Double Fatal in Jefferson County
2/9/09 - A father and son are dead following a two-vehicle accident in Jefferson County Saturday night. It happened around 6:15pm on State Highway 106 in the Township of Koshkonong. According to Sheriff Paul Milbrath, 22-year-old Lucas White of Fort Atkinson was apparently drinking when he veered his westbound vehicle into the eastbound lanes and struck a car head-on. 41-year-old Elano Calvillo and his 11-year-old son Bailey Calvillo were pronounced dead at the scene by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. Med-Flight landed at the scene but did not make a transport. White was treated and released at Fort Atkinson Hospital for minor injuries. Both vehicles sustained extensive damage. The cause of the crash is under investigation by the Department's Major Accident Investigation Team.
More Information Expected in 3-Decades Old Murder Case
2/9/09 - Authorities in Fond du Lac will say more today about a murder which took almost 33 years to solve. Police arrested 53-year-old Thomas Niesen of Ashwaubenon last week for the death of 19-year-old Kathleen Leichtman. She was from Milwaukee, and she went to Fond du Lac in July of 1976 to start a job as a night-club dancer. The next day, a driver found her body on the side of a road. She had multiple stab wounds, and her throat was slit. A news conference is planned this morning, where police and prosecutors will say more about the incident and the arrest. The victim’s mother said the family still visits Leichtman’s grave – and they lost hope that the crime would be solved until a detective told them about a new development.
Waupun Man Charged with Sexual Assault
2/9/09 - A 41-year-old Waupun man has been accused of the repeated sexual assault of two young girls at their home in Fox Lake. Dean Strieff was charged in Dodge County Court last Thursday with two counts of repeated sexual assault of a child. According to the criminal complaint, the victim’s mother contacted Fox Lake police earlier this month and informed them that Strieff had allegedly sexually assaulted the children numerous times. One girl told authorities that Strieff had touched her in a sexual manner at least 20 to 30 times between September of last year and the middle of January. A younger girl told investigators that Strieff had touched her inappropriately at least four times during the same period. Strieff is being held on $20,000 cash bond and is due in court for his preliminary hearing February 12th. If convicted, Strieff is facing up to 120-years in prison.
Three Local Child Care Centers Fined in ‘08
2/9/09 - Three local child care centers were fined by the state in 2008. The most expensive violation of the three came at Bomkamp’s Braids N’ Britches in Columbus. According to state records, the center was fined $300 when an 18-month-old child was burned after pulling a cord attached to a baby bottle warmer, which then spilled onto the child. It was later discovered the warmer was found to be defective, meaning the water was warmer than it should have been. Two other violations occurred at two child care centers in Watertown. Great Expectations/Early Learning Center was fined $200 after staff failed to open double doors all the way and a child seated in a buggy had his arm dislocated when it got caught on one of the doors as they entered. The other violation took place at the Mary Linsmeier School when a non-staff member returned a child to the classroom that had been left unsupervised in the centers gym. In total, 27 child care centers were fined in the 15-county southern region, which includes Dodge, Columbia, and Jefferson Counties.
BD Citizens Police Academy Applications Available
2/9/09 - The Beaver Dam Police Department will be holding their Sixth Annual Citizens Police Academy in March. Officer Bill Linzenmeyer says the 10-week course covers a number of topics including firearms training, defensive tactics and cadets even participate in a ride-along. The academy is free of charge, but applicants must be 18 years of age and either reside or own property in Beaver Dam. The programs begin March 5th and with only 12 spots open Linzenmeyer says interested parties should apply. Applications can be picked up at the police department and are due February 23.
Fair Freezes Fees
2/9/09 - Because of the tight economy, the Dodge County Fair Association has decided not to raise ticket prices for this year’s event. The Associations Sharon Keil says there will no increase for daily tickets, season passes or parking. The rates charged to commercial vendors will also be frozen at 2008 prices. Entry to the fair is $6 before 2pm and $9 after. Season tickets are available for $30. Kids under age 9 are free. There is no charge for the grandstand acts or parking. Keil says the Association hopes the prices will help keep attendance numbers in line with last years, which she said were pretty good. The fair, which has a quarter million dollar annual budget, turned an $85,000 last year. Keil credited the high attendance on good weather and quality entertainment. This year, Gary Allan will be performing on Wednesday; Rodney Atkins is scheduled for Thursday. Styx is the rock act on Friday. The musical acts wrap-up Saturday night with newcomer James Otto. The Dodge County Fair will be held August 19th through the 23rd at the Dodge County Fairgrounds.
Wisconsin Man Planning Adventure No One Else Has Done
2/9/09 - Cedarburg native Eric Larsen is planning to do what no explorer has done before – reach the both the North and South poles and Mount Everest all within one year. Fifteen people have been to all three places, but none are from the U-S – and none of them made it within 365 days. You might remember that in 2006 Larsen and his partner became the first people to reach the North Pole in the summertime without help. And Larsen has just been to the South Pole, after guiding four adventurers on a skiing trip in early January. The 37-year-old Larsen says he wants his new effort to draw public attention to the effects of global warming on both poles and Mount Everest. He has raised over 100-thousand-dollars, and he’s working to get sponsorships to cover a budget of 750-thousand. Larsen’s new project is called “Save the Poles” – and he says there’s a 75-percent chance he’ll leave on schedule. He’s due to head for the South Pole in November, the North Pole in February, and Mount Everest in the fall of 2010.
Patients Losing Doctors
2/9/09 - If your favorite doctor leaves one hospital for another, good luck trying to follow him or her. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says many hospitals require doctors to sign employment contracts aimed at keeping them where they are. Chicago health care attorney Roger Strode says hospitals spend time-and-money helping a doctor build a practice – and in some cases, hospitals buy a physician’s practice simply for the revenue. But 67-year-old Ramona Raddeman, who has a brain tumor, says it’s not fair for the patients. Her doctor for the last 30 years just left Wheaton Franciscan Health-care. Raddeman says the hospital refuses to say where he went. And if she does find him and wants to follow him, she’ll have to pay 31-cents a page for her medical record. Raddeman says that alone would cost her hundreds of dollars. The paper says medical contracts often prevent doctors from contacting their patients when they leave. And they may be barred from practicing up to 20 miles away for a year or longer. Wheaton Franciscan said it would not comment on its employment contracts.
Air Quality Watch Until 11pm Tonight
2/9/09 - All of Wisconsin is under an Air Quality Watch until 11 tonight. The state D-N-R issued the watch because of higher-than-normal levels of fine particles in the air. They come from places like smoke-stacks, wood-burners, and vehicle exhausts. People in sensitive groups are urged to limit or re-schedule strenuous outdoor activities. And the D-N-R asks people to prevent unnecessary air pollution by driving as little as possible, and delay the burning of leaves and using outdoor power equipment.
2/9/09 - A father and son are dead following a two-vehicle accident in Jefferson County Saturday night. It happened around 6:15pm on State Highway 106 in the Township of Koshkonong. According to Sheriff Paul Milbrath, 22-year-old Lucas White of Fort Atkinson was apparently drinking when he veered his westbound vehicle into the eastbound lanes and struck a car head-on. 41-year-old Elano Calvillo and his 11-year-old son Bailey Calvillo were pronounced dead at the scene by the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. Med-Flight landed at the scene but did not make a transport. White was treated and released at Fort Atkinson Hospital for minor injuries. Both vehicles sustained extensive damage. The cause of the crash is under investigation by the Department's Major Accident Investigation Team.
More Information Expected in 3-Decades Old Murder Case
2/9/09 - Authorities in Fond du Lac will say more today about a murder which took almost 33 years to solve. Police arrested 53-year-old Thomas Niesen of Ashwaubenon last week for the death of 19-year-old Kathleen Leichtman. She was from Milwaukee, and she went to Fond du Lac in July of 1976 to start a job as a night-club dancer. The next day, a driver found her body on the side of a road. She had multiple stab wounds, and her throat was slit. A news conference is planned this morning, where police and prosecutors will say more about the incident and the arrest. The victim’s mother said the family still visits Leichtman’s grave – and they lost hope that the crime would be solved until a detective told them about a new development.
Waupun Man Charged with Sexual Assault
2/9/09 - A 41-year-old Waupun man has been accused of the repeated sexual assault of two young girls at their home in Fox Lake. Dean Strieff was charged in Dodge County Court last Thursday with two counts of repeated sexual assault of a child. According to the criminal complaint, the victim’s mother contacted Fox Lake police earlier this month and informed them that Strieff had allegedly sexually assaulted the children numerous times. One girl told authorities that Strieff had touched her in a sexual manner at least 20 to 30 times between September of last year and the middle of January. A younger girl told investigators that Strieff had touched her inappropriately at least four times during the same period. Strieff is being held on $20,000 cash bond and is due in court for his preliminary hearing February 12th. If convicted, Strieff is facing up to 120-years in prison.
Three Local Child Care Centers Fined in ‘08
2/9/09 - Three local child care centers were fined by the state in 2008. The most expensive violation of the three came at Bomkamp’s Braids N’ Britches in Columbus. According to state records, the center was fined $300 when an 18-month-old child was burned after pulling a cord attached to a baby bottle warmer, which then spilled onto the child. It was later discovered the warmer was found to be defective, meaning the water was warmer than it should have been. Two other violations occurred at two child care centers in Watertown. Great Expectations/Early Learning Center was fined $200 after staff failed to open double doors all the way and a child seated in a buggy had his arm dislocated when it got caught on one of the doors as they entered. The other violation took place at the Mary Linsmeier School when a non-staff member returned a child to the classroom that had been left unsupervised in the centers gym. In total, 27 child care centers were fined in the 15-county southern region, which includes Dodge, Columbia, and Jefferson Counties.
BD Citizens Police Academy Applications Available
2/9/09 - The Beaver Dam Police Department will be holding their Sixth Annual Citizens Police Academy in March. Officer Bill Linzenmeyer says the 10-week course covers a number of topics including firearms training, defensive tactics and cadets even participate in a ride-along. The academy is free of charge, but applicants must be 18 years of age and either reside or own property in Beaver Dam. The programs begin March 5th and with only 12 spots open Linzenmeyer says interested parties should apply. Applications can be picked up at the police department and are due February 23.
Fair Freezes Fees
2/9/09 - Because of the tight economy, the Dodge County Fair Association has decided not to raise ticket prices for this year’s event. The Associations Sharon Keil says there will no increase for daily tickets, season passes or parking. The rates charged to commercial vendors will also be frozen at 2008 prices. Entry to the fair is $6 before 2pm and $9 after. Season tickets are available for $30. Kids under age 9 are free. There is no charge for the grandstand acts or parking. Keil says the Association hopes the prices will help keep attendance numbers in line with last years, which she said were pretty good. The fair, which has a quarter million dollar annual budget, turned an $85,000 last year. Keil credited the high attendance on good weather and quality entertainment. This year, Gary Allan will be performing on Wednesday; Rodney Atkins is scheduled for Thursday. Styx is the rock act on Friday. The musical acts wrap-up Saturday night with newcomer James Otto. The Dodge County Fair will be held August 19th through the 23rd at the Dodge County Fairgrounds.
Wisconsin Man Planning Adventure No One Else Has Done
2/9/09 - Cedarburg native Eric Larsen is planning to do what no explorer has done before – reach the both the North and South poles and Mount Everest all within one year. Fifteen people have been to all three places, but none are from the U-S – and none of them made it within 365 days. You might remember that in 2006 Larsen and his partner became the first people to reach the North Pole in the summertime without help. And Larsen has just been to the South Pole, after guiding four adventurers on a skiing trip in early January. The 37-year-old Larsen says he wants his new effort to draw public attention to the effects of global warming on both poles and Mount Everest. He has raised over 100-thousand-dollars, and he’s working to get sponsorships to cover a budget of 750-thousand. Larsen’s new project is called “Save the Poles” – and he says there’s a 75-percent chance he’ll leave on schedule. He’s due to head for the South Pole in November, the North Pole in February, and Mount Everest in the fall of 2010.
Patients Losing Doctors
2/9/09 - If your favorite doctor leaves one hospital for another, good luck trying to follow him or her. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says many hospitals require doctors to sign employment contracts aimed at keeping them where they are. Chicago health care attorney Roger Strode says hospitals spend time-and-money helping a doctor build a practice – and in some cases, hospitals buy a physician’s practice simply for the revenue. But 67-year-old Ramona Raddeman, who has a brain tumor, says it’s not fair for the patients. Her doctor for the last 30 years just left Wheaton Franciscan Health-care. Raddeman says the hospital refuses to say where he went. And if she does find him and wants to follow him, she’ll have to pay 31-cents a page for her medical record. Raddeman says that alone would cost her hundreds of dollars. The paper says medical contracts often prevent doctors from contacting their patients when they leave. And they may be barred from practicing up to 20 miles away for a year or longer. Wheaton Franciscan said it would not comment on its employment contracts.
Air Quality Watch Until 11pm Tonight
2/9/09 - All of Wisconsin is under an Air Quality Watch until 11 tonight. The state D-N-R issued the watch because of higher-than-normal levels of fine particles in the air. They come from places like smoke-stacks, wood-burners, and vehicle exhausts. People in sensitive groups are urged to limit or re-schedule strenuous outdoor activities. And the D-N-R asks people to prevent unnecessary air pollution by driving as little as possible, and delay the burning of leaves and using outdoor power equipment.
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