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Communities across northeastern Wisconsin surveying the damage after severe weather

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6 months ago

May 22, 2024

Communities across northeastern Wisconsin surveying the damage after severe weather

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Parts of northeast Wisconsin are picking up the pieces after Tuesday’s severe weather.

The National Weather Service confirmed that four tornadoes touched down elsewhere in the state on Tuesday night, two in central Wisconsin and two in western Wisconsin.

Officials are still investigating exactly what hit the Kaukauna area, which is one of several local communities that was hit hard.

Our team coverage of the cleanup begins with Samantha Cavalli in Kaukauna, where emergency responders are documenting the damage.

Cleanup is underway in Kaukauna after last night’s severe storms which brought heavy rain and strong winds.

Residents in Kaukauna are assessing the damages. One of the large trees on the corner of Lawe and Division streets was uprooted and hit a home. Luckily no one was injured.

“All of a sudden I heard this big woosh and it was weird,” said Kerri Jansen of Kaukauna. “I took my dogs and me and my kids went downstairs.”

“I was letting my dog out and it started getting really windy and raining,” said Alyssa Janssen of Kaukauna. “I was a little freaked out so I ran into the house and closed all the windows and all of a sudden the tree fell and the power went out.”

Alyssa Janssen says multiple branches on a tree in her front yard fell and blocked the road. With the help of some friendly neighbors, Janssen says they were able to move the tree out of the way.

“Actually we’re the only one without power still because it fully detached from our house,” said Janssen. “The neighbors are letting us run our refrigerator off their power.”

“Right now the community emergency response team is out and they are taking pictures of the damage and we can see a pretty distinct line just cutting through the whole city,” said Andrea Fencl, the marketing and communications manager for the City of Kaukauna. “Round House Manor sustained significant damage to its roof, leading to more than fifty people being displaced.”

Kaukauna Mayor Tony Penterman says the residents were taken to Kaukauna High School last night. The Red Cross is helping those who need a temporary place to stay.

“We are in talks with Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson who is in talks with Governor Evers for some additional help to potentially put them up because it might be several weeks or maybe even a month before they can get back into their location,” said Penterman.

Door County is also cleaning up today following the storm. Locals are still dodging fallen trees in the road as far north as Egg Harbor. Trees are being cleared from roadways by crews to get traffic flow safely restored for drivers.

Some homeowners in Door County are also on clean-up duty with trees falling on homes near the bayside. Suamico native Tom Massey found out early today that a group of trees fell on his second home in Egg Harbor while it was being rented out to Door County visitors.

“I did have eight trees taken down, so I figured I was safe,” said Massey. “Apparently not, there’s four more that I have to deal with now. It took me weeks to clean up after these other eight trees, so I’ve had enough of wood right now.”

The renters of the Egg Harbor home did not suffer any injuries from the storm.

And, in Green Bay, Brittany Schmidt talked with people overwhelmed by the damage to their homes.

“The most horrible sound I had ever heard, it was crack of thunder, sounded like shattering glass and lit up all through the house.”

Kathleen Fadale in Green Bay described a scary, close call during Tuesday night’s storm.

“The whole tree just came down.”

It crashed into the room where her husband was sitting. He was not injured.

“The whole ceiling on his side of the bed fell in, all the 2 x4 brought down, insulation all over the house,” said Fadale. “Very scary, I hope nobody else is having a bad day like this.”

Over on Carrie Lane, Diana Resch is dealing with the same type of damage.

“I knew it would be bad, but it’s just overwhelming.”

Diana says the wind was so strong that it even blew out her screen door completely through. When she looked at the damage outside, she realized this tree had fallen on her house, impacting her roof, then as she panned over and looked at her whole backyard, she had six trees down, three uprooted. The one that hit her home is also completely uprooted.

She has a lot of cleanup to do, but she is thankful no one was injured

“It’s not through the ceiling of upstairs, but it is crushing, heavy,” said Resch. “As time goes by, it’s been getting worse and worse so hoping to get it soon, I have family coming later to help.”

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Gas prices drop lower during busy holiday travel season in Wisconsin

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2 hours ago

November 26, 2024

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Gas prices drop lower during busy holiday travel season in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Gas prices are the cheapest they’ve been since the pandemic, just as people prepare to travel for the holidays.

According to AAA Wisconsin, the average gas prices is $2.86 per gallon in the state, a new low since 2020.

”We’ve had so many disruptions in the last four to five years between Covid and then the Ukraine conflict that has sent prices either far down or bringing them to historic highs,” AAA Director of Public Affairs Nick Jarmusz said. “We kind of forget what normal is.”

He said the low cost at the pump is a result of peak summer travel season ending, an even supply and demand for fuel and fewer global crises.

”Right now we’re in a pretty favorable balance between lower demand and pretty plentiful supply and no real disruptions to speak of,” he said.

Gas prices drop lower during busy holiday travel season(Marcus Aarsvold)

People can save more money at the pump if they drive the speed limit.

”By sticking closer to the speed limit, avoiding aggressive driving in situations, you can actually increase your fuel efficiency by about 40% or up to 40%,” Jarmusz said. “Which can add up to pretty significant savings.”

If trends continue, he also said prices might drop even more. ”Really, I would not be surprised to see these prices continue to go down,” Jarmusz said. “I don’t think we’ve seen the lowest prices we’ll see this year yet.”

According to AAA the best times to travel before Thanksgiving on Thursday is in the morning hours on Tuesday and Wednesday. Roads will be busiest in the afternoons.

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Game 12 Wisconsin football two-deep for Minnesota Gophers game Nov. 29 at Camp Randall Stadium

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10 hours ago

November 25, 2024

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Game 12 Wisconsin football two-deep for Minnesota Gophers game Nov. 29 at Camp Randall Stadium

MADISON – A look at the unofficial two-deep for the Wisconsin football team heading into its game against Minnesota at 11 a.m. Friday at Camp Randall Stadium.

OFFENSE

Quarterback

1 – Braedyn Locke, 6-1, 205, redshirt-soph.

2 – Mabrey Mettauer, 6-4, 230, fr.

Running back

1 – Tawee Walker, 5-9, 218, sr.

2 – Darrion Dupree, 5-10, 205, fr.

Receiver

1 – Bryson Green, 6-3, 213, sr.

2 – C.J. Williams, 6-2, 196, jr.

Receiver

1 – Vinny Anthony II, 6-0, 188, jr.

2 – Quincy Burroughs, 6-2, 212, r-soph.

Slot recever

1 – Will Pauling, 5-10, 187, r-jr.

2 – Trech Kekahuna, 5-10, 187, r-fr.

Tight end

1 – Riley Nowakowski, 6-1, 243, r-sr.

2 – Tucker Ashcraft, 6-5, 255, soph.

Left tackle

1 – Jack Nelson, 6-7, 316, sr.

2 – Barrett Nelson, 6-6, 302, r-soph.

Left guard

1 – Joe Brunner, 6-5, 313- r-soph.

2. – James Durand, 6-5, 305, r-fr.

Center

1 – Jake Renfro, 6-3, 302, r-sr.

2. – Kerry Kodanko, 6-2, 308, r-sr.

Right guard

1 – Joe Huber, 6-5, 310, r-sr.

2 – JP Benzschawel, 6-6, 312, r-jr.

Right tackle

1 – Riley Mahlman, 6-8, 308, r-jr.

2 – Kevin Heywood, 6-8, 325, fr.

DEFENSE

Line

1 – Ben Barten, 6-5, 308, r-sr.

2 – Elijah Hills, 6-3, 282, sr.

Line

1 – Curt Neal, 6-0, 290, r-soph.

2 – Cade McDonald, 6-6, 285, r-sr.

Outside linebacker

1 – Darryl Peterson, 6-1, 248, r-jr.

2 – Aaron Witt, 6-6, 247, r-jr.

Inside linebacker

1 – Jake Chaney, 5-11, 233, sr.

2 – Tackett Curtis, 6-2, 228, soph.

Inside linebacker

1 – Christian Alliegro, 6-4, 240, soph.

2 – Jaheim Thomas, 6-4, 245, r-sr.

Outside linebacker

1 – Leon Lowery, 6-3, 252, r-sr.

2 – Sebastian Cheeks, 6-3, 230, r-soph., or John Pius, 6-4, 250, r-sr.

Cornerback

1 – Ricardo Hallman, 5-10, 185, r-jr.

2 – R.J. Delancy III, 5-11, 193, r-sr., or Jonas Duclona, 5-10, 190, soph.

Strong safety

1 – Hunter Wohler, 6-2, 218, sr.

2 – Owen Arnett, 5-11, 210, r-jr.

Free safety

1 – Preston Zachman, 6-1, 212, r-sr.

2 – Austin Brown, 6-1, 210, jr.

Cornerback

1 – Nyzier Fourqurean, 6-1, 190, r-sr.

2 – R.J. Delancy, 5-11, 193, r-sr., or Xavier Lucas, 6-2, 198, fr.

Nickel back

1 – Austin Brown, 6-1, 210, jr.

2 – Max Lofy, 5-10, 188, r-sr.

SPECIAL TEAMS

Punter

1 – Atticus Bertrams, 6-3, 225, soph.

2 – Gavin Meyers, 6-1, 198, r-sr.

Field goal kicker

1 – Nathanial Vakos, 6-1, 205, jr.

2 – Gavin Lahm, 6-0, 213, jr.

Kickoffs

1 – Gavin Lahm, 6-10, 213, jr.

2 – Nathanial Vakos, 6-1, 205, jr.

Long snapper

1 – Cayson Pfeiffer, 6-0, 205, sr.

2 – Duncan McKinley, 6-2, 222, r-sr.

Holder

1 – Gavin Meyers, 6-1, 198, r-sr.

2 – Atticus Bertrams, 6-2, 225, soph.

Punt returner

1 – Vinny Anthony II, 6-0, 188, jr.

2 – Hunter Wohler, 6-2, 218, sr.

Kickoff returner

1 – Vinny Anthony II, 6-0, 188, jr.

2 – Trech Kekahuna, 5-10, 197, r-fr.

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Where Wisconsin's class of 2025 ranks nationally after big-time addition of QB Carter Smith

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18 hours ago

November 25, 2024

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Where Wisconsin's class of 2025 ranks nationally after big-time addition of QB Carter Smith

Wisconsin football’s recruiting performance is far better than the current on-field product, to say the least.

Luke Fickell’s team has now lost four straight games after Saturday’s 44-25 defeat at Nebraska. It is just 5-6 on the season and 3-5 in Big Ten play, desperately needing a season-closing victory over Minnesota to clinch bowl eligibility.

There is more context behind that on-field performance, including the recent firing of offensive coordinator Phil Longo and historic blowout losses to rivals Iowa and Nebraska sandwiching hard-fought losses to top-ranked teams. That context doesn’t help the general trend of poor play.

But for those still optimistic about the Badgers’ future under Luke Fickell, the biggest calling card is his recruiting performance.

Wisconsin made headlines on Sunday when it landed a commitment from four-star class of 2025 quarterback Carter Smith. Smith is ranked as 247Sports’ No. 15 quarterback in the class and No. 164 overall player. Beating Florida State for his commitment was a statement for Fickell and his staff — even doing so after firing Longo just seven days earlier.

The addition of Smith brings Wisconsin’s class of 2025 to 25 total commitments — eight of which coming from blue-chip players. Notably, it rose the group four spots up to No. 21 in 247Sports’ national rankings.

The Badgers now boast the eighth-highest-rated class in the Big Ten, trailing just Ohio State (No. 2 overall), Oregon (No. 8), Michigan (No. 9), USC (No. 11), Penn State (No. 15), Washington (No. 18) and Nebraska (No. 20). The No. 21 ranking is an impressive follow-up after Luke Fickell finished the 2024 class with 247Sports’ No. 25 overall class and a Blue-Chip Ratio of 50%.

Smith’s addition continues a growing debate about how to weigh Wisconsin’s on-field struggles with its recruiting success. In reality, the 2025 football season will be somewhat defined by the performance of the 2024 recruiting class and another crop of transfers. If that strong recruiting doesn’t lead to improved on-field play, the clock may start ticking on his tenure.

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