News 08.01.16
1 August 2016 News
A 70-year-old water bomber had to scrub an appearance during the AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 air show after an emergency landing on Lake Winnebago damaged the plane. Crews noticed an engine problem during a flight from the Wisconsin convention Friday evening. The crew landed the plane on the lake to inspect the problem, but the plane struck an object under the surface, punching a hole in the aircraft’s body. The Canadian-based plane was built in 1946 as a cargo plane and later was used as a fire-fighting plane. The plane was fully loaded with 7,200 gallons of water when it landed Friday. A crew of divers was to inspect damage to the plane, but the bomber didn’t make an appearance at the air show Saturday night.
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Hollywood actor Harrison Ford was accompanied by an inquisitive Illinois teenager at the AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 air show in Wisconsin – and yes, he uses checklists. Ford says he talked shop with 16-year-old Jodie Gawthrop during Thursday’s flight. The “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” star says she asked if celebrities used checklists, the step-by-step protocols for pilots. The teen won the flight in a national contest though the Young Eagle program. Ford was the program’s former chairman.
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Wisconsin is leading the way in dairy goat farming in the U.S. and will soon be home to two of the largest goat dairies in the world. The industry has grown considerably in the past decade, with the number of goat farms in Wisconsin doubling over the past decade to 267. The state has the most dairy goats in the U.S., closely followed by California. Industry experts say both states are doing well in the goat industry because they already had robust dairy cow infrastructure. But farmers and experts also caution that there is little goat-specific research and products like medicine and feed, which could be problematic when goats fall ill or farmers decide to expand or try a new practice.
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The board that monitors Wisconsin doctors adopts a new set of guidelines for prescribing opioids. Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill earlier this year granting the state Medical Examining Board the authority to develop best practices for prescribing opioids as a way to blunt growing heroin use across the state. Prescription opioids often act as a gateway to heroin addiction as prescriptions run out and users look for more accessible, cheaper forms of the drug. The guidelines call for physicians to consider the risks of putting a patient on opioids and to inform patients of the possibility of addiction and prescribe the lowest possible dose. The board approved the guidelines in late July.
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The National Railroad Museum in Green Bay is raising money for a $20 million expansion project. Jacqueline Frank, the museum’s executive director, says fundraising will take about a year, and construction will take at least two years. Frank says the museum already has “significant donations from individuals from Chicago” as well as other areas. She says the museum is talking to railroads and private individuals from around the U.S. Architects say the original museum buildings will be kept where they are. Once the building is complete, the museum will be able to move all of its trains indoors. The museum has a collection of over 100,000 items, including 70 pieces of rolling stock. The museum celebrated its 60th anniversary Saturday.
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A federal judge refuses to stay his order allowing Wisconsin residents to vote without photo identification while state attorneys appeal the decision. U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman in Milwaukee issued a preliminary injunction this month allowing people who haven’t been able to obtain IDs to vote in the Nov. 8 election if they sign an affidavit explaining why they couldn’t get the identification. State attorneys have filed notice that they’ll appeal the order with the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and asked Adelman to stay the injunction until the appeal is resolved. Adelman refused to grant the stay on Friday, saying the injunction doesn’t block anyone from challenging a voter’s identity and some safety net must exist to protect the rights of voters who lack photo ID.
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