News 01.05.17
5 January 2017 News
One person is killed following a minivan versus semi accident in Winnebago County. The crash happened just before noon Wednesday on State Highway 21 between Oshkosh and Omro. Investigation shows the van was traveling westbound on State Highway 21 when it crossed the centerline and struck an eastbound semi. The driver and sole occupant of the van was pronounced dead at the scene. The semi driver has minor injuries. The accident remains under investigation.
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A Town of Beaver Dam gas station is robbed for a second time in less than a week. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Department says at 9:13 p.m. Tuesday, the BP Gas Station at 1112 S. Madison Street was robbed. The suspect is described as being a white male, about 5’7”- 5’10” tall, and having a thin build. He was wearing a dark blue or black sweatshirt with a bandanna across his face. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken. No weapon was displayed. The suspect fled on foot in a northerly direction from the gas station toward the Lakecrest Drive apartment complexes. Video cameras are being reviewed. This same BP gas station was robbed New Year’s Eve night. The BP owners are offering a $500 reward for credible information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator. Those with Information should contact the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office at 920-386-3726 ext. 4.
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Authorities say a man facing his 11th drunken driving charge had a blood alcohol level three times above the legal limit when he was pulled over in Outagamie County last weekend. A criminal complaint says police were dispatched to a traffic accident outside Apple Pub on New Year’s Day about 8 p.m. in downtown Appleton. The driver whose vehicle was struck told a responding officer that the man who hit him was leaving the scene. The officer caught up with the driver and pulled him over. The complaint says a breath test on 42-year-old Steve Johnson, of Fond du Lac, registered 0.27. Records show Johnson was released on bond after appearing in court Tuesday. The state public defender’s office in Appleton says it cannot disclose which attorney is representing Johnson.
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The actual cost of the presidential election recount in Wisconsin is expected to be about $1.8 million, nearly half of the estimated cost of $3.5 million. The Wisconsin Elections Commission is still waiting on final costs from Brown and Kenosha counties. Commission spokesman Reid Magney says he expected the costs to be submitted within two weeks. The original estimates from both counties were about $180,000 each. Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein’s campaign raised money to fund Wisconsin’s recount, paying $3.5 million upfront. Stein says the expected refund of at least $1 million could go toward her new voting rights organization, Count My Vote, if that’s how donors vote to use it.
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Conservatives who back the expansion of private school vouchers in Wisconsin are eyeing the state superintendent race as a chance to knock off Democratic-aligned incumbent Tony Evers. Evers is a school choice critic whose base of support has been Democrats, public school advocates and teachers unions. Evers will face school choice advocates John Humphries and Lowell Holtz on Feb. 21. The two highest vote-getters will advance to the April 4 general election. State superintendent is one of the last offices in state government Republicans have been unable to hold in recent years.
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The Republican leader of the Wisconsin state Senate says he is open to toll roads. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says adding toll roads in Wisconsin is “not going away” as part of the discussion about how to raise money to pay for roads. The state faces a nearly $1 billion transportation budget shortfall. Fitzgerald says tolling is “not something you want to take off the table.” Gov. Scott Walker has refused to raise gas taxes, vehicle registration fees or other fees to pay for roads without a comparable cut elsewhere. Republican legislative leaders say they still think cuts could be made to pay for increases to pay for roads.
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