News 01.24.17
24 January 2017 News
Nobody is injured when an ATV hit an ice shove tossing the operator into shallow water on Lake Winnebago Shortly before 3am Sunday, witnesses dialed 911 to report an overturned ATV on the lake near Garden Dr. in the Township of Fond du Lac. Witnesses from shore provided information that there were several individuals near the ATV and confirmed that one subject was in open water. When sheriff’s deputies arrived they learned a couple of ice fishermen nearby helped rescue the ATV operator who was in the water. That person, along with another ATV operator, had already left the scene. Police later found both men at Lakeside Park West. One of the operators, a 24 year old Fond du lac man, was arrested for operating an ATV while intoxicated.
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A Florida man who threatened a Fond du Lac man with a gun at the direction of a betting handicapper is going to prison. At a hearing in Milwaukee Ray Batista was sentenced to four years in prison. Batista earlier pleaded guilty to extortion and racketeering. Investigators say he was paid $200,000 by Adam Meyer to threaten Badger Liquor Company owner Gary Sadoff in 2012. Shortly after the encounter, Sadoff wired $9.8 million to an account controlled by Meyer. The judge also ordered Batista pay $100 a month in restitution. Meyer earlier pleaded guilty to multiple felonies and is scheduled to be sentenced January 27th. Meyer was the owner of Real Money Sports a sports handicapping service, and investigators say he extorted $45 million from Sadoff.
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A semi-truck driver convicted in the death of a 9-year-old boy back in August 2014 is going to prison. 69-year-old Lee Henricksen of Fox Lake was sentenced to two years in prison and five years extended supervision on charges of vehicular homicide and reckless driving. The accident happened on County Highway A, near the intersection of Indian Hills Trail, in the Town of Beaver Dam. Henricksen was operating a semi-truck when he ran into the back of another vehicle. That caused the vehicle to travel into the opposite lane of traffic where it struck another vehicle. A 9-year-old boy from Lindenhurst, Illinois died from injuries suffered in the accident. Two other individuals were seriously injured.
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The executive director of Circus World Museum in Baraboo says Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus has left an imprint on the community. It has been nearly 150 years since the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus began its live shows in Baraboo. And after more than a century of entertainment the company announced it would be ending its show tours in May. Scott O’Donnell, executive director of Circus World Museum and former employee of the circus company, says he was shocked to hear the news. O’Donnell believes the circus industry will live on despite the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus closing. O’Donnell says the circus museum will ensure that circus shows go on.
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Advocates for Wisconsin’s public schools are hoping the Legislature raises funding in a way that allows the money to be spent in the classrooms rather than be forced into lowering property taxes. They are heartened by higher tax collection forecasts and promises by Gov. Scott Walker that more money is coming their way. Loosening revenue limits that restrict school spending is the highest priority for groups representing public schools headed into the session that began this month. Other likely education issues this session include allowing the statewide private school voucher program to grow more rapidly, addressing teacher shortages and improving mental health services in schools. Debate in the Legislature over those and other education issues go on as candidates are running for state superintendent.
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Wisconsin Department of Justice officials are investigating the discovery of a skull and bone fragments found by contractors during a basement excavation in Wauwatosa. The Milwaukee Medical Examiner’s Office looked at a photo of the skull Friday and say it appears to be that of a human. Judy Persin, whose daughter owns the property, says the land has been vacant for about three years since a house on the site was torn down. Her daughter, who lives in California, had recently won approval from city officials to build a new home on the site. No other details were available.
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