Bob Schaper

Green Bay

News Director at WGBA-TV (Green Bay, WI)

News Director. Amateur novelist. Parking expert. Always efforting.

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Reid-Smith responds to West Virginia State Capitol mural lawsuit

Sep 4, 2024 | wowktv.com | Isaac Taylor |Bob Schaper

KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History Cabinet Secretary Randall Reid-Smith has released a statement about a lawsuit asking that a mural containing a likeness of Gov. Jim Justice’s (R-WV) pet bulldog, Babydog, be removed.
Lawsuit asks for West Virginia State Capitol mural with likeness of Babydog to be removed

Aug 30, 2024 | wowktv.com | Bob Schaper

KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — A lawsuit filed on Friday is asking that a mural containing a likeness of U.S. Senate candidate and West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s (R) pet bulldog, Babydog, be removed. The lawsuit was filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court by Gregory Morris and artist Tom Acosta. They said the Capitol Building Commission and other officials didn’t follow state law regarding open meetings and the bidding process for state projects, according to court documents. Gov.
Man shot and killed on Charleston’s west side

May 25, 2024 | wowktv.com | Bob Schaper

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — A man was shot and killed on Charleston’s west side early Saturday morning, and police say they have not located a suspect. Lt. Tony Hazelett, a CPD spokesman, said the victim was Dimitri Coleman, 29, of Charleston. Hazelett said the shooting happened around 3:30 a.m. in the 400 block of Railroad Ave., when a man approached Coleman and others while they were gathered near a restaurant. The suspect “grabbed him by his neck, and shot him multiple times,” Hazelett said.
Federal government accuses Huntington recovery organizations of fraud

May 24, 2024 | wowktv.com | Isaac Taylor |Bob Schaper

HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) — Two well-known recovery organizations in Huntington are accused of defrauding taxpayers out of millions of dollars in a reimbursement scheme going back years. According to court documents unsealed on April 29, Tri-State Addiction Recovery Resources (TSARR) used federal subsidies to buy discounted Vivitrol, a drug used to treat addiction.
Federal appeals court rules in favor of Huntington in opioid lawsuit

Mar 18, 2024 | wowktv.com | Bob Schaper

FILE – OxyContin pills are arranged for a photo, Feb. 19, 2013, at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. In an agreement revealed late Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, consulting firm McKinsey and Co. has agreed to pay $78 million to settle claims from insurers and health care funds that its marketing work with Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, helped fuel an opioid addiction crisis.
REPORT: Pilot in fatal Ohio plane crash took off in heavy snow

Mar 7, 2024 | wowktv.com | Bob Schaper

JACKSON, OH (WOWK) — An accident report from the National Transportation Safety Board says a plane that crashed near Jackson, Ohio, last month took off in heavy snow, even though the pilot was not qualified to fly in bad weather. The report, which is preliminary, cites several witnesses, including a flight instructor who said he watched the takeoff and told his wife “he did not feel the flight would have a good outcome.”The crash, which happened on Feb. 24, killed all three people on board.
Partial settlement reached in WV jail lawsuit

Nov 7, 2023 | wowktv.com | Bob Schaper

CHARLESTON, WV. (WOWK) — A partial settlement was reached in a high-profile class-action lawsuit over alleged poor conditions in West Virginia’s jails and prisons. 13 News has learned that the plaintiffs and the state of West Virginia have reached a settlement. According to a person with direct knowledge of the situation, the settlement involves a number of state insurance policies but a dollar amount has yet to be specified.
Kroger plans ‘Marketplace’ in South Charleston

Nov 7, 2023 | wowktv.com | Bob Schaper

SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — A first-in-the-state Kroger Marketplace is planned for the new Park Place development in South Charleston, documents reveal. According to drawings obtained by 13 News, the store will be located next to the previously announced Menard’s hardware store, which is planning a spring groundbreaking. The new store will be the first Kroger Marketplace in West Virginia.
Grand jury to consider West Virginia State Police Trooper Joseph Comer case

Sep 19, 2023 | wowktv.com | Bob Schaper

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — A lawyer for embattled state trooper Joseph Comer says his client will not fight efforts by the West Virginia State Police to fire him. On Sept. 12, Comer was served a letter saying he would be fired after 10 days, according to defense attorney David Moye. The same letter placed Comer on unpaid administrative leave, Moye said.
West Virginia Front Page News

Jul 19, 2023 | thedailyreformer.com | Bob Schaper

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Charleston Police Chief Tyke Hunt apologized to city council members on Wednesday after a woman complained to city officials that Hunt had used his official position to launch an FBI investigation involving her. According to city attorney Kevin Baker, the FBI did investigate Jennifer Harless after Hunt’s wife complained that she was being harassed by Harless.