News 03.07.18
7 March 2018 News
Police in Beaver Dam still have not been able to recover the body of a man killed in an explosion at an apartment. The unidentified man died in the explosion Monday afternoon. Police Chief John Kreuziger said a news conference Tuesday that chemicals in that apartment are still too volatile for officers to enter the unit. Kreuziger says authorities entered Monday, determined the man was dead and took photos of the chemicals and what the chief says are “explosive devices.” He says officers are currently working in the garage at the apartment building where chemicals have also been found. Agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are helping local law enforcement agencies investigate. Some tenants who were evacuated Monday have not yet been allowed to return to their apartments.
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A Brandon teenager has been charged with sexually assaulting a young girl. Seventeen year old James Iverson Jr. is charged with first degree sexual assault of a child and exposing a child to harmful materials. He is accused of sexually assaulting a four year old girl his mother was babysitting. Iverson is free on a $10,000 signature bond. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 13.
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Two years after a Wisconsin cheese captured top honors, the World Championship Cheese Contest is back for another round. Organizers say they have a record 3,402 entries for the event that started Tuesday in Madison. That’s up 15 percent from 2016. Fifty-five judges will sniff, taste and inspect 121 classes of dairy products, with entries from 26 nations. Winners are to be announced Thursday night.
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Northern Wisconsin leaders are frustrated by the lack of progress on broadband internet access in the area. Dan Corbin, the chairman for the town of Summit, says residents in areas of Douglas County and the city of Superior have yet to see expanded broadband services. Superior City Councilman Tylor Elm said residents are paying the same rate for slower internet service when compared to La Crosse. CenturyLink, the area’s main internet provider, said it is meeting timelines and requirements set by the Federal Communications Commission. CenturyLink received $332 million in federal subsidies under the FCC’s Connect America Fund, which aims to provide high-speed internet to mostly rural areas. The money is set to bring high-speed internet to more than 129,000 addresses in the state. The company says it plans to expand service in Superior over the next several years. CenturyLink plans to spend $12.3 million to expand broadband services to more than 5,250 homes and businesses in Douglas County by 2020, said Wisconsin State Broadband Director Angie Dickison. The FCC will also have performance measures in place in June to assess the quality of service providers are offering. Companies that don’t meet the FCC’s guidelines will have to return funding.
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