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17 January 2017 News


A snowmobile operator is seriously injured in an accident on Fox Lake. At about 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to Fox Lake near the Blackhawk Trail Boat Landing. Sheriff’s officials say a snowmobile, operated 31 year old Cory Chase of Lodi, had just left the boat launch and a short time later, attempted a turn, and then lost control. The snowmobile rolled over and Chase was ejected from the sled. A friend on scene witnessed the crash and immediately called 911. Chase was not wearing a helmet. He sustained serious injuries and was taken by Flight For Life Helicopter to UW Hospital. The Sheriff’s Department says alcohol was not a factor in accident, which remains under investigation.

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Five people have been arrested in unrelated school threats in Oshkosh and Fond du Lac. Authorities say an 18-year-old man and two boys, ages 17 and 15, were arrested for threats that shut down Oshkosh’s two public high schools last Thursday. Police say those threats were made in 911 calls to the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday and Thursday. In what is believed to be an unrelated incident in Fond du Lac, authorities say two high school students, ages 17 and 16, were arrested after a threatening note was found last Wednesday in a hallway. Police say the note made reference to vulgar rap lyrics and a threat to the school on Thursday. Assistant police chief Steve Klein says the suspects were cooperative. Klein says these are serious crimes and a message has to be sent that these types of incidents will not be tolerated. Because of the incidents, police presence in and around Fond du Lac High School was increased.

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Green Bay police say local residents are being targeted by phone scammers who claim they’re holding a loved one for ransom. Police say they’ve been contacted by at least four residents in recent days who say they’ve been called by scammers trying to get money. In one case, police say the caller told the person who answered the phone that they were holding his or her daughter and needed money if they wanted to see her again. Authorities say the calls were traced to the same international phone number which appears to be from Mexico. None of those who were contacted complied with the requests.

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A man placed on the FBI’s list of 10 most-wanted fugitives after authorities said he killed two men in Milwaukee is arrested in Texas. The FBI says 24-year-old Terry A.D. Strickland was arrested in El Paso. He was booked Sunday into the El Paso County jail, where records didn’t list an attorney for him. Strickland has been charged with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide and with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Officials said Strickland was among a group of men arguing in front of a Milwaukee home July 17. Witnesses saw him go inside the house, emerge with a gun and fire into the small crowd. Officials said Strickland then fatally shot a man who was on the ground before fatally shooting another man in the head.

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Gov. Scott Walker promised to reshape the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources before he took office — and he has. Now more even changes could be in store as Walker and his fellow Republicans continue to push the agency further toward what the governor has called a customer service foundation. The last six years have seen Walker and GOP legislators cut dozens of DNR positions, ease industry regulations, back off chronic wasting disease control, eliminate state support for state parks and restrict land purchases. Now they’re mulling splitting the DNR into two agencies, raising state park access fees and raising hunting and fishing fees. Critics say the agency’s being diminished. Agency officials and the Walker administration say the DNR is protecting the environment and enhancing resources while becoming more customer-friendly.

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The strain of influenza hitting Northeast Wisconsin is especially bad and can cause more severe symptoms than usual. Dozens of people in the area have already been hospitalized from it and flu season hasn’t peaked it. Northeast Wisconsin is seeing more cases of the flu this year than the rest of the state. While the state, as a whole, is seeing low flu activity, the northeast region is seeing moderate. The area is also seeing a majority of cases test positive as Influenza A, which the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said has caused more severe symptoms and death in the past. The health department says flu season likely hasn’t peaked and it’s not too late to get a flu shot. Officials said the shot takes a few weeks to take effect so getting it sooner rather than later is good.

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