Car vs Cow Injuries Five
5/12/12 - Five people were injured and a cow was killed in a
chain-reaction accident on Highway 33 last night. It happened around 11:30pm near Town Hall
Road in the town of Herman. Authorities
say a 52-year-old driver struck the cow, with two vehicles also running over
it. Emergency personnel took five people
to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Traffic in the area was backed up for while
as workers cleared the debris.
Man Cited for Throwing
Hammer at Driver
5/12/12 - A Waterloo man was cited Thursday after wielding a hammer
in a road rage incident. Dodge County Sheriff Todd Nehls says a motorist called
9-1-1 to report that a car passed him and then stopped in the middle of County
Highway T in Astico, forcing the motorist to stop his vehicle as well. A
44-year-old Waterloo man jumped out of his car waving a hammer yelling at the
motorist to “get off the phone.” He then threw the hammer at the motorist, who
quickly retrieved the tool and left scene. Deputies later tracked down both
parties and the hammer-wielding
man admitted to the offense saying he was following the other guy who was supposedly,
talking on the phone drifting left of center. The
hammer-wielding man was cite for Disorderly Conduct and cautioned to leave law
enforcement and traffic stops to the authorities.
Persinger Gets Four Months
in Jail
5/12/12 - A Mount Horeb man who led police on a traffic pursuit
through two counties in March will spend four months in jail. In a Dodge County
courtroom this afternoon (Fr), Steven Persinger pled to reduced misdemeanor
charges of Failing to Stop for a Traffic Officer. According to the criminal
complaint, the 25-year-old was in the process of moving from Minnesota to
Wisconsin and was at his storage unit when he was observed by Randolph police,
who say they found his being at a storage unit at 1am suspicious. The arresting
officer took up to a half-hours time to verify that Persinger had two
outstanding Columbia County arrest warrants. During that time, Persinger was
said to be agitated by the delay. When the officer received confirmation on the
warrants and asked him to exit the vehicle, Persinger closed the window, lit a
cigarette and made a telephone call. He then drove out of the parking lot, stopping
at stop signs, driving the speed limit, using his turn signal and operating in
the correct lane of traffic. Fall River police eventually laid down road spikes
and popped a tire bringing the pursuit to an end. Authorities then executed a
high-risk traffic stop with guns drawn. Persinger remained on the phone until eventually
surrendering without further incident. When informed that he had just committed
a possible felony, Persinger was surprised, saying when he (quote) “ran from
police in Minnesota it was just a misdemeanor.” The four month sentence will be
served with Huber privileges and he was given two months of pre-sentence credit.
GOP State Convention This
Weekend
5/12/12 - To earn the party’s endorsement this weekend, one of
four Republican candidates for U.S. Senate has to gather 60 percent of the
votes. All four have been working to build support and all will speak to
delegates at the state’s Republican Convention this afternoon before the vote
is taken. Earning the endorsement would mean access to financial support
from the party, contacts for the campaign and access to additional networking.
The candidates are Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, hedge fund
manager Eric Hovde, former Wisconsin Congressman Mark Neumann and former
Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson. The race has been shoved into the
background by the effort to recall Governor Scott Walker.
Walker: ‘No Interest in Right-to-Work State’
5/12/12 - Governor Scott Walker says he has no interest in making
Wisconsin a right-to-work state. Walker says he wouldn’t let the
Republican-controlled Legislature pass a bill making that change. Video
was released last week from January of last year showing Walker talking about
taking a “divide and conquer” approach to dealing with Unions. Walker’s
political opponents say those comments point to his wishes to make Wisconsin a
right-to-work state. Walker backed a proposal law year which effectively
ended collective bargaining for most public workers, but he says he was worked
well with private sector unions in the past.
Randolph Superintendent
Candidates at Three
5/12/12 - The number of candidates for the open Superintendent
seat in the Randolph School District is down to three. The school board conducted interviews with
the three finalists this week. They
include David Dyb, Jon Warmke and Steve Huebbe.
The board is expected to select one of them before May 30th
and announce the decision by June 11th. The person selected will replace Greg Peyer,
who is leaving the district when his contract expires on June 30th. Peyer has been with Randolph for
5-years and says he intends to pursue other positions in education and in the
business world.
Parents Accused of Abusing Daughter Set Up Website
5/12/12 - A website registered by their attorney alleges Chad
Chritton and Melinda Drabek-Chritton are the victims of lies by the government
and by their teenage daughter. The couple accused of torturing the 15
year old girl is now asking for donations to a legal defense fund. The
website says they have been falsely accused. The biological mother of the
teenage victim says that website makes her sick, calling it an outrage.
Prosecutors allege the couple tortured and starved Heidi Pease’s
daughter, forcing her live in the basement of their Madison home. The
girl was found wandering the streets last February, dressed in pajamas and
walking barefoot.
Young Boy Killed in Farm Accident
5/12/12 - Marathon County deputies say a three year old boy was
killed when he was run over by a skid steer loader. The accident happened
yesterday in the Town of Bern. The farm equipment was being driven by the
victim’s seven year old brother. A spokesman for the Sheriff’s Department
says the seven year old was thought to have been giving three siblings a ride
in the bucket when the younger boy fell out. The victim was dead at the
scene. Authorities say they are still investigating, but they don’t
expect to file charges in the accident. Neighbors tell broadcast
reporters five families work on that Wisconsin farm.
Former Fond du Lac Department Sentenced to Prison Time
5/12/12 - A former Fond du Lac city department head has been
sentenced to 18 months in prison for embezzling more than 240 thousand dollars.
Mark Beveridge will also be on extended supervision for two years when he
gets out. A jury convicted Beveridge on 17 counts earlier this year,
while acquitting him on eight others. He has to pay restitution to the
city of Fond du Lac of up to 70 thousand dollars. Prosecutors said
Beveridge gave his computer password to other workers in his information
systems department so they could buy electronics and other items, like band
equipment, a kangaroo outfit for a child, and a ham.
Dawson Won’t Return as Head of WI Judicial Commision
5/12/12 - Chairman John Dawson’s term as head of the Wisconsin
Judicial Commission will come to an end August 1st. A letter was sent to
Dawson yesterday saying the court had decided it didn’t want him back. He
leads the commission which is currently working to discipline Justice David
Prosser. The vote was closed, but comments afterward suggest the four
conservative justices voted against Dawson, while three voted for him to
remain. The commission has brought complaints against three members of
the conservative block on the court since 2007. Prosser has been accused
of violating judicial ethics when he allegedly wrapped his hands around Justice
Ann Walsh Bradley neck during a heated exchange.
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