SHIOCTON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The weekend warm-up put the melt-down from the April blizzard into high gear.

Water levels are on the rise.

That includes parts of the Wolf River rapidly approaching flood stage and prompting changes.

"When you see that, that second pole, that second utility pole, the one in the middle, is starting to get flooded, you know that the water's getting high," said Kristine Brownson, Shiocton Police Chief.

Brownson tells FOX 11 flood stage in the Shiocton area is 12 feet.

She says spring time in typically means high water, but this is not a typical spring.

"With the snowfall that we received last weekend, we're looking at maybe levels rising to 13.4 feet. Flood range is going to be 14 feet. That's when it starts touching the bottom of the base of the bridge."

Just downstream the Waupaca County Emergency Management Office declared a flood emergency Monday morning.

Andrew Carlin, Waupaca County Emergency Management Director, says levels in the Fremont area are expected to rise a couple more feet.

"The water at Shiocton's raising, and it's also coming up quickly in New London. So we're protecting the borders from one to the other. It's going to be coming in the next couple of days. A couple of days, it's going to go up quite a bit."

Included is a slow-no wake zone on the Wolf River downstream of New London.

"It's to keep down on the damage to people's yards, and things when the water comes up, and the waves start going into their yards, causing issues along the shoreline," said Steven Sullivan, Waupaca County Deputy Sheriff.

Back to Shiocton, Brownson says by Friday, she expects the river to rise another couple of feet.

The Village's action-plan is in place just in case.

"We always have sandbags that are available. The fire department will start getting some of those ready if they find that we have to start sandbagging. In my five years that I've been police chief, I think we've only had to sandbag once, maybe twice."

A citation for violating a slow-no wake zone is about $230.

The flood emergency in Waupaca County will remain in effect until the water returns to a safe level.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ)- Shipping season is underway on the Great Lakes, and that means the Port of Green Bay is open.

Port Manager Dean Haen says there is still ice on the water, but for the most part, it has not been a big issue.

"We are open. Ships are traveling through that ice. It is making it a little difficult and slowing down ship arrivals."

Haen says that could result in things being even busier once things fully get going."

"We would have lost about a month worth of shipping activity."

It is unknown how long it will take for the ice to fully melt.

FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - In a continued effort to identify her, authorities in Fond du Lac County have released updated facial images of a female, whose remains were found nearly 10 years ago.

The remains of Jane Doe's body was found by deer hunters in a shallow creek in the southern part of Fond du Lac County, Nov. 23, 2008.

The newly released facial composites are part of a case review led by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

As part of the review, officials from the FBI, NCIS, and other forensic anthropologists suggested creating new composites since technology has advanced since the last ones were released in 2009.

Jane Doe is being described as a petite female, approximately 15-21 years old, around 5 feet tall and weighing around 120 pounds.

Her hair was light brown to dark blonde, about 12-14 inches long and is believed to be Caucasian, however, she could be of Hispanic, Asian or Native American descent.

Jane Doe's DNA and dental records are on file and are routinely checked against missing persons and other databases.

If you have any information to give to investigators, please contact the following numbers:

Fond du Lac County Sheriff Tip Line (920-906-4777)

NCMEC Tip Line (1-800-THE LOST)

Detective Ryan Murphy (920-929-3380)

Detective Pete Vergos (920-929-3384)

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Police say a truck, possibly stolen by an escaped prison inmate, was found in Green Bay.

Police say they're looking into whether 36-year-old Christine Abel, who escaped from the Ellsworth Correctional Facility last week, could have taken the truck.

Abel is from Green Bay.

At this time, authorities are still looking for Abel.

The vehicle was located on Green Bay’s west side.

GBPD investigators are working to determine if the stolen vehicle is related to a prison escapee from the Racine area.

Christine Abel is wanted for escape. If anybody spots Christine Abel, please do not approach her and call the local police.If anyone has information concerning this case, please call 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 at #920-432-7867, through their website at 432stop.com, or by downloading the P3 tip app through Google Play or the App Store.

OMRO, WI (WTAQ)- As part of the upcoming Dark Sky exercise, the National Guard will be in the Omro area next month.

The plan is for soldiers to go door to door to make sure people are safe.

The exercise is simulating a long-term power outage.

While speaking with residents, the National Guard soldiers will also be passing out emergency preparedness information.

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ)- Oshkosh Police have arrested a 17-year-old in connection with school burglaries.

Police say the 17-year-old from Madison, was taken into custody on two counts of Burglary and one count of Resisting Arrest.

Police say he also had several outstanding warrants for his arrest. The teen led police on a short pursuit, but nobody was injured.

The first burglary occurred on Tuesday, April 17 and the second on Saturday, April 21st.

Anybody with any additional information is asked to contact Oshkosh Police at 920-236-5700 and ask to speak with Detective Krueger. 

Those who wish to remain anonymous can contact Winnebago County Crime Stoppers at 920-231-8477, or add the free P3 App to your Apple or Android phone and add a tip. You can also go to www.winnbegagocrimestoppers.org. 

HOWARD, WI (WTAQ)- First it was snowblowers, now many need their lawnmowers fixed.

KEWAUNEE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ)- Charges have been filed against three teens for allegedly causing damage to mailboxes in Kewaunee County earlier this year.

Each are charged with a felony count of party to the crime of criminal damage to property.

A 15-year-old boy was also taken into custody, and is expected to face charges in juvenile court.

DE PERE, WI (WTAQ)- It's been a tail of two springs for Ledgeview Golf Course in De Pere.

Steve Payant, Director of Golf says they were open in February and March this year, which was really early, but being forced to close in April, was also highly unusual.

"You can play when it's wet, but you can't play when it snows. It is all going to melt so it is going to be a little wet."  

Payant says they are preparing for a second opening day this week or this weekend at the latest, but the course will be wet, and there may be some added obstacles for golfers.  

"Still looking a foot deep drifts of snow in some places," Payant says. "It will be one of those play it as it lays situation. You will have to use your snowwedge," he joked.   Most of those drifts are located out of bounds.  

This years calendar at Ledgeview Golf Course is about two or three weeks behind.  

"We are usually in our second weeks of men's league, the boys golf season is well underway and we are usually open on April 23, but not this year."  

One good thing about Ledgeview Golf Course is that it drains well with it being up on a hill.    

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - School leaders in an Appleton elementary school discussed school safety concerns with parents Tuesday night.

Six minutes, that's all it took for a Parkland, Florida shooter to kill 17 people at school.

Ferber Elementary School resource officer, Dane Coonen, said six minutes is actually twice the time it takes the average school shooter.

Coonen tells Fox 11 they're on a mission to prevent it from happening through training and communication.

"A lot of stuff is happening in the country and we won't give them an idea that their kids are safe and that we're taking a lot of precautions and that their kids are safe."

Coonen said students have ALICE training twice a year. ALICE stands for Alert, Lockdown, Counter and Evacuate.

"It's not just reading, writing and math anymore; there's more education that goes on the social part of it and the behavioral part that we want kids to learn."

Ferber Elementary School principal Paul Cooney says students are also taught social skills and are trained on what to do in different situations.

"Our schools have more technology in the school than we've ever had before to provide more information to people on a faster basis. The cellphones had helped out, the radio we carry within the building, the camera systems we have throughout the building."

Brad Tumas has three children that attend Ferber Elementary and tells FOX 11, he never thought he would be discussing school safety concerns.

"I wanna find out why and what we can do in our community to avoid those. I got some good information today on some of the topics on what all these shooters have in common and what to look for and how they're addressing that."

And how school leaders are addressing the issue, Tumas said, is definitely reassuring.

"My principal here Mr. Cooney is doing a fantastic job in giving some of the information on what they're doing to combat some of the issues. Officer Coonen did a really good job also deciding on giving us pointers and tips on what to look for.

Officials say if there are any questions concerning school safety, you can call the Appleton School District or the Appleton Police Department.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Changes are coming at the top of the Green Bay Police Department.

After a more than 20-year break, the department will once again have sergeants.

With adding the sergeant position to the Green Bay Police Department, there will gradually be fewer lieutenants and captains.

As the Green Bay Police Department changes its organizational structure, residents should start seeing officers on the streets more often.

Chief Andrew Smith tells FOX 11....

“I always use the old military term, more teeth than tail. More people out in the field, more people doing the work, fewer people behind desks, fewer people doing administrative duties.”

Right now, Chief Smith has two commanders, six captains, and 22 lieutenants below him. Gradually, the department will shift to having two commanders, three or four captains, 13 lieutenants, and 12 sergeants.

“Lieutenants are busy and they do a lot of work, don't get me wrong, but a sergeant can actually respond to radio calls, can take traffic reports, can do all the things that a police officer could do and can supervise the other police officers that are out there.”.

Smith says lieutenants contractually cannot perform those tasks.

Alderman Bill Galvin, who is retired from the department, says Chief Jim Lewis removed the sergeant classification in 1997.

“He thought it would be more effective to remove the sergeants and create more lieutenants and set a real definitive line between the rank and file officers and the supervisors.”

Galvin was actually one of the last sergeants the department had. He brought pictures, his ID, and badge to Tuesday's personnel committee meeting as proof.

“At that time I thought it was one of the best jobs in the world. It was fun. It was rewarding. It was exciting. You were kind of a supervisor, but still kind of a patrolman.”

Galvin believes bringing back the position could boost department morale. Chief Smith agrees....

“I think having a seasoned, mature, sergeant in the field is going to do a lot to make sure our officers on their calls are doing the things that they need to do.”

The personnel committee agreed to the police department’s restructuring during its Tuesday evening meeting.

The city council will vote on the matter next week.

The department currently has 11 people applying to be a sergeant. There are four openings.

An officer must be with the department seven years before he can accept a sergeant appointment.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A fire broke out early this morning (Wednesday) at an apartment complex on the city's east side.

The apartment is located in the 1400 block of Smith Street.

Green Bay Metro Fire says 10 residents had to be taken to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation.

Assistant Fire Chief Rob Goplin tells FOX 11 there were working smoke detectors in the building.

"The one point I definitely want to make today is that there were working smoke detectors in this building and I guarantee you that today those working smoke detectors definitely saved some lives."

The seven-unit building has extensive damage throughout the building.

No word yet on how the fire started.

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Firefighters say a white residue that has emerged in a neighborhood after a fire is harmless.

"It was kind of a slippery, slimy, white powder. Obviously, there was a lot of water from the sprinkler system," explained, John Holland, with the Oshkosh Fire Department.

Holland says the run-off was the result of a fire sparked by static electricity.

It happened at A.P. Nonweiler, a company that makes industrial coatings and paints, just after 6 p.m. Monday.

Holland tells FOX 11 everyone got out safely.

"The problem started when the fire melted some plastic, holding a chemical called titanium dioxide, that was stored close by. Once that stuff got wet, it just started sliding all over the place."

A.P. Nonweiler, Vice President Dennis Lewandowski, says the chemical is a dirt pigment that makes products white.

"This is what makes your paper white, this is what makes your toothpaste white."

Both the fire department and Lewandowski say the substance is harmless.

"There is no danger to any of the neighbors, it just looked a lot worst then it was." It's a dirt, that's really all that it is; dirt. But it's just whiter than usual."

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health does not recommend any protection for skin or eyes when dealing with titanium dioxide.

The company is also working in partnership with the Department of Natural Resources.

The DNR says the chemical did not cause any type of environmental threat.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - An escaped prison inmate has been taken into custody by the Green Bay Police Department. 

Christine Abel was located at a residence in the 1800 block of Badger Street. 

Police say they were able to get consent to go into an apartment to locate Abel. 

Officers attempted multiple times to get her to comply, but she was able to hide and conceal herself.  

The Department K9 Roco, K9 Officer Clark and with the assistance of other officers and investigators located Abel and took her into custody.

“When criminals come to Green Bay, we will spare no resource, staff or equipment to catch them and bring them to justice. Thank you to everyone that spent hours investigating, locating, and apprehending Ms. Abel. We will forever be committed to ridding the community of criminals and disorder, says Police Chief Andrew Smith.

Earlier in the afternoon, Green Bay Police and SWAT team were called out to a residence in the 500 block of North Norwood Avenue Tuesday, after receiving a tip that Racine County prison escapee Abel was possibly there.

Three people were taken into custody Tuesday afternoon, and are being questioned by police. 

Police Captain Kevin Warych said they applied for and obtained a warrant, and the SWAT team was called due to the severity of the incident.

"She was in prison, and she was there for a reason," Warych said.

Earlier this week, Green Bay Police investigated a truck that was found in Green Bay, that was believed to have been used by Abel. That remains under investigation.

"Investigators have to determine her involvement in crimes that may or may not have occurred here in Green Bay," Warych said.

He added that it is a testament to how the Green Bay Police Department handles crime.

"We are going to do everything we possibly can to make sure criminals don't come to Green Bay and if they choose to commit crime in Green Bay, we are going to hold them accountable."

DE PERE, WI (WTAQ)- De Pere school district gyms have reopened after being closed last week due to a sagging roof from the heavy snow.

After the snow was removed and the gym was examined, it was determined that the deflection of the joists was within design limits, so no structural failures were found.

Both the high school and Foxview Intermediate schools were examined.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ)- With the warmer weather, Bay Beach Amusement Park will be opening at 10:00 a.m on Saturday, May 5th.

The park will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m .on Saturday's and Sunday's in May, and will be open daily starting Memorial Day.

Click here for a full schedule of dates and times

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ)- A vehicle that was used in an armed robbery at an Appleton CVS Pharmacy last week, was located in Indiana.

According to investigators, a white, 2008 Chevy Impala with an Indiana license plate was impounded.

Police responded to the West Wisconsin Avenue location on Friday.

The Green Bay office of the FBI has taken over jurisdiction of the robbery investigation. 

Police say employees of the pharmacy reported being robbed at gunpoint by three men.

A large number of prescription drugs were stolen.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Seargent Rabas at the Appleton Police Department's non-emergency number (920) 832-5500. If you have information and wish to remain anonymous, you can use the REPORT feature on the department's phone app.

CICERO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK)- Governor Walker visited two area farms that were damaged by the last winter storm.

The blizzard left its impact everywhere, and at Birlings Bovines in Cicero, that impact was a hole in the barn roof.  

"The damage we saw here, you're thinking between this and some of the other structures, realistically, probably somewhere over $500,000 just for the structure. That doesn't even account for all the other issues," said Gov. Scott Walker.  

Owner Mike Birling says it could lead to animal production problems down the road. He says he has never seen a storm like this.   

"I remember back being small where we seemed to have lots of snow but it was spread out over a period of time." said Mike Birling. "Monday morning, we just started inspecting these barns. There were just a few cracked/curlings in this area so we moved all the animals out of this area. One section came down the next night and and then the next day the other section came down."  

Walker asked farmers to keep track of the damage costs, with hopes of requesting the U.S Secretary of Agriculture for assistance.  

Walker says the damage to roofs and structures is unique and farmers should figure out the total amount to damage.  

"And hand that on to the local farm service agent at the local level because we'll collect that out through the state and then depending on the totals received, we could eventually make a request to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for assistance in that regard whether it's low interest loans or other assistance," Walker said.  

Walker also visited Sievert Farms in Little Suamico.  

ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ)- After two suspicious incidents this week went hours before being reported to police, Ashwaubenon Public Safety says if you see something, say something. 

Captain Jody Crocker says too often, people analyze if they should call or not.  

"They don't know if it was important enough, or they don't know if they should bother us with it."  

He says calling right away gets police on alert, may prevent someone from leaving town, and helps with accuracy.  

"Your memory loses some detail even after minutes," Crocker said. "The best course of action is to first make sure you are safe, and secondly, notify police so we can respond to it and actually take action."  

A woman reported Tuesday that a man in a van asked her to come closer to talk about her hair and then left.  

On Monday a man was seen recording young girls on his cell phone.    

Officers did not find out about either situation until hours later.  

Crocker says that is concerning.  

"If they have a concern and they want to call us, please call us. We will never tell someone that they are wasting our time."  

Both situations are under investigation.  

So far, officers have released a photo of a man they believe to be involved.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A full-scale training exercise simulating a long-term mass power outage in Wisconsin, kicks off next month.

Wisconsin National Guard Captain Joe Travoto says it is as close to the real thing as they can get. 

"This particular exercise simulates some physical and cyber threats to our state's power grid.

Travoto says they will be working on responding to all aspects.  

"To respond not only to the power disruption, but also to the second and third order effect that a long-term sustained power outage would pose."  

He says that could include losing fuel or losing food.  

Members of the National Guard will be seen in Omro during the exercise.   

"They are going to be going door to door, simulating that they are doing health and welfare checks."  

The exercise will also test the abilities of public and private sector partners to work directly with local citizens impacted by failures.    

It is the final stage in series of exercises.  

The simulation will be May 15-17.