News 03.23.17
23 March 2017 News
A police chase in the Oshkosh area ends with the suspect driving his car onto an airport runway. The Wisconsin State Patrol says a trooper going north on Highway 41 on Tuesday noticed a couple of cars coming up fast behind him. One car sped past the trooper, and when the trooper tried to pull over the driver the car sped up. The chased continued toward Oshkosh and then to Wittman Regional Airport, where the fleeing car rammed a gate and rove into the airport field. The driver crossed several runways until his car was too damaged to continue. The driver was ordered out of his car and surrendered. The man, in his mid-50s, complained of back pain. He was taken to a hospital to be evaluated.
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A Waupun man is in custody following a high speed chase in Dodge County. The chase started shortly after 11:30pm Tuesday night after Dodge County sheriff’s deputies made a traffic stop on Highway 49 near Shamrock Road in the town of Chester. The driver, 22 year old Matthew Ellcey, fled the traffic stop dragging a Sheriff’s Lieutenant for a short distance as he fled. The Lieutenant sustained minor injuries and was treated at Waupun Memorial Hospital and released. A pursuit continued into the City of Waupun. Ellcey lost control of his vehicle and crashed at the intersection of E. Main St and S Watertown St. Ellcey fled from the scene and was later apprehended at a residence in Waupun after searching other locations that the suspect had entered, including National Rivet & Manufacturing Company. Ellcey was arrested and booked into the Dodge County Detention Facility.
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Wisconsin health care leaders and policy makers are still grappling with trying to understand implications of the fast-moving House Republican health care overhaul bill. Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s administration has been working since last week on its own breakdown of what the proposal would mean to the state and the 242,000 people who currently purchase federally subsidized private insurance through the marketplace. Wisconsin Department of Health Services spokeswoman Julie Lund says that report which has not been made public was still being finalized. Walker told reporters he believed the bill was “moving in the right direction” by improving benefits for older people. Several analyses have shown that reductions in federal subsidies will force Wisconsin residents buying private insurance to pay more under the GOP plan. The Republican-controlled House could vote on the GOP health care bill as soon as today.
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A new poll finds Wisconsin residents are divided over how to pay for roads in the state. The Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday shows that 44 percent of respondents say money to pay for roads should be taken from other, unspecified programs. Another 35 percent say taxes or fees should be increased. Gov. Scott Walker opposes raises the gas tax or vehicle-related fees to pay for roads, while some Republicans are pushing for that to be considered. Only 3 percent favor more borrowing, which Walker has proposed doing. Pollster Charles Franklin says the results show there is no consensus on the issue. The poll surveyed 800 registered voters between March 13 and March 16 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.
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A state committee is recommending shortening the period dismissed and acquitted felony and misdemeanor cases remain in Wisconsin’s popular online court database. The Wisconsin Circuit Court Access Oversight Committee adopted a number of recommendations on how long to retain records in the database. The recommendations call for erasing records of felony cases that resulted in a dismissal or an acquittal after one to two years as determined by the state court director. The retention period for dismissed and acquitted misdemeanors would be shortened to half of the dismissed and acquitted felony retention period. Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council President Bill Lueders says the changes would result in thousands of online records disappearing. The recommendations are subject to Court Director J. Denis Moran’s approval.
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