Pick-Up Strikes House In Hustisford
2/21/10 - A Grafton man was seriously injured after losing control of his pick-up truck and crashing into a house. It happened yesterday afternoon just before 4pm near the village of Hustisford. According to the Dodge County Sheriffs Department, Michael Bonney was traveling northbound on County Highway E when his vehicle spun across the roadway, through the southbound lane striking several trees and a fence before running into the home. There was no one in the residence at the time. The jaw-of-life was used to cut the 38-year-old from the pick-up. Bonney was transported to the Watertown Hospital and then transferred to UW Hospital in Madison. Speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the accident, which remains under investigation by the Dodge County Sheriffs Department Crash Team.
BDCH Announces New Medical Clinics
2/21/10 - Beginning Monday, two new family medicine clinics will begin serving patients in the Beaver Dam area. Officials with the Beaver Dam Community Hospital have announced the opening of clinics at 109 Warren and 148 Warren Street as part of an effort to meet a regional need for more family medicine physicians. Both clinics will serve patients of all ages and offer appointments Monday through Friday.
Price At The Pump Going Up
2/21/10 - After briefly dipping below two-and-a-half dollars, the cost of a gallon of regular unleaded has shot up 13 cents over the past week. The price in Beaver Dam this morning is $2.62 which is in-line with the statewide average but three cents below the national average. Gas in Oconomowoc is at $2.63. Fond du Lac is averaging $2.64. West Bend is as high as $2.69. According to wisconsingasprices.com, fuel still costs ten cents less on average than it did one month ago but its 68 cents higher than it was last year at this time.
Marine Reservists Return To Madison Early
2/21/10 - After several years of tours in Iraq being extended, a group of reservists from Wisconsin actually got to come home two months early. About 20 Marines arrived in Madison Friday night to a happy reception from family and friends. The Marine Corps reservists will remain on active duty until their debriefing is completed.
Paper Company Restoring Jobs
2/21/10 - Ohio-based NewPage Corporation credits increased demand and lower paper inventories for its decision to restart a paper machine at its mill in Whiting. About 40 jobs will be restored next week. The paper company shut down the machine last October, eliminating 58 positions. Seventeen of those workers transferred to other mills. The rest were laid off. NewPage owns Wisconsin mills in Biron, Stevens Point and Wisconsin Rapids.
Robson: ‘Elderly, Disabled to Benefit From Rail’
2/21/10 - Wisconsin state Senator Judy Robson puts a different face on the riders who might be using high-speed rail service. The Beloit Democrat thinks seniors and the disabled with find the train service a sensible and convenient traveling option. Work on the line could start this year. Robson says there are some elderly and disabled people who can't travel between Wisconsin's two largest cities, Madison and Milwaukee. Using more than 800 million dollars in federal stimulus funds, upgrades to the tracks and trains should allow the locomotives to reach speeds of 110 miles an hour by 2015. Tickets are expected to cost 33 dollars. Previously we had been told of commuters and business people who would ride the rails. Republican opponents have criticized the high-speed rail as an expensive option that won't be used and will have to be heavily subsidized by taxes. Stops are planning in Watertown and Oconomowoc.
Dane Co Dispatch To Handle Parking Calls
2/21/10 - Dane County says its dispatchers could be better used on emergency calls. Nonetheless, a judge has blocked an effort by the county to use an automated answering system to deal with parking enforcement calls in Madison. The city had asked for an injunction. The county had told Madison it would have to fork over 33 thousand dollars if it was going to dispatch those calls. Madison's mayor had said that could lead to additional charges for services it was already paying for through county taxes. County Executive Kathleen Falk says calls will be diverted from 9-1-1 operators to take care of parking enforcement, but the judge will make a broader ruling at a later date.
Barrett Continues Hand Surgery
2/21/10 - Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will return to the hospital for a second round of hand surgery. Barrett was injured last August when he came to the aid of a woman outside the State Fair Park who was calling for help. His right hand was shattered when it was hit with a tire iron by 20 year old Anthony Peters. Doctors say extensive therapy should allow Barrett to get back about 90 percent of the full use of his hand. Meanwhile, Barrett is running the state's largest city and simultaneously conducting a campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor.
Milwaukee Landlord Accused of Tennant Murder
2/21/10 - An apartment manager in Milwaukee is charged with beating one of his tenants to death. Felony murder charges were filed against Jimmie Richardson last week. Prosecutors say tenant Richard Bohannon got drunk and lost his keys. When he asked Richardson to help him get into his apartment, Richardson allegedly became enraged, threw Bohannon down a flight of stairs, then kicked him down a second flight of stairs. Bohannon died a week later from blunt force injuries, including a fractured skull.
Charges Filed Following Shotgun Incident
2/21/10 - Police say 20-year-old Tyler Chaney shot a woman in the head at a drinking party in Waukesha last week. He has been arrested. Chaney apparently loaded a shotgun and shot the 18 year old victim. Witnesses say several underage people were drinking at the party. Chaney tells investigators he thought there was only a shell in the gun when he put it to the girl's head and fired. Because the bullet wasn't the right size for the gun, it failed to penetrate her skull. The woman's condition wasn't reported. Chaney is charged with reckless injury.
Ice Shacks Vandalized
2/21/10 - Vandals broke into 50 ice shacks on Otter Lake in Chippewa County, stealing fishing gear and destroying equipment and smashing windows. Authorities are looking for the vandals who spread the path of destruction last Thursday night. Three groups have joined to create a reward of 15 hundred dollars which is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the vandals. One victim said the door to his shack was broken and the stuff inside was stolen or dumped in the lake. The window of another shack was broken. Sheriff's investigators say they have no suspects yet.
DNR Adds More Trout Stream Waterways
2/21/10 - Lingering snow on the ground could make some Wisconsin streams inaccessible, but Wisconsin wildlife officials say the early trout season will open on time. The DNR says that snow is a good thing because it replenishes streams with cold, clean water. The catch-and-release early trout season runs from March 6th through April 25th, with the regular trout season starting a week later. There are more opportunities for anglers. The Department of Natural Resources had added another 260 miles of waterways to its list of classified trout streams. Most were added in Barron, Crawford and Monroe counties.
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