2/10/09 - A representative with a group seeking to prevent the closure of Fox Lake and Alto Elementary schools from closing says it’s Jefferson Elementary in Waupun that should be closed. Kim Derleth with savefoxlakeschool.blogspot.com told us on WBEV’s Community Comment yesterday that the Waupun School District is not serving the needs of all students by only working to keep the schools in Waupun open. Her group is asking the board to consider closing Jefferson Elementary in Waupun, opening the brand new high school to 8th grade students and putting students age Kindergarten through 7th grade into middle school. Derleth says the district should also close the Education Service Center and move it into the high school. She is also critical of a plan that would require Fox Lake and Alto students to be bussed 10-miles when alternative plans they recommend result in no long-distance student bussing. Without its schools, Derleth says Fox Lake will become a community without children. Next Monday, we will sit down with Waupun District Administrator Randy Refsland, who has said if next Tuesday’s referendum were to fail, the district would have to consider closing Fox Lake and Alto Elementary schools.
Man to be Charged in 32-Year-Old Murder
2/10/09 - A Green Bay area man is expected to be charged today in the murder of woman in Fond du Lac almost 33 years ago. 53-year-old Thomas Niesen of Ashwaubenon was arrested last week for the slaying of 19-year-old Kathleen Leichtman in July of 1976. At a news conference yesterday, police said they submitted D-N-A from the crime scene to a state data-base in 2001. But it didn’t match anybody until Niesen was convicted of child abuse last year in Brown County – and he was required then to submit a D-N-A sample under state law. Fond du Lac detective supervisor Michael Frank received a teletype from the state last October, saying they linked Niesen’s D-N-A to the Leichtman slaying. Officials would not say much else about the arrest, pending the filing of a criminal charge. Leichtman was from Milwaukee, and she had just started a job as a night-club dancer in Fond du Lac. The next day, her body was found along a roadside with multiple stab wounds – and her throat was slit. The Green Bay Press-Gazette combed through court records and city directories, and found that Niesen lived at several different addresses over the last 15 years. He was homeless when he was arrested for child abuse in 2007.
Dodge County Board to Meet Tonight
2/10/09 - The Dodge County Board of Supervisors will hold their first full board meeting since a complaint was filed regarding a prayer at the beginning of their monthly meetings. Supervisor Dean Fuller filed that complaint with the Freedom From Religion Foundation in January claiming the board had allowed a supervisor to say prayers with references to Christianity and Jesus Christ, which they believe is unconstitutional. Reaction to the complaint has been harsh and Fuller has reportedly received a number of threats. No prayer was scheduled for tonight’s meeting as they alternate it each month with a moment of silence. There is no word on what will be done at the beginning of the meeting in March. The meeting begins at 7:30pm in the Administration Building in Juneau.
Mayville to Sell Promissory Notes
2/10/09 - The Mayville City Council approved a resolution last night that will allow for the sale of general obligation promissory notes not to exceed $1.53-million dollars. Philip Cosson with Ehlers Associates explains the notes will be for a number of capital improvement projects as well as to refinance some previous debt. Cosson will now put together a prospective on the city and send it out to possible bidders on the notes, including local financial institutions. The bids will be made on March 9th with Ehlers then bringing those to the council for approval. Cosson says if all goes according to plan money for those projects should be available by late March or early April.
BD Man Sentenced for High Speed Chase
2/10/09 - A Beaver Dam man, who led authorities on a high speed chase before disappearing in Wal-Mart, has been sentenced to five months in jail. 23-year-old Jason D. Wood pleaded “no contest” to reduced misdemeanor charges of Failing to Stop. The high speed chase last July started on Highway 33 and continued down Highway 151 before ending in the Wal-Mart parking lot. Wood and another man disappeared into the store but authorities were able to identify their car. They were later tracked down through vehicle registration, eyewitness accounts and surveillance footage.
Work-Release Inmate Facing Charges after Disappearance
2/10/09 - A work-release inmate from Beaver Dam could have six years added to his sentence for failing to return to jail. Randall Riese is charged with felony escape for failing to return to the Huber facility at the Dodge County Detention Facility in December. The 21-year-old was reportedly located by authorities at a Beaver Dam residence four hours after he was due back. Riese was doing six months on retail theft charges and had four months left on his sentence.
Waupun Man Pulls Weapon on Police
2/10/09 - An incident in which an inebriated man pulled a gun on Waupun police officers ended without anyone coming to harm last Friday night. Police say they got a call from another man who’d been hit by the man with the gun. The caller told authorities his attacker had been drinking and possibly mixing it with medication and had a habit of carrying a handgun around in the back of his pants. When police showed up at their door the man was drunk and did take a gun out of his pants, but quickly dropped it without firing it. He now faces several charges from the incident. (Bob Nelson, KFIZ)
Average Price of Gas Up Five-Cents over Last Month
2/10/09 - The average gas price in Wisconsin has crept up five-cents a gallon over the last month. The Triple-“A” says the statewide average for unleaded regular is 1.96-a-gallon. That’s still a dollar lower than at the same time a year ago. Beaver Dam has been holding steady at $1.94. In the state’s largest metro, Milwaukee Gas Prices-Dot-Com reports the average is also at $1.94-a-gallon. That’s up three-point-six-cents over the last month. Gas at some Milwaukee area stations is over the $2 mark.
Sheriff’s Department Dealing with Animal Mistreatment Case
2/10/09 - The Dodge County Sheriff's Department is in the process of starting a list of farmers that may be able to house, care for, feed, and manage livestock. The Department is currently investigating a large animal mistreatment case that may require them to seize more than 100-animals. The county would compensate the farmers for all time and expenses when the animals are sold. Sheriff Todd Nehls says there are looking for potential housing for every type of animal, from calves to horses and even dairy cows that will need to be milked. Anyone interested in helping is asked to contact the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department.
Abrahamson Has Raised More than $1-Million for Campaign
2/10/09 - Wisconsin’s chief justice says she has raised over a-million-dollars for her re-election bid. Shirley Abrahamson and her challenger Randy Koschnick filed their updated state reports yesterday, which reflect campaign activity through last Monday. Abrahamson said she raised almost a quarter-million-dollars in January alone. She’s been on the State Supreme Court since 1976. Koschnick, a Jefferson County circuit judge, said he raised just over 14-thousand-dollars by the end of last year. He has not said what his updated report would indicate. The two candidates will square off in the general election on April seventh.
Unemployment Benefit Fund Facing Huge Deficit
2/10/09 - The fund that pays for Wisconsin’s unemployment benefits could be one-point-two billion dollars in the red by the end of 2010. That’s according to a new projection from the state’s workforce development agency. Wisconsin’s jobless rate is lower than the national average. But the December rate was still the highest in over 20 years at five-point-eight percent. For the first time since 1986, employers are paying higher taxes into the benefit fund this year. The fund now has 57-and-a-half million dollars, and the state has asked for a 400-thousand-dollar loan from the federal government to keep the benefits flowing. The report also says more such loans will be needed, as year-end deficits in the benefit fund are now expected through at least 2013.
2/10/09 - The Dodge County Board of Supervisors will hold their first full board meeting since a complaint was filed regarding a prayer at the beginning of their monthly meetings. Supervisor Dean Fuller filed that complaint with the Freedom From Religion Foundation in January claiming the board had allowed a supervisor to say prayers with references to Christianity and Jesus Christ, which they believe is unconstitutional. Reaction to the complaint has been harsh and Fuller has reportedly received a number of threats. No prayer was scheduled for tonight’s meeting as they alternate it each month with a moment of silence. There is no word on what will be done at the beginning of the meeting in March. The meeting begins at 7:30pm in the Administration Building in Juneau.
Mayville to Sell Promissory Notes
2/10/09 - The Mayville City Council approved a resolution last night that will allow for the sale of general obligation promissory notes not to exceed $1.53-million dollars. Philip Cosson with Ehlers Associates explains the notes will be for a number of capital improvement projects as well as to refinance some previous debt. Cosson will now put together a prospective on the city and send it out to possible bidders on the notes, including local financial institutions. The bids will be made on March 9th with Ehlers then bringing those to the council for approval. Cosson says if all goes according to plan money for those projects should be available by late March or early April.
BD Man Sentenced for High Speed Chase
2/10/09 - A Beaver Dam man, who led authorities on a high speed chase before disappearing in Wal-Mart, has been sentenced to five months in jail. 23-year-old Jason D. Wood pleaded “no contest” to reduced misdemeanor charges of Failing to Stop. The high speed chase last July started on Highway 33 and continued down Highway 151 before ending in the Wal-Mart parking lot. Wood and another man disappeared into the store but authorities were able to identify their car. They were later tracked down through vehicle registration, eyewitness accounts and surveillance footage.
Work-Release Inmate Facing Charges after Disappearance
2/10/09 - A work-release inmate from Beaver Dam could have six years added to his sentence for failing to return to jail. Randall Riese is charged with felony escape for failing to return to the Huber facility at the Dodge County Detention Facility in December. The 21-year-old was reportedly located by authorities at a Beaver Dam residence four hours after he was due back. Riese was doing six months on retail theft charges and had four months left on his sentence.
Waupun Man Pulls Weapon on Police
2/10/09 - An incident in which an inebriated man pulled a gun on Waupun police officers ended without anyone coming to harm last Friday night. Police say they got a call from another man who’d been hit by the man with the gun. The caller told authorities his attacker had been drinking and possibly mixing it with medication and had a habit of carrying a handgun around in the back of his pants. When police showed up at their door the man was drunk and did take a gun out of his pants, but quickly dropped it without firing it. He now faces several charges from the incident. (Bob Nelson, KFIZ)
Average Price of Gas Up Five-Cents over Last Month
2/10/09 - The average gas price in Wisconsin has crept up five-cents a gallon over the last month. The Triple-“A” says the statewide average for unleaded regular is 1.96-a-gallon. That’s still a dollar lower than at the same time a year ago. Beaver Dam has been holding steady at $1.94. In the state’s largest metro, Milwaukee Gas Prices-Dot-Com reports the average is also at $1.94-a-gallon. That’s up three-point-six-cents over the last month. Gas at some Milwaukee area stations is over the $2 mark.
Sheriff’s Department Dealing with Animal Mistreatment Case
2/10/09 - The Dodge County Sheriff's Department is in the process of starting a list of farmers that may be able to house, care for, feed, and manage livestock. The Department is currently investigating a large animal mistreatment case that may require them to seize more than 100-animals. The county would compensate the farmers for all time and expenses when the animals are sold. Sheriff Todd Nehls says there are looking for potential housing for every type of animal, from calves to horses and even dairy cows that will need to be milked. Anyone interested in helping is asked to contact the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department.
Abrahamson Has Raised More than $1-Million for Campaign
2/10/09 - Wisconsin’s chief justice says she has raised over a-million-dollars for her re-election bid. Shirley Abrahamson and her challenger Randy Koschnick filed their updated state reports yesterday, which reflect campaign activity through last Monday. Abrahamson said she raised almost a quarter-million-dollars in January alone. She’s been on the State Supreme Court since 1976. Koschnick, a Jefferson County circuit judge, said he raised just over 14-thousand-dollars by the end of last year. He has not said what his updated report would indicate. The two candidates will square off in the general election on April seventh.
Unemployment Benefit Fund Facing Huge Deficit
2/10/09 - The fund that pays for Wisconsin’s unemployment benefits could be one-point-two billion dollars in the red by the end of 2010. That’s according to a new projection from the state’s workforce development agency. Wisconsin’s jobless rate is lower than the national average. But the December rate was still the highest in over 20 years at five-point-eight percent. For the first time since 1986, employers are paying higher taxes into the benefit fund this year. The fund now has 57-and-a-half million dollars, and the state has asked for a 400-thousand-dollar loan from the federal government to keep the benefits flowing. The report also says more such loans will be needed, as year-end deficits in the benefit fund are now expected through at least 2013.
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