News 06.01.17
1 June 2017 News
CAMBRIA, Wis. (AP) — An explosion at a corn milling plant has rocked a community in central Wisconsin. Columbia County Sheriff Dennis Richards tells local news outlets the blast was reported around 11 p.m. Wednesday at the Didion Milling Plant in Cambria. Richards says firefighters and ambulance services from other communities have responded and he says there have been multiple medical flights. Cambria Village President Glen Williams told Madison station WKOW that the fire was contained by early Thursday. He says there were no evacuations in the area and there’s no threat from chemicals or fumes that he’s aware of.
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A $100,000 donation from the Fond du Lac Area Foundation is giving Agnesian HealthCare’s Hospice Home of Hope a significant boost. The donation comes as the Agnesian HealthCare Foundation works to raise the remaining $625,000 in funds needed to cover an expansion project. Agnesian officials say the addition of eight rooms is expected to address a waiting list as the need for hospice service continues to grow. The expansion is set to be completed this summer.
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A 28-year-old Oshkosh man is arrested after pulling out a gun at two bars in the city of Oshkosh. Oshkosh Police say they received a call Tuesday night at 11:15 p.m. reporting a man who showed a gun at a tavern on N. Main St. Police searched the area and were alerted that the man was inside another bar on W. Irving Ave showing the gun to customers. The man was later located at a residence in the 500 block of Central St. Oshkosh Police set up a perimeter and the man gave himself up without incident. The suspect was taken into custody on charges of pointing a firearm at a person, felon in possession of a firearm, armed while intoxicated, disorderly conduct, and threatening a police officer. His name was not released.
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Gov. Scott Walker says he’s open to the idea of tolling Wisconsin interstates, but only if the revenue helps reduce the state’s gas tax, which is nearly 31 cents a gallon. Walker made his comments Tuesday in Beloit where he warned that the $1.2 billion expansion of Interstate 39-90 from the Madison area to the Illinois line could be delayed if lawmakers can’t agree on how to fund road projects. Walker says that also applies to other highway projects currently under construction. The governor is pressing Republican lawmakers to produce a roads funding package soon and to keep it within the larger state budget. Walker says interstate tolls wouldn’t be an immediate fix within the upcoming budget, but he says he would be interested in talking more about it.
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Wisconsin is closer to becoming the next state to demand a convention to alter the U.S. Constitution. An Assembly committee voted Wednesday to advance measures from Republican Sen. Chris Kapenga that would make Wisconsin the 30th of 34 states needed to force a convention. Supporters want to amend the country’s guiding document to require a balanced federal budget. Critics, including Democrats and a handful of spectators that held signs urging committee members to reject the proposals, say it’s dangerous to open the Constitution up for editing. The committee also passed an amendment to let delegates remove those who take action outside of the convention’s scope. The measures already passed a Senate committee. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald has said he needs more information while Speaker Robin Vos is onboard
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