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7 days ago
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A new Kwik Trip coming to Green Bay on West Mason, construction underway
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Motorists traveling on West Mason Street may notice some construction happening between Oneida Street and 12th Avenue. It was confirmed that a new Kwik Trip store will occupy the lot in the 1000 block of West Mason Street. Kwik Trip tells Local 5 that construction started on May 26 and the tentative completion date is October 24. The completion date is weather dependent, Kwik Trip said. Noah's Ark Waterpark in Wisconsin Dells opens this weekend Officials say the store will have a carwash attached to it, and it will be a Gen 3 store. This means it will have roughly 9,100 square feet and have a 'modern look'. There is only one other store in the Green Bay area that is a Gen 3 store. The Kwik Trip on 2499 South Point Road in Ashwaubenon is the other Gen 3 store. The location used to be home to a complex with local businesses. . Green Bay Metro Fire Department holding its first-ever 'Rescue Rally' No additional information was provided. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
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SIRT negotiators honored at state conference for role in July 2024 standoff
May 22—A little after 9 a.m. on July 9, 2024, negotiators from Special Incident Response Team (SIRT) were able to bring a lengthy standoff to an end, resulting in the apprehension of Kristofer Karl Luiken and the freeing of his seven-year-old daughter. In what started at a Kwik Trip in Owatonna the night before, negotiators in Austin were able to bring the whole thing to a peaceful end. On Wednesday, the team was honored by the Crisis Negotiators Association of Minnesota (CNAM) with its Negotiation of the Year Award, recognizing the team for their efforts during the over 10-hour resolution. "Being a negotiator is a skill that not everybody possesses," Austin Police Department Detective and SIRT Commander Dustin Hicks said. "It's an art or a craft they hone every day." "The award is well earned and well deserved," he added. According to the CNAM website, the award recognizes excellence during a negotiation event and consists of several factors including exceptional teamwork, tactics, communication, innovation and resolution. Nominated by APD Lt. Michael Hartman, the SIRT team of negotiators include Sgt. Daniel Osborne, officers Sam Schuweiler and Ryan McCormack, Mower County Sheriff's Office Deputy Jamie Meyer and Laura Geffert, a former telecommunicator for the county and currently a probation officer with Mower County Corrections. While all involved agreed that the award was nice, negotiators also agreed that it's more of a reflection of the negotiation team and the SIRT team as a whole. "I think it shows our dedication to not only the team itself, but the community," Geffert said. "We work hard in our training to prepare for these events. We hope they don't happen, but we train hard and are ready when they do." The incident that earned the team the award started at 10:30 p.m. on July 8 when officers with the Owatonna Police Department were dispatched to a child welfare check at the Kwik Trip. After officers made contact with Luiken, he fled with his daughter in the vehicle, striking an OPD squad car before eventually fleeing south on Highway 218. The pursuit was picked up by the Minnesota State Patrol, which was able to deploy stop sticks after Luiken crossed into Mower County, deflating all four tires. Already a charged situation, Luiken eventually made it to his mother's house in Austin and parked the car in the driveway. At that point Luiken informed law enforcement that he had gas in the car with the girl and that he was refusing to release the girl. However, law enforcement was eventually able to secure the girl's release, who was later turned over to family members. "Ultimatley, our goal is the preservation of life and that's for everybody," said Schuweiler, the team's lead. "Across the board that is what we're hoping for. Being able to see the little girl afterwards ... and being able to recognize me as a person that was there, that's fun. It's nice to see that even though it was a very negative experience, there can still be a positive from what they recognize and realize. These people are here to help me." Hicks stressed that situations like the June 9, 2024 incident isn't a solo job, but that of a team of negotiators that are ideally able to respond each time, who take on a number of different roles from the person handling the communications with the person to those that are providing support by suggesting routes to take, getting in touch with family and sharing intelligence. All of that, he said, was on display during the incident. "Any time it escalates to the level of a SIRT call out, it's not a good deal for anyone," Hicks said. "If we can keep it from escalating to that level I think we're doing everybody in the community a service." Hicks added that oftentimes that goal is reached even before SIRT tactical can get to the scene or even the Law Enforcement Center and when that happens it's a weight lifted for everybody. "It's that relief. This is over and we can move on," Schuweiler said. "For them, it's thank gosh this is over for them. Now they can move on for her, the little girl and the family." However, in the end it's simply showing up to do a job when required, no matter when that is — late at night, early in the morning or during other work and it plays to the overall concept of the team from the negotiators through to SIRT. "That's just what we do — we just show up when the call comes," Geffert said. "The award was focused on negotiators, but we're not able to do what we do — our job — unless everybody else is playing their part too. I think it's a team thing. We all have a role and we are better together."
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
‘Probably a first for Wautoma': Man arrested for soliciting Dollar General employees for sex
WAUTOMA, Wis. (WFRV) – In what the Chief of Police called 'probably a first for the City of Wautoma,' a man was arrested for soliciting prostitution from two Dollar General employees because a 'farmer was willing to pay to watch.' According to the Wautoma Police Department, officers were called to a Dollar General on May 14 for reports of a man soliciting employees to perform sex acts in exchange for money. Inmate in Green Bay accused of threatening to cut Donald Trump's body up into 'small chunks' has cash bond set at $50k Officers say the man, later identified as 35-year-old Wautoma resident Joshua Frahm, approached two women in the store and requested a sex act in exchange for money. After they refused, he left, but returned shortly after to offer more money. One of the victims was able to provide a description of his vehicle, which was later found at a Wautoma Kwik Trip. While Frahm was interviewed, he reportedly admitted to the previous accusations. Allegedly further saying that he solicited the women 'because a farmer from Saxeville was willing to pay him to watch the sex acts.' Wisconsin man arrested at his workplace for possession of child pornography This is probably a first for the City of Wautoma, our Kwik Trip and our Dollar General. Our agency cannot recall any prior arrest for soliciting prostitution in the history of the department. We are grateful for the quick thinking employees of Dollar General who were able to provide information that led to the suspects arrest. Paul Mott, Chief of Police Wautoma Police Department The Dollar General employees also suggested that he may have approached other women in the area. Frahm had a court appearance on May 16 and is being held on two counts of Soliciting Prostitution and Disorderly Conduct. Solicitation is a Class H felony and is punishable by up to six years imprisonment. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
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Wisconsin's Kwik Trip tops USA TODAY's 10BEST lists for best gas station brand, food
Uber-popular Kwik Trip has once again been named the "Best Gas Station Brand" in the U.S., according to recent the 2025 USA TODAY 10BEST Road Trip Award Winners. This year, the La Crosse-based convenience store chain also topped the publication's list for "Best Gas Station for Food," after coming in third in 2024. Each week, USA TODAY 10BEST invites a panel of industry experts to nominate their favorite points of interest and attractions over a variety of categories. Editors vet nominations and select the final nominees, which are then voted on by the public to determine the final list. With more than 800 locations in six states and dedicated fans on and off of social media, Kwik Trip is nothing short of a sensation in the Midwest. It has more than 500 locations in Wisconsin alone and is almost always expanding its footprint. Here's what USA TODAY had to say about the beloved Badger State-based chain: "Kwik Trip, a Wisconsin-based, family-owned company, operates more than 800 stores in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, South Dakota, and Illinois. Their bakeries make more than two dozen types of items each day, and all milk is sourced from dairy farms within a 100-mile radius of La Crosse, Wisconsin." In terms of its food, USA TODAY highlighted the chain's prices and ingredient quality, saying: "Kwik Trip is known for its bakery, which serves fresh bread, muffins, cookies, bagels, and doughnuts. The convenience store also offers burritos, pizza, salads, soups, and fried chicken, all of which are fairly priced and made with high-quality ingredients." More: 'See ya next time': How a neighborhood grocery store grew into today's Kwik Trip phenomenon Here are the top 10 gas station brands, according to USA TODAY's 10BEST: Kwik Trip Casey's Hy-Vee Royal Farms QuikTrip/QT RaceTrac Maverik Rutter's Allsup's/Yesway Love's Travel Stops More: 96% of Wisconsinites live within 30 minutes of a Kwik Trip. Here's how ubiquitous our other brands are. Here are the top 10 gas stations for food, according to USA TODAY's 10BEST: Kwik Trip Royal Farms Casey's QuikTrip/QT Maverik Weigel's Spinx Rutter's Buc-ee's Allsup's/Yesway More: These Wisconsin indoor water parks are among top 10 best in the country, USA TODAY says This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Kwik Trip ranked best gas station, best gas station food by USA TODAY
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
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Council approves grant application for new apartments on Blazing Star Landing
May 13—The Albert Lea City Council on Monday voted to support a grant application for funding for a new 60-unit apartment complex on the Blazing Star Landing. City Manager Ian Rigg said the grant, for $180,000, would be through the Housing Infrastructure Program of Minnesota Housing and would go toward capital costs associated with eligible workforce housing development projects. The city intends to apply for the funding on behalf of Tapestry Companies, which has proposed constructing the complex. Rigg said the grant program requires a commitment of 50% of the capital costs be covered by sources other than grant proceeds and that the matching funds include non-state resources. Eligible projects include construction of public roadways, bike lanes, sidewalks and trails, construction of publicly owned utilities and geotechnical and environmental testing and site preparation. Background information provided by the city states qualified housing developments may be in any state of planning, pre-development or development. Minnesota Housing in December announced $191 million for housing projects across the state, including the one in Albert Lea, which would build 60 new low- to moderate-income workforce housing apartments on the Blazing Star Landing, the former site of Farmland Foods that has sat unused for over 20 years since the plant burned down in 2001. The apartments are slated to be built south of the Kwik Trip that has been approved for the northeast corner of the property. In December, Minnesota Housing stated the total cost of the project was estimated at $24 million. Rigg said the developer was still interested in moving forward with the project regardless of the outcome of the grant. Construction would start in 2026, and he said the city would find out about the grant in late fall or as late as December. The grant application is due June 12. In other action, the council: —Approved support for the Shell Rock River Watershed District's application for funding from the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council for the restoration of the channel between Fountain and Albert Lea lakes. The project would help reduce erosion, improve accessibility and build upon past funding. —Authorized the Bayside Ski Club to rework the existing concrete pillows on the ski show site on Edgewater Bay and replace with sand to extend the landing area. The site has been the club's show site for 54 years. The club practices at the site multiple days a week and also regularly hosts the Midwest Regional Ski Show Tournament as well as an Ironwood Springs national wheelchair camp on the lake. The project as approved by the Department of Natural Resources, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Albert Lea Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and now the council. The ski club is funding the project, and Dulas Excavating is doing the work. —Accepted bids and awarded the contract for paving the gravel parking lot behind the Freeborn National Bank building. It would also include a landscaped space along the north and west sides of the parking lot, which could potentially be used for electric vehicle chargers in the future. The city received two bids for the project, with the low bid coming from Ulland Brothers for about $152,000. The number of projected parking stalls is slated to increase with the project to 32 stalls. —Accepted bids and awarded the contract for the cured in place pipe rehabilitation project. It involves installing a cured in place pipe liner inside the existing sanitary sewer mains on St. Peter from Sheridan Street to Johnson Street, Pillsbury Avenue from Main Street to Johnson Street, Garfield Avenue from Main Street to Johnson Street and Garfield Avenue from Johnson Street to Sheridan Street. The contract was awarded to Municipal Pipe Tools Company LLC of Hudson, Iowa, for about $144,000. The engineer's estimate was about $235,000. —Revised the city's municipal state aid street system to include Blake Avenue from East Main Street to Southeast Marshall Street. This will allow the city to use federal funding awarded through the 2029 State Transportation Improvement Program for a mill and overlay and construction of a shared user trail on the street. The vote also approved adding Southeast Marshall Street, from Prospect Avenue to Blake Avenue, to the system. The council approved removing Madison Avenue from Commercial Street to Third Street, Pearl Street from Front Street to Broadway, Third Street from Broadway to Newton Avenue and College Street from Washington Avenue to Broadway. —Accepted donations from the Friends of the Albert Lea Public Library for about $1,754 to go toward the library and Arcadian Bank $200 to go toward teen programming through the Recreation Department. —Approved a resolution to not waive the monetary limits on municipal tort liability as established in state statute. —Approved the first reading of a series of amendments to zoning ordinances.
