Hometown Broadcasting News Tuesday 10/19/21
19 October 2021 News
Fatal Accident In Waupaca County
Waupaca County Sheriff’s officials say a man was killed and a woman injured when their vehicle went off County Highway K Sunday afternoon and hit a tree. The crash happened just after 1 pm south of County Highway B in the Town of St. Lawrence. Investigators learned the vehicle went into the ditch on a curve, crossed back over the road and entered the other ditch before striking a tree. The passenger in the vehicle, a 71-year-old Appleton man, died at the hospital he was taken to. The 36-year-old Appleton woman driving the vehicle was flown to a hospital. Names were not released.
Porch Fire In Ripon
Ripon firefighters responded to a fire in the 100 block of Blackburn Street Monday afternoon. The porch fire at 115 Blackburn Street was reported shortly after 4 pm. The fire was quickly extinguished. In addition to the Ripon Area Fire District, the Brandon-Fairwater Fire Department, and Ripon Guardian Ambulance responded to the scene.
Plea Hearing Delayed For Woman Suspected Of Murder For Hire Plot
A plea hearing has been delayed for a 38-year-old Oshkosh woman who allegedly tried to hire an undercover informant for $500 to kill her ex-boyfriend. Melissa Smith appeared in a Winnebago County courtroom via a video link to the jail Monday for the hearing, which was rescheduled for December 21st after a request for adjournment. She is charged with conspiracy to commit first degree intentional homicide. According to the criminal complaint Smith told a confidential informant in early August she wanted the victim dead because they told police Smith was selling drugs and had stolen her handgun. The informant wore a wire capturing a conversation with Smith about her desire to have the victim killed. Smith remains in the Winnebago County Jail on a $1 million cash bond.
Oshkosh Woman Arrested For Suspicion Of OWI In Wrightstown
An Oshkosh woman suspected of driving under the influence was arrested in Wrightstown over the weekend after police found her climbing out of her car window at the edge of the Fox River. Police received multiple calls Friday night about a woman in her vehicle on Hickory Street whose vehicle was about to go into the river. Police say the 46-year-old woman had driven her vehicle about 50 feet down an embankment and it got stuck on some rocks at the river’s edge. Police say the woman was crawling out of the passenger’s side window with help from a neighbor from the area. The woman was checked over at the scene and was not injured.
Sport Heritage Bill
State Representative Alex Dallman is one of the lead authors of a legislative package of bills that will preserve and enhance the rich sporting heritage of hunting and angling. The package has sponsors in both the Senate and the Assembly, and includes 13 bills circulating in the Legislature relating to Department of Natural Resource regulations, as well as addressing hunting, fishing, trapping, wild game, and second amendment issues. The state lawmaker from Green Lake says it would consolidate or eliminate some licenses. He notes the state has 20 different hunting licenses and 12 different fishing licenses already. Another bill he had a hand in would create aquaculture partnerships. A couple bills are expected to be vetoed by Governor Tony Evers. One would eliminate the need for a concealed carry permit and another would create a Sandhill Crane hunting season.
Second Pfizer Vaccine Clinic In FDL County
The Fond du Lac County Health Department will partner with the National Guard to provide a second opportunity for Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccines for eligible individuals. Friday they will host a drive-thru Pfizer vaccine clinic at the Cow Palace on the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds from 10 am to 6 pm or until capacity has been met. To ensure short wait lines, individuals should register ahead of time at vaccinate.wi.gov. No insurance, appointment, or ID is required. Individuals are eligible if they received two doses of Pfizer vaccine at least six months ago and are at least 65-years-old, or are 18 to 64 with certain medical conditions, or are at increased risk of getting COVID-19 due to their employment.
Free COVID-19 Testing Continues In FDL County
The Rosendale Community Center and Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds continue to provide free COVID-19 testing each week. In Rosendale it is on Tuesdays and in Fond du Lac on Thursdays from Noon to 5 pm. Both the PCR and Rapid Antigen tests will be available. No appointment, insurance, or identification is required. Test results will be available in 15 minutes for Rapid Antigen tests and within 1 to 2 days for PCR confirmatory tests. Fond du Lac County Public Health Officer Kim Mueller says most times the turnaround time for PCR testing between testing and a result is only 1 day. She says whether you have COVID-19 symptoms or not you can be tested at the two sites. The Health Department is partnering with Accelerated Clinical Laboratories on the testing.
Border Policy Failure
Congressman Glenn Grothman says there has been a vast increase in the number of illegal immigrants coming across the border at Yuma, Arizona in President Biden’s first year in office. He says the number of illegal immigrants that have come through the area where the wall was left incomplete is over 14 times as great (114,000 versus 8,000) from over the past fiscal year. He says in addition to the failure of President Biden’s Open Border Policy there is the fate of the incomplete wall. The federal lawmaker from Glenbeulah says some of those paid to put up the wall are still being paid according to their contract if they come in to the work site each day. In addition to that scrap metal from the wall that wasn’t used is being stolen from the site overnight.
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