News 04.25.17
25 April 2017 News
Ripon Police are investigating a burglary and an attempted burglary at two restaurants in Ripon. According to police, during the early morning hours of April 21st, suspects were observed through video surveillance breaking windows at two unnamed restaurants on the west end of town. Entry was made into one of the businesses and unidentified items were taken. Police remind individuals to make sure businesses are secured over night and to be mindful of the amount of cash that is left overnight. If you have any information about the crimes please call the Ripon Police Department at 748-2888.
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A UW Fond du Lac student housing project is moving forward on schedule. Steve Harms with Tri-North Builders told the Fond du lac County Board last week that construction should be completed by August. Harms says they are about 50 percent finished and expect to be done by August 1st. Harms says the facility features 33 units and 121 beds. The county board approved a resolution regarding an operating and development agreement.
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The longest serving county executive in state history is sworn into office for another term. Allen Buechel was re-elected to his seventh term earlier this month. He was sworn into office last week. Buechel served on the Fond du Lac County Board of Supervisors for 17 years before being elected in 1993 as County Executive. With wife Betty by his side, Buechel was sworn in on April 18th by County Clerk Lisa Freiberg at a department head meeting.
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Authorities say a device found in the debris of a garage fire in Ashland that looked like a military mortar round turned out to be a harmless training round. Firefighters in the northwestern Wisconsin city discovered the device Friday and weren’t sure whether it was a live round or not. As a precaution, homes within a two-block radius were evacuated. The Ashland Fire Department says four members of a National Guard military ordnance disposal unit from Duluth, Minnesota, came to investigate. Fire Capt. Dave Wegener says they determined it was just a practice round, with no explosive charge. The team removed it and disposed of it.
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A southeast Wisconsin woman whose husband was killed while delivering food wants to pursue a ban on the hollow-point bullets that police say contributed to his death. James Norris was gunned down in March 2016 while delivering food in Racine. Twenty-eight-year-old Alex Adams is charged with first-degree intentional homicide and armed robbery in the incident. Authorities say a surveillance video from a Wal-Mart in Mount Pleasant shows Adams buying the hollow-point ammunition used in the crime. Norris’ widow, Stacy Blevins, says she wants Wal-Mart to stop selling the ammunition or do background checks for buyers. Charles Crowson, a spokesman for the Arkansas-based retailer, says hollow-point bullets will continue to be sold and that the ammunition is legal.
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Gov. Scott Walker says he has “no interest” in raising vehicle registration fees as part of a plan to pay for Wisconsin roads. Instead, Walker says he is optimistic there will be enough money from general tax collections and other savings to balance the budget without raising taxes. Walker last week refused to rule out higher vehicle registration fees to plug an estimated $1 billion transportation budget shortfall. Walker has promised to veto a gas tax increase. Walker stopped short Monday of promising a veto of higher vehicle fees, instead saying he was “very confident we’ll reach a positive conclusion” with the Republican-controlled Legislature. The Legislature’s budget committee held six hearings this month and plans to start voting on making changes to Walker’s budget next week.
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