Portage Man Killed In Collision With Farm Machinery
10/18/09 - A Portage man was killed in a two vehicle accident in Columbia County yesterday morning. According to Sheriff Dennis Richards, the head-on collision occurred on Highway 33, just west of Interstate 39 in the Town of Caledonia. One of the vehicles was a piece of farm machinery used to harvest onions. The other was a minivan driven by 59-year-old William Heim of Portage. Heim was attempting to pass another vehicle when he struck the farm equipment and was pronounced dead at the scene. No charges are expected to be filed in connection with the incident which is under investigation by the Columbia County Sheriffs Department.
Armed Robbery at Dane County Citgo
10/18/09 - Dane County authorities are looking for a man who robbed a Citgo gas station located just off Interstate 90. Sheriff David Mahoney says his deputies and DeForest Police were dispatched to the Citgo located on County Highway V in the Town of Vienna. The employee says the suspect entered the store, displayed a hammer and demanded cash. The suspect is described as a while male, 5 feet, nine inches to six feet tall with a medium build, last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt and a blaze orange stocking mask. He fled the store in an unknown direction. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Dane County Sheriffs Department or the tip line at 608-284-6900.
Mass Man Arrested in Wisconsin Following Multi-State Test Drive
10/18/09 - Wisconsin authorities are holding a Massachusetts man accused of kidnapping a car salesman during a test drive, then driving the car more than a thousand miles. The salesman managed to jump out of the car when the suspect slowed at a toll booth near the Massachusetts state line. A Wisconsin state trooper pulled Aleh Kot over near Edgerton for speeding, reckless driving and operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent. It's expected Kot will be extradited back to Massachusetts where he will face additional charges of kidnapping, car theft and robbery. Kot took the car last Thursday, refusing to return it to the Honda dealership. He was arrested in southern Wisconsin Friday afternoon.
BD Council Considers MABAS Resolution
10/18/09 - The Beaver Dam Common Council will consider a resolution Monday night that would allow the Fire Department to enlist in a far-reaching mutual aid program that Chief Alan Mannel says will enhance public safety at little to no cost. Mannel says The Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, or MABAS, could coordinate emergency responders, EMT’s, HazMat officials, technical rescue personnel and even general staff from across the Midwest under one umbrella program. Mannel says MABAS would replace the informal mutual aid agreements that local municipalities already have in place, eliminating multiple calls to various agencies during an emergency. All calls would instead be routed through Dodge County central dispatch. Mannel says his department was part of the MABAS program in northern Illinois, and while it is effective in small-scale local emergencies, he says it can be invaluable during large-scale catastrophic events. With Hurricane Katrina, a couple firefighters from hundreds of departments – including Mannel’s former fire station –assembled in a large contingent so as not to strip any one department. Mannel says the costs of the program would be limited to paperwork. The Beaver Dam Police and Fire Commission approved the MABAS resolution earlier this month and it goes to the full council for consideration at tomorrows regularly scheduled meeting at City Hall.
Legislation Would Outlaw Impersonating Firefighter
10/18/09 - Impersonating a police officer is already a crime under state law, but State Representative Scott Gunderson says there are no penalties if someone tries to present themselves as a firefighter or EMT at the scene of an emergency. When that happens, he says it can have dire consequences because that person may not have the training needed to handle the situation. Gunderson is sponsoring legislation that would make it a misdemeanor to impersonate a firefighter or EMT, mirroring the current law for those who lie about being a police officer. Violators could face jail time and fines of up to 10 thousand dollars. Wisconsin Fire Chiefs Association President Brad Liggett says the bill is not intended to go after those who offer their help to emergency responders. He says many valuable volunteers are out there, but they don’t pretend to be a fire fighter or EMT when they come out to help.
Bankruptcy Filings Up
10/18/09 - Bankruptcy filings in Wisconsin are reported up 31 percent in the first three quarters of 2009. The total approached 21 thousand as of the end of September. Most of the filings in Wisconsin are for Chapter-7 bankruptcy and the attorneys handling the cases say they are seeing more people 50 years old or older involved in the process. The numbers from Wisconsin closely resemble national bankruptcy rates during the economic downturn. One national agency projects up to 1-point-4 million bankruptcies nationwide will be seen by the end of the current year.
State-Owned Land at 16%
10/18/09 - The Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance reports about 16 percent of the land in this state is publicly-owned. Those 5-point-7 million acres are mostly in the north, and mostly used for recreation or conservation. The report is based on findings dating back to 2006. It says the land in question is owned by federal, state and county governments. Menominee County is the only one of 72 counties not to have some public land. Bayfield County has more than 460 thousand acres.
Election Officials In Wisconsin Monday
10/18/09 - The head of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission visits Wisconsin starting tomorrow, trying to determine how money from the federal Help America Vote Act impacts local elections. Commission chairperson Gineen Beach meets with Governor Doyle and legislative leaders over the next two days. She will also speak before a statewide election advisory group. Over the last five years the Badger State has received 50 million dollars under the Help America Vote Act.
Harley Stock Trends Upward
10/18/09 - Even though a quarterly report shows Harley-Davidson profits are way off, the company's stock has increased in price for 10 straight days. It closed Friday at 27 dollars, 86 cents. Harley stock had jumped up five percent the day before when the company announced plans to save about 140 million dollars a year. That plan will cost 180 workers their jobs. Harley will end its Buell line and sell a unit in Italy. The latest report shows the motorcycle maker's quarterly earnings were off by 84 percent compared to last year.
Tellers Credited For Foiling Bank Robbery
10/18/09 - Two tellers at Sheboygan Bank Mutual are being given a lot of the credit for stopping a bank robbery attempt. A 25 year old woman from Elkhart Lake was arrested last Thursday after she allegedly handed the teller a note instructing her to stay calm and not call police. The original teller alerted another -- who did call police. Witnesses say the suspect got nervous and left the bank without getting any money. Officers searching the area spotted the suspect leaving an apartment located nearby.
From The Land Of Sky Blue Waters
10/18/09 - Shoppers in the Marketplace Foods store in Hayward got a shock Friday night. A 125-pound black bear wandered inside that store and headed right to the beer cooler. Witnesses say he climbed up onto a shelf, 12 feet off the floor, and sat there for about an hour while employees helped get customers out of the store. Wildlife officials from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources tranquilized the bear and removed it from the premises. Onlookers say the bear seemed content to sit in the cooler -- and they note that he didn't drink any of the beer.
Kennedy Opens Door
10/18/09 - Beaver Dam Mayor Tom Kennedy will hold another one of his regular open door meetings on Tuesday. Kennedy says city residents are invited to meet with him, one-on-one, without appointment on the first and third Tuesday of every month. Kennedy says he feels it is important that constituents have the opportunity to speak with him the day after each regular meeting of the common council. The meetings are held in Room 109 on the first floor of City Hall from 10am until noon. Kennedy says he also make himself available for private meetings by appointment by contacting the mayor office.
10/18/09 - A Portage man was killed in a two vehicle accident in Columbia County yesterday morning. According to Sheriff Dennis Richards, the head-on collision occurred on Highway 33, just west of Interstate 39 in the Town of Caledonia. One of the vehicles was a piece of farm machinery used to harvest onions. The other was a minivan driven by 59-year-old William Heim of Portage. Heim was attempting to pass another vehicle when he struck the farm equipment and was pronounced dead at the scene. No charges are expected to be filed in connection with the incident which is under investigation by the Columbia County Sheriffs Department.
Armed Robbery at Dane County Citgo
10/18/09 - Dane County authorities are looking for a man who robbed a Citgo gas station located just off Interstate 90. Sheriff David Mahoney says his deputies and DeForest Police were dispatched to the Citgo located on County Highway V in the Town of Vienna. The employee says the suspect entered the store, displayed a hammer and demanded cash. The suspect is described as a while male, 5 feet, nine inches to six feet tall with a medium build, last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt and a blaze orange stocking mask. He fled the store in an unknown direction. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Dane County Sheriffs Department or the tip line at 608-284-6900.
Mass Man Arrested in Wisconsin Following Multi-State Test Drive
10/18/09 - Wisconsin authorities are holding a Massachusetts man accused of kidnapping a car salesman during a test drive, then driving the car more than a thousand miles. The salesman managed to jump out of the car when the suspect slowed at a toll booth near the Massachusetts state line. A Wisconsin state trooper pulled Aleh Kot over near Edgerton for speeding, reckless driving and operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent. It's expected Kot will be extradited back to Massachusetts where he will face additional charges of kidnapping, car theft and robbery. Kot took the car last Thursday, refusing to return it to the Honda dealership. He was arrested in southern Wisconsin Friday afternoon.
BD Council Considers MABAS Resolution
10/18/09 - The Beaver Dam Common Council will consider a resolution Monday night that would allow the Fire Department to enlist in a far-reaching mutual aid program that Chief Alan Mannel says will enhance public safety at little to no cost. Mannel says The Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, or MABAS, could coordinate emergency responders, EMT’s, HazMat officials, technical rescue personnel and even general staff from across the Midwest under one umbrella program. Mannel says MABAS would replace the informal mutual aid agreements that local municipalities already have in place, eliminating multiple calls to various agencies during an emergency. All calls would instead be routed through Dodge County central dispatch. Mannel says his department was part of the MABAS program in northern Illinois, and while it is effective in small-scale local emergencies, he says it can be invaluable during large-scale catastrophic events. With Hurricane Katrina, a couple firefighters from hundreds of departments – including Mannel’s former fire station –assembled in a large contingent so as not to strip any one department. Mannel says the costs of the program would be limited to paperwork. The Beaver Dam Police and Fire Commission approved the MABAS resolution earlier this month and it goes to the full council for consideration at tomorrows regularly scheduled meeting at City Hall.
Legislation Would Outlaw Impersonating Firefighter
10/18/09 - Impersonating a police officer is already a crime under state law, but State Representative Scott Gunderson says there are no penalties if someone tries to present themselves as a firefighter or EMT at the scene of an emergency. When that happens, he says it can have dire consequences because that person may not have the training needed to handle the situation. Gunderson is sponsoring legislation that would make it a misdemeanor to impersonate a firefighter or EMT, mirroring the current law for those who lie about being a police officer. Violators could face jail time and fines of up to 10 thousand dollars. Wisconsin Fire Chiefs Association President Brad Liggett says the bill is not intended to go after those who offer their help to emergency responders. He says many valuable volunteers are out there, but they don’t pretend to be a fire fighter or EMT when they come out to help.
Bankruptcy Filings Up
10/18/09 - Bankruptcy filings in Wisconsin are reported up 31 percent in the first three quarters of 2009. The total approached 21 thousand as of the end of September. Most of the filings in Wisconsin are for Chapter-7 bankruptcy and the attorneys handling the cases say they are seeing more people 50 years old or older involved in the process. The numbers from Wisconsin closely resemble national bankruptcy rates during the economic downturn. One national agency projects up to 1-point-4 million bankruptcies nationwide will be seen by the end of the current year.
State-Owned Land at 16%
10/18/09 - The Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance reports about 16 percent of the land in this state is publicly-owned. Those 5-point-7 million acres are mostly in the north, and mostly used for recreation or conservation. The report is based on findings dating back to 2006. It says the land in question is owned by federal, state and county governments. Menominee County is the only one of 72 counties not to have some public land. Bayfield County has more than 460 thousand acres.
Election Officials In Wisconsin Monday
10/18/09 - The head of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission visits Wisconsin starting tomorrow, trying to determine how money from the federal Help America Vote Act impacts local elections. Commission chairperson Gineen Beach meets with Governor Doyle and legislative leaders over the next two days. She will also speak before a statewide election advisory group. Over the last five years the Badger State has received 50 million dollars under the Help America Vote Act.
Harley Stock Trends Upward
10/18/09 - Even though a quarterly report shows Harley-Davidson profits are way off, the company's stock has increased in price for 10 straight days. It closed Friday at 27 dollars, 86 cents. Harley stock had jumped up five percent the day before when the company announced plans to save about 140 million dollars a year. That plan will cost 180 workers their jobs. Harley will end its Buell line and sell a unit in Italy. The latest report shows the motorcycle maker's quarterly earnings were off by 84 percent compared to last year.
Tellers Credited For Foiling Bank Robbery
10/18/09 - Two tellers at Sheboygan Bank Mutual are being given a lot of the credit for stopping a bank robbery attempt. A 25 year old woman from Elkhart Lake was arrested last Thursday after she allegedly handed the teller a note instructing her to stay calm and not call police. The original teller alerted another -- who did call police. Witnesses say the suspect got nervous and left the bank without getting any money. Officers searching the area spotted the suspect leaving an apartment located nearby.
From The Land Of Sky Blue Waters
10/18/09 - Shoppers in the Marketplace Foods store in Hayward got a shock Friday night. A 125-pound black bear wandered inside that store and headed right to the beer cooler. Witnesses say he climbed up onto a shelf, 12 feet off the floor, and sat there for about an hour while employees helped get customers out of the store. Wildlife officials from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources tranquilized the bear and removed it from the premises. Onlookers say the bear seemed content to sit in the cooler -- and they note that he didn't drink any of the beer.
Kennedy Opens Door
10/18/09 - Beaver Dam Mayor Tom Kennedy will hold another one of his regular open door meetings on Tuesday. Kennedy says city residents are invited to meet with him, one-on-one, without appointment on the first and third Tuesday of every month. Kennedy says he feels it is important that constituents have the opportunity to speak with him the day after each regular meeting of the common council. The meetings are held in Room 109 on the first floor of City Hall from 10am until noon. Kennedy says he also make himself available for private meetings by appointment by contacting the mayor office.
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