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3 weeks ago | 
wixx.com | Rachel Charniak
BAY OF GREEN BAY (WTAQ-WLUK) — Authorities have recovered the body of a woman who went missing nearly five months ago. In a news release Friday, the Menominee Police Department confirmed Lisa Pipp’s body was recovered Wednesday in the Bay of Green Bay. Pipp, 42, of Greendale, disappeared Jan. 13 after she walked away from a vehicle on the ice of Green Bay, near the lighthouse in Menominee, during an argument. She did not take a jacket or her cell phone.
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3 weeks ago | 
wixx.com | Rachel Charniak
(WTAQ-WLUK) — A critical need for blood and platelets has the Community Blood Center urging donations. Officials say they are seeing an especially urgent shortage of Type O blood, but eligible donors of all blood types are encouraged to book an appointment as soon as possible. “Blood cannot be made or manufactured.
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3 weeks ago | 
wixx.com | Rachel Charniak
(WTAQ-WLUK) — Children in communities across Northeast Wisconsin will have a chance to receive comic book-inspired Brewers trading cards from local police officers. It’s a program that began last year through a partnership between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Milwaukee Police Department. Officers distributed Brewers trading card prints to kids, finding common ground through their mutual love for baseball.
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3 weeks ago | 
duke.fm | Rachel Charniak
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A jury found the man accused of murdering and dismembering a 19-year-old woman in Milwaukee last year guilty on all counts. Friday marked day nine of the Maxwell Anderson trial. He was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse, hiding a corpse and arson of property other than a building. His sentencing is set for Aug. 15.
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3 weeks ago | 
wixx.com | Rachel Charniak
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A Green Bay pool will be closed on what was supposed to be its opening day of the season due to low staffing. The Green Bay Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department posted Joannes Aquatic Center will be closed Saturday but is expected to be open Sunday at noon. Click here to apply to become a lifeguard. The city’s other pools — Resch Aquatic Center and Colburn Pool — will be open to kick off the summer season from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday.
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3 weeks ago | 
wixx.com | Rachel Charniak
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — As fireworks stores and stands get ready for the Fourth of July holiday rush, the Oshkosh Police Department is reminding residents of its ordinances. “For the illegal fireworks, those are Roman candles, firecrackers, bottle rockets, mortars — basically, anything that explodes or leaves the ground,” explained Officer Kate Mann. Those fireworks require a special permit to use legally.
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3 weeks ago | 
wixx.com | Rachel Charniak
BROWN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A project to improve the Fox River State Recreational Trail rolls on. The trail is in the process of being repaved with asphalt between the trailhead, at the intersections of Porlier Street and Adams Street in the Green Bay and six miles south to Heritage Road in De Pere. On Thursday, officials provided an update to the repaving and closure schedule. All dates are subject to change, depending on weather delays. No marked detours will be provided.
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3 weeks ago | 
wixx.com | Rachel Charniak
ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — People of all abilities can enjoy fun in the sun this summer at Ashwaubomay Lake, thanks to the addition of an accessible beach wheelchair. The handicap-accessible Mobi-Chair allows wheelchair users to move freely on the sand and even enter the water. “This has been a dream of ours to get this wheelchair, but it is pricier,” said Melody Escoto, aquatic coordinator for the village of Ashwaubenon.
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3 weeks ago | 
wixx.com | Rachel Charniak
KIEL, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Working smoke alarms helped three people who were asleep get out of a duplex fire in Kiel. Just before 2:30 a.m. Friday, crews were called to the 900 block of 6th Street for a report of a stove fire that was spreading to the kitchen cabinets. When firefighters arrived, they saw smoke coming from the building. Crews learned all three occupants in the lower unit had evacuated safety. Firefighters assisted in evacuating residents from the upstairs unit.
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3 weeks ago | 
whbl.com | Rachel Charniak
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A relatively new specialty license plate in Wisconsin is catching the attention of thousands of drivers in the state, quickly making it Wisconsin’s top-selling specialty plate by far. It may be hard to choose from the dozens of specialty license plates the Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles offers. There’s everything from supporting veterans to supporting local endangered species, and of course, Wisconsin’s beloved sports teams.
