News 11.01.16
1 November 2016 News
Two people are injured after falling from the bed of a pickup truck. The incident happened Sunday morning just past midnight in the area of Railroad Avenue and Thorp Street in the Village of St. Cloud. Investigation shows multiple people were riding in the back of a pickup truck that left a residence and was traveling to a local tavern. During the drive, a female identified as 31 year old Shana E. Boll fell from the bed of the truck, striking her head on the roadway. A 26-year-old male identified as Luke B. Boll jumped from the bed of the truck to assist the female. He, too, struck his head on the roadway. Shana Boll was flown to Theda Clark Regional Medical Center in Neenah while Luke Boll was flown to Froedtert Hospital. The 25-year-old Fond du Lac man driving the truck was arrested for Operating a Motor Vehicle Under in the Influence.
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One person is seriously injured following a one vehicle accident in Fond du Lac County. The incident happened Friday evening, around 5:40pm at County Highway TC and Center Road in the Town of Springvale. Investigation shows the driver, 19-year-old Diana Rodriguez from Evanston, Illinois, was driving westbound on County Highway TC when her vehicle traveled onto the north shoulder. Rodriguez over correct and the vehicle overturned several times before coming to rest in the middle of the roadway. She was wearing a seatbelt and had to be extricated from the vehicle. Rodriguez was flown to Theda Clark Regional Medical Center in Neenah with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. Police say alcohol was not a factor in the crash.
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The sister of a Fond du lac woman convicted in the shooting death of her husband is found guilty of helping her sister dispose of the body. After several hours of deliberations a Fond du Lac jury found Tina Ewell guilty of party to the crime of hiding a corpse, resisting arrest and harboring a felon. The verdict was returned at about 5pm Friday. Ewell’s sister Eve Nance was sentenced earlier this year to life in prison in the shooting death of her husband Timothy Nance in November of 2013. During the trial last week the prosecution presented evidence that Ewell knew about the homicide and helped her sister dispose of the body. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled.
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton’s running mate Tim Kaine are both headed to Wisconsin in the waning days of the election. Millions of dollars are pouring into Wisconsin from both sides as Democrat Russ Feingold tries to knock off Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. Johnson has trailed in polls the entire race, but on Friday a Democratic super PAC announced it was putting $2 million into the race to give Feingold a late surge. Kaine’s visit to Wisconsin is also designed to give Feingold a boost. Kaine was campaigning in Appleton and Madison today and Feingold was expected to join him for at least one of the stops. Trump was returning to Wisconsin today as well for a rally in Eau Claire.
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Milwaukee has never had a comprehensive, strategic plan to decrease violence beyond law enforcement tactics, and city leaders say that will soon change. Over 100 people representing all parts of Milwaukee — neighborhoods, government, nonprofits, youth organizations, faith leaders, businesses and public safety officials — will gather to create a plan this week. The California-based Prevention Institute will help the participants create a plan meant to serve as a compass to guide practice, policy and investment in the city. Mayor Tom Barrett says that there won’t be a perfect plan to reduce crime, but rather it’ll be a continuous effort. He says it’s important to have a sense of urgency and work with many partners on a high-quality approach.
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Milwaukee County will soon have the largest urban organic fruit orchard in the country. The first of 3,000 fruit trees, 4,000 asparagus plants and more than 16,000 strawberry plants were planted last weekend at the orchard in Oak Creek as part of the county’s Sowing, Empowering, and Eliminating Food Deserts Initiative. Milwaukee County Supervisor Marina Dimitrijevic began the program in 2015. She says the orchard could serve as a learning opportunity about the need for access to healthy food options. Dimitrijevic says the benefits of the locally grown food are worth the $100,000 investment from the county. Milwaukee County Supervisor Steve Taylor says the produce will go to those in need, with schools and low-income residents getting access first.
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