Stranc Sentenced to 90-Days for Attempted Abductions
1/31/09 - A Fox Lake man was sentenced to 90 days in jail Friday for the attempted abductions of two young girls. Daniel M. Stranc might only spend half of that time behind bars if he complies with all the conditions of his supervision. Judge Andrew Bissonnette also imposed and stayed a 2 and a half year prison sentence. The 36-year-old pleaded “no contest” to two felony counts of Attempted Child Enticement, and charges of drug possession and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor were dismissed but read in. Stranc made repeated contact with two juveniles during an 18-hour period last May. He drove by a girl on Spring Road in Fox Lake several times asking if she needed a ride. After turning around, Stranc tried to grab her and put her in his van. As part of that investigation it was learned that Stranc had recently offered preteen girls marijuana at a birthday party before being asked to leave. Stranc will also spend 10 years on probation and will have to register as a sex offender.
Unemployment Soars Throughout Region
1/31/09 - The unemployment rate jumped throughout the region from November to December. Dodge County went up .8% over the two-month period to 6.1%. Columbia County was at 6.2%, an increase of .7% from the previous month. Both were 1.2% higher than the same time last year. Jefferson County was a full point higher than the previous month at 5.9%, and 1.4% higher than last year. Fond du Lac County is up(.1% to 5.9% while Washington County was up .6 of a percent to 5.3%. The highest unemployment rate in the state was in Iron County at 10.7%, while Dane County has the lowest rate at 3.9%. Overall, unemployment increased in 70 of the states 72 counties. Statewide, the jobless rate was up a half-percent to 5.8%, which is up 1.2% from last year. The national rate from November to December was 7.1%.
Property Taxes Due Today
1/31/09 - Property taxes are due today at your local municipal treasurer’s office. However, most municipal offices are closed on weekends, which means you have until the post office closes to get that check in the mail. Taxpayers mailing after today’s deadline are subject to interest and a penalty of 1.5% of the total amount for the first month, and that increases by 1.5% percent for every month the tax remains unpaid. Also, if you are late the entire tax bill is due immediately. The second installment payments are due at the county treasurer’s office by July 31.
Corporate Tax Collection Way Down
1/31/09 - The Assembly Minority Leader says it's easy to see why corporate tax collections are way down in Wisconsin. The latest state figures project a 15-percent drop in tax collections over the next two years, which could widen the state budget hole to about 5-point-7 billion dollars. Assemblyman Jeff Fitzgerald says it's not hard to guess why, with businesses across the state closing up and jobs leaving Wisconsin. The Horicon Republican says there's evidence of the problems every day and cited the Home Depot store that opened in Beaver Dam just two years ago is now closed.
Milwaukee Teen Facing 10-Years for Knife Attack
1/31/09 - Teenager Brynner Harris could wind up spending 10 years in jail if he's convicted of a knife attack on a fellow student at South Milwaukee High School. A formal charge of second-degree reckless endangering safety while armed was filed against the 17-year-old Harris yesterday afternoon. He's accused of stabbing another student Thursday morning, just after the doors to the school had opened. A school official says the suspect is a junior with no history of bad behavior. The victim was a freshman who identified Harris as his attacker. Harris was arrested at his home. No motive for the crime has been offered.
Man Released from Prison after serving 23-Years for Crime He didn’t Commit
1/31/09 - Robert Stinson had shrimp at an Applebee's restaurant in Wisconsin Dells yesterday. You don't eat shrimp very often in prison. Stinson was released after serving 23 years for a crime DNA testing showed he didn't commit. He had been sentenced to life in prison for the killing of a woman in 1984. A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison law students and professors worked to get him freed. The efforts of the Wisconsin Innocence Project led to Stinson walking out of the New Lisbon Correctional Institution a little after noon. A judge had vacated Stinson's sentence after evidence like bite-mark analysis and DNA test results showed he hadn't committed the crime.
Hospital Won’t Make Profit on Abortions
1/31/09 - Trying to slow down some of the criticism of a new abortion program, the University of Wisconsin says it won't make a profit. Madison doctors are pushing a plan to offer second-trimester abortions at the Madison Surgery Center. The Associated Press is reporting a powerpoint presentation it dug up shows increased revenue as one of the benefits for the university. A spokeswoman says the powerpoint slide didn't refer to this case. Doctors at the surgery center anticipate doing about 100 abortions per year on patients they say will be young, poor, or in desperate situations. There is strong opposition among Right to Life groups.
Washington County Looking for Owner of Missing Cash
1/31/09 - Some people may be thinking it could be worth to make a guess. The Washington County Sheriff's Department is trying to find the owner of some money found last fall at the county's Fair Park. A good Samaritan found the cash and turned it over to the park's event coordinator. The search for the money's owner has turned up nothing so far. If you call the sheriff's office, you will be asked to identify the money. That basically means you need to know how much cash there is -- and possibly what denominations of currency are involved.
(Washington County Sheriff's Department phone is: 262-335-4420).
Friedel Taking Raines in Racine
1/31/09 - Racine alderman Tom Friedel will be filling in as the city's mayor until citizens elect a new one. Friedel says Racine has a strong city council, but the city also needs leadership. He says it’s important to keep city services functioning. The previous mayor, Gary Becker stepped down after being busted in an Internet sex sting, a story which focused national media attention on Racine. A special election for the mayor will happen in June possibly. Friedel says his decision to accept the appointment of acting mayor was a big one. He says he thought about running for the position last spring and decided not to, but he says the interim position suits him perfectly.
1/31/09 - A Fox Lake man was sentenced to 90 days in jail Friday for the attempted abductions of two young girls. Daniel M. Stranc might only spend half of that time behind bars if he complies with all the conditions of his supervision. Judge Andrew Bissonnette also imposed and stayed a 2 and a half year prison sentence. The 36-year-old pleaded “no contest” to two felony counts of Attempted Child Enticement, and charges of drug possession and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor were dismissed but read in. Stranc made repeated contact with two juveniles during an 18-hour period last May. He drove by a girl on Spring Road in Fox Lake several times asking if she needed a ride. After turning around, Stranc tried to grab her and put her in his van. As part of that investigation it was learned that Stranc had recently offered preteen girls marijuana at a birthday party before being asked to leave. Stranc will also spend 10 years on probation and will have to register as a sex offender.
Unemployment Soars Throughout Region
1/31/09 - The unemployment rate jumped throughout the region from November to December. Dodge County went up .8% over the two-month period to 6.1%. Columbia County was at 6.2%, an increase of .7% from the previous month. Both were 1.2% higher than the same time last year. Jefferson County was a full point higher than the previous month at 5.9%, and 1.4% higher than last year. Fond du Lac County is up(.1% to 5.9% while Washington County was up .6 of a percent to 5.3%. The highest unemployment rate in the state was in Iron County at 10.7%, while Dane County has the lowest rate at 3.9%. Overall, unemployment increased in 70 of the states 72 counties. Statewide, the jobless rate was up a half-percent to 5.8%, which is up 1.2% from last year. The national rate from November to December was 7.1%.
Property Taxes Due Today
1/31/09 - Property taxes are due today at your local municipal treasurer’s office. However, most municipal offices are closed on weekends, which means you have until the post office closes to get that check in the mail. Taxpayers mailing after today’s deadline are subject to interest and a penalty of 1.5% of the total amount for the first month, and that increases by 1.5% percent for every month the tax remains unpaid. Also, if you are late the entire tax bill is due immediately. The second installment payments are due at the county treasurer’s office by July 31.
Corporate Tax Collection Way Down
1/31/09 - The Assembly Minority Leader says it's easy to see why corporate tax collections are way down in Wisconsin. The latest state figures project a 15-percent drop in tax collections over the next two years, which could widen the state budget hole to about 5-point-7 billion dollars. Assemblyman Jeff Fitzgerald says it's not hard to guess why, with businesses across the state closing up and jobs leaving Wisconsin. The Horicon Republican says there's evidence of the problems every day and cited the Home Depot store that opened in Beaver Dam just two years ago is now closed.
Milwaukee Teen Facing 10-Years for Knife Attack
1/31/09 - Teenager Brynner Harris could wind up spending 10 years in jail if he's convicted of a knife attack on a fellow student at South Milwaukee High School. A formal charge of second-degree reckless endangering safety while armed was filed against the 17-year-old Harris yesterday afternoon. He's accused of stabbing another student Thursday morning, just after the doors to the school had opened. A school official says the suspect is a junior with no history of bad behavior. The victim was a freshman who identified Harris as his attacker. Harris was arrested at his home. No motive for the crime has been offered.
Man Released from Prison after serving 23-Years for Crime He didn’t Commit
1/31/09 - Robert Stinson had shrimp at an Applebee's restaurant in Wisconsin Dells yesterday. You don't eat shrimp very often in prison. Stinson was released after serving 23 years for a crime DNA testing showed he didn't commit. He had been sentenced to life in prison for the killing of a woman in 1984. A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison law students and professors worked to get him freed. The efforts of the Wisconsin Innocence Project led to Stinson walking out of the New Lisbon Correctional Institution a little after noon. A judge had vacated Stinson's sentence after evidence like bite-mark analysis and DNA test results showed he hadn't committed the crime.
Hospital Won’t Make Profit on Abortions
1/31/09 - Trying to slow down some of the criticism of a new abortion program, the University of Wisconsin says it won't make a profit. Madison doctors are pushing a plan to offer second-trimester abortions at the Madison Surgery Center. The Associated Press is reporting a powerpoint presentation it dug up shows increased revenue as one of the benefits for the university. A spokeswoman says the powerpoint slide didn't refer to this case. Doctors at the surgery center anticipate doing about 100 abortions per year on patients they say will be young, poor, or in desperate situations. There is strong opposition among Right to Life groups.
Washington County Looking for Owner of Missing Cash
1/31/09 - Some people may be thinking it could be worth to make a guess. The Washington County Sheriff's Department is trying to find the owner of some money found last fall at the county's Fair Park. A good Samaritan found the cash and turned it over to the park's event coordinator. The search for the money's owner has turned up nothing so far. If you call the sheriff's office, you will be asked to identify the money. That basically means you need to know how much cash there is -- and possibly what denominations of currency are involved.
(Washington County Sheriff's Department phone is: 262-335-4420).
Friedel Taking Raines in Racine
1/31/09 - Racine alderman Tom Friedel will be filling in as the city's mayor until citizens elect a new one. Friedel says Racine has a strong city council, but the city also needs leadership. He says it’s important to keep city services functioning. The previous mayor, Gary Becker stepped down after being busted in an Internet sex sting, a story which focused national media attention on Racine. A special election for the mayor will happen in June possibly. Friedel says his decision to accept the appointment of acting mayor was a big one. He says he thought about running for the position last spring and decided not to, but he says the interim position suits him perfectly.
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