News 07.21.16
21 July 2016 News
One person is injured following a one vehicle roll over accident in Fond du Lac County. The accident happened Wednesday morning around 10 a.m. on State Highway 23 at Esterbrook Road in Fond du Lac. Police say a man was trapped inside a while cargo van that had flipped on its side. The man had to be removed from the vehicle by firefighters and was transported to a hospital. At the time, traffic was reduced to one lane. The accident remains under investigation.
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The 165th annual Fond du Lac County Fair is underway. Fair Board executive director Matt Immel says he’s excited about this year’s fair which opened with a tractor pull Wednesday night. The Leinie Lodge Stage and Family Stage will feature local entertainment and contests like Fondy’s Got Talent. For the first time in decades the grandstand line-up does not include any major national music entertainment. In addition to the Wisconsin country group the Mantz Brothers, the other acts are cover bands, Johnny Wad and Hairball. A truck pull will be held Saturday afternoon and a horse pull on Sunday. Immel says they got extra sponsors to step up and help lower the gate admission prices on some days. The fair runs through Sunday.
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A Clyman man accused of driving around with the body of a woman who overdosed on heroin before seeking help pleads not guilty to charges against him. Twenty-nine year old Gabriel Joseph Brandl entered the plea Tuesday in Dodge County Circuit Court. He’s charged with one count of first degree reckless homicide. According to a criminal complaint, a detective was called to Watertown Regional Medical Center May 31st to investigate the death of 41-year-old Holly Nehls, who had overdosed on heroin. Brandl and the woman were at Clyman Park the day before and bought heroin from their dealer. A criminal complaint alleges that Brandl helped Nehls inject herself with the heroin. Nehls passed out, and Brandl says he later realized while driving around with her that she was dead. He brought her body to the hospital about 10 hours later. The alleged drug dealer, 49 year old Terence Jannke of Watertown, is also facing charges that include first degree reckless homicide stemming from Nehls’ death.
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The National Weather Service says it’s been four years since Wisconsin has had the potential for the oppressive heat and humidity expected today and Friday. The weather service issued an excessive heat warning for much of the state because heat indices are expected to climb into the triple digits. The last time such a warning was issued was in July of 2012. The state Public Service Commission issued a reminder Wednesday that Wisconsin law prevents a utility from disconnecting service to an occupied dwelling when heat advisories are in effect. The utility is also required to try to reconnect service to an occupied dwelling that has been disconnected for nonpayment when the resident says there’s a potential health threat.
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A federal judge issues an order allowing Wisconsin residents who lack photo identification to vote in November. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman in Milwaukee issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday that allows people who haven’t been able to obtain IDs to vote if they sign an affidavit stating why they couldn’t get identification. Adelman also said the affidavit option won’t be in place for the Aug. 9 primary, saying elections officials don’t have time to implement it by then, but will be in place for the Nov. 8 general election. The American Civil Liberties Union and the National Law Center for Homelessness and Poverty filed a motion asking for the injunction in June. Officials with the state Justice Department have not yet commented.
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A Dane County judge rules the Department of Natural Resources can’t retract a previous decision and must continue imposing environmental protections on a large dairy farm expansion. Dane County Circuit Judge John W. Markson ruled last week that Wisconsin can set limits on large dairy feedlots to protect water from pollution, overturning a decision of department secretary Cathy Stepp. The court decision is the latest development in a dispute over Kinnard Farms’ plans to expand its dairy operations by thousands of cows in Kewaunee County. Groundwater contamination in that area has created tension between farmers and non-farmers. Markson ruled that the department must place a cap on the number of cattle the farm could keep and require it to install groundwater monitoring equipment. The farm owners say they might appeal the ruling.
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