News 11.01.17
1 November 2017 News
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is taking public comments on the proposed four lane expansion of state Highway 23 between Fond du lac and Plymouth. The public comments are part of the DOT effort to update the Environmental Impact Statement relating to the project. Comments can be submitted electronically to bryan.lipke@dot.wi.gov or by mail to the Wisconsin DOT and are due by Sunday November 12. The project has been on hold for several years due to a legal challenge from an environmental group which suggests the four-lane expansion of Highway 23 is not needed.
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Nobody is injured in an armed standoff in Waupun. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office and Waupun police were called to assist the U.S. Marshalls Office with a barricaded subject. A 25-year-old man who was wanted on several felony warrants, had barricaded himself inside a residence in the 500 block of E. Jefferson St. in the City of Waupun. The subject was reported to have a gun. Other occupants in the residence were evacuated safely. Negotiators were called to the scene, and the man was taken into custody shortly before 5:30pm Monday without incident.
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A bill making it more difficult for the public to view footage taken on police body cameras is headed to the Wisconsin Assembly for a vote. The Assembly criminal justice committee passed the measure on an 8-4 vote Tuesday, making it available for the full Assembly to take action. The proposal would prohibit police from releasing footage taken in a place where there’s a reasonable expectation of privacy unless permission is granted by all witnesses, victims and property owners. The measure is opposed by open records advocates who argue it is too restrictive and will make it nearly impossible for the public to see video captured on police body cameras. Supporters say it will protect the privacy of people captured on body camera footage while also establishing statewide guidelines.
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Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he doesn’t have a problem with allowing people to carry concealed weapons without a license, but consensus needs to be reached with Gov. Scott Walker and others with a different view on the issue. A bill allowing the carrying of concealed weapons without a license has cleared a state Senate committee but not been voted on by the full Senate or Assembly. Vos told reporters Tuesday that the Senate was working on making changes to the bill and Assembly Republicans have not yet had a chance to discuss the measure. Walker has said he thinks the current system works fine. Vos has been open to making changes, such as allowing license holders to keep concealed weapons in and near their vehicles on school grounds.
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