hearing from a conservation warden with the Wisconsin DNR who shot and killed a black bear after the bear killed a donkey.

Mike Young says in 20 years on the job, he's never seen anything like it.

“It killed the donkey in this corner here, and then it tried to drag it back out through that corner of the fence where that bird house is,” Young told FOX 11.

Young says the 300 pound black bear was probably looking for food.

“The ground is still cold, nothing is greening up, so they're getting in trouble, picking on bird feeders and what not. That bear decided he wanted some fresh meat, and unfortunately he grabbed a donkey,” said Young.

Young tried to trap the bear.

“He would actually reach into the trap and pull the meat out. He wouldn't go into the trap,” said Young.

With daylight fading, Young pulled out a rifle.

“I didn't make the best shot in the world, I wounded it, and away it went,” said Young.

The next day, Young called a bear hunting guide and a dog. They tracked the bear about a half mile to the south.

“We got up there, and there was the bear, in the tree, a nice big boar,” said Tim Collar, bear hunting guide in a phone interview.

“Could see where it was shot, so then we just dispatched it from the tree,” said Young.

Young says there are about a dozen bears that frequent the area. Neighbors say they aren't surprised.

“They all had their own story about the bear and what he's doing the last couple of weeks. They're just glad he was gone,” said Collar. 

There were reports of chickens killed nearby, and a peacock missing its tail feathers.

Two llamas in the pen were not hurt. Young says the donkey's owner is recovering.

“He's a little upset about losing his donkey. I think he's glad we put the bear down. It was an eye for an eye type thing,” said Young.

BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Brown County public safety officials accidentally set off outdoor warning sirens Thursday afternoon.

In an email to the media, officials say a siren was being repaired, and it was requested to individually sound that siren.

At that time the “all call” button was pushed which inadvertently activated the entire system.

There is no threat of severe weather at this time.

NEW YORK (WTAQ) - The Green Bay Packers selected UCLA defensive end Datone Jones with their first round selection (26th overall) in the 2013 NFL Draft Thursday.

Jones is 6'4", 283 pounds and finished his senior season with 57 tackles, 17-and-a-half tackles for loss and six sacks for the Bruins.

Scouts say Jones is considered a "hybrid" defender, who alternated between defensive end and tackle over the past two seasons.

MENASHA, WI (WTAQ) - Menasha police have given six citations to an Appleton man that they say crashed his car during a street race.

On Thursday, police spent much of the day looking for the driver after finding a wrecked vehicle Wednesday night in the 100 block of Water Street. 19-year-old Gerardo Aguilar turned himself in on Thursday afternoon. Police say Aguilar wasn't seriously hurt and was cooperative.

Police say they cited Aguilar for hit-and-run, operating an unregistered vehicle, operating without insurance, operation after suspension, racing on a highway and reckless driving.

Police also say they have identified a second driver in the case as an 18-year-old Menasha man. They expect to give him similar tickets.

MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ) - A Marinette County man pled no contest to fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend at a Wausaukee convenience store last summer.

Richard Heyer shot Ann Schueller back in August and was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide. Heyer also shot himself, but survived.

Heyer faces a mandatory life sentence when he learns his fate July 2nd. But Judge David Miron will decide if or when Heyer will be first eligible for parole.

Court records show the pair lived together outside of Crivitz until the end of 2011. Schueller had also requested a restraining order against Heyer in June, claiming he was abusive, and she feared for her safety. But a judge denied the request because there wasn't enough evidence of a threat.

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - Police in Oshkosh need the public's help tracking down who vandalized several trees.

Authorities believe the trees along Church Avenue and Division Street were damaged during an April 13 pub crawl.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at (920) 236-5700.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A suspected drug house on Green Bay's east side has been shut down.

Police say the property is closed until further notice by court order and the people living at 577 Peters Street have been removed. The property has been declared a public nuisance for drug-related activity.

Following a two-month-long investigation by the Brown County Drug Task Force, 25-year-old Jaime Reyes-Sanchez was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Investigators say they found in the house more than 345 grams of cocaine, items used to manufacture and distribute cocaine and items used to manufacture marijuana.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The Green Bay Packers have signed quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a long-term contract extension.

The deal had been anticipated for some time, and is expected to make Rodgers the highest paid player in NFL history.  The deal is reportedly for a four-year extension worth $110 million.

In his eight seasons, the last five years as the Packers starter, Rodgers has thrown 171 touchdowns and just 46 interceptions.

Rodgers is the highest rated quarterback in NFL history with a rating of 104.9

OCONTO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Businesses that rely on the opening of the fishing season are concerned about ice sticking around on lakes and ponds.

That means the May 4 fishing opener could be slow for both anglers and business owners.

On Lakewood's Wheeler Lake, Conservation Warden Joe Paul measured about 21 inches. 

"I would say in general, across northern Oconto County, it's probably anywhere from 12 to 22 inches," Paul told FOX 11. 

Paul said on opening weekend, the lakes usually have been open a couple of weeks already. But now he predicts it will be at least another week before people can fish in this area.

"Everyone's talking about the fact they're glad they haven't put their ice fishing gear away yet because they plan on ice fishing for the opener," Paul said. 

People who live on Waubee Lake in Lakewood say there's 17 to 20 inches.

"Normally we're full and we do have, I think, five or six rooms that are still open," Russ Kralovetz, owner of Waubee Lake Lodge, tells FOX 11. 

At the lodge on Waubee Lake, Kralovetz says he's had to call guests and break the news that it isn't fishing time just yet. 

"They're going to wait a week or two, and hopefully I can get them back up here," Kralovetz said. 

"It's going to hurt a little bit," Mike Janesch tells FOX 11. 

Janesch has owned Mike's Supermarket in Townsend for 31 years. 

Right now, the nearby Townsend Flowage is still frozen over, so he's feeling uncertain about the fishing opener. 

"We've gone through it before where it was close, but never really closed off so we don't know," Janesch said. 

Because trout streams are flowing, and anglers can fish them on opening day, Janesch is hopeful he'll still see some traffic, 

"The guys will hit the streams real hard, and they'll come in here and buy their food and stuff," said Janesch. 

Hopes are high people will still come up north on opening weekend at the Townsend Shell. 

"I've been doing a lot of praying to whomever would like to listen to me about some warm weather to get these lakes open!" said owner Rob Seeber.  

However, Seeber said he's guessing business will be a little slower than usual. 

"I would hope to be in that even to maybe ten percent down. Just on a real rough guess looking at kind of how this last week has been," Seeber said. 

Businesses up north say the weather is also impacting visitors who come up to enjoy area ATV trails.

Oconto County trails won't re-open until May 10 because of the late spring and wet conditions.  Meanwhile, Marinette County trails are closed until further notice.      

NEW YORK (WTAQ) - The Green Bay Packers have 10 picks available in the 2013 NFL Draft Saturday.

General manager Ted Thompson was wheeling and dealing Friday, trading away a second-round pick to San Francisco for a lower second-rounder and a 6th-round pick.

Then, he did some more trading with the 49ers, sending a 3rd-round pick off, in return for a lower 3rd-round selection and a 7th rounder.

He wasn’t done. The 3rd-round pick he got from the 49ers, he sent to Miami for a 4th, a 5th and a 7th.

Packers officials feel this is a very deep draft, with quality available late and they think they can get some valuable pieces in the action Saturday – unless more trades are made to make the situation even better. 

MENOMINEE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A downed transmission line in Menominee County are causing a number of power outages Sunday.

A representative with Alliant Energy says 3,100 customers are in the dark across the county, along with parts of Shawano and Gresham.

Officials have not said when power will be restored.

ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities say a suspect in a pair of Green Bay area armed robberies has been arrested.

Police say a woman was walking near the Days Inn parking lot on Holmgren Way around 11:15 p.m. Saturday. She had come from a wedding reception at Stadium View Bar and was on her way to her hotel room.

Cops say the suspect had a gun, took her purse and ran off.

Then, around 1:45 a.m. Sunday, a second armed robbery happened in the city of Green Bay. It was later determined that the same person was likely behind both robberies.

Just after 2 a.m., Green Bay police responded to a complaint about reckless driving involving two vehicles. Officers were able to stop both vehicles.

Officials say the driver of one of the vehicles was the suspect in the robberies. He was arrested and booked in the Brown County jail.

He faces charges of armed robbery, battery and endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon.

NEW YORK (WTAQ) - The final day of the 2013 NFL Draft was a busy one for the Green Bay Packers.

Here's a synopsis of the Packers draft selections on Day 3:

--4th Round David Bakhtiari, offensive line, Colorado, 6-4, 301, 5.08/40 J.C. Tretter, offensive line, Cornell, 6-3, 307, 5.04/40 Johnathan Franklin, running back, UCLA, 5-10, 200, 4.50/40 --5th Round Micah Hyde, cornerback, Iowa, 5-11, 194, 4.57/40 Josh Boyd, defensive tackle, Mississippi State, 6-2, 307, 5.14/40 --6th Round Nate Palmer, linebacker, Illinois State, 6-2, 248, 4.72/40 --7th Round Charles Johnson, wide receiver, Grand Valley State, 6-2, 215, 4.40/40 Kevin Dorsey, wide receiver, Maryland, 6-1, 207, 4.47/40 Sam Barrington, linebacker, South Florida, 6-1, 240, 4.85/40

• Offensive lineman David Bakhtiari was the first of nine Green Bay choices on the final day of the 2013 NFL Draft. The 6-4, 301 pounder played his college ball at Colorado. He was the 109th player taken.
• Another offensive lineman, J.C. Tretter, was the 122nd player chosen and the Packers’ second pick in the fourth round. He is 6-3 and 307 pounds and played at Cornell.
• UCLA speedster Johnathan Franklin became the second running back taken by the Packers. He was the 125th player drafted. Franklin is known as a runner and receiver. He is 5-10 and 200 pounds.
• Cornerback Micah Hyde of Iowa was the first pick of the 5th round for Green Bay. His coach says the 5-11, 194-pound player has a high football IQ. He was the 159th player taken in the draft.
• Defensive tackle Josh Boyd played at Mississippi State. One of a record 63 SEC players drafted this week. He was pick number 167. Boyd is 6-2 and 307 pounds.
• Linebacker Nate Palmer played at Illinois State. He is 6-2 and 248 pounds. Very fast for his size. He was the 193rd pick and Green Bay’s only selection in the 6th round.
• Wide receiver Charles Johnson played for Grand Valley State, catching 128 passes in two seasons for 31 touchdowns. Ran a 4.4 40. He has good size at 6-2 and 215 pounds. Johnson was the 216th draft selection.
• Wide receiver Kevin Dorsey played at Maryland, catching 81 passes for nine touchdowns in two seasons as a starter. He is 6-1 and 207. Dorsey was the 224th player taken.
• Linebacker Sam Barrington played at South Florida. He is 6-1 and 240 pounds. Lost weight and picked up speed after his senior season. He was taken 232nd.