WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - The Winnebago County District Attorney's Office says an Oshkosh Police officer was justified in the fatal shooting of a man.  

Officer Aaron Achterberg shot and killed Isaiah Tucker on July 31 while responding to a burglary complaint.

Investigators say Tucker was attempting to steal a car from the mother of one of his children.  He occasionally slept on her couch but was kicked out that night.

Tucker reportedly drove the car at officers, who investigators say fired a total of eleven shots at the suspect in a four-second span.    

Tucker was reportedly struck by two bullets, one of which hit him in the left shoulder and resulted in his death at the hospital.  

Investigators say Achterberg told him he was terrified that Tucker was going to kill him that night.

It is unknown when Achterberg and Roberts will be taken off administrative leave.

BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities are looking for the three men suspected of cashing fraudulent checks at Green Bay area banks.  

Investigators believe 49-year-old Mark Hoppa, 45-year-old Jerry Johnson Junior, and 43-year-old Markeith Watts took checks from a local business' mailbox and cashed them at the Bay Bank locations in Green Bay and Ashwaubenon on September 1.  

Authorities say the business owner has confirmed mailing a check that did not arrive at its intended destination. 

Anyone with information is asked to call Angie Cali with Ashwaubenon Public Safety Department at (920) 593-4473.

DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - A St. Norbert College student from Naples, Florida explains how his family is preparing for Hurricane Irma.

"Making sure everyone has enough water, enough food, enough gas.  Inevitably, we're going to lose power.  Beyond that, it goes to boarding up windows, make sure everything's off the pool patio, all things outside are locked up, cars are in garages."

Senior Andrew LeMay says his family plans to stay in its home since the initial evacuation order was canceled when the storm projections shifted east, with an expected Sunday morning landfall in the Miami area.

However, LeMay expects his hometown will still feel some effects.

"The storm thankfully, at least for us, has shifted east.  We'll still be getting hurricane force winds, 6-12 inches of rain, at least."

LeMay says his family is currently ensuring they have enough supplies to ride things out for up to two weeks.

While he won't be there for Irma, LeMay says he did live through both Hurricane Charley and Hurricane Wilma, in 2004 and 2005, respectively.

"Once you get into the gut of that hurricane, it can be two hours, it can be eight hours, it can be ten hours where it is just pitch black, raining sideways, trees are falling over, houses rattling."

With disaster approaching his home state, LeMay explains what it is like being more than 1,500 miles from home.

"There's definitely a feeling of helplessness.  As much as I'm glad that I'm not there in danger, I do wish I was there to help."

LeMay is a senior biology major who is also on the school's cross country/track team.

STURGEON BAY, WI (WTAQ) - For U.S. Coast Guard members, helping with Hurricane Harvey search and rescue has brought a sense of pride.

"It was quite the experience, very humbling experience," said Petty Officer First Class Daniel Rodriguez.

The crews assisted with rescue efforts, mainly in Houston and Port Arthur, working long days, many times without a place to sleep or shower.

"Wherever we could fit, wherever we could fit our crew, we would sleep on air mattresses, in reality it didn't matter where we slept, as long as we were helping out," explained Rodriguez.

He says during his time in Texas, he saved around 20 people, in what he says is a rescue mission he will never forget.

"The first family that we came across, they were up in the attic, there was five children, we were able to get them safety to a neighboring home."

He says the ongoing efforts also took a toll on their equipment.

"Some areas were flooded, some areas weren't, so transitioning to those flooded areas did cause some damage to the assets we were using."

Moving from Hurricane Harvey, as Hurricane Irma approaches the Florida coast.

Rodriguez says the Coast Guard is ready to step up and help once again.

"This is what we're trained for, this is what we're ready for, we'll do it again."

Beyond the 16 Sturgeon Bay coast guard members, 15 others from around the state also helped out.

ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Green and gold painted faces and thousands of Packers fans are getting ready to cheer on their favorite team.

Among the crowd, will be a group that has's traveled a very long way.

"This is my third time here now. I've been here the last two years as well and I'm just as excited as the one's who've come for the first time," said Charlotte Midgley of Leeds, England.

Midgley and 30 others make up the U.K. and Irish Packers group.

Despite soccer being a much more popular sport in the U.K., Midgley tells WLUK American football happens to be at the top of the list for many in the group.

"That's what drew me to American football is more the, kind of, atmosphere around it. It's much more kind of a family and celebration." UK and Irish Packers group co-founder Ryan Peacock says the group started four years ago as a way to bring more U.K. and Irish football fans together.

"So, now what we've got is quite a big community whether it be online or during different meet ups throughout the year. We try to do three or four meetups throughout the year"

Members of the group say they're looking forward to being at Lambeau Field so they can tailgate, and of course, watch the game.

"To congregate in a car park and to have like barbecue and drinks and that's completely new," said Callum Thomson of Northampton, England.

"You've got to tailgate. That's almost part of like, um, the must-dos." Visiting Green Bay also means spending plenty of time at Lambeau.

"Spend as much money as we can in the Pro Shop, get some cheese curds, that's pretty high on the list," Peacock said.

"There's the Lambeau Leap statue as well," Thomson said.

The group also plans to head to Madison Saturday to watch the Badgers play at Camp Randall.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - As the budget now heads to the full state Assembly, some are upset about what was left out.

"It's disappointing," Allouez Village President Jim Rafter tells WLUK.

"As part of the budget process that may have been one of the challenges. That we're competing against all kinds of other budgets or all other needs for the budget."

Rafter said he's disappointed the proposal to close the Green Bay Correctional Institution and open a new prison elsewhere wasn't approved.

"I hope it's a speed bump, there are great things we could do with that property."

Even though the Joint Finance Committee rejected the proposal, it did approve $22 million worth of upgrades for the prison.

The committee also approved $600,000 to study all the correctional facilities in the state.

Rafter added he thinks the state should hold off on investing any money in GBCI.

"If you're going to have a study done, I would ask that you wait until that study is done before you invest dollars into a prison that arguably may not be around for long." Some projects in Northeast Wisconsin would see more money under the proposed budget.

In Sturgeon Bay, the Harbor Project would get $3.2 million under the budget approved by the committee. The money would be used by the Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding Company to do dredging and harbor construction.

The Joint Finance Committee also approved $123,000 for a new Marinette County Special Prosecutor.

Something State Rep. John Nygren says is badly needed.

"The funding would effectively make the current part-time position, full-time for two years."

As for the Green Bay Correctional, the proposal will now be taken up as its own bill. A date for when that could happen, is not yet known.

By Delana Isles

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos (Reuters) - Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, drove toward Florida on Friday as it lashed the Caribbean with devastating winds and torrential rain, leaving behind 14 deaths and a swathe of catastrophic destruction.

Irma was about 495 miles (795 km) southeast of Miami, Florida, early on Friday, after soaking the northern coasts of the Dominican Republic and Haiti and pummeling the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The "extremely dangerous" hurricane was downgraded from a category 5 to a category 4 early on Friday, but it still packed winds as strong as 155 miles per hour (250 km per hour), the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory.

It was heading for the Bahamas, where it was expected to bring 20-foot (six-meter) storm surges before moving to Cuba and then slamming into southern Florida on Sunday.

In Miami, hundreds lined up for bottled water and cars looped around city blocks to get gas on Thursday. Gasoline shortages in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area worsened on Thursday, with sales up to five times the norm.

In Palm Beach, the waterfront Mar-a-Lago estate owned by U.S. President Donald Trump was ordered evacuated, media said. Trump also owns property on the French side of Saint Martin, an island devastated by the storm.

A mandatory evacuation on Georgia's Atlantic coast was due to begin on Saturday, Governor Nathan Deal said.

Irma has ravaged a series of small islands in the northeast Caribbean, including Barbuda, Saint Martin and the British and U.S. Virgin Islands, ripping down trees and flattening homes and hospitals.

A Reuters witness described the roof and walls of a well-built house shaking hard as the storm rocked the island of Providenciales and caused a drop in pressure that could be felt in people's chests.

Throughout the islands in its wake, shocked locals tried to comprehend the extent of the devastation - and simultaneously got ready for another major hurricane, Jose, now a Category 3 and due in the northeastern Caribbean on Saturday.

DEATHS RISE

Four people died in the U.S. Virgin islands, a government spokesman said, and a major hospital was badly damaged by the wind. A U.S. amphibious assault ship arrived in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Thursday and sent helicopters for medical evacuations from the destroyed hospital.

A man was reported missing after trying to cross a river in Cerca La Source in Haiti's Central Plateau region.

Barbuda, where one person died, was reduced "to rubble", Prime Minister Gaston Browne said. In the British overseas territory of Anguilla, another person was killed and the hospital, airport and power and phone services were damaged, emergency service officials said.

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said four bodies were recovered on the French-Dutch island of Saint Martin, which was hit hard.

Three people were killed in Puerto Rico and around two-thirds of the population lost electricity, Governor Ricardo Rossello said after the storm rolled by the U.S. territory's northern coast. A surfer was also reported killed in Barbados.

The storm passed just to the north of the island of Hispaniola, shared by Dominican Republic and Haiti, causing some damage to roofs, flooding and power outages as it approached the impoverished Haitian side, which is particularly vulnerable to hurricanes and rain, although it did not make landfall.

Cuba started evacuating some of the 51,000 tourists visiting the island, particularly 36,000 people at resorts on the northern coast. In Caibarien, a coastal town in the hurricane's predicted path, residents were heading farther inland.

Irma was the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean and one of the five most forceful storms to hit the Atlantic basin in 82 years, according to the NHC.

The storm activity comes after Hurricane Harvey claimed about 60 lives and caused property damage estimated at as much as $180 billion in Texas and Louisiana.

(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien, editing by Larry King)

DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities are looking for a missing fire hydrant.  

De Pere Police says the hydrant was left lying on the terraceway at the intersection of North Washington and Franklin streets after being damaged in a Thursday evening crash.  

When city crews went to pick it up Friday, it was gone.  

Whoever has the hydrant is asked to bring it to the city's Municipal Services Center, 925 South 6th Street. 

Anyone with information is asked to call De Pere Police at 920-339-4084, ext.1280 or Crime Stoppers at 920-432-7867. Refer to incident 17-12086.

ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ) - The Green and Gold is looking to make it easier for fans to get to and from games.  

The Packers have announced Uber as its official rideshare partner.  

A designated pickup and drop off zone is being created in the Titletown District parking lot, behind Lodge Kohler. 

BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A human case of West Nile virus has been reported in Brown County.

County health officials say it's the first one this year.

Cases were reported last month in both Fond du Lac and Oconto counties.

West Nile is spread by mosquitoes, and health officials say the chances of a person catching it are low.

Most people who do get the virus won't experience any symptoms.

While symptoms are typically mild, the virus can cause muscle weakness, stiff neck, disorientation, tremors, convulsions, paralysis, and a coma.

Older people and those with compromised immune systems are at greater risk of these severe symptoms.

KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - As Hurricane Irma approaches the Florida coast, linemen with Kaukauna Utilities will be among some of the first to lend a helping hand.

"We're sending a crew and a bucket truck down there, to hopefully prevent, but really in truth help restore power," said Eric Miller, Engineering Manager at Kaukauna Utilities.

The crew loaded up Friday morning, and began their journey to Kissimmee, Florida.

Miller says their goal will be to help secure and replace any downed power lines.

"Really they will be dispatched along with a lot of crews from other municipalities, throughout the state and the country for that matter, in places where power has been taken away by the storm."

From restoring power, to helping with supplies.

Red Cross members from Northeast Wisconsin are also preparing to head to Florida.

"Loading up this vehicle, which will go to Florida with water, snacks, bug spray, all those essential items," said Steve Hanson, Northeast Wisconsin Red Cross Executive Director.

Hanson says the truck leaves Saturday morning, in hopes to making it to Florida by Monday.

"They'll empty it, it will be used, we'll just keep restocking it, it will be going out into the neighborhoods and providing whatever they need."

And whether it's preparing for Irma, or continuing relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the Red Cross is working overtime.

"It's an all hands-on deck operation for the entire country right now," explained Hanson.

The Red Cross says 140 volunteers from Wisconsin are helping with the current relief efforts, with 100 in Texas and another 40 in Florida

ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- For the Titletown District, the Packers took pages out of their own playbook when formulating a security plan.

“Well, what we saw at Lambeau Field over the years is what we applied here, at least an endpoint of that,” said Aaron Popkey, the Packers Director of Public Affairs. “A large space with a lot of pedestrians walking through, what are the current measures that are being utilized to make sure these areas are as safe as possible.

Several years ago, following Homeland Security guidance, the team put in large flower boxes and benches around Lambeau Field, providing an extra barrier between vehicles and large crowds.

For the Titletown District, bollards and hydraulic barriers will serve the same purpose.

“We've got natural barriers with the buildings, and then bollards in the rest of the areas allow for people to cross in freely, but certainly keep it safe from unwanted vehicles and other large objects,” said Popkey.

The team also expanded its security team, adding personnel to primarily patrol Titletown. Popkey would not say how many extra positions were added.

On game days, the Brown County Sheriff's Department will monitor the area, even though the district is in Ashwaubenon's jurisdiction.

“Right now, our manpower on Packer game day is kind of tapped out,” said Chief Eric Dunning of Ashwaubenon Public Safety. “We have all of our officers working already, before the complex opened up.”

Ashwaubenon Public Safety, along with other local and federal law enforcement agencies, plan on having regular meetings with the Packers as Titletown continues to expand and change.

“It's not just the Packers,” said Dunning. “You also have the businesses that are not just in the Titletown District, but also outside the Titletown District. We're also having community meetings with the neighbors that border up to that area and try to keep everybody informed of what's happening and what's going on.”

The security plans will be tested September 15, when the district's park and plaza open.

The public is welcomed to a grand opening from 3-7:30 pm.

OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A 43-year-old Appleton man has died from injuries sustained in a race car crash.

Outagamie County Sheriff's officials were called to the Wisconsin International Raceway in the Town of Buchanan at 7:50 pm Friday.

Two cars collided during the track's annual 'Eve of Destruction' event.

The crash remains under investigation.

WAUPACA COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A Waupaca County Sheriff's deputy suffered non-life threatening injuries in a shootout with a suspect.

Officers responded to a New London home on Manske Road at 3 pm Friday to serve an arrest warrant.

The man, who officials say was wanted for domestic abuse and aggravated battery, began firing at officers upon arrival.

Sheriff's officials are not saying where the bullet struck the deputy.

Authorities returned fire and eventually arrested the suspect.

Multiple charges, including Attempted Homicide, are being recommended to the Waupaca County District Attorney's Office.

CHICAGO, IL (WTAQ) - Ryan Braun became the first Brewer to hit 300 home runs as Milwaukee blanked the Chicago Cubs 2-0 last night.

Braun's two-run shot in the first inning was enough to bring Milwaukee within four games of the division-leading Cubs, keeping the Crew tied with St. Louis for second in the NL Central.

Jimmy Nelson improved to 12-6 with the win, striking out seven in five innings of four-hit ball.

However, Nelson left the game with a jammed right shoulder, suffered when diving back into first after rounding the base when he singled off the left field wall in the top of the fifth.

He stayed in to pitch the bottom half of the frame but felt discomfort.  

Nelson will undergo testing Saturday, but team officials do not believe the injury is serious.  

The bullpen only surrendered one hit in four innings, with Corey Knebel earning his 33rd save in 38 chances.

John Lackey dropped to 11-11 for the Cubs, striking out nine over seven innings of two-run ball.

The second of three from Wrigley Field this afternoon. Coverage starts at 2:30 pm on WTAQ.

BONDUEL, WI (WTAQ) - Three people died in a two-vehicle crash Friday night.

It happened just before 11:30 pm on Highway 29 at Limestone in Bonduel.

Investigators say a minivan was heading eastbound in the westbound lane when it struck another van head-on.

The 38-year-old Bonduel man driving the wrong way vehicle died, along with two passengers in the other van: a nine-year-old boy and a seven-year-old girl.

The four other people in the second van suffered serious injuries.  Nobody else was in the van heading the wrong way.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing.

TWO RIVERS, WI (WTAQ) - A 15-year-old Two Rivers boy was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after officers say he was struck by a pickup truck.

Investigators say it happened at 3:14 pm Saturday on 22nd Street, east of East River Street.

A 41-year-old Manitowoc man was driving the eastbound truck, which reportedly struck the boy after he left the south sidewalk on 22nd Street and entered the road.

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A freshman running back made a name for himself Saturday in Madison.

Jonathan Taylor ran for 223 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries in the Wisconsin Badgers 31-14 win over Florida Atlantic.

Taylor wasn't the only Badger to eclipse the century mark on the ground, as Chris James tallied 101 yards on 16 carries.

Alex Hornibrook finished 16-28 for 201 yards, throwing both a touchdown and an interception.

Hornibrook's favorite target was Troy Fumagalli, who recorded 92 yards and a score on eight catches.

Wisconsin improved to 2-0 with the win, with a game at BYU on the calendar for Saturday.

Florida Atlantic dropped to 0-2 with the loss.

CHICAGO, IL (WTAQ) - There was no shortage of offense from the Brewers Saturday.

Milwaukee defeated the Chicago Cubs 15-2 at Wrigley Field.

An eight-run third inning started the scoring, knocking Cubs' starter Mike Montgomery (5-8) out of the game.

The Crew added three more tallies in the fifth inning, including Hernan Perez's two-run home run, his 14th of the season.

Milwaukee also put up three runs in the sixth and one in the eighth, before Chicago got a lone run in both of the game's final two frames.

Perez finished with a game-high five RBI's, with Orlando Arcia adding three and Travis Shaw contributing two.

Chase Anderson struck out five in five scoreless innings of one hit ball, improving to 9-3 with the win.

The Brewers improved to 74-68 with the win and moved to within three games of the division leading Cubs in the National League Central.

Milwaukee goes for the sweep of the three game series on Sunday, with coverage starting at 12:45 pm on WTAQ.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - After more than eight months, meaningful football returns to Lambeau Field Sunday.

The Packers open their 2017 regular season slate against the Seattle Seahawks.

The two teams have become somewhat of rivals in recent years, with Green Bay beating the NFC West team at home in both of the past two regular seasons.

Prior to that, the Green and Gold dropped three straight meetings, all in Seattle, including a 28-22 overtime loss in the 2014 season's NFC Championship Game.  

Sunday will mark the first time Eddie Lacy plays at Lambeau Field in enemy colors.  The running back signed with Seattle in the offseason after spending his first four NFL seasons with the Packers.

Kickoff is set for 3:25 pm.