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MARINETTE – Charges have been filed against three people arrested after a meth bust at a motel last week.

Bridget Zuraski, 37, Robert Sellen, 37, and Senora Lopez, 19, each face two counts: manufacture & delivery of amphetamine, and possession of drug paraphernalia to make, produce or store methamphetamine. Lopez and Zuraski are from Menominee, Michigan; Sellen is from Green Bay.

Charges were filed Monday, according to online court records. All three return to court June 15 for the balance of initial appearances.

Police discovered the lab a Marinette motel on May 25. Police said the production method likely used is what’s called a ‘one pot’ method: a highly mobile, quick, but highly dangerous way to produce the illegal drug.

According to the criminal complaint, Lopez admitted to investigators she had been helping Sellen making meth for two months, and that Zuraski helped obtain the ingredients.

Sellen said he started making meth after losing his job, the complaint states.

Among the items seized was a receipt for a DVD of the show “Breaking Bad.”

• Click here to read the full complaint

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MADISON (AP) – New guidance from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue may end Reedsburg’s popular wine walk and other similar events statewide.

The wine walks are typically fundraisers for sponsoring organizations. Retailers that usually don’t offer food or beverages serve glasses of wine to participants.

The Reedsburg Revitalization Organization has operated past wine walks with a temporary Class B permit issued by the Common Council. The State Journal reports the state’s new edition of regulations for retailers indicates that would be prohibited under laws on public alcohol sales.

Reedsburg administrator Ken Witt says it will put an end to the wine walks, which are the revitalization organization’s biggest annual fundraiser.

SUAMICO- It’s time to check out what’s happening at the NEW Zoo.

NEW Zoo Director Neil Anderson joined Good Day Wisconsin, we learned more about the lions.

Click on the video to learn more.

GREEN BAY – If you like to explore culinary delights, find new recipes, or discover how chefs become “celebrity chefs,” you might be a “foodie!”  Sharon Verbeten of the Brown County Central Library selected three books you might want to check out!

1. A Curious History of Food and Drink by Ian Crofton

From prehistory to today, food and drink has had a colorful, storied and sometimes silly and dangerous history. Including bizarre recipes, eating habits and early hangover cures.
• In 1665, onions were thought to ward off the plague.
• In 1594, to avoid inebriation, one was advised to drink a glass of salad oil first.
• In 1660, cow udder was a delicacy.
• Canned baked beans were offered in 1886 as a luxury item, first in the UK.
• Interesting food fact, in 1921, future President Richard Nixon took a summer job picking string beans for $1 per day.

2. Sheet Pan Suppers by Molly Gilbert

This is the perfect cookbook for making “hands-off” meals, ideal for this time of year. Everything from breakfast (cinnamon rolls and broiled fruits) to dinners, nachos and other snacks. It’s a perfect book for this time of year, transforming farmers’ market produce into quick, healthy and hearty suppers. My favorite was sheet pan carrot cake.

3. Marcus Off Duty by Marcus Samuelsson

What does a chef cook for himself at home? Food Network star Marcus Samuelsson recently wrote a biography of his diverse background, being born in Ethiopia and being raised in Sweden. This book is part biography, part cookbook, part travelogue of culinary culture. It features much comfort food, like soups, mac and cheese and his grandmother’s Swedish meatballs, food for special days, grilled specialties, street food and a chapter on cooking with kids. A great peek into another culture.

For this and previous Good Day Reads lists, click here.

Packers Family Night is coming back.

It will be Saturday, August 8 at 5:30 p.m. at Lambeau Field.

The event includes a full practice, a jersey give away, fireworks and much more.

Tickets are $10 and go on sale June 22 at 10 a.m.

FOX 11 will broadcast the event again this year.

Packers President Mark Murphy joined Good Day Wisconsin to share details of the event.

Click on the video to hear Murphy’s interview.

The Outer Vibe is back in Green Bay.

The band will be playing at Keggers on North Broadway Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

The show is free.

The band played for us on Good Day Wisconsin Wednesday morning.

Click on the video above to hear the tunes.

And click here for more information on the Outer Vibe.

APPLETON – Dirty Dancing is taking place this week at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center!

FOX 11’s Emily Deem made her way to Appleton to check out what the show has to offer.

TIMES:
Now through Friday 7:30 p.m.
Saturday 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

RUN TIME:
Act 1: 60 minutes
Intermission: 20 minutes
Act 2: 60 minutes
Total Run Time: 2 hours and 40 minutes

Click here to learn more.

BARABOO, Wis. (AP) – Baraboo officials say a contracted worker was seriously hurt when he fell while working on a water tower.

City Administrator Edward Geick said in a news release that the male worker fell around 5:40 p.m. Tuesday. Workers are cleaning, repairing and painting the tower.

Utility Superintendent Wade Peterson tells WMTV-TV that the man fell onto a platform while inside the tower’s stem.

Geick said first responders were able to rescue the man and lowered him to the ground. He was flown to a hospital with serious injuries.

The man’s name was not released.

Ingredients:

1 bags broccoli slaw mix
1 pkgs. (3 ounces) oriental flavor ramen noodles
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
2 chopped scallions
1/3 cup of vegetable or canola oil
2 tablespoons of sugar
2 tablespoons rice wine or white distilled vinegar

Directions:

Crush the ramen noodles a bit. Heat butter in a large skillet. Over medium heat, carefully toast noodles and almonds in the butter for a few minutes until golden, stirring often. Let cool and place in an airtight container. In a jar with a tight fitting lid, shake together the oil, sugar, vinegar, and one seasoning packet from the ramen noodles. Toss dressing together with the slaw. Cover and refrigerate at least few hours. Right before serving, stir in the scallions, sunflower seeds, noodles and almonds.

NEENAH, Wis. (AP) – Police say three bombs made with household cleaning products were found outside City Hall in the northeastern Wisconsin city of Neenah.

Police Chief Kevin Wilkinson tells Post-Crescent Media the bombs were spotted on the sidewalk by a city employee Tuesday morning.

Wilkinson says such devices, also called “Works” bombs, are typically made with drain cleaner, aluminum foil and bottles. They explode when the foil and cleaner react, causing pressure to build.

An incident listing says one of the bombs failed on its own, and police and firefighters disarmed two. One bomb exploded while it was being disarmed, but no one was hurt.

Wilkinson says the bombs have a blast zone of roughly 20 to 30 feet, and buildings were not evacuated.

A man is in custody after a high-speed chase in Sheboygan County.

That’s after authorities say he had made threats to hurt family members.

It started around 9 p.m. Thursday in Plymouth.

Authorities say they spotted the man’s vehicle in a parking lot, and he sped away.

Officers tried to stop the vehicle with a tire deflation device near Elkhart Lake.

Authorities say the man kept going on a flat tire.

He was stopped and taken into custody near the Manitowoc County line.

Deputies found a gun in the vehicle.

The 35-year-old California man is being held in the Sheboygan County.

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Lance Lynn allowed five hits while pitching into the eighth inning and Mark Reynolds had an RBI single in the second for the St. Louis Cardinals, who beat the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Tuesday night.

Tyler Cravy (0-1) made an impressive major debut for Milwaukee, allowing a run on four hits in seven innings.

The Brewers won the series opener 1-0 and Milwaukee pitchers had thrown 19 consecutive scoreless innings before Reynolds’ RBI.

Lynn (4-4) struck out five and walked one in 7 2-3 innings.

Kevin Siegrist got the last out in the eighth and most of a sellout crowd of 42,835 stuck around to see Trevor Rosenthal earn his 16th save in 17 chances. The Cardinals are 6-2 with one game to go on the home stand.

Matt Holliday was ejected by plate umpire Joe West for arguing a called third strike in the seventh, ending his National League-record 45-game streak reaching base safely to start the season. Derek Jeter set the major league record with 53 in a row in 1999 for the Yankees.

Manager Mike Matheny, who had gone out to aid Holliday’s cause, also was ejected. That made a total of five ejections in the last five games at Busch.

The Cardinals entered averaging 2.82 runs run support in starts by Lynn (4-4), fourth lowest among National League pitchers. In 10 of the 11 starts, they totaled 22 runs.

Randal Grichuk doubled with one out in the second and scored easily on Reynolds’ two-out single. The Cardinals didn’t have a runner in scoring position the rest of the way, and grounded into double plays in the third, fourth and fifth.

The Brewers had three runners in scoring position, the last time when Aramis Ramirez grounded into a game-ending double play. Ryan Braun fanned with two on to end the sixth.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Brewers: OF Khris Davis underwent surgery to remove torn right meniscus and will be sidelined 4-6 weeks.

Cardinals: P Adam Wainwright, lost for the season with a torn left Achilles in April, has been at Busch during the home stand.

UP NEXT

Jimmy Nelson is 0-3 with a 10.24 ERA against St. Louis in three games. John Lackey is 5-1 with a 1.83 ERA at Busch in 10 starts and struck out nine in seven scoreless innings his last time out against the Dodgers.

NO DAMAGE

Three Brewers chased futilely for Matt Carpenter’s foul pop in the fourth and two of them – shortstop Jean Segura and third baseman Aramis Ramirez – tumbled into the stands. No one was injured.

TOWN OF UNDERHILL – Fire crews battled a house fire in the Town of Underhill Tuesday night.

The fire broke out on Berry Lake Road, just west of Gillett.

A neighbor says the family that lived in the home made it out okay and called 911 from her house.

Authorities have not said how the fire started.

The Underhill Fire Chief said the house is considered a total loss.

ASHWAUBENON – One of the popular spots near Lambeau Field has a big expansion planned.

In a straight line with Lambeau Field, the bar’s name says it all.

“Stadium View is always going to be the Stadium View,” said Jerry Watson, the owner of Stadium View.

The view is about to get better. Starting this winter, construction will begin to add a second level to the bar and restaurant.

“In the front you can see these are all glass overhead doors, which will be opened up and you’ll have the view,” said Jay Coopman, owner of Power Building LLC. “If the weather is nice they can look all the way down.”

The plans also call for an open-air deck on top Stadium View’s outdoor tiki bar.

The new additions are planned to up Stadium View’s capacity by 600 to 700 people.

“The kid is a kid, he wants to get it bigger and better,” said Watson. “To do it now is as good a time as any. The Packers are still the hottest ticket in maybe the country.”

You might have noticed, this rendering shows Stadium View’s exterior will also resemble the home of the Packers.

“Trying to get kind of the spin-off of the stadium and try to use those same type of pillars going up and the green steel and all of that kind of stuff to get the same kind of look,” said Coopman.

The expansion will not only come in handy for game days, it will also allow for more non-football events. The second level will host weddings, concerts, and everything in between.

“If you can dream it up, I can book it, period,” said Watson. “I’ll say no to almost nothing. As long as it’s logical, let’s have fun.”

Stadium View’s expansion won’t stop any fun from the current business. It will remain open throughout construction, with completion expected before the 2016 Packers season.

To move forward with the expansion, Stadium View does need the Ashwaubenon Village Board to rezone its property as a sports and entertainment district. The village’s plan commission recommended the move Tuesday night.

GREEN BAY – Local leaders disagree about the plan to expand charter schools statewide.

The legislature’s joint finance committee approved a proposal late last week.

On the one hand, supporters believe it would provide more educational opportunities to students in need, while opponents worry about a lack of accountability of how the taxpayer money is spent.

In more than 140 school districts across Wisconsin, non-profit organizations could start organizing independent charter schools, and receive taxpayer funds to operate them.

One such community that could benefit: the Menominee Nation.

“We’re really excited,” said Gary Besaw, the Menominee Tribe Chairperson.

Charter schools are independent schools that receive public funds. Currently, independent charter schools only exist in Milwaukee and Racine. The proposal would expand it across the state, with different colleges or local governments having control over the charter schools in their areas.

In Northeast Wisconsin, the College of the Menominee Nation could be authorized to administer charter schools in 15 different school districts across four counties.

But the Menominee Tribe chairman says charter schools probably won’t pop up that widely in the area.
The tribe would teach traditional classes, while preserving its culture.

“Potentially looking at creating an immersion school specific to our Menominee language, would be the brunt of any attempt we would have for a charter school,” explained Besaw.

Lori Cathey with the Green Bay Education Association, a teacher’s union, says the charter schools aren’t held to the same standards as public districts.

“We have to take a specific test, we have to count and report attendance, and the taxpayers can always go to the school board and say, ‘what’s going on here?’ That won’t be the case in private charter schools,” said Cathey.

Public schools will lose out on funding if children go to charter school instead. The expansion would only take effect if approved in the state budget; and, there could be additional changes to this proposal before the full legislature votes.

State Schools Superintendent Tony Evers says he opposes the charter expansion.

The state legislature is expected to vote on a budget before the current one ends June 30th.

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Milwaukee police say a 5-year-old boy was shot and wounded while he played with other children.

Police say the group was playing outside just before 5 p.m. Tuesday when shots were fired from a nearby alley.

The boy was struck by one of the rounds. He suffered a non-life-threatening injury.

Relatives took the boy to a hospital, where he is being treated. Police have no motive or suspects.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is planning another trade mission, this time up north.

The Republican governor will lead a business development mission to Canada in June.

Walker led a trade mission to London in February and headed a weeklong European trade mission in April.

The Canadian trip runs from June 12-17. Walker and representatives of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation will talk to leaders of Canadian companies about establishing new operations in Wisconsin.

In addition to meeting with business leaders, Walker will take part in the Leadership Summit of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers in Quebec City, hosted by the Council of Great Lakes Governors.

Walker has been ramping up for a likely 2016 presidential run.

HOBART – As workers hammer away on the first of a planned four-building apartment complex, Steve Atkins is watching closely.

He’s one of the people behind the development. He’s also building it.

“Our agreement with Hobart is we promised a minimum of $18 million in development, with this project alone.”

I chatted with Atkins as he took a break from overseeing the Hobart Crossing project, with unit rents ranging from $800-$1500 per month, once complete.

“We hope to get the first tenants in August 15th,” said Atkins.

It’s just one visible part of the master plan for the 603 acres of land, known as Centennial Centre at Hobart. Over the past several years, the village has tried to develop a village center, or downtown lifestyle, located to the south of Highway 29/32.

It’s estimated 1,000 people live within its boundaries and more are expected; 274 more apartments are slated for construction in the coming years, including Atkins’ first building of 32.

The Village of Hobart says it’s at the cusp of a residential development boom. However it now needs businesses to help fill residents’ needs. Village leaders say growth is not a matter of if, but when.

“The majority of development that has occurred out here has been residential development,” said Rich Heidel, the Hobart Village President, “We feel we are right at the cusp of commercial development.”

That is why the village is pushing to recruit businesses for the site.

“We’re ready to take that on, as we speak, right now.”

Heidel says the proof is evident, and based on projections from the state, the village population will grow by 77-percent by 2040; the second-fastest growing municipality in the state.

“This is more of a marathon, than a sprint,” Heidel said of Centennial Centre, “and we are in it for the long haul, and what we’d like to see here, we know will not materialize – could never materialize – within the next two years.”

With a goal of creating a pedestrian-friendly, downtown like area, the project’s finish date is years away.

“What we have going up right now is a 34-unit building,” said Atkins, “which will be the first of four buildings. The succeeding buildings will each have 49 to 50 units.”

But by Atkins estimation, his work is far from being done.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Police in South Carolina have arrested a man after a dog was found with electrical tape around its muzzle last week.

Multiple news outlets report authorities say 41-year-old William Leonard Dodson of North Charleston was arrested Monday night and charged with ill treatment of animals. It was not clear if he has an attorney.

Caitlyn, a 15-month-old chocolate Staffordshire mix and a well-known stray in her North Charleston neighborhood, showed up at a home with her mouth tightly bound.

Animal Society veterinarian Lucy Fuller initially said Caitlyn was in critical condition because the tape cut off blood flow to her tongue. But vets say the dog showed signs of progress over the weekend. Caitlyn is receiving hyperbaric and cold laser treatment to save damaged tissue in her mouth.

An affidavit says a woman sold a dog named Diamond to Dodson on May 25 for $20. The next night, according to the affidavit, Dodson told the woman he had taped the dog’s mouth shut because he was tired of her barking, and the dog got loose from her chain. The woman said Dodson was laughing about it, according to the arrest affidavit. The woman knew Dodson and identified him from a photo lineup.

Dodson is jailed on $50,000 bond.