GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A police pursuit in Green Bay has left two officers hurt after two squad cars they were in was rammed by a suspect.

It all started around 12 a.m. Saturday when police tried to make a traffic stop on the city's east side.

The vehicle with a 21-year-old male driver refused to pull over. A short pursuit began at that point. However, officers halted the chase for safety reasons.

A short time later, cops found the driver near Main St. and Monroe Ave.

The vehicle rammed into a squad car and a chase ensued.

The suspect then rammed into another police car before coming to a stop at the intersection of Military Ave. and Dousman St.

Two officers were injured in the incident and taken to the hospital. Both have since been released.

The suspect of the vehicle was arrested for OWI and for driving a stolen vehicle.

OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - An ATV accident in Outagamie County early Saturday leaves one man injured.

Authorities were called to the crash on Greenwood Road, north of Wege Road, in the Township of Ellington around 1:07 a.m.

Deputies found the man lying in the road with what appeared to be a serious head injury. He was unconscious, but breathing.

He was air-lifted to Theda Clark Hospital in Neenah and his condition isn't known.

Authorities say the man was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

TOWNSHIP OF VINLAND, WI (WTAQ) - Authorities in Winnebago County say alcohol is believed to be a factor in a motorcycle crash overnight.

The crash happened on County Highway A near Indian Point Road in the Township of Vinland just before 3 a.m. Saturday.

A 35-year-old Oshkosh man lost control and was thrown from the bike.

He was taken to Theda Care Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - McCarthy Way has been in the works since after the Packers won the Super Bowl in 2011. 

A second attempt at renaming a Lambeau Field area street is starting to make it's way through. 

At Monday's Green Bay Plan Commission meeting, members will consider changing Ashland Avenue in honor of Coach Mike McCarthy.

The road runs through three municipalities, including Ashwaubenon and De Pere. 

The De Pere City Council has already approved the change. 

Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt pitched the idea for McCarthy Way during the Super Bowl XLV celebratory win. 

An attempt to rename Ridge Road, that passes by Lambeau Field, failed to gain traction after businesses and residents spoke against it. 

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A large storage building that housed several vehicles on Green Bay’s east side is a complete loss after a Sunday afternoon fire. 

Green Bay Metro Fire Department responded to the fire around 2:40 p.m. in the 1300 block of Reber Street. 

The fire damaged five nearby buildings because of the radiant heat. 

Damages are estimated to be around $200,000. 

The origin of the fire is being investigated by the Brown County Fire Investigation Task Force. 

SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ) - Brown County Sheriff's say two teens are facing charges following a home invasion Friday night.

Authorities say they were called around 10 p.m. for a report of a burglary in progress at the home in the 2700 block of Fenmore Lane.

When deputies arrived, they learned the homeowner returned to find a stranger at the door leading to the house from the garage. According to the homeowner, the suspect then ran back into the house.

Deputies searched the house but did not find anyone.

With the help of a K-9 officer, they then searched some woods near the house, where they found a 16-year-old boy hiding in the trees. He matched the description of the stranger seen in the garage. The boy was taken to the hospital for minor injuries he suffered while trying to run away from the police dog.

Further investigation indicated a second 16-year-old boy was also inside the house when the homeowner arrived, but he ran away. He was also arrested later.

Both teens were released to their parents.

Deputies say it didn't appear anything was missing or damaged at the home.

The teens apparently got in through an unlocked garage service door, and authorities remind people to lock their doors to deter crimes such as this one.

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - The leader of Outagamie County wants to extend benefits to same-sex domestic partners of the county's workers.

Tom Nelson outlined his plans at a roundtable discussion Monday. Nelson says the program would be based off of the statewide domestic partner registry.

Nelson says 300 private companies in Wisconsin, and 26 other counties, municipalities or school systems in the state already have such benefit programs in place. Those include the Appleton School District and the City of Appleton.

Nelson says the extended benefits have had, “little or no impact on the bottom lines” of the city or school district. He added that it's time Outagamie County shows it's an accepting and open place for people to live.

The president of Wisconsin Family Action, a conservative group based in Madison, tells FOX 11 extending same-sex partner benefits, “sends the wrong message,” and will negatively affect taxpayers. 

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - An unknown number of riders on the Zippin Pippin roller coaster got stuck on the incline Monday after a minor malfunction.  

Some of the riders were a group of kids with developmental disabilities.  

The ride stopped almost near the top around 1:30 p.m. Monday.  

Green Bay Metro Fire Department assisted in getting riders out of cars and down the stairs.

Bay Beach Park Manager Tina Westergard says the computer didn't like something, so it went into safety mode and stopped the ride. Talking further with park staff, some sort of sensor went off. 

It's the first time this year that the ride stopped because of an issue.  

Westergard says they inspect all of the park's 19 rides twice a day; once in the morning and once in the later afternoon.

Westergard points out the state law only requires amusement park rides be checked once a day.

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - An Oshkosh man was pulled out the path of an oncoming train Saturday after the he crashed his motorcycle and was unconscious. 

The train was about 20 feet away and had started emergency braking. 

Oshkosh Police say the 34-year-old motorcyclist was traveling at a high rate of speed along on Broad Street, when he blew passed a stop sign at the intersection of Washington Avenue. 

The man lost control and crashed around 2:18 p.m and landed on the tracks. 

A 24-year-old Ripon man who was waiting for the train to pass in his vehicle, rushed to crash victim and pulled him to safety. 

The victim suffered non-life threatening head injuries and is being treated at Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah. 

The crash remains is being investigated. 

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A handful of Green Bay Alderman are being vocal about their concerns over an 11^th hour developer’s plans for the city owned downtown Clarion Hotel property.

The city council will make a decision on one of two vastly different proposals by July 30^th. 

The city has a current deal worked out to sell the property along with a $4 million hotel renovation. 

But just before approving that deal, Edgewater Resources came in expressing interest in the project. 

They want to build a new 4-star 16 story hotel with condominiums and other amenities for $33.5 million. 

Alderman Joe Moore was a skeptic. 

“It would be really impressive for the city, but I just don’t know if it’s right for us,” Moore said.

Edgewater also wants to build a marina, outdoor event space, a restaurant and bar with outdoor seating and provide space for a day spa.

Concerns were also expressed that Edgewater’s proposal could scare away a developer for the historic Hotel Northland.  That project is worth around $25 million. 

Alderman also expressed worries with Edgewater’s fit with current downtown plans, financing for the project, and the fast timeframe. 

The hotel would be connected with the expanding KI Convention Center and would have to be open by April of 2015. 

Council President Tom De Wane is a supporter of Edgewater's plans. 

“Truthfully I don’t really understand what their concern is… details working out with the city is what always happens with these types of projects, so I don’t know why they don’t understand that,” De Wane said after an informal informational meeting Monday with Edgewater.   

De Wane hopes Edgewater’s project passes but says it’s going to be a close vote next week. 

The city council meets July 30^th. 

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - Heavy trucks would not have to reduce their loads when heading down Highway 41, under a bill passed by the U.S. House Monday.

On a voice vote, the chamber agreed to let trucks keep their current Wisconsin weight limits if the freeway becomes an Interstate 41 next year as expected.

Federal law bans trucks of over 80,000 pounds on the Interstates. Wisconsin currently allows rigs of up to 88,000 pounds if they’re carrying grain, coal, and iron ore. Timber and pulp trucks can carry up to 98,000 pounds.

Fond du Lac House Republican Tom Petri urged his colleagues to pass the measure, saying it would not add more weight to what Highway 41’s already carrying. Without the exception, officials say companies would either have to spend more to lighten their loads – or else the bigger trucks would move to two-lane rural roads and tear them up in short order.

Governor Scott Walker praised the House passage, calling it a “great win for Wisconsin’s economy” and for the business which use Highway 41. Similar legislation is pending in the Senate.

Democrat Tammy Baldwin says it’s “crucial” that her colleagues pass the measure by the end of the year. 

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin House Republican Reid Ribble says voters no longer pick their own representatives, thanks to a redistricting process in which the parties in charge pick their own voters.

Ribble, of Sherwood, is part of a congressional group called “No Labels” which seeks to promote cooperation between the two parties’ members.

On a Houston public radio station recently, Ribble and House Democrat Jim Cooper of Tennessee addressed the question of why voters keep re-electing members of Congress, while expressing heavy dissatisfaction with Capitol Hill in general.

Ribble said districts which are 80 percent Republican or Democrat create “political dysfunction.” He said the big problem for incumbents is a fear of having primaries in their next elections.

As a result, “The very nature pushes you to the perimeter of the political spectrum, just by virtue of the people you’re giving voice to.” Ribble concludes that it’s the representatives who are picking themselves, “through the gerrymandering process.”

In Wisconsin, a three-judge federal court panel condemned the way majority Republicans secretly re-aligned state and congressional districts in 2011 – but the court said it couldn’t do anything because the districts met the constitutional mandate of having relatively equal populations.

Ribble’s comments came from an interview with KUHF-FM. 

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Senate President Mike Ellis will have his first election challenger since 1998.

The Neenah Republican has been in the upper house for 31 years.

Now, Assembly Democrat Penny Bernard Schaber of Appleton says she’ll run against Ellis next fall.

The 72-year-old Ellis has not had a challenger in his last three re-election bids. He said in April he would run again, but he would not start campaigning until after the current legislative session ends next March.

Ellis says his phone is ringing off the hook from people who want him to start campaigning now. He says the thought is “invigorating,” but he notes that Bernard Schaber is only six months into her current two-year term in the Assembly.

She’s been in the lower house since 1999. She said her district was not helped by Ellis’s compromise on private school choice. He forged the agreement in which tax-funded vouchers could be given to students statewide on a very limited basis, instead of just 9 districts with underperforming public schools.

Ellis called the compromise a good one, nothing that public schools also got extra money from it.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - A former doctor in eastern Wisconsin has filed a lawsuit in federal court, claiming he was fired because of racial discrimination.

Pakistani physician Zulfigar Ali was let go by the Calumet Medical Center two years ago.

That was after a patient died. Ali claimed in his suit that he was let go because of his race.

The suit names the medical center and the Affinity Health System and Medical Group of Menasha as defendants.

The case was filed in federal court in Green Bay.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Those connected with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation can no longer negotiate contracts that would benefit them.

Governor Scott Walker signed a bill Tuesday barring WEDC employees and board members from having any influence over agreements in companies in which they have monetary interests.

Walker signed the measure in Green Bay, at a meeting of the corporation’s board which he chairs.

It was one of the measures brought up by lawmakers after a scathing audit earlier this year.

The audit showed that the economic corporation did not adequately keep track of loans it made to businesses for creating jobs – and it did not follow state law by adopting certain policies after the public-private WEDC replaced the former state Commerce Department in 2011.

Walker says the new law will provide clear directions to those involved with the corporation – and it adds accountability and transparency.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt says there are other options when it comes to paying for the $450,000 price tag to rename all of Ashland Avenue in honor of Super Bowl winning Coach Mike McCarthy. 

The plan commission balked at the idea Monday because of the hefty price tag to change state highway signs.

Schmitt says the state said it would cover the costs, but understands the concerns about taxpayer money. 

He says there are other options like private money.

“We have to revisit that with the Packers too, to see if they would be willing to offset some of that,” Schmitt said.

The Packers and the coach want Mike McCarthy Avenue.  However, with the ommission of "Mike" on the sign it would bring down costs to around $10,000 because it shortens the sign. 

Schmitt understands why they want "Mike" included, so there is no confusion over former Wisconsin U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy, who is known for his unfounded accusations against supposed communist sympathizers in the 1950’s.

Schmitt is confident they can work something out with the Ashwaubenon and De Pere for their sections of Ashland.

“This is a work in process, it’s needs some fine tuning,” Schmitt said. 

Schmitt says the city will proceed with their section if no deal can be reached, because the renaming will attract folks to the downtown. 

“Say look I want to get to downtown Green Bay, just take Lombardi to McCarthy and you’re there, “ Schmitt said. 

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Green Bay police are investigating an armed robbery overnight. 

Around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday a pizza delivery guy was robbed in the 900 block of South Greenwood Avenue.

The suspects are described as 4 black males, 2 of which were armed with a gun. All 4 were last seen running east from the area.

A K-9 track was done, but unable to come up with anything.

The pizza delivery driver was not hurt. 

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - In what many fans consider the unofficial kickoff to the football season, thousands of Green Bay Packers Shareholders took part in their 2013 annual meeting.

Officials expected about 17,000 people to attend the event, where they got a rundown of last season while looking ahead at the future.

The rosy financial report showed that the NFL's lone publicly-owned team set new records for revenues, operating profit and net income the Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2013.

General Manager Ted Thompson highlighted the on-field accomplishments from last season, when the Packers won their second-straight NFC North title. 

The meeting lasted nearly two hours. Then after, shareholders and their guests were able to tour the new South End Zone area. It was the final part of the $143 million renovation and expansion of Lambeau Field. 

The new seats allowed Lambeau to become the third-largest stadium capacity in the NFL with 80,750 seats.

FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - A man who allowed a dog to attack his son has been sentenced to an extra six months behind bars.

Joel Kennedy and Richard Lisko tied up Kennedy's son, after Lisko claimed the son had robbed him. Lisko then allegedly ordered his dog to attack the teen, while Kennedy stood and watched.

The 18-year-old son suffered several bite wounds, cuts and scratches.

A jury convicted Kennedy of several counts, including false imprisonment and reckless injury. He was sentenced to 6 months in jail and three years probation in February, but sentencing was withheld on three counts until after Lisko's trial - at which Kennedy testified.

At a hearing on Tuesday, Judge Peter Grimm added another six months in jail and six years probation, according to online court records.

Lisko will be sentenced Thursday.

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - After August first, abortions will no longer be offered in the Green Bay area. 

The only abortion clinic in Green Bay, OB/GYN Associates has been sold its South Webster located to Bellin Health System which will no longer provide abortions at the site after it takes over the clinic.

The news was contained in court documents related to the recent lawsuit against the state’s newest abortion law that requires doctors who perform abortions to have hospital admitting privileges. 

The lawsuit claims OB/GYN Associates would be one of five clinics that provide abortions that would be forced to close because of the new requirement. 

The clinic has been the target of anti-abortion protestors.