DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - Green and gold attire lines the sidewalks in one De Pere neighborhood.

All of those people are trying to get their hands on some of a former Packers' stuff.

Eddie Lacy's moving sale is being held at the corner of Ridgeway Drive and Trempeleau Street.

Lacy, who spent his first four NFL seasons in Green Bay, is headed west after signing an off-season deal with the Seattle Seahawks.

He has planned the garage sale so all proceeds go to charity and any unsold items get donated to Green Bay's Freedom House.

In the garage, tables are set up with game-worn, event-worn, and team issued shirts, hats, and cleats.

Inside, people have the chance to purchase big-ticket items like his sofa, beds, and tables.

Lacy is even offering cans of soup he didn't get to eating for one dollar apiece.

The sale runs Friday from 11 am to 5 pm and Saturday from 8 am to 12:30 pm.

It was supposed to take place last month but was postponed until this weekend.

For more photos from Lacy's sale, check out: http://wtaq.com/galleries/4895/

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A group of volunteers who believe in the importance of urban agriculture and gardening education got down and dirty Friday, preparing garden boxes to be delivered to members of the community.

The 4th annual Green Bay Garden Blitz prepares raised bed gardens for residents and community organizations.

Bethany Thier is with organization explains what's in the boxes.

"Our boxes are 4 x 8 feet, 10 inches deep and they're filled with some beautiful, beautiful soil from Willems. The soil is regular top soil, composted horse manure, and then some regular compost," said Thier.

Boxes can be ordered at the beginning of each year through the end of March and cost around $175.

Thier says folks use the boxes for a variety of things.

"Anyone who gets a box can plant whatever they want in it. Most people plant vegetables, some people are doing flowers but most people are growing their own food."

Including this year's orders, the Green Bay Garden Blitz will have delivered nearly 500 boxes around Green Bay, De Pere, and Howard over the last 4 years.

Read more about the initiative at www.newleaffoods.org.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - It's not every day you get to see peregrine falcons hatching from their nest.

Wisconsin Public Service has launched a special live stream camera of the birds nesting boxes at their Pulliam Power Plant in Green Bay and their Weston Power Plant near Wausau.

Matt Cullen is a spokesman for the utility company and says the cameras went live May 4.

"The eggs are about ready to hatch and so we anticipate that that's going to take place at the Pulliam Power Plant here in Green Bay in the next few days."

This is the first year where the public can view the nests at the WPS locations.

Cullen says there's a pair of falcons at their Weston Power Plant that have come back to that location to nest for the last 3 years.

"It's really cool to see those falcons leave the nest, go off and then come back each year sometimes and then continue to spread the growth of the population of peregrine falcons," said Cullen.

There's a total of 8 eggs between the two plants that are expected to hatch in the coming days.

You can check out the live stream video at www.wisconsinpublicservice.com/falcons.

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Two politicans got into a heated discussion over healthcare Friday.

Governor Scott Walker made a stop in Appleton to discuss the state's annual tourism report.

As he was about the meet with the media, the Republican Walker was approached by Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson, who is a known Democrat and who wanted to discuss the plan to repeal and replace Obamacare.

Walker accused Nelson of trying to pull a 'political stunt.'

The governor went on to mention Wisconsin's healthcare success has improved since he took office in 2011.

"There was a waiting list for coverage for people living in poverty when you served in the state Legislature."

Nelson responded by mentioning federal healthcare dollars Walker declined during the previous Obama Administration.

"You sent to other states hundreds of millions of dollars for the Medicaid expansion that could take care of everything from the Oak Lake crisis that we are dealing with, to health insurance for those individuals."

Walker's rebuttal:

"You had your chance with the voters in the state, in the northeast part of the state of Wisconsin, to run for Congress. The voters rejected your opinion."

Nelson said "Governor, with all due respect you are turning this political."

Walker then exclaimed "my goodness!"

The federal healthcare bill passed the House on a 217-213 vote Thursday and is headed to the U.S. Senate.

DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - A scary moment for one De Pere resident Saturday morning.  

A resident on the 2200 block of Rygar Court awoke to an intruder in their bedroom.

The intruder left upon the person waking up.

Nobody was injured, but several electronic items were reportedly stolen.

At last word, officers had not found the intruder, who is described as a man with long wavy hair.

Officers are not sure if any other suspects were involved.

De Pere Police reminds people to lock windows and doors at all times.

SHEBOYGAN, WI (WTAQ) - Five people have been injured in a two-vehicle, head-on accident in Sheboygan County.

Officers say the crash happened Saturday at 4:40 pm on Highway 23, west of Spring Valley Drive, in Greenbush.

Sheriff's officials note a car and minivan crashed when one of the vehicles crossed the center line.

A man was driving the car, and a total of four people were in the van, two adults and two children.

All five were taken to the hospital.

No word on a cause, as the accident is still under investigation.

LUXEMBURG, WI (WTAQ) - An empty barn in Kewaunee County has caught fire.

The Luxemburg Fire Department says embers from a controlled burn in a silo sparked the Saturday incident.

Fire officials say the blaze began around 3 pm near the intersection of Highway AB and Pine Grove.

Nobody was injured in the fire.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A single-vehicle accident has caused a Green Bay street closure.

Police say the vehicle crashed into a power pole on the 1700 block of Main Street, between Laura Street and Schwartz Street, around 2:41 am Sunday.

Drivers are asked to find an alternative route while WPS repairs the pole.

The street is expected to reopen around 9:30 am.

Officers say the 42-year-old female driver has been arrested on charges of OWI Causing Injury.

A passenger has been taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) - A Maritime Metro Transit Bus has been involved in a three-vehicle crash in Manitowoc.

The accident happened at the intersection of South 10th Street and Franklin Street around 1:10 pm Saturday.

Investigators say a 45-year-old Manitowoc woman was southbound on South 10th Street when she failed to stop for a red light at Franklin Street and struck a westbound SUV, driven by a 76-year-old Manitowoc man.

The crash forced the SUV into the bus, which was stopped at the intersection on Franklin Street, facing east.

Police say the 45-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with possible neck and shoulder injuries.  She was also cited for running the red light.

The 76-year-old Manitowoc man suffered a minor hand injury and was not taken to the hospital.

Two bus passengers, a 28-year-old Manitowoc woman and a 34-year-old Manitowoc man, were also taken to the hospital for possible injuries.

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - A family of three in Oshkosh has been displaced by a house fire.

Sheriff's officials say the incident happened Sunday morning at 2743 Oakdale Court.

Nobody was injured by the blaze, and the Red Cross is helping the two adults and one child.

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Man's best friend could soon be allowed to join him in some Appleton parks.

City leaders are considering a measure that would allow dogs in six parks along the river.

Those parks are: Jones Park, Lutz Park, Peabody Park, Telulah Park, Vulcan Heritage Park, and Ellen Kort Peace Park, which is expected to open in the near future.

Alderman Kyle Lobner has brought forth the idea to repeal the part of the municipal code that restricts dogs in city parks.

Lobner did not return WTAQ's calls to discuss his reasoning for the action.

The proposal was discussed by the city's Park and Recreation Committee last month, which made changes.

While Lobner wanted the animals to be allowed in all city parks, Committee Chair Joe Martin felt it would be better to start with select parks, as a test run.

The committee approved Martin's amendment to Lobner's initial proposal.

Martin notes the measure does come with some stipulations.

"(The owners) must keep (the dogs) on paths, no more than six feet off those paths."

Owners would also have to keep the dogs leashed at all times and pick up any droppings.

Martin says there could also be consequences if dog owners are found not to be in compliance with the city's pet registration rules, if approached by police.

"You could be fined for not having the dog licensed."

While he says no funding is available in 2017, Martin notes it is possible city dollars are designated towards the 'dogs in parks' matter next year.

"Maybe they would put out bags that would allow people to pick up the droppings from the animals so that they may dispose of it properly."

City officials believe the waste stations would come with an initial cost between $225-$300 plus a $100 installation cost.  

Annual maintenance costs are expected to total $4,000.

If the committee signs off on the measure, it then heads to the city council.

Two similar efforts have been defeated in the past three years. 

When asked for their opinions, the city's police department and park facilities management team expressed concerns with safety and sanitation.  

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Students show off a car at Northeast Wisconsin Technological College Sunday.

"It's nice to know that we actually put a lot of time and effort into this vehicle, and for the use it is going to have. It's going to be good for the community,"

Austin Parma is an auto body student at NWTC and spoke to WLUK.

Each year students with NWTC's Auto Body Program repair a vehicle, which is later donated to a local charity.

This year Parma says students agreed, The Freedom House in Green Bay, a homeless shelter for families, was a good fit.

"It was brought up by one of our fellow students in the club, that decided the Freedom House would be a great candidate to donate the vehicle"

Parma helped work on the Dodge mini-van. He says the finished product took a little elbow grease, and extra time outside of class.

"It needed brakes, needed to change some of the fluids, and actually the cool thing all this was done off classroom time."

Tameika Hughes-Foote is the Program Director at Freedom House. She says the gesture goes beyond words, "It is a blessing."

Hughes-Foote says one of the major struggles for families trying to get back on their feet is transportation

"A lot of our families depend on public transportation, and one of the burdens of that is trying to find a job"

She says the car will be more than just a means of transportation, but a symbol of hope.

"For them to know, really know that there are other people out there that want to come a long side and support you, so you are not alone"

NWTC's Auto Body Program has been donating repaired vehicles to local charities for more than 10 years.

FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - A stretch of Highway 23 in Fond du Lac County has reopened after being shut down by an accident.

Sheriff's officials say the head-on crash closed 23 between Taft Road and Highway UU in the Town of Fond du Lac for over five hours.

The incident happened at 5:48 am, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

No further details have been released.

PENSAUKEE, WI (WTAQ) - A 29-year-old Oconto woman has died from injuries sustained in a Pensaukee crash.

Oconto County Sheriff's officials say the accident happened at 2:20 am on April 28 on Highway 41, just south of Brookside Road.

When officers responded, they found a small SUV off the road, overturned, and fully engulfed in flames.

They believe the vehicle was southbound on Highway 41 when the woman lost control and traveled off the road.

She was ejected from the SUV and found roughly 40 feet from the vehicle in vegetation.

The woman was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Alcohol is believed to have been a factor.

The woman's name has not been released.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A group of business and community leaders have formed a non-profit group to promote Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach’s plan for a half-cent county sales tax to fund a replacement for the Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena, plus other infrastructure and debt projects.

“Forward Brown County” has a group of more than 40 people listed among its ranks, including Kramer Rock, of Temployment.

“Incredible economic growth and development occurring in our region makes Brown County an inviting place to live and work. This plan really enhances what we have,” Rock said in a news release.

“Brown County is a special place. Improvements in infrastructure, responsible fiscal management and Brown County’s status as an economic engine will be advanced under this proposal,” said Bob Weyers, a supporter of Forward Brown County, and partner at Commercial Horizons, a real estate and development company.

The group has created a website and Facebook page dedicated to its efforts. It has already started promoting its views through social media ads.

Right now, 64 of the state’s 72 counties have the half-cent sales tax, according to state records. Brown County government has never collected a tax; the expired sales tax for Lambeau Field was administered by the Green Bay-Brown County Professional Football Stadium District.

The Brown County Board’s Executive Committee is expected to discuss the proposal at its meeting tonight. It is at 5:30 p.m. at the Neville Public Museum auditorium, 210 Museum Place, Green Bay.

Last week, three other groups -- the Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Greater Green Bay Area Lodging Association, and the Green Bay chapter of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association -- announced their support for the plan, as well.

Brown County Taxpayers Association's president Rich Heidel said until the association receives the information it's requested including a copy of the arena's replacement recommendation, other documents, and input, it has no formal position.

Here are the people involved in Forward Brown County:

• Kramer Rock
• Phil Hauck
• Kevin Kuehn
• John Frey
• Ryan Kuehn
• Ken Trudell
• Rick Chernick
• Brian Netzel
• Craig Dickman
• Kristin Van Rite
• Jeff Weyers
• Matt Marek
• Bob Atwell
• Theresa Schroeder
• Michael Simmer
• Doug Page
• Dan Ariens
• Jere Dhein
• Chris Woleske
• Bob Weyers
• Tom Olejniczak
• John Gard
• Scott Madson
• Tom Meinz
• Randall Lawton
• Paul Sommerside
• Mark McMullen
• Jerry Watson
• Darlene Marcelle
• Randy Wissick
• Fred Johnson
• Larry Lucier
• Dan Ledden
• Andy Siminski
• Jack Hill
• Jess Miller
• Mark Kaiser
• Peter Mancuso
• Joe Brittnacher
• Ernie Remondini
• Tom Burgess
• Garritt Bader
• Kate Burgess
• David Martin
• John West
• Paul Rauscher
• Mike Calawerts
• Bob Pyle
• Matt Umentum

BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A 20-year-old Manitowoc man has pleaded not guilty to causing a fatal, alcohol-related crash.  

Zachary Potts faces three felony counts: First Degree Reckless Homicide, Homicide by Intoxicated Use of a Vehicle, and Homicide by Use of a Vehicle with a Prohibited Alcohol Content.

Potts is accused of being over twice the legal limit during the November 9 single-vehicle accident that killed his passenger.

He is due back in court May 26 for a motion hearing, where the defense is expected to request a reduction in Potts' $20,000 cash bond.

MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) -

UPDATE: After reviewing video from the 10th Street Bridge camera, officers have rescinded the ticket to the 45-year-old woman and issued it to the 76-year-old man, who is now determined to have been the one who ran the red light.

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A Maritime Metro Transit Bus has been involved in a three-vehicle crash in Manitowoc.

The accident happened at the intersection of South 10th Street and Franklin Street around 1:10 pm Saturday.

Witnesses say a 45-year-old Manitowoc woman was southbound on South 10th Street when she failed to stop for a red light at Franklin Street and struck a westbound SUV, driven by a 76-year-old Manitowoc man.

The crash forced the SUV into the bus, which was stopped at the intersection on Franklin Street, facing east.

Police say the 45-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with possible neck and shoulder injuries.  She was also cited for running the red light.

The 76-year-old Manitowoc man suffered a minor hand injury and was not taken to the hospital.

Two bus passengers, a 28-year-old Manitowoc woman and a 34-year-old Manitowoc man, were also taken to the hospital for possible injuries.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A Green Bay teacher will appear on Tuesday's episode of "Jeopardy!"

Preble High School Choir Teacher Sara Holub is competing as part of the game show's 'Teacher's Tournament,' which runs through May 19.

The episode airs at 6 pm on Fox 11.

BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A 17-year-old Pulaski High School student has pleaded not guilty at arraignment to threatening to shoot up the school.

Raven Jaworski faces one felony count of Making Terrorist Threats.

In March, Jaworski reportedly told other students he was planning an attack at the school's 2018 graduation ceremony.

He allegedly admitted to the crime, saying it was a joke.

Jaworski is due back in court June 9 for his final pre-trial hearing.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - One Wisconsin Republican has no regrets with voting to repeal and replace Obamacare.  

Eighth District Representative Mike Gallagher appeared on WTAQ's Jerry Bader Show Monday to discuss why Thursday's legislative action was necessary.

"The Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner showed me a map projecting what the individual market was going to look like next year if we do nothing.  Northeast Wisconsin essentially disappears from the map."

Gallagher says the nation's healthcare system has been broken for a long time and that the Affordable Care Act helped reveal its biggest problems.

"Even the most ardent defenders of Obamacare will say we need to fix it, which implies that it's broken."

While Gallagher condemns the Democrats chanting of 'na, na, na, na, hey, hey, hey, goodbye' at their Republican colleagues following the vote, indicating some GOP legislators that voted for the repeal would suffer in the 2018 midterm elections, he also takes issue with Republicans actions from later that day.

Many House Republicans attended a White House lawn ceremony with President Trump and Vice-President Pence.

"What are we celebrating? We haven't passed a bill into law.  The Senate is going to rewrite this thing.  I've never seen the Packers pop the champagne at halftime."

The House GOP healthcare bill now heads to the Senate, where some Republicans have indicated a complete rewrite, as Gallagher noted.  

On Monday, Gallagher also discussed recent criticism over his failure to hold in-person town hall meetings with the residents of his district.

In recent months, many Republican legislators throughout the nation have been greeted by loud vocal opposition at their events.

Gallagher condemns that behavior, saying "I'm just not interested in political theatre.  We have far too much of it on both sides.  I'm interested in having an honest dialogue and conversation."

The congressman notes he has reached out to over 100,000 people to take questions and concerns.

Following last Thursday's healthcare vote, protestors gathered outside Gallagher's Appleton office.

"I recognized some of the people on the left that were demonstrating in front of my office, because I met with them, individually and personally."

Gallagher notes he has offered to meet with many of those people in a setting he believes is more productive.

"Would you like to meet one-on-one?  Would you like a group discussion so we can debate and be civilized?  It's funny how they then rescind the offer."

Gallagher says many on both sides have become unwilling to debate, being set in their opinions and closed off to alternative perspectives.

He's also concerned with false information put out through social media and the internet.

"If we don't have a space in this country where we can have shared facts, then how are we going to solve any of these problems (that the United States faces)?"