News 10.19.17
19 October 2017 News
The Dodge County Sheriff says he is tired of responding to fatal crashes involving vehicles blowing stop signs. A Burnett woman was killed over the weekend in a collision at a county intersection. Sheriff Dale Schmidt says they’ve had 17 fatalities related to not paying attention to stop signs. He says it’s not only taking a toll on the community but also the deputies responding to these crashes. Schmidt says people need to pay attention, slow down and stop at stop signs at intersections.
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Nobody is injured in a fire at Mercury Marine. Shortly after 8pm Tuesday firefighters were called to Mercury Marine Plant 12 for a reported fire in a test lab. Upon arrival fire crews encountered heavy smoke in the lab. The suppression system activated in the room which helped fire crews isolate the fire. The fire was extinguished and contained to an oven. Fire crews were on scene for approximately 90 minutes. There were no reported injuries and all employees evacuated safely.
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The state Senate’s agriculture committee has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would allow Wisconsin farmers to grow hemp. The panel voted unanimously Wednesday to approve the proposal. The vote clears the way for a full floor vote in the Senate. The bill would set up state licenses for farmers looking to grow industrial hemp. People with drug convictions wouldn’t be eligible for the licenses and the plants couldn’t contain more than 1 percent THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. At least 30 states, including Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois, have passed legislation allowing hemp farms. The Wisconsin bill’s supporters say hemp has a wide range of uses and Wisconsin farmers should have the option of growing a profitable crop.
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Roundy’s Supermarkets Inc. is recalling about 16,000 pounds of chili and soup that may be contaminated with hard plastic. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service says the ready-to-eat chili and soup were produced and packaged on Oct. 3 with a “sell by” date of Dec. 2. The items were shipped to retailers in Illinois and Wisconsin, to be sold to customers in the soup bar area. Kenosha-based Roundy’s is recalling meat and bean soup in tomato base and Santa Fe-style turkey and white chicken chili with beans. The products have the establishment number “EST. 33997” or “P-33997” inside the USDA mark of inspection. A member of Roundy’s food safety team reported plastic was found in a bag of soup. No one has reported getting sick.
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