Get Green Bay and Northeastern Wisconsin's news, business, government and crime updates with the Press-Gazette's breaking news coverage at www.greenbaypressgazette.com http://www.packersnews.com en-us Copyright 2013, packersnews SaxoTech Online Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:53:41 -0500 15 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220497 MADISON - The vice chairman of the state Building Commission has decided to let a Wisconsin Chippewa tribe keep a $250,000 grant to help build a cultural center. Wed, 22 May 2013 21:18:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220497 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220496 SUPERIOR - Police say a 30-year-old man has been killed at a wood shingle manufacturer in Superior. Wed, 22 May 2013 21:16:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220496 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220494 Gas prices have skyrocketed across the Midwest but local travelers may see relief at the pump heading into Memorial Day. Watch other top local, regional videos: Kids fitted with new bike helmets Preble's Wallenfang pole vaults 16 feet Ashwaubenon's Baeten is one fast freshman Scenes from the 2013 Cellcom Green Bay Marathon Academic Team: West De Pere's Meiners strives to exceed Pulaski mother faces uncertainty with baby's birth defect Green Bay Chill women's football team At PackersNews.com: Packers fans enjoy watching practice Morgan Burnett on Woodson's departure James Jones on receiving corps Photos from Tuesday's practice Vikings VP: We want to beat Packers in stadium opener Wed, 22 May 2013 21:00:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220494 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220490 A bike helmet may be too expensive for some children, but a local child safety organization is providing free helmets toa little more then 1,000 children in the area this week. Watch other top local, regional videos: Kids fitted with new bike helmets Preble's Wallenfang pole vaults 16 feet Ashwaubenon's Baeten is one fast freshman Scenes from the 2013 Cellcom Green Bay Marathon Academic Team: West De Pere's Meiners strives to exceed Pulaski mother faces uncertainty with baby's birth defect Green Bay Chill women's football team Wed, 22 May 2013 20:49:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220490 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220485 Sarah Meiners, a senior at West De Pere High School, is a member of the 2013 Press-Gazette Media Academic Team. Wed, 22 May 2013 20:35:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220485 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220483 Memorial Day Veterans Cemetery Ceremonies: May 27 Abrams American Legion Post 523 conducts cemetery at Stiles Cemetery, 9 a.m; Brookside, 9:45 a.m.; Riverside in Little Suamico, 10:30 a.m.: John Cantius in Sobieski, 11:15 a.m. (920) 826-7130. Wed, 22 May 2013 20:01:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220483 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220480 Efforts to raise money for a program that provides home care for local seniors has netted $1,060 since it began earlier this month. Wed, 22 May 2013 19:52:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220480 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220478 A fund is being set up for a former Fond du Lac County family who lost their daughter and home in the Oklahoma tornado. Wed, 22 May 2013 19:45:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220478 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220443 A contract dispute between Time Warner Cable and LIN Media, a parent company for WLUK, Channel 11,could cause those channels to be dropped from Time Warner service in the area. Wed, 22 May 2013 17:57:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220443 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130522/GPG0101/305220253 Critics of national education standards adopted three years ago in Wisconsin packed an informational hearing on Wednesday that was called by two legislative committees to examine the issue. Wed, 22 May 2013 14:26:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130522/GPG0101/305220253 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130522/GPG0101/305220364 The cost of a massive tornado that battered an Oklahoma City suburb could be more than $2 billion, according to a preliminary official estimate announced Wednesday. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:11:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130522/GPG0101/305220364 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130522/GPG0101/305220254 A bill that would prohibit law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin from using drones unless they have a search warrant or legitimate reason is up for a hearing next Wednesday. Wed, 22 May 2013 10:40:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130522/GPG0101/305220254 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130522/GPG0101/305220284 The strength of the tornado that killed at least 24 people and destroyed countless homes in Oklahoma this week is rarely seen in Wisconsin. Wed, 22 May 2013 08:52:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130522/GPG0101/305220284 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130522/GPG0101/305220252 Sand mining and natural gas industries have given Wisconsin candidates nearly $758,000 dollars since 2007, with contributions spiking last year as sand mining took off in the state. Wed, 22 May 2013 08:43:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130522/GPG0101/305220252 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220258 The top news, sports and entertainment photos from Press-Gazette Media wire services. Wed, 22 May 2013 08:36:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220258 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130522/GPG0101/305220261 A northwestern Wisconsin school district will change a Native American logo that it's used for its sports teams. Wed, 22 May 2013 07:38:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130522/GPG0101/305220261 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220259 The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced Tuesday a series of initiatives aimed at improving traffic safety and reducing road deaths during the summer, including the launch of the department's first smartphone application. Wed, 22 May 2013 06:56:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220259 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130522/GPG0101/305220255 Prosecutors are trying to show a jury that a Wisconsin raw milk farmer showed blatant disregard for state licensing laws. Wed, 22 May 2013 06:29:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130522/GPG0101/305220255 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220025 May 22, 1950 - Married teachers not to be hired in Green Bay schools. Mon, 20 May 2013 10:11:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/GPG0101/305220025 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210244 The 2013 Cellcom Green Bay Marathon events were held Friday, May 17 through Sunday, May 19. Events included a 5K and kids run on Saturday and half and full marathons on Sunday. Wed, 22 May 2013 06:02:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210244 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210398 Sara DePouw, a senior at Oconto High School, is a member of the 2013 Press-Gazette Media Academic Team. Wed, 22 May 2013 06:02:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210398 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130521/GPG0101/305210277 State workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a Gov. Scott Walker proposal that has won approval by the Wisconsin Legislature's budget committee. Wed, 22 May 2013 06:02:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130521/GPG0101/305210277 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210369 A 29-year-old Wausaukee man will spend 21 years in prison for killing a teen and injuring the teen's mother and two sisters in a drunken driving crash. Wed, 22 May 2013 06:01:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210369 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130521/GPG0101/305210269 Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives. Wed, 22 May 2013 06:01:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130521/GPG0101/305210269 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210302 With an apology from Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt, the City Council has approved a downtown building purchase that went undisclosed to the public until hours earlier. Wed, 22 May 2013 06:01:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210302 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210410 The face of poverty in Brown County has been changing over the last decade, following a national trend that shows it leveling off in inner cities but growing elsewhere, according to a new study. Wed, 22 May 2013 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210410 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210352 Summer in the city is going to be one of food and music. A lot of food and music. 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Tue, 21 May 2013 17:20:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130521/GPG0101/305210323 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130521/GPG0101/305210273 Government employees would have to stay off the public payroll more than twice as long as is currently required under a change to state law approved by the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee on Tuesday. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:05:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130521/GPG0101/305210273 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130521/GPG0101/305210224 The Legislature's budget committee has delayed taking a vote on whether to have every high school junior in Wisconsin take the ACT college entrance exam. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:02:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130521/GPG0101/305210224 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130521/GPG0101/305210218 Wisconsin should raise the bar for recalling local officials, a group of Wisconsin town officials says. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130521/GPG0101/305210218 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210289 A 75-year-old man killed in a one-vehicle accident in Bonduel on Monday has been identified as Leon Felix Wychesit of Gillett. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:55:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210289 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130521/GPG0101/305210219 The Legislature's budget committee has approved creating a high-deductible health insurance plan with health savings accounts for government workers in Wisconsin. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:57:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130521/GPG0101/305210219 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/130521019 Barb's Centre for Dance 27th annual "Spring Celebration of Dance" was held May 17, 18 and 19 at the Meyer Theatre in Green Bay. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:05:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/130521019 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130521/GPG0101/305210256 Members of northwestern Wisconsin's Pederson family have found a silver lining in the explosion that destroyed their house: They were far from home at the time of the devastating blast last Sunday. Tue, 21 May 2013 11:37:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130521/GPG0101/305210256 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210235 A 24-year-old Green Bay man is facing felony charges in Manitowoc County Circuit Court in connection with a suspected meth lab found May 2 at a Two Rivers residence. Tue, 21 May 2013 08:51:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210235 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210228 The top news, sports and entertainment photos from Press-Gazette Media wire services. Tue, 21 May 2013 08:41:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210228 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130521/GPG0101/305210227 Wisconsin's budget-writing committee is scheduled to review provisions in Gov. Scott Walker's spending plan that would pull money from the state's environmental management fund to cover sand mining inspections. Tue, 21 May 2013 08:29:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130521/GPG0101/305210227 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210214 The Green Bay area chapter of the America Red Cross says it is ready to offer assistance in the aftermath of a massive tornado that tore through Moore, Okla., Monday afternoon. Tue, 21 May 2013 07:58:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210214 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210016 May 21, 1959 - Howard Village Board annexes entire town. Fri, 17 May 2013 16:36:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/GPG0101/305210016 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/GPG0101/130520014 The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Bellin College and Notre Dame Academy held commencement ceremonies on Saturday. Tue, 21 May 2013 10:03:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/GPG0101/130520014 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130520/GPG0101/305200362 Search-and-rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. Check out today's other top videos: Search and rescue begins after Oklahoma tornado 'This is war zone terrible' Wisconsin weather forecast for Tuesday Marinette Marine wraps $74M renovation Scenes from the 2013 Cellcom Green Bay Marathon Cellcom Green Bay Marathon 'not as hot as last year' Stay classy: 'Anchorman 2' trailer, anyone? He built Lambeau Field of matchsticks, then Yankee Stadium Academic Team: Algoma's Wiese won't 'ever give up' De Pere woman makes dresses, tuxedos for pets Wisconsin Marine reunited with his military dog Pulaski mother faces uncertainty with baby's birth defect Green Bay Chill women's football team Haven't activated your digital subscription yet? See how Tue, 21 May 2013 09:04:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130520/GPG0101/305200362 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/GPG0101/305200391 A Green Bay firefighter was hospitalized for dehydration Monday afternoon in connection with a roof fire at Procter & Gamble on the city's northeast side. Tue, 21 May 2013 07:19:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/GPG0101/305200391 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/GPG0101/130520046 Marathon County officials created an action plan to address problems at the jail two years before a March 27 attack that left two officers injured, but they then put that plan on a shelf and failed to follow through on it. Tue, 21 May 2013 07:18:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/GPG0101/130520046 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130520/GPG0101/305200329 State workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a proposal by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Tue, 21 May 2013 07:15:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130520/GPG0101/305200329 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/GPG0101/305200444 Jacob Wiese, a senior at Algoma High School, is a member of the 2013 Press-Gazette Media Academic Team. Tue, 21 May 2013 07:14:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/GPG0101/305200444 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/GPG0101/305200453 A 75-year-old man died Monday after a pickup he was a passenger in hit a tree in Shawano County. Mon, 20 May 2013 21:16:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/GPG0101/305200453 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130520/GPG0101/305200439 The percentage of children in Wisconsin public schools who come from families poor enough to receive free and reduced-priced lunches has increased for the ninth year in a row. Mon, 20 May 2013 20:46:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130520/GPG0101/305200439 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/GPG0101/305200422 Work continues this spring on the restoration on the Cat Island Chain in Green Bay. Mon, 20 May 2013 20:00:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/GPG0101/305200422 http://www.packersnews.com/viewint/article/20130520/GPG0101/130520037 On Sunday there were several reports of tornadoes in five states. Mon, 20 May 2013 14:22:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewint/article/20130520/GPG0101/130520037 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130520/GPG0101/305200312 Wisconsin Democrats say a move to standardize erosion control rules for commercial construction sites is another effort by Republicans to take power away from local authorities. Mon, 20 May 2013 13:21:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130520/GPG0101/305200312 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/GPG0101/305200296 A 35-year-old Wausau woman who allegedly tried to steal beef sticks from a grocery store early Sunday morning is instead facing drug charges. Mon, 20 May 2013 11:44:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/GPG0101/305200296 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130520/GPG0101/305200294 More poor people have moved to the nation's suburbs, outnumbering those in urban areas. Mon, 20 May 2013 11:33:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130520/GPG0101/305200294 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130520/GPG0101/305200277 Wisconsin's historic Superior Entry lighthouse is free for the taking. Mon, 20 May 2013 10:59:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130520/GPG0101/305200277 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/GPG0101/305200256 May 20, 1955 - Longtime city resident dies. Mon, 20 May 2013 09:59:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/GPG0101/305200256 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130520/GPG0101/305200254 Wisconsin lawmakers are set this week to consider Gov. Scott Walker's plan to take DNA from anyone arrested for a felony and anyone convicted of any crime. Mon, 20 May 2013 08:48:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130520/GPG0101/305200254 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130520/GPG0101/305200253 Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to more than double the amount of time a public employee must stay retired before being hired for another job is up for consideration this week by the Legislature's budget committee. Mon, 20 May 2013 08:40:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130520/GPG0101/305200253 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/GPG0101/305200252 A man robbed a convenience store and engaged in a shootout outside a gas station with a police officer Sunday before he was apprehended. Mon, 20 May 2013 08:39:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/GPG0101/305200252 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/GPG0101/305200240 The top news, sports and entertainment photos from Press-Gazette Media wire services. 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