News 10.18.16
18 October 2016 News
A Ripon woman remains in critical condition following a one vehicle accident in Fond du Lac County. The accident happened Friday just before 10:00am on County Highway M, South of County Highway T, in the Town of Springvale. Investigation shows the driver, 29-year-old Raquel Amador, was driving northbound on County Highway M when she fell asleep behind the wheel. The vehicle traveled off the east shoulder, striking a tree and telephone pole. Amador was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated. She was flown to Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah with serious injuries. Police say speed and alcohol do not appear to be factors in the crash. Lifestar EMS and Brandon/Fairwater Fire Department and First Responders assisted the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office at the scene.
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The family of the late state Sen. Rick Gudex of Fond du Lac says he suffered from depression. Gudex died last Wednesday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The 48-year-old Republican was elected to the Wisconsin Senate in 2012 but was not seeking re-election this year. In a statement, Gudex’s family says he suffered from “an overwhelming depression and hopelessness that he kept to himself,” but that he loved his family and “cared deeply for the people of his district.” Gudex’s funeral was held Monday afternoon at Shepherd of the Hills Catholic Church in the town of Eden, and Gov. Scott Walker ordered all state and U.S. flags lowered to half-staff Monday in Gudex’s honor.
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A Fond du Lac man receives non life-threatening injuries in a car versus bicycle hit and run crash in Dodge County. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says shortly after 8pm Friday a car struck a bicyclist on Highway 175 north of Meridian Road in the town of Theresa. A preliminary investigation shows that 25 year old Kyle Dais from Fond Du Lac was riding a mountain bike equipped with a front and rear light north on 175 when he was struck by a car that failed to stop to check for injuries or report the crash. Dais was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Vehicle parts located at the scene indicated the offending vehicle is a 1999-2001 Buick Century with damage to the passenger side. The vehicle should be missing the passenger side mirror and may have other damage consistent with hitting a person on a bicycle. Anyone with information is asked to call the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office.
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The shutdown of ITT Technical Institute’s 130 campuses leaves former students at the for-profit college’s Madison campus in educational limbo. Students’ questions about whether, or how, to continue their education still linger since the Sept. 7 announcement that it was closing. Over 40 students were enrolled at the Madison campus. Another 250 were at a campus in Greenfield. Those who took out loans to pay tuition can apply for a loan discharge from the federal government, but the move will also require them to forfeit their class credits. Students’ other option is to keep their loans and credits and try transferring to another college.
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A former Miss Wisconsin is using her passion for voting to help hundreds of citizens navigate the voter identification laws across the country. Wisconsin Rapids native Molly McGrath began promoting voting in her home state more than 10 years ago. Now, she’s the national campaign coordinator at nonpartisan, nonprofit organization VoteRiders, which focuses on helping voters understand the voter ID laws. The organization’s efforts persuaded a federal judge to order an investigation to learn whether Wisconsin’s Division of Motor Vehicles is abiding by the law when it comes to giving voters the IDs necessary to vote. McGrath won Miss Madison in 2004 and went on to be Miss Wisconsin. Under the title, she promoted voting in 150 schools across the state.
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison is urging all undergraduates to get vaccinated against a rare form of meningitis that put two students in the hospital last week. University Health Services is offering the vaccine free to students starting Thursday. It’s effective against the B strain of the disease. Few students are vaccinated against the strain because the two-dose vaccine is relatively new. Most students have been vaccinated only against four common strains — A, C, Y and W. The university says the two students who became ill with the B strain are expected to make full recoveries, but the disease can be devastating. Type B meningococcal disease has been linked to outbreaks on at least six college campuses across the country since 2013, including a death at UW-Madison in 2013.
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