News 10.05.16
5 October 2016 News
Volunteers with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network are traveling across the state to make cancer research funding a priority issue in the upcoming election. A new billboard off the Interstate in Green Bay features Fond du lac resident Kay Lock, a lead volunteer for the Network. In 2010 Lock’s son Ian was diagnosed with cancer at age 16. Lock says the rare bone cancer was discovered after Ian suffered a broken leg in a high school football game. Lock says her son underwent 17 chemotherapy treatments and eight surgeries, including a limb salvage surgery to save his leg. Today Ian is cancer free and is a senior at Macalester College in St. Paul. Lock says a Cancer Action Network poll shows Wisconsin residents want their elected officials to support cancer research funding. The Network has also posted on their website how the candidates feel about cancer research funding.
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A horse is recovering after suffering a gunshot wound in Winnebago County. The Sheriff’s Office is investigating whether it was an accident or a “deliberate act.” On Friday, Sept. 30, deputies were called to the 4400 block of Oregon Street in the Town of Black Wolf for a complaint of a horse being shot. Deputies confirmed the horse had suffered a gunshot wound. Officials say they checked the area and found “nothing out of the ordinary.” The horse has been treated for its injuries. If you have any information about this shooting, call the Sheriff’s Office at (920) 236-7300.
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A group of rental property owners are filing a lawsuit against the City of Oshkosh following the passage of an ordinance requiring rental inspections. The city council passed that ordinance last month requiring owners of residential rental property to register with the city. It also requires landlords to pay a fee for each unit they own to help cover the cost for inspections. The lawsuit against the City of Oshkosh and the Oshkosh Common Council asks the court to invalidate the ordinance, saying it violates state laws and federal constitutional rights, including laws limiting what information a landlord can be required to share and their Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and searches without a warrant.
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The Legislature’s rules committee extends regulations allowing people who lack identifying documentation to obtain voting credentials through the November election. The Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules voted 4-3 on Tuesday to extend the regulations for 60 days. They were set to expire on Sunday. The Department of Transportation adopted regulations in May allowing people who want photo IDs to vote but lack the underlying supporting documents such as a birth certificate to get a receipt valid for voting within six days of applying. Allegations have surfaced in the last few days that DOT officials have been providing would-be applicants with inaccurate information about the process, prompting a federal judge to order the agency to investigate. All three Democrats on the rules committee voted against the extension, saying the DOT’s process isn’t working.
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State support for K-12 public schools in Wisconsin has increased slightly. A report from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau released Tuesday shows that state support for schools last year was 62.7 percent of costs. That’s up from 62.3 percent in 2014 and 62 percent in 2013. The state used to have a commitment to funding two-thirds of schools’ costs, but that was eliminated in 2003. The Norris School District ranked highest in state support at 99 percent. It was followed by Wauzeka-Steuben, Beloit, Boscobel and Norwalk-Ontario. Washington Island got the lowest level of support at nearly 20 percent. Numerous factors play into the percentage of state support schools receive, including property values, poverty levels and how much aid targeted for specific needs is delivered.
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Prosecutors have charged two men in the fatal shooting of another man outside an apartment complex in Green Bay last week. Atlas Watson and David Tatum, both 21, are charged with being party to first-degree intentional homicide. They are accused in the shooting death of 21-year-old Zack Boose on Thursday night. Bond for each suspect was set at $1 million. Both are due back in court next week. Police say Boose had an ongoing dispute with Watson and Tatum. After the shooting, police say the two suspects ran away. Tatum later showed up at the police station. Officers thought he was a witness to the shooting but discovered he was allegedly involved. Watson was arrested at an apartment Friday. A SWAT team was involved in the search.
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