News 01.04.17
4 January 2017 News
With new tougher penalties for repeat drunken drivers going into effect this past weekend, local law enforcement continues to make arrests as part of the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. Meanwhile Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Bill Tadych says he thinks the new owi penalties that increase maximum sentences for repeat drunken drivers will have a deterrent effect. He says even though some of the drinking issues is the culture, as the penalties increase, there will be more compliance with laws. The new law makes a fourth offense a felony regardless of when its committed. Tadych says Wisconsin is still the only state that doesn’t criminalize a first offense.
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Oshkosh Police are investigating a theft from the Best Buy store. It happened Dec. 1, 2016. Police say the suspect took gaming merchandise from the store and left in an awaiting burgundy sedan. The department did not have a dollar amount. If you have any information, contact Oshkosh Police at (920) 236-5700. To leave an anonymous tip, contact Crime Stoppers at (920) 231-8477 or text IGOTYA and your tip to 274637.
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The Green Bay Packers are inviting fans to a pep rally at Lambeau Field one day before the playoff game. The Packers Everywhere Pep Rally will be held Saturday, Jan. 7, at 6 p.m., at the Tundra Tailgate Zone. Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy will be part of the activities. He will greet fans and take part in a question-and-answer session. Packers alumni Dorsey Levens and Ahman Green will be there to take photos with fans and give their thoughts about the Packers-Giants match up. The Packers say fans can also sign up in advance to win autographed gear. The Tundra Tailgate Zone opens at 5 p.m Saturday. The Packers play the New York Giants Sunday at 3:40 p.m.
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The state Department of Natural Resources is proposing raising hunting and fishing fees or linking the fees to inflation as options for generating more revenue for wildlife management. The current state budget mandated the DNR report on dwindling revenue in the agency’s Fish and Wildlife Account. The account funds wildlife management efforts and DNR wardens. It’s built mostly with hunter and angler fees. The DNR released the report Tuesday. It found an annual $4 million gap between the account’s authorized expenditures and revenue. The report includes a number of ideas for closing the gap, including a one-time increase in license fees, linking license fee increases to inflation, creating a registration fee for non-motorized watercraft such as canoes and kayaks and never increasing fees for people who buy licenses every year.
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Wisconsin legislators will start their next two-year session with plenty of pomp and circumstance but they’ll face some thorny issues almost immediately. Lawmakers returned to Madison on Tuesday for inauguration, a ceremony marked by smiles, handshakes and photo opportunities. Gov. Scott Walker delivers his state of the state speech on Jan. 10 and his executive budget proposal in February. Republicans control both the Senate and Assembly with their largest majorities in decades but they’re divided over how to pay for road projects. Walker wants to delay major projects and borrow more money rather than raise the state’s gas tax or vehicle registration fees. Assembly Republicans say every revenue source should be on the table.
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