News 11.04.16
4 November 2016 News
A 35-year-old man is injured after falling 50 feet from a wind turbine in Dodge County. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office says the man fell off of a wind turbine on West Line Road just outside the village of Brownsville. Dodge County Sheriff’s captain Trace Frost says a preliminary investigation shows the man fell 50 feet and was wearing a harness that slowed his fall. Frost says the man was conscious and talking, and sustained leg injuries. The victim was flown by helicopter to ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah.
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Police in at least two Wisconsin communities are investigating reported cases of children getting tampered candy while trick-or-treating on Halloween. Two families in Neenah reported finding nails inside Tootsie Rolls. Police in Wisconsin Rapids are looking into a similar reported case. Authorities recommend parents check their children’s Halloween candy before allowing the children to eat it
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An elderly Mayville woman has died from injuries suffered in a car crash this week. Ninety year old Irma Baumann sustained serious injuries in the Monday crash and died Wednesday at the hospital. The crash happened Monday afternoon at the intersection of CTH V and CTH Y in the Town of Leroy. Baumann was the driver of a car that failed to stop for a stop sign and struck another vehicle. The driver of the other car, 66 year old Kenneth Weinberger, from Lomira sustained non-life threatening injuries. Both drivers were wearing safety belts.
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Assembly Republicans plan to hold their first public hearing on Gov. Scott Walker’s transportation budget proposal next month. Rep. Keith Ripp, chairman of the Assembly Transportation Committee, announced his panel will hold a hearing on Dec. 6. The transportation budget faces a nearly $1 billion shortfall. Walker has refused to raise taxes to fill the deficit, proposing instead to delay projects and borrow money. His stance has created a rare intraparty rift with Assembly Republican leaders. They say Walker’s plan is an irresponsible political fix that will unnecessarily delay mega-projects in southeastern Wisconsin. Speaker Robin Vos has said Assembly Republicans were developing an alternative plan and would hold public hearings.
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A more than 200-acre parcel of land that was originally home to Dairyland Greyhound Park may finally have a buyer after sitting empty and unused since 2009. Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian says the city has been informed that a buyer is taking legal steps for a possible sale. Antaramian says the city’s goal is to use the land for manufacturing. Many of the recent developments nearby have focused on warehousing, distribution and logistics. The property has been marketed by Chicago-based Transwestern, which represents Alabama-based Pari-Mutuel Funding. The location has been rebranded as the Midwest Innovation Center in its marketing materials. The site sat empty for years as the Menominee Indian Tribe and Hard Rock International sought state approval to build an $800 million casino and entertainment complex. Gov. Scott Walker eventually killed the proposal.
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Four people are killed and two more critically injured in a crash the Wisconsin State Patrol says was caused by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 94 near Deerfield. Officers responded to a complaint of a sport utility vehicle being driven erratically about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday. The SUV turned around and headed against traffic, colliding with two cars. Three passengers in one car were pronounced dead at the scene — 26-year-old and 28-year-old women from Milwaukee and a 26-year-old man from Waterloo. The driver of that car suffered life-threatening injuries. The driver of the other car died at the scene. He was a 23-year-old man from Northbrook, Illinois. The driver of the SUV was identified as a 32-year-old man from Waunakee. He also suffered life-threatening injuries.
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