By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay city council unanimously approved a resolution at its meeting Aug. 3 supporting state legislation permitting municipalities to utilize automated speed enforcement systems and traffic control camera systems. “When it comes to traffic enforcement, the City of Green Bay needs an additional tool in the toolbox …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Green Bay police officers will be equipped with body cameras following an unanimous vote by city council Tuesday, Dec. 15. “It’s certainly not the end-all, be-all with regard to public safety or policing, but I think this is a really important step forward for us,” said Mayor Eric …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Following years of debate, research and planning, the idea of Green Bay police officers being equipped with body cameras took a giant leap forward at the Green Bay city council meeting Tuesday, Dec. 1. “There have been some changes to the Wisconsin State Statutes that clarified what departments …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – In what many alders called an attempt to prepare for possible unrest during the November 2020 election, city council passed a resolution Tuesday, Oct. 20, to prohibit weapons, including firearms, at all polling locations at its meeting. The resolution, which passed 8-4 with Alders Chris Wery, Jesse Brunette, …
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By Josh Staloch Correspondent ALLOUEZ – A group of around 25 gathered at the Village Grille in Allouez Wednesday, Aug. 19, as the Green Bay Optimist Club awarded its annual Respect for Law Award. The award, presented each year to a person or group who has contributed greatly to the law and education on public …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Green Bay will continue to be under a 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew until Monday, June 8, after the city council voted to extend the citywide curfew following a tense discussion at its meeting Tuesday, June 2. The curfew was originally enacted on Monday, June 1, after …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer GREEN BAY – The Green Bay city council held its meeting remotely Wednesday, April 1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the upcoming election on April 7 will see changes, said Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich. “Right now, we have a deluge of absentee voter ballots to send out,” he said. …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – At the request of the school board, Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith, along with Lt. Keith Gering and Officer Jon Nejedlo, were at the Monday, Jan. 20, meeting to discuss lethal force guidelines in regards to School Resource Officers (SROs). Gering is in charge of the SRO …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer GREEN BAY – A restaurant and bar where several citations have been issued in recent months could face being without a liquor license this summer. After hearing from Marco La Porta, who runs El Presidente at 219 N. Washington St., the Green Bay Common Council voted unanimously not to renew …
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By Melinda Anne Roberts Correspondent GREEN BAY – The common council learned about human trafficking issues in Green Bay at its Tuesday, March 19, meeting, as requested by Common Council President and District 10 Alderman Mark Steuer. “Human trafficking is a big issue across the country,” said Chief of Police Andrew Smith. “It’s present in …
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