News 04.18.18
18 April 2018 News
A Fremont man is in custody following a high speed chase on Interstate 41. The incident started Monday evening when a motorist dialed 911 to report a vehicle weaving all over the road on Interstate 41 near Military Road. A state patrol trooper chased the vehicle southbound on 41. The chase ended shortly after the suspect vehicle exited at State Highway 67. The driver, 27 year old Billy Laux, from Fremont was arrested and transported to the Fond du Lac County Jail.
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The DNR says the ice and snowstorm will push back the start of prescribed burns on property in east central Wisconsin by about a month. DNR Wildlife Technician Andrew Bubolz says the burns are planned for the Glacial Habitat Restoration Area in Winnebago and Fond du Lac Counties, the Eldorado Marsh in Fond du lac County and Grand River Marsh Wildlife Area in Green Lake and Marquette Counties. Bubolz says the burns help improve wildlife habitat and control invasive species. Bubolz says moisture levels, wind speed and direction and relative humidity must be just right for a safe, successful burn.
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Gov. Scott Walker signs a bill that expands Wisconsin National Guard members’ benefits. The Republican bill requires the state Department of Military Affairs to pay a guard member injured on state active duty until he or she is able to return to active duty or the active duty assignment ends. The agency will be required to pay $100,000 to guard member’s beneficiary if the member dies of an accidental injury while on active duty. The bill eliminates the current $50,000 payout in such situations. The proposal also extends re-employment rights to non-residents working in the state and serving in the Wisconsin National Guard. Walker signed the bill early Monday afternoon in the state Capitol.
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A new family treatment court in Wisconsin aims to help children by more intensely addressing their parents’ drug addiction. Kenosha County is launching a Family Drug Treatment Court. The court will have new substance abuse treatment programs for parents who’ve had their children taken into foster care. Parents will be required to routinely go before a judge to discuss their progress. Ron Rogers, the director of Kenosha County Children and Family Services says the goal is to find better ways to handle parents with addiction issues. Rogers says treatment will be funded through Medicaid so the county won’t be devoting additional county funds to the program. The program will first be launched as a pilot so officials can monitor data and see if families that go through the program have better outcomes.
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