GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The suspect in a recent Green Bay armed robbery has been identified. 

Investigators are asking for help in locating 43-year-old Brent Fink of Green Bay. 

Officers say Fink robbed the Speedway Gas Station in the 1600 block of East Mason Street at knifepoint on Monday night.    

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Scanlan at the Green Bay Police Department at (920) 448-3208.

You can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward by contacting Green Bay Area Crime Stoppers by phone (920) 432-7867, through their website at www.432stop.com, or by downloading the P3 app through Google play or App store.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ)- The Packers have set their ticket prices for the upcoming season.

Preseason tickets are up $2 dollars and regular season tickets are up $7 dollars.

A Green Package season will be $44 dollars more than last year, and Gold Package season ticket holders will pay $23 dollars more.

Also changing is the way that people will be allowed in the gate.

Tickets purchased on Ticketmaster or forwarded electronically, will have to be scanned on your smartphone to enter. 

Print at home or PDF tickets will no longer be accepted. 

The Packers are also rolling out a new "Pay as We Play" early on. That allows Green and Gold package holders to lock in special pricing for a possible Wild Card home game.

DOOR COUNTY, WI (WTAQ)- Fundraising campaigns are underway to help build a new observation center and expand the nature center of a popular park in Door County.

The park is located between Fish Creek and Ephraim.

Friends of Peninsula State Park are looking to raise over $1 million dollars, and Steve Strucely says it will be worth the work.

"I think when you come in here, right away, you feel that tension going away. The relaxation, being out in nature."

Strucely says they need more space at the nature center. 

"Here we want to almost double the size of the nature center. out the back side of the nature center."

The plan calls for outdoor restroom replacements, a new observation deck, and expansion of the parking lot.

The current situation is also leading to cramped quarters.

After 50 years, an upgrade is needed, and that includes plans to rebuild a popular tower.

"Eagle Tower is the place that I think everybody knows Peninsula State Park for. It's a place that people have come back to year after year after year," said Strucely.Construction is scheduled for this fall.

The DNR deemed the existing tower as unsafe, leading it to be closed in 2015 and taken down a year later. 

Projects are expected to be completed by Summer of 2019.

BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ)- Brown County United Way beat their 2017 goal by nearly $100,000.

The organization said they raised almost 4.1 million dollars last year, which exceeded the $4 million dollar goal that they set.

"These individuals are our friends, our coworkers, our neighbors, who work hard every day to put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads, but still struggle to make ends meet. We are here to change that," said president and CEO, Robyn Davis.

Brown County United Way announced their new goal to have 10,000 struggling individuals from Brown County on a path to financial stability.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The jury foreman in the George Burch murder trial is speaking out.

Burch found guilty Thursday in the death of Nicole Vanderheyden in 2016.

Rachel Hillery says the group reached its decision quickly after only two votes.

"Initially, we just went over everything to see if there were any questions anybody had."

She says the Brown County D-A's closing argument brought all the evidence from over the past two weeks together to make a rock solid case.

But that doesn't mean there weren't moments where Burch's story that Vanderheyden's boyfriend, Douglas Detrie, did the killing, seemed plausible.

"He would make me believe that maybe he didn't do it."

But the D-N-A evidence, G-P-S coordinates, and blood where there shouldn't have been any, convinced her.

But Hillery says even with all that, and the eventual solid belief they got the verdict right, sending a man to prison for perhaps the rest of his life isn't an easy choice to make.

"It's tough because you have to live with this decision now for the rest of your life."

She describes her fellow jurors as thoughtful and worked well together.

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - When it comes to dealing with teenagers sharing nude photos, or sexting, Officer Katie Mann tells Fox 11 Oshkosh Police only have one option.

"When juveniles are sending sexually explicit images to one another then that would be a state criminal charge."

From there, Mann says charges can come that impose harsh penalties.

"Disorderly conduct, up to possessing and distributing child pornography."

The last one is a felony that could land the teen on the sex offender registry.

But now, Mann says Oshkosh is considering an ordinance to give police more leeway with these cases.

"Be able to write a citation and they also have a diversion program for the first time juvenile offenders."

According to Mann, this is a way to offer education without letting teens off the hook for bad behavior.

"The program would be run through Winnebago County in conjunction with the district attorney's office and, basically, that program would be to educate juveniles about this behavior, the dangers of it."

Mann told FOX 11 young people need to understand the consequence of sexting.

She said one photo can haunt you the rest of your life.

"Once an image it out on social media, on the internet, anybody can see that."

Oshkosh isn't the only community considering a move like this.

"All the chiefs of police for Winnebago County, including the sheriff, have been discussing and want to move forward with some type of ordinance."

The ordinance may be taken up at the city council's next meeting, set for March 13th.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - In an effort to reduce counterfeit tickets, the Packers are implementing change.

Here's what the Packers released Thursday:

"PDF or 'Print at Home' tickets will no longer be offered. With this change, tickets forwarded electronically to others or sold via Ticketmaster will now be scanned on smartphones as the only mode for stadium entry. This will help reduce counterfeit tickets. Season tickets will continue to be mailed to season ticket holders as usual each July."

Lt Kevin Warych says the Green Bay P-D is on board with the idea.

"Because what we've seen in the past is, someone would print off a ticket, whether it be from a secondary market, and then they'd make multiple copies of that one ticket. So, the first person that got the ticket that was sold by person 'A,' then the subsequent copies of that ticket be fraudulent and those people would be out the money."

At Ticket King in Ashwaubenon, manager Travis Loftus says an electronic ticket is safer but there could be at least one disadvantage for fans.

"If they don't have a smartphone or don't know how to use it, they're not going to be able to get in the game. But the Packers are still hard stock. Ninety percent of their tickets are all the memorabilia type of ticket."

The Packers say more information about tickets forwarded electronically will be released later.

If you're a season ticket holder, the Packers say payment is due in the Packers’ ticket office by March 30.

BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A lawsuit challenging Brown County's half-percent sales tax has been dismissed.  

In a 10-page ruling, Judge William Atkinson agreed with the county that the suit should be dismissed on procedural grounds.

The Brown County Taxpayers Association filed the suit, claiming the county implemented the tax unconstitutionally.  

While the suit has been dismissed, the judge has given the Taxpayers Assocation until March 7 to file a notice of claim.  

Brown County has issued the following statement, saying they won't comment further at this time.

“While the Decision filed on 03-01-2018 to dismiss this case may be appealed and doesn’t put this matter entirely to rest, it does demonstrate that there is substance to Brown County’s argument that Plaintiffs, Brown County Taxpayers Association and Frank Bennett, and their attorneys, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, simply do not understand the law. The Decision finds that Plaintiffs failed to meet even the most basic legal requirement necessary before instituting suit against the County, as Plaintiffs failed to provide the County with proper notice pursuant to Wis. Stat. Sec. 893.80 prior to commencing suit, and it is clear to the County that Plaintiffs also fail to comprehend the law as it applies to bonding, levy limits and sales tax revenues. Brown County has already incurred over $40,000.00 in expense defending this meritless lawsuit, and anticipates that Plaintiffs will continue to take any and all actions possible to continue to frustrate the County’s plans to achieve property tax relief and debt reduction, while at the same time addressing critical needs of County residents. The County anticipates that Plaintiffs will now attempt to comply with the statutes by serving proper notice on or before March 7, 2018, and the County does not rule out an appeal of the Court’s Decision. Unfortunately, the County is likely to expend hundreds of thousands of dollars defending its fiscally conservative actions against the meritless claims of the Plaintiffs.”

The Brown County Taxpayers Association's Rich Heidl tells WTAQ "we have no comment at this time.  We are assessing our options with our legal counsel.  We'll have some comments to make at some point in the near future."

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A recommendation that University of Wisconsin campuses increase oversight and monitoring of relationships between its campuses and affiliated organizations.

The new Legislative Audit Bureau report comes after a 2010-2014 scandal at UW-Oshkosh, regarding the transfer of $11.3-million dollars to its foundation to help cover construction projects.

The analysis says there are numerous problems with the operations of UW campuses and foundations, prior to the Board of Regents instituting a new policy in December.  

Between 2007 and 2017, the audit says many UW institutions and foundations were not fully separate and independent.

UW System President Ray Cross says they've taken steps to increase accountability and transparency with organizations examined under the audit.  

BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - An extradition hearing for the man convicted Thursday of a Brown County murder.

Court records show George Burch is facing a heroin possession charge in Hampton, Virginia, having admitted on the witness stand that he was on probation in Virginia for grand larceny when he came to Green Bay in 2016.

A Virginia trial was scheduled for March 24, 2016. 

Burch says a probation violation could land him in prison for five years, citing that for not reporting what he claimed happened to Nicole VanderHeyden.

The Brown County conviction carries a mandatory life sentence, with a sentencing hearing to determine if he is eligible for parole set for May 4.  

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Five arrests have been made in connection with a string of vandalism in Green Bay. 

Investigators have recommended charges against four juveniles and one adult for more than 50 counts of criminal damage to property. 

A number of vehicle and home windows were shot out with a BB gun.  

Chief Andrew Smith says "as a department, we understand the affect these types of crimes have on a community.  I want to thank the community for their patience while these cases were being investigated and all the officers and detectives that worked hard on these cases to find people responsible for these crimes."

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - The jury foreman in the George Burch murder trial is speaking out.

Burch found guilty Thursday in the death of Nicole Vanderheyden in 2016.

Rachel Hillery says the group reached its decision quickly after only two votes.

"Initially, we just went over everything to see if there were any questions anybody had."

She says the Brown County D-A's closing argument brought all the evidence from over the past two weeks together to make a rock solid case.

But that doesn't mean there weren't moments where Burch's story that Vanderheyden's boyfriend, Douglas Detrie, did the killing, seemed plausible.

"He would make me believe that maybe he didn't do it."

But the D-N-A evidence, G-P-S coordinates, and blood where there shouldn't have been any, convinced her.

But Hillery says even with all that, and the eventual solid belief they got the verdict right, sending a man to prison for perhaps the rest of his life isn't an easy choice to make.

"It's tough because you have to live with this decision now for the rest of your life."

She describes her fellow jurors as thoughtful and worked well together.

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - A milestone day for an Oshkosh nun.

Sister Mary Urban Harrer celebrated her 105th birthday on Friday. Maggie Luckerath is friends with Sister Urban.

"She was considered next to God; anyone who had a health issue or problem with someone in the family, always came to sister. She was just all over the place. She just had so much energy.  No one had energy like sister, and her work ethic was unbelievable."

Sister Urban came to the United States from Germany in 1935, having retired in 2007.

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A Friday motion hearing ahead of the two-week trial for a man charged in a December 2015 death.

Prosecutors say Brian Flatoff, who's acting as his own defense attorney, started a standoff at Eagle Nation Cycles in Neenah.

Flatoff is charged with Michael Funk's death, even though Funk was actually shot by a police officer.

Winnebago County Assistant District Attorney Scott Ceman notes the judge eliminated any jurors that might have preconceived notions about the case.

"We were able to establish some strikes for cause for the jurors so that any questions asked of them that could be prejudicial to other jury members, especially pretrial publicity issues, wouldn't impact the entire pool."

Jury selection starts Monday.

FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ)- A high speed chase led to an arrest of a Fond Du Lac woman Thursday

The vehicle reached speeds of 115 miles per hour, as the 38-year old led officials on a 26 mile pursuit.   

"This vehicle that we were pursuing, clearly appeared to be driven by someone under the influence, crossing the center line and running cars off the road."  

Captain Ryan Waldschmidt of the Fond Du Lac County Sheriff's Office said they had to decide if they would continue the pursuit, looking at all factors, and said it came down to getting an intoxicated driver off the road.  

"But then what happens to that drunk driver down the road with no warning lights behind the vehicle and no notice to oncoming traffic."  

Waldschmidt said that the chase did not go into residential areas.   

The chase ended when officials laid out spike strips.  

"In addition, the driver had a revoked license, and was arrested for eluding and reckless driving," Waldschmidt said. "In a search of the vehicle, we located prescription medication that she had in her vehicle without a prescription."  

 The 38-year-old Fond Du Lac woman was the only one in the vehicle.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Recently-released state statistics show the number of opioid prescriptions handed out in the past two years has decreased.

64 of Wisconsin's 72 counties filed a federal lawsuit against prescription drug-makers.

"The counties are bearing the brunt of of the cost of the (opioid) epidemic in the services they provide and they don't have the ability to increase funds to pay for the additional services that are needed to provide for this opioid epidemic."

Krista Baisch is representing the counties, noting one of the companies named in the suit (Purdue Pharma) says it's no longer promoting opioids to prescribers.

"It is very clear that this litigation is taking major steps in the decrease of prescriptions on a national level and that has never been done before."

Officials say there was a 20% decrease in opioid prescriptions dispensed from 2015 to 2017.

Though, the state Department of Health Services says opioid-related deaths increased from roughly 600 in 2016 to 827 in 2017.

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - As high school students from Oshkosh scrolled down their social media feed on Monday, a particular post struck some of them as concerning.

"Some students saw a post on a social media site with one of these students at West High School in a selfie picture holding a gun with a caption underneath it," said Kate Mann with the Oshkosh Police Department.

Mann tells FOX 11 the selfie was of 17-year-old Daltin Schroeder. Detectives did not release the photo nor state what the caption said.

"There were no specific threats to students or teachers at West High or any other teachers and students specifically, but we take that very seriously that there's a student with a weapon and we investigated to see what's going on."

A search warrant at Schroeders home led to the recovery of a firearm that was confiscated.

Schroeder is facing counts of sending a threatening message, disorderly conduct, having a dangerous weapon by a person under 18 and obstructing an officer.

But only five days later, another Oshkosh West High School student was arrested for another post.

Police say there were no specific threats made to students or staff. Police did not release any details on that student.

Oshkosh Area School District superintendent, Stan Mack told FOX 11, he applauds the students who reported the concerning posts.

"Our students are very good at attending to that issue that if they see something that concerns and troubles them."

Mack said as a proactive stance, students and teachers have been doing active shooter response training and improving security in the facilities.

"We have added hundreds of electronic security cameras outside and inside schools that record movement in action and in current time but also in being able to retrace the steps of individuals."

But even with the security and training, officials say they still heavily rely on students to being their extra eyes and ears.

OSBORN, WI (WTAQ) - A Green Bay man is dead after a crash in Osborn just after 10 Saturday morning.

The Outagamie County Sheriff's Office says a car and a semi-tractor and trailer collided on State Highway 55, north of County Highway J.

As a 69-year-old Green Bay man headed south on State Highway 55, he crossed the center line and hit a semi-tractor and trailer headed north.

The man was trapped in the car and died at the scene.

The sheriff's department says the driver of the semi, a 60-year-old man from the Seymour area, had minor injuries.

The road was closed for about three hours.

ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- An 81-year-old's bucket list is a little bit lighter.

That's because on Saturday Pat Dechatelets had the chance to ride a camel at the Beja Shrine Circus at the Brown County Arena.

She hopped on the camel and waved as the audience welcomed her to the stadium.

Dechatelets tells FOX 11 she can't stop smiling.

"I was so excited, so excited and we got to um, meet the director of the circus ah, circus."

And Dechatelets says she's not done having fun.

She'd like to ride in a helicopter and take a trip to the mountains.

GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Nearly 200 pinwheels quietly spin in the breeze at Fox Valley Technical College in Grand Chute.

Each one has a photo and a date of a missing person in the state.

Jenna Wood spoke to FOX 11. Herniece, Amber Wilde, is represented on one of those pinwheels.

"Amber was 19 when she went missing; she was 4 and a half months pregnant, and we believe that she did not leave on her own."

Wilde was a UW-Green Bay student who disappeared nearly two decades ago.

Although investigators named a prime suspect, the case remains open.

Wood says the family continues to search for answers.

"I think you always want to search, that doesn't ever want to go away. "I think that when you think of not searching, that feels like there's no hope and you have to keep hope."

Marsha Loritz of Green Bay is struggling with a similar tragedy. Her mom, Victoria Prokopovitz, vanished 5 years ago.

"I think something terrible had happened. She wouldn't have just left and not let us know and it was a struggle."

Both Loritz and Wood are members of the Wisconsin Missing Persons Advocacy group.

They hope the pinwheels will grab the attention of the public heading into April, which marks Missing Persons Awareness Month.