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The Menasha community is coming together following the May 3, 2015 shooting at the Trestle Trail.

WAUKESHA (AP) – A judge has decided that two girls accused in the stabbing of a classmate to please the horror character Slender Man should be evaluated by the Waukesha County’s Department of Health and Human Services.

The judge made the decision Tuesday after the girls’ attorneys asked for the department to evaluate and determine services as if the girls were in juvenile court.

Morgan Geyser, 12, and Anissa Weier, 13, from Waukesha, are charged as adults with attempted first-degree intentional homicide in the attack on a classmate, who survived 19 stab wounds last May.

The girls have separate hearings this month and next month to determine if their cases should be moved to juvenile court.

Attorney Tony Cotton said he will determine if any additional motions need to be made after seeing the report.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Legislature’s budget-writing committee has approved cutting $731,000 in grant funding to treat drunken drivers as Gov. Scott Walker proposed.

The Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee on Tuesday rejected Democrats’ attempts to keep the funding in place. Instead, the panel went along with Walker’s plan that would have money for the program come out of $8.7 million that already goes to other mental health and substance abuse community services.

Democrats argue the drunken driving intervention program is successful and should not be put in jeopardy. The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau says the program saved taxpayers $1.2 million in jail costs in Waukesha County alone.

Republicans say they also support the program, and if it can’t be adequately funded the Department of Health Services can come back and ask for more money.

MENASHA – Funds have been established for the victims of the May 3, 2015 shooting on the Trestle Trail.

Calvary Bible Church of Neenah has set up a Stoffel Family Love Offering for the Jon and Erin Stoffel family. Jon and his daughter Olivia were killed in the attack; Jon’s wife, Erin, remains hospitalized in serious condition. The couple has two other children.

• Click here to learn more about the Stoffel Family Love Offering

A separate fundraiser has also been set up for the Stoffel family by a friend.

• Click here for more information

The family of Adam Bentdahl, who was also killed in the attack, has asked that all memorial donations be sent to:

Valley Funeral Home
c/o Adam John Bentdahl Memorial Fund
2211 N. Richmond St.
Appleton, WI 54911

TOWN OF MENASHA – Work to prepare Fritse Park and the Trestle Trail for reopening continues two days after four people were killed in a shooting.

Town of Menasha parks officials say there is still some cleaning work to be done before the park and trail can reopen. They hope to reopen both sometime Wednesday.

There is a small area of Fritse Park open for people to leave flowers and other memorials to the victims.

Jon Stoffel, his daughter Olivia, of Neenah; and Adam Bentdahl of Appleton were killed Sunday night. Erin Stoffel, Jon’s wife and Olivia’s mother, was injured in the attack and remains hospitalized. Her condition was upgraded from critical to serious on Tuesday.

Police say the gunman, Sergio Daniel Valencia Del Toro, was upset over his recently ended engagement and shot the victims randomly on the trail.

FOX 11’s Eric Peterson will have more on the community’s reaction to the tragedy tonight on FOX 11 News at Five.

WLUK-TV GOOD DAY WISCONSIN / “THE FOX 11 ELLEN SHOW
VACATION CELEBRATION” CONTEST

Who Can Enter

1. To be eligible to participate in this contest, entrants must be Wisconsin/Upper Michigan residents who are 18 years of age or older and reside in the WLUK-TV viewing area (the Green Bay DMA).

2. Employees of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Harrisburg Television, Inc. and any other company which owns, programs or provides other services to television broadcast station WLUK-TV (the “Station”), WCWF, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Warner Bros., their affiliated companies, advertising and promotion agencies, any and all local television broadcast and cable stations, local radio and other media companies, and the immediate family members of each are ineligible. The term “immediate family” includes spouses, grandparents, parents, siblings, children and grandchildren. Only one winner per household.

How to Enter

a) No purchase is necessary to enter. Qualified entrants may enter as often as they wish, however are only eligible to be selected once as a qualifier.

b) Weekdays between May 7, 2015 and May 17, 2015 viewers will be encouraged to watch The Ellen DeGeneres show which airs 3:00 p.m. EDT through 4:00 p.m. EDT weekdays on WLUK channel 11. Then from May 8, 2015, to May 18, 2015, viewers will be asked to call in on a designated telephone line at a particular time during the Good Day Wisconsin program, which airs weekdays from 5:00 a.m. EDT to 9:00 a.m. EDT and on weekend days from 6:00 a.m. EDT to 9:00 a.m. EDT on WLUK channel 11. At the time calls are solicited, a trivia question will be posed about the previous day’s The Ellen DeGeneres show. The eleventh caller with the correct answer will be selected as a qualifier.

c) One or more contests may be announced from time to time. More than one contest may run simultaneously, but entries will only be solicited for one contest at a time. Station is not responsible for any telephone system failure or malfunctions or other inability of entrants to reach telephone entry line.

d) One (1) daily qualifier will be selected in accordance with the criteria announced when calls are solicited, for a total of eleven (11) qualifiers. The contest will be judged by Station personnel, and the decision of the judges will be final as to all matters, including (i) the order in which calls were received and (ii) whether any answer required to be given is correct.

e) By calling the designated telephone line, each contestant gives permission to Station to record and/or broadcast contestant’s telephone call. All entries received from ineligible entrants will be void. All entries become the property of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Sinclair Television Group, Inc., and the Station. Poorly connected or disconnected cellular phone calls may be disqualified. Calls for contestants are taken in order of receipt. In the event that more than one voice is heard on the phone line, the contestant/qualifier or winner will be the first person to speak. If the judge(s) is not able to determine which caller was first, a random drawing will be held to determine the winner. The use of switching or programming equipment by telephone company employees is in violation of contest rules and is not permitted. Due to any time delay between the Station’s over-the-air signal and the Station’s online webcast or streaming, viewers who watch the station’s online stream may see a cue to call later than viewers watching to the over-the-air signal. As a result, the odds of an online/mobile viewer being able to enter or become a winner may be diminished.

f) On May 19, 2015, the eleven (11) qualifiers must sign a WLUK Guest Release and Contest release and appear live between 5:00 a.m. EDT and 9:00 a.m. EDT on Good Day Wisconsin at the WLUK-TV studio, 787 Lombardi Avenue, Green Bay, WI 54307. If a qualifier fails to appear, then he/she will be disqualified, and the number of qualifiers will be reduced. On May 19, 2015, one (1) grand prize winner will be selected by random drawing from among all qualifiers. The remaining ten (10) qualifiers will be deemed second place winners.

The Prize(s)

1. Ten (10) second place winners will be selected. Each second place winner will receive an Ellen DeGeneres prize pack, valued at $100.00.

One (1) grand prize winner will be selected. The grand prize winner will receive a trip to Los Angeles, CA to see a taping of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The trip package includes roundtrip airfare, economy class, for two (2) from Green Bay, WI to Los Angeles, CA, hotel accommodations for three (3) nights (one room, double occupancy), and two (2) VIP tickets to a taping of The Ellen DeGeneres Show (dates subject to taping schedule, show times and dates are subject to change at any time). The trip package does not include any meals, other transportation, gratuities, trip cancellation insurance, baggage fees, taxes, miscellaneous fees or expenses. The trip must be taken by December 18, 2015, is subject to availability, and blackout dates may apply. The trip package is valued at $3,000.00.

2. Each qualifier will be notified at the time of his/her call. The grand prize winner will be notified in person. Before claiming any prize, each winner must provide his/her correct name, address and telephone number to Station at the time of notification. Each winner must sign and return a release and affidavit of eligibility, which must be received within three (3) days of notification, at the time winner claims his/her prize in person at the Station. All persons traveling on the trip must be 18 years of age or over, unless travelers under 18 are accompanied by at least one adult who is the parent or legal guardian of all of the minors. All persons traveling on the trip must also sign and return a release, which must be returned with the winner’s release and affidavit of eligibility within the time frame specified above. Each winner must show picture identification to claim a prize. Station reserves the right to examine additional identification and may choose to accept or deny awarding the prize based on the identification presented.

3. If a second place winner does not timely sign and return the release and affidavit of eligibility, then the prize will be forfeited, an alternate winner will not be selected, and the prize will remain the property of the Station. If the grand prize winner does not timely sign and return the release and affidavit of eligibility, then the prize will be forfeited, and an alternate winner will be randomly selected from among remaining second place winners.

4. There will be no substitutions or cash alternatives for any prize except at the sole discretion of Station. The Station has the right to substitute a prize of similar value. No transfer or assignment of prizes is allowed.

5. Each winner is responsible for paying all local, county, state and federal taxes on the prize based on the estimated retail value of the prize as set forth in these rules. Each winner must complete and sign a Form W-9 if applicable.

6. Only one prize will be awarded per household. Contestants are eligible to win only one prize per individual, family, or household every ninety (90) calendar days on prizes valued from $5.00 to $500.00 regardless of the number of contests entered. Limit one winner per individual, family, or household every one hundred-eighty (180) calendar days on prizes valued over $500.00, regardless of the number of contests entered.

7. Harrisburg Television, Inc., Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., and Sinclair Television Group, Inc. are not liable if the provider of any part of the prize fails to satisfy its obligations to furnish its portion of the prize. The Station, sponsor, and prize provider shall not be responsible for winner’s failure to take the trip within the time frame described above, or cancellation of the trip by the winner.

8. Harrisburg Television, Inc., Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., and Sinclair Television Group, Inc. are not responsible for any liability arising directly or indirectly from the award or use of the prize.

9. In claiming your prize, you acknowledge that Harrisburg Television, Inc., Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., and Sinclair Television Group, Inc. have the right to publicize your name, character, likeness, photograph, voice and the fact that you are the winner for promotional purposes without financial remuneration.

Odds of Winning/Miscellaneous

1. Odds of winning depend on the number of valid entries received with the correct
answer and/or the order in which the telephone calls are received.

2. Complete contest rules are available Monday through Friday during normal business hours at WLUK-TV, 787 Lombardi Ave., Green Bay, WI, and on the Station’s website http://www.fox11online.com.

3. For a list of prize winners, send a separate, self-addressed, stamped envelope to WLUK-TV, 787 Lombardi Ave., P.O. Box 19011, Green Bay, WI 54307-9011 within 30 days after contests ends.

4. This contest is subject to all applicable laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Harrisburg Television, Inc., The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and Warner Bros. accept no responsibility or liability in connection with any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by or resulting from the acceptance, possession or use of any prize awarded hereunder.

5. Station cannot be held liable for any lost or stolen entries, prizes, or contest information.

6. Station reserves the right to make rules and contest changes, and change the aforementioned contest dates.

7. This contest is subject to the Station’s Privacy Policy http://fox11online.com/privacy-policy/ and the Station’s Terms and Conditions http://fox11online.com/terms-of-service/.

8. By entering this contest, each entrant waives any and all claims of liability against the Station, any sponsors, and their respective parents, affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents, for any and all claims, loss, damage or injury which may occur as a result of entrant’s participation in this contest.

PORTAGE (AP) – A former nurse accused of trying to kill the wife of a man with whom prosecutors say she’d had an affair is on trial in Columbia County Circuit Court.

Stephanie McMillen is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide and stalking. Kimberly Tennier testified McMillen showed up at her house in September 2012 and asked for help finding a lost cat. McMillen was disguised in wig, bandanna and sunglasses.

A criminal complaint says McMillen tried to lure Tennier to a pond in a wooded area behind the house. Prosecutors say Tennier became suspicious, went back to the house, locked the door and called her husband.

The Portage Daily Register reports investigators believe McMillen intended to kill Tennier with morphine she had taken from her place of employment. Defense attorney Jay Englund says McMillen never crossed the line to attempted homicide.

MADISON (AP) – Co-chairs of the Legislature’s budget committee say an agreement has been reached in the Senate and Assembly not to move forward with Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to give the University of Wisconsin more independence from state law and oversight.

The lawmakers declared the proposal dead on Tuesday. Lawmakers for weeks have been saying it was unlikely to pass.

Sen. Alberta Darling and Rep. John Nygren also reiterated their support for lowering the $300 million budget cut Walker proposed to go along with giving UW more independence. But Darling and Nygren aren’t saying yet how much that may be reduced.

Lawmakers are waiting for new estimates on tax collections due any day that will determine how much additional money is available to be spent.

MADISON (AP) – Gov. Scott Walker is slated to speak at the Wisconsin Republican Party convention later this month, while Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine will keynote the state Democratic Party meeting next month.

Walker is among a long list of speakers scheduled to talk Saturday May 16 at the Republican convention in La Crosse. Others slated to speak include Attorney General Brad Schimel, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan.

Walker, a likely presidential candidate, is scheduled to be in Iowa the night of May 16.

Kaine is scheduled to talk June 5 at the Democratic convention in Milwaukee. Democrats will also be electing a new state party chairman at its convention that weekend.

HOPE, Ark. (AP) – The other man from Hope is running for president again.

Declaring Tuesday that he can bring “the kind of change that truly can get America from hope to higher ground,” former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee declared his Republican candidacy in the hometown he shares with former President Bill Clinton.

Roots in Hope are about all he shares with the Democrat, and in his nascent campaign, he’s pitching himself as the best Republican to take on Bill’s wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, the dominant Democrat in the 2016 race.

“It would be perfectly fitting that I would announce here that I am a candidate for president of the United States of America,” Huckabee told hundreds of supporters.

An anti-Clinton message is one peg in Huckabee’s effort to expand his support beyond social conservatives who helped him win eight states in the 2008 Republican nominating contest, which eventually went to John McCain. He was the third notable Republican to announce a presidential campaign this week, bringing the field to six, with more to come.

Huckabee argued that in his more than 10 years as governor, he took on Democrats in “Bill Clinton’s Arkansas” after candidate Bill Clinton won election to the White House in 1992. Huckabee was elected lieutenant governor, his first public office, months after Clinton left the governor’s mansion for Washington.

“I governed in a state that was the most lopsided and partisan in the country,” he told supporters. “No Republican governor had more Democrats and fewer Republicans. I challenged the deeply entrenched political machine that ran this state. It was tough sledding, but I learned how to govern and how to lead.”

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who in 1998 was one of the House prosecutors in the impeachment proceedings against Bill Clinton, joined others in introducing Huckabee.

Besides the anti-Clinton emphasis, Huckabee sees himself as an economic populist and foreign affairs hawk who still holds deeply conservative views on social issues such as abortion and gay marriage.

Huckabee advocates a national consumption tax, which is similar to a sales tax, to replace the existing federal taxes on personal income and payrolls. He rejects calls for a minimum wage increase, saying his proposals will yield a “maximum wage” for workers.

A governor from 1996 to 2007, Huckabee compiled a mixed record ideologically. He both cut and raised taxes, drawing the ire of some national groups like the Club for Growth. He pleased conservatives with a late-term abortion ban but raised eyebrows by issuing more criminal pardons and sentence commutations than his three predecessors combined.

Huckabee, an author and former Fox News host, hopes to appeal to everyday Americans who “don’t feel like anybody understands or knows who they are, much less cares what’s happening to them.”

As he put it Tuesday: “Power, money and political influence have left a lot of Americans behind.”

Huckabee’s potential strength among the growing number of Republican candidates rests with cultural conservatives who wield strong influence in the party’s nominating process.

Evangelical Christian voters helped Huckabee win the Iowa caucuses in 2008 and finish a strong second in South Carolina, the largest of the early-voting states. Huckabee would need to replicate that early success to create an opening to build a wider coalition and compete deep into the primary schedule.

A team from FOX 11/CW 14 competed against other media outlets to see who could build a picnic table the fastest May 5, 2015.

PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) – Efforts to break up ice on the Great Lakes have wrapped up after more than four months.

The U.S. Coast Guard said in a news release that its crews and Canadian counterparts finished ice breaking operations Monday. Crews worked to help keep shipping vessels moving on the Great Lakes as well as the St. Marys River, Detroit River and Straits of Mackinac.

Operations included clearing two significant plugs in the St. Clair River, easing high water levels that were nearing the flood stage.

The Coast Guard says crews also helped break free the motor vessel Arthur M. Anderson from the ice near Conneaut Harbor, Ohio, in February.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – “The Simpsons” will keep the satire coming for at least two more seasons.

FOX said Monday it has renewed the animated series for its 27th and 28th seasons, which will carry it to a total of 625 episodes.

The tale of Springfield and the Simpson family is TV’s longest-running scripted nighttime series.

“The Simpsons” cast includes Dan Castellaneta as dad Homer – with his trademark “d’oh!” – and Julie Kavner as mom Marge.

The network’s announcement included a boast from Homer that his doughnut addiction helped him outlast David Letterman, Jon Stewart and Dr. McDreamy from “Grey’s Anatomy.”

The award-winning comedy has proved a money machine, spawning merchandise, a big-screen movie, video games and a Universal Studios Ride.

MADISON (AP) – Newly elected Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack says she doesn’t want to pick a fight with other justices, even though her selection as its leader is contested.

Roggensack spoke Tuesday on WTMJ Radio about her election last week as chief by four of the seven members of the court. Longtime Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson contends she remains the chief justice and is fighting over the issue in federal court.

Roggensack says “there’s no doubt about it” that she’s chief justice, saying she is meeting with court staff.

Roggensack says she is keeping her same court office and is “not interested in making this transition any more difficult for Justice Abrahamson.” Roggensack says, “I have no interest in picking a fight with any of my colleagues.”

MADISON (AP) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling and reinstated a fourth drunken driving conviction against a Madison area man.

Dean Blatterman, of the Madison suburb Oregon, argued that his blood alcohol level test results should not be admitted because Dane County sheriff’s deputies transported him to a hospital 10 miles away from where he was pulled over.

A state appeals court determined that taking Blatterman so far away from the scene amounted to a “de facto” arrest and violated his Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure.

But the Supreme Court said Tuesday that officers had a reasonable suspicion to stop Blatterman based on statements his wife made about his condition. The court also ruled that taking him to the hospital was within their legal authority.

MADISON (AP) – Two Republican legislators are trying to convince the state Senate’s labor committee to approve a bill that would repeal Wisconsin’s prevailing wage law.

The bill’s chief sponsors, Sen. Leah Vukmir and Rep. Rob Hutton, told the committee during a hearing Tuesday that the law artificially increases costs for local governments. They say repealing the law would save taxpayer dollars.

Sen. Robert Wirch, a Pleasant Prairie Democrat, countered that the law helps ensure quality work.

The bill’s fate looks uncertain. It appears the labor committee’s chairman, Sen. Stephen Nass, doesn’t have the votes to approve the bill after Sen. Howard Marklein said he believes the law should be reformed rather than repealed. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has said he doesn’t have the votes to pass the bill out of that house.

LA CROSSE (AP) – A dump truck driver who had alcohol in his system and admitted checking Facebook before a fatal interstate crash has been convicted of homicide in La Crosse County Circuit Court.

Thirty-six-year-old Francis Rychtik Sr., has pleaded no contest to charges, including homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, in an agreement with prosecutors. The Arpin man was hauling sand for B&R Excavating last July when he hit the back of a Mustang convertible on Interstate 90, setting off a chain reaction crash involving three other vehicles and a semi.

The dump truck landed on top of the convertible and both vehicles caught fire. The 29-year-old driver of the Mustang, Jason Songer of La Crescent, Minnesota, was killed. Four others were injured. The La Crosse Tribune says sentencing is scheduled July 21.

STURGEON BAY – Shopping for mom is easy in Sturgeon Bay if she loves all things related to cooking and entertaining.  We stopped by Cornucopia, a kitchen shop on Third Avenue.  Owners Carrie Hauser and Kim Herlache showed us around.  Hauser says the shop’s tag line is “everything for the kitchen” and she believes they have that covered.  Herlache says one of their newer items are the pillows by MFH which can be personalized with a family name.  She also pointed out the custom made dish towels for Door County, the Great Lakes, and all 50 states.  Herlache also loves the new porcelain travel mugs that can be put in the dishwasher or microwave.  If mom likes to collect Polish Pottery, they have a big selection.

Cornucopia
139 N 3rd Ave
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

(920) 743-0231

GREEN BAY –  If you are looking to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with some authentic Mexican food, you might want to head to Antojitos Mexicanos in Appleton.  The Mexican restaurant recently moved to it’s new location at 204 E. College Avenue in downtown Appleton.  Or you can make your own meal with these ideas from owners Fernando Almanza and Veronica Vanda. They cooked for us on Good Day Wisconsin, making dishes that are popular in their hometown in Mexico.

Almanza describes the Enchiladas Bajio as a tortilla fried in salsa de Chile Guajillo, stuffed with cheese and onions and then topped with red salsa, arugula, fried potatoes with Chorizo and queso fresco. They also made Gorditas, similar to a pita bread but made with corn. Its cooked with Mozzarella cheese mix with salsa. Stuffed with fried pork in red salsa.

 

Antojitos Mexicanos
204 E. College Avenue
Appleton, Wisconsin

(920) 380-0244

*You can also find them on Facebook!

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:

1 can (16 ounces) fat free refried beans
1 package (1 ounce) taco seasoning mix
2 tablespoons water
1 ½ cups light sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
1 can (4 ounces) sliced black olives
6 scallions, chopped
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
3 to 4 cups shredded romaine lettuce
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 1/2 cups seeded and diced tomato
1 avocados, diced

Directions:

In medium bowl, mix refried bean, taco seasoning mix and water. Spread mixture in bottom of a pie plate or shallow dish. Carefully spread sour cream or Greek yogurt over the bean mixture. Top with remaining ingredients in that order. Serve right away with tortilla chips. If making ahead, wait to put on the lettuce, cilantro, tomatoes, and avocado until right before serving.