WAUSAU, WI (WTAQ) - People gather in central Wisconsin on Thursday to mark the one-year anniversary of a fatal shooting spree. 

Four people, including Everest Metro Police Detective Jason Weiland, died at the hands of the gunman on March 22, 2017. 

Wausau-area law enforcement honored the victims with a moment of silence on all police and fire scan channels. 

The only sound was a helicopter flying overhead, with Weiland's widow and two children inside.    

BAILEYS HARBOR (WLUK) -- History is being restored at a popular attraction in Door County.

The bright red roof was completed last year at the Upper Range Light at The Ridges Sanctuary, and now volunteers are working on the interior.

Inside the 149-year old range light house, crews are working to restore the past.

Sherrill Eichler tells Fox 11 she's working hard.

"We wet it down, let it sit for a couple of minutes. And then you scrape."

And scrape, and scrape.

"Oh, it's going pretty good, It just takes a lot of elbow grease," said Al Eichler, Baileys Harbor.

And scraping some more.

"Then you get down to the bare wall which is what we're aiming for. It's a labor of love, yeah," said Sherrill.

Volunteers are removing wallpaper to clear the way for renovations at The Ridges Sanctuary.

Ed Miller, Range Light Renovation Project Manager, says the Upper and Lower Range Light system guided ships into Baileys Harbor off and on since 1870.

"We need to re-do the floors, some floors that may have settled over time."

In the parlor, Miller found a surprise beneath the carpet, linoleum, and tar paper.

"And then under there in just the gray area, was layers of of newspapers that they would have used for insulation."

Much of the wallpaper dates back about 75 years, when the lighthouse was used as a parsonage for an area church.

Miller says historic renovations are designed to reflect the era around 1907.

"The Lighthouse Service would never have used wallpaper, they only painted. Lighthouses were generally painted white on the inside, so we'd like to get it back to white paint."

But before anything can be painted, Al Eichler says all that wallpaper has to go.

"It's an adventure. You don't know what you're going to discover. We're finding out slowly. It's become a challenge I think for a lot of us, but it's really gratifying."

Weekend tours of the lighthouse are scheduled to begin the third week of May.

Fundraising continues for the multi-phased project which runs about $500,000.

Donations and a grant from a local foundation are helping to cover the cost.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A Brown County family got to see their dreams of owning a house become a reality.

Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity celebrated the completion of its 107th home built Thursday.

The organization handed over the keys to the Thao family.

Green Bay mayor Jim Schmitt calls it a celebration for the family, the city and Habitat for Humanity.

"People come together and share their talents to build families and build communities. And you have a new home here that you're going to move into and you're going to get to know neighbors and have fun in school. And you're all going to grow up to be successful."

85 volunteers donated more than 673 hours to build the new house.

OUTAGAMIE COUNTY (WTAQ)- Outagamie County will have a new Sheriff after the next election.

Sheriff Brad Gehring has announced his retirement after 28 years as Outagamie County Sheriff.

Gehring was a member of the Sheriff's Department for 35 years total, beginning in 1983.

 He was first elected Sheriff in 1990.

Prior to being elected Sheriff, he also served as corrections officer, deputy and investigator.

KIEL, WI (WTAQ) - Law enforcement responded to a report of shots fired near Kiel High School Friday morning, but were unable to confirm that shots ever took place.

Police say a staff member alerted them about gunshots that were heard around 6:45 am. 

"She indicated that she heard shots outside of the main entrance of Kiel High School," Kiel Police Chief Dave Funkhouser said. "It is not normal to hear that kind of sound, even in a rural environment. 

He said he applauds the efforts of the staff member to keep everyone safe.

"This is the time and age that we are living in people. Why take a chance. We trained them to report something that is unusual. That staff member did exactly what she was supposed to do.

The response Friday morning was swift.

"We had numerous law enforcement resources on site in less than a minute," Chief Funkhouser said. "We began a search of the building and evacuated staff members to safety."

Officers were spotted going into the building with guns drawn.

"We were concerned that maybe someone would do something to take advantage of our presence there and test our response. It could have been a gunshot, fireworks or something else."

Funkouser said many officers were already at the High School as a precautionary measure from a threat that they were made aware of earlier in the week.

Earlier this week Kiel Police say they received information that an alleged school shooting was planned for Friday. Authorities say no evidence was found in relation to that rumored threat, but they were planning to have a stronger presence at the school anyway.

District Administrator Brad Ebert says students never arrived at school that day and classes were cancelled.

 "The buses were rerouted to New Holstein where we had staff on site. We had seamless communication between our staff and New Holstein, and were were able to redirect those buses.

Ebert added that parents were able to meet up with the students and take them home.

School officials at New Holstein School District offered excused absences for students not comfortable with coming to school Friday. 

Lakeshore Technical College in Manitowoc County was on a "preventative lockdown", and classes were cancelled.

BELLEVUE, WI (WTAQ)- Brown County Sheriff Officials responded to a crash in Bellevue Friday morning.

Lieutenant Thomas Ziegel says a vehicle ended up crashing into a building on Development Drive.

"He dozed off and went into the ditch through some highway fencing."

Lieutenant Ziegel says the vehicle struck an island in the parking lot, hit some poles and crashed into the building before resting.

"The driver was uninjured, but there was a substantial amount of damage to his vehicle and to the building. 

He says the incident comes with a reminder.

"Whenever you are behind the wheel, you have the responsibility to make sure you are safe and that everyone else is safe. People have to be responsible for their own actions on the roads."

The driver was cited for failing to maintain control of his vehicle.

SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ)- The Shawano Park and Rec Committee is ruffling a few feathers as they are learning solving a messy situation, is no walk in the park.

Matt Hendricks said it is the inability to take that walk in the park that is the problem.

Canada Geese in Shawano parks may look nice, but what they leave behind does not.

"It's a health issue, but it is not the goose itself."

The average Canada Goose leaves behind one to two pounds of fecal matter each day. Most of that is ending up on grass and sidewalks in the park.

Park and Recreation Director Matt Hendricks says his committee is looking into a round-up permit which would result in ultimately, euthanizing the geese in June, but it is not being received well in the community.

He says they have tried other ways.

"You harass them to the point to where they leave the current location. We have done that. We found that it works for about the first month or so, but then the geese just get used to it."

So far, the department has purchased lights that are supposed to scare the geese away and have put up decoys that are shaped like animals. Hendricks said it is the same result, it does not work long.

The Park and Recreation Committee members are getting guidance from the DNR and other communities who have experienced the same problem, but Hendricks says they have to start somewhere.

"We know this is not a long term solution, but it does provide a short term window in which we can help implement some of the non-lethal measures."

The Park and Rec Committee will hold a public meeting in April for people to express their concerns, opinions or offer other options.

"I think we will wait to make a decision until after that meeting. Nothing is a done deal until it happens."

If the round-up plan goes through, it will take place in June when the geese are molting and are unable to fly. 

The committee is also exploring the option of oiling the eggs in the goose nests, which prevents the eggs from ever hatching, but that too comes with criticism and road blocks. 

Hendricks said the committee was informed that because Shawano does not have a simple waterway system, it may be hard to locate all of the nests.

HOWARD, WI (WTAQ) - Howard Fire Rescue reporting a fire destroyed a home early Saturday morning.

The fire started just after 12:40 on Lance Street.

By the time firefighters were on scene two people had escaped, but thought their dogs may have still been inside the burning house.

Firefighters were able to control the fire within 15 minutes. There was minor damage to a nearby home.

FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - Fond du Lac Fire & Rescue reporting a car crashed into a first floor apartment bedroom.

Just after 8:40 this morning (SUNDAY) the car crashed into the structure at the Golfview Estates Apartments on the 200 block of Whisperings Springs Drive.

A person was inside the apartment at the time of the crash, but was not hurt during the crash.

The driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Both the room that the driver crashed into, and the apartment, are inhabitable.

FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - Fond du Lac police say the SWAT team had to be called to a home on north Boardman Street around 5:37 p.m. Saturday for a domestic violence incident.

Officials say a witness saw a woman trying to lock herself and her children in her car but a man dragged the woman out of the car by her hair.

The witness told police the man also put the woman and her children inside the home.

When officers arrived at the house, they heard yelling but it stopped once officers said they were outside the home.

Officers say the had information that the man inside the home often had a firearm and a violent history.

The SWAT team was called in and it went into the home around 8:15 p.m.

A 35-year-old Fond du Lac man was taken into custody and will likely face criminal charges, according to police.

Police say the woman and her three children ages 2, 5 and 8 weren't hurt.

GREEN BAY/APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Over 800 events took place for Saturday's March For Our Lives.

People from all around the nation are calling for school safety and change in gun laws.

The debate has been fueled by the frequency of school shootings like the recent Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Florida, and Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012.

The national debate is brought home to Green Bay as people are participating in Northeastern Wisconsin marches, hoping for a change.

In the Fox Valley, hundreds took to the streets of downtown Appleton to say enough is enough.

People of all ages gathered in Pierce Park Saturday.

Some held signs calling for change, while chanting "Not One More" and "Vote Them Out."

Others dressed in orange, the official color of the gun-control movement.

Students spoke about what the march means to them.

"School should be a place where you learn and be excited to see friends. To get an education. It shouldn't be a place where your life is in danger or your friend's lives are in danger," said Kari Brekke.

The Appleton march was organized by a student from Appleton North High School.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ)- The more eyes in the skies the better. 

The start of spring, is start of severe weather preparation.

The National Weather Service in Green Bay, has started offering training sessions for those interested in learning how to be a severe weather spotter.

Scott Bershback of the National Weather Service in Green Bay says they normally see quite a bit of interest, and it's open to anyone who wants likes weather, or wants to lend that watchful eye.

"We want our spotters to let us know what is going on. Not what they want to happen. Just let us know what you see."

Training sessions are being offered at various locations, but an online training option is also available at the National Weather Service website.

"We have used it here in the Green Bay officer for a few years now to provide another option for those who want to become a spotter."

Multiple storms, including tornados last year resulted in a busy severe weather season.

The National Weather Service says having people spotting for them has proven to be very helpful.

"We have had teenagers, people over 50 or people over 60. There is really no set demographic, it is anybody and everybody."

For those who can't make training dates or just want to learn more about detecting severe weather, the National Weather Service offers an online training.

Schedule training for Spring are underway.

OCONTO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Starting April 1, Northern Oconto County will have its own community officer.

Local ATV and snowmobiling clubs have helped fund the creation of the position, which Sheriff's Deputy Ben Schindel has been tapped to fill.

"60% of the position is going to be dedicated to recreational enforcement, and 40% is going to be dedicated to community policing efforts.  (My duties will include) ATV/UTV enforcement, boating enforcement, snow mobile enforcement.  I'll be focusing on quality of life issues and problem solving to make the community safer."

Schindel explains why the focus is being put on just one part of the county.

"Just because of the amount of recreation that does take place in that area.  I think that's probably the main reason.  Also, the community members that do live there wanted to see an additional law enforcement presence."

He is asked if that focus on the northern part of the county has anything to do with recent safety concerns at the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.

"That was a separate issue.  That had no bearing on the reason that this position was created."

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Children at Green Bay First Church celebrated Palm Sunday in an extravagant way.

The church held its annual Easter egg hunt this year hiding 20,000 eggs.

After their Sunday morning service, the kids were split up by age group.

They gathered behind the line and raced to find the treats hidden in the grass.

Jessie Pierquet, Green Bay First Church office manager, tells Fox 11 setting this up is a labor of love.

"It's just so much fun to see the kids having fun finding the eggs. I see them walking into the parking lot and seeing the eggs and their eyes light up and it's fantastic."

Some of the lucky ones who found golden eggs were given Easter baskets.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A bicyclist ended up in the hospital after a driver crashed into him and left the scene Sunday afternoon.

The crash happened at the corner of Oakland and Walnut Street around 12:30.

The Green Bay Police Department says it found the vehicle on Velp Ave. and tried to pull the driver over.

He initially tried to drive away. But after a short pursuit, the driver gave himself up to police.

Police say they're recommending multiple charges against the driver and passenger of the SUV.

Officials say the bicyclist suffered substantial injuries. He underwent surgery but his condition is not known.

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

ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Last October, the Freedom high school automobile club put hundreds of hours into a 1985 Toyota 4Runner.

The students rebuilt the vehicle, from the ground up and Sunday, the SUV was raffled off at Green Bay's Motorama event.

The winner, Adam Lindley of Suamico, who also happens to be a Freedom High school graduate.

"I was following it, and it was kind of close to my heart, when I saw it and everything."

The restoration project is part of program called 'Project Front Runner.'

Students like Trevor Hintz, who worked on the vehicle, tell FOX 11 it brings a sense pride.

"Made us feel like we accomplished something, that's for sure."

Last fall, Hintz' made the trip to Nevada, where the SUV was featured at one of the largest car shows in the world, SEMA Las Vegas.

"Multi-million-dollar cars every step you took. It was an amazing experience."

Jay Abitz, the automotive instructor at the school, tells FOX 11 the program is all made possible by donations.

"Over a dozen sponsors for this vehicle. They sponsored us with tools, materials, cash donations for our expenses."

As for what's next?

Hintz says they're already planning their next project.

"We haven't decided for sure yet, but there are multiple vehicles that we will do."

And Lindley says, the truck has become his newest prized possession.

"I'll be driving it, not going to sell it. You can never have too many vehicles."

All proceeds from the raffle benefit the Freedom High School Auto Club. The money is used for tools, materials, and scholarships.

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - Officers from the Oshkosh Police Department investigated an accident in the 600 block of Jackson St.

A little after 2 this morning (Monday) it was determined that a vehicle was southbound on Jackson Street.

It left the roadway and struck an electrical utility pole and a house.

The result of this accident caused a power outage on the north side of the city.

Wisconsin Public Service responded to the scene and was able to restore power to most of the affected areas.

Officers at this time are questioning a 16 year old male about the accident. Alcohol does not appear to be a factor.

There were no injuries to the operator or any citizens.

If you have information about this incident, but wish to remain anonymous, please contact the Winnebago County Crime Stoppers at (920) 231-8477; or add the free P3 App to your Apple or Android phone and add a tip; or go to www.winnebagocrimestoppers.org to submit a text tip.

If your tip leads to an arrest, you may be eligible for a cash reward.

JANESVILLE, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network)- 

A group of Wisconsin students are walking more than 50 miles from Madison to House Speaker Paul Ryan’s office in Janesville. It’s an extension of Saturday’s “March for Our Lives” rally backing survivors of the Florida school shooting.

The students are asking Ryan to support a ban on military-style weapons, another ban on accessories like bump stocks, and increased regulations on buying guns, like stricter background checks, raising the legal age to 21 and inserting a four-day waiting period.

Organizer Brendan Fardella said adults “don’t necissarily think of high schoolers” when it comes to change and empowerment. “Just because we’re 16, 17, 18 or 15, it doesn’t make a difference.” The trip is expected to take four days. Upon reaching Janesville, the students will hold a gun reform rally at Traxler Park.

Shawano Police and Sheriff's Department were notified of a shooting threat that was written on a picnic table at Memorial Park in Shawano. 

Police were notified around 5:30 Monday evening.

Shawano Superintendent Gary Cumberland was contacted by law enforcement, and contacted parents in the district.

Police say a group of citizens were moving picnic tables at Memorial Park and noticed the words "I'm going to shoot up the school" written in marker.

Cumberland said they are unsure of the creditability, but acted in a swift matter.

"We are unsure of when the note was written, and the note provided no specific date of the event or reference to a specific school. We take all threats seriously to ensure the safety of the students in our school."

Cumberland added he wanted to alert parents right away Monday night.

"We decided to put something out on facebook and contact parents before the information got out in different fashions."

Shawano School District is working with Shawano Law Enforcement. 

Shawano County Sheriff Adam Bieber said they will continue to investigate and act as if the threat was creditable. 

"I am pretty confident that a teacher or someone in the school will be able to recognize the handwriting, but we are going to help out as much as we can."

Bieber called the handwriting "unique".

The police department and Sheriff's department will provide extra patrol and enforcement at the schools on Tuesday. 

"We had coverstations and decided this would be the best method based on the fact that we were unsure of creditability and when the threat was written" Cumberland said. 

Shawano County Sheriff Adam Bieber is urging parents to check on their kids to see if they have anything in their rooms or backpack that seem suspicious and if weapons are in the house, make sure they are located and secure.

This is the not first shooting threat response in the area this school year.

Last week a facsimile firearm was found in a Seymour school classroom, and Kiel High School had a shooting threat rumor and a possible gunfire before school Friday.

OUTAGAMIE COUNTY WI (WTAQ)- Just days after Sheriff Brad Gehring announced that he is not seeking another term, Sheriff Sergeant Clint Kriewaldt says he is looking to take the next step in his career.

"I have a ton of respect for Sheriff Gehring, so I would not have even thought of running against him."

 Kriewaldt made the announcement Monday. 

 He says he finds it rewarding to serve in the community where he was raised.

"This is home for me. I spent the last 42 years in Outagamie County and I am raising my family here and making sure it is safer for every citizen's family and my own."

Kriewaldt says his focus as Sheriff would be on school safety and drug abuse.   Serving as a school resource officer in Shiocton, he said that position is valuable for school safety.  

"I know how valueable it is to have an officer in the school based on my own experience."  

He says it is all about relationships.  

"Building relationships with that kid that might be searching for who he is that you can reach out to and build that positive connection with."  

Kriewaldt added that comes down to communication.  

"We have to communicate with the schools and make sure that their school safety plan is where it needs to be and that everyone is on the same page."  

Along with his law enforcement work, Kriewaldt has a football background, most recently coaching Freedom High School and even played in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers.