Watertown Man Becomes 12th Traffic Fatality in DC this Year
Dodge County experienced its twelfth traffic fatality of the year on Friday after a 21-year-old Watertown man struck a tree in the Town of Chester. Dustin Griep failed to negotiate a curve on Highway 26 just after 6pm. Griep, who was the only occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead on the scene by the Dodge County Medical Examiner. There is still no word on the cause of that accident.
Fort Hood Tragedy: Wisconsin Update
The head of the U-S Senate’s Homeland Security committee wants to know if the Wisconsin-based soldier behind the Fort Hood massacre had a growing extremist view of Islamic ideology. Joe Lieberman said on Fox News Sunday that the Army should have removed 39-year-old Nidal Hasan if what he told people was true. Hasan was training with a Madison Army Reserve unit when he opened fire at Fort Hood last Thursday and killed 13 people and wounded 30 others. Three of the dead and three of the injured were part of Hasan’s unit. Two of those killed were from the Badger State – 29-year-old Staff Sergeant Amy Krueger of Kiel and 51-year-old Captain Russell Seager of Mount Pleasant. About 500 people honored Krueger at a candle-light vigil last night in Kiel.
The family of Army Reserve Specialist Grant Moxon of Lodi says they are “counting their blessings.” The 23-year-old arrived at the army base last Wednesday and was preparing to deploy to Afghanistan before he was shot in the knee. He sent a text message to his family saying the he had been shot. 28-year-old Sgt. John Pagel of the Sauk County community of Denzer was shot in the arm and the bullet lodged into his left breast. Pagel’s wife says she was told by her husband that if the bullet had been an inch lower, he wouldn’t be alive.
Chris Suttinger of Fort Atkinson, the husband of the unit’s commander Laura, says he’d like to know if Hasan targeted his Madison group. They were planning to leave for Afghanistan in a few weeks to help soldiers with combat stress. Hasan is an Army psychiatrist and an American-born Muslim. Fort Hood could not say how long he was with his unit – which had only been at the base for less than a week.
Fall River Man in Court for High Speed Chase
The 24-year-old Fall River man accused of leading authorities on a high-speed chase that at times reached speeds of 130-miles per hour has been charged with one felony count of fleeing an officer. Peter Brockman made his initial appearance in court Friday. The chase began when Mayville police attempted to pull the man over for a broken taillight around 8:30 Thursday night. The chase began on Highway Y and continued to Highway 49 before the suspect lost control of his vehicle on East Main Street in Waupun. The vehicle jumped a curve before coming to rest about 5-feet from a residence. Brockman abandoned the vehicle and took off on foot. He managed to elude officers and a K-9 unit but was taken into custody early Friday morning after being spotted at a gas station using a pay phone. Brockman is currently being held in the Dodge County jail.
Foreclosures Up in October
Dodge County had six more foreclosures in October than were recorded in September. According the foreclosure-alarm.com, there were 42 foreclosures last month up from 36 in September. That trend was seen throughout the area. Columbia County jumped from 28 foreclosures in September to 36 last month, while Jefferson County was up 7 foreclosures from a total of 37 the previous month. Washington County experienced the biggest jump going from 38-foreclosures in September to 47 last month. Fond du Lac saw the smallest increase in the two month period going from 40 to 41.
The 19-year-old Milwaukee woman murdered in Fond du Lac in July of 1976 had dreams of going back to school and pursuing a career in Art. Kathleen Leichtman's niece, Anne Marie Arroyo who was 7-years-old at the time of her Aunt's death, said as much during the sentencing hearing for Thomas Niesen in Fond du Lac County Court last Friday afternoon. The 54-year-old Ashwaubenon man was sentenced to life in prison. Judge Dale English said it wasn't within his power to sentence Niesen to a life term without the possibility of parole.
Health Care Reform to Face Stiff Resistance in Senate
The U-S Senate may not pass health care reform any time soon. Moderates and conservatives say they have the votes to wage a filibuster against the government-run insurance option approved by the House on Saturday night. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is looking for middle ground – including a public option states could opt-out of. Wisconsin Democrat Russ Feingold says he won’t vote for a plan which doesn’t have a public option. But neither Feingold nor Wisconsin Democrat Herb Kohl have said what they might approve in terms of a compromise. The House package was approved by just five votes. All five Wisconsin Democrats voted for it. All three state Republicans voted no.
DNR: Lower Deer Harvest Possible this Year
Wisconsin deer hunters are gearing up for the gun season which starts a week from next Saturday. And the D-N-R is trying to prepare them for the prospect of a lower harvest this year. Ecologist Keith Warnke says the fawn production has been below-average the past two years. And because the Earn-a-Buck program is virtually gone, he says hunters will take fewer antlerless deer – thus resulting in a lower harvest total. Warnke says hunters might take more bucks this time. But he reminds hunters that local deer populations can vary – and less than 40-percent of hunters normally get a deer each year.
Government to Hire 47K for Census Work
The U-S Census Bureau will hire 47-thousand people in Wisconsin to help conduct next year’s Census. Most will visit the homes of people who don’t return the forms they’ll get in the mail next March. The nation’s annual population count takes place every 10 years. To get a job with the Census, you must be 18, pass a basic skills test, and undergo a background check. Regional director Stanley Moore says most Census employees will work in their own neighborhoods or communities, and work for about 2-to-6 weeks on nights and weekends. In Wisconsin, the jobs will pay 11-to-15-dollars an hour. Applicants can apply at Census offices, but some aren’t open yet. Those offices are in Milwaukee, West Allis, Kenosha, Madison, Oshkosh, Green Bay, Eau Claire, and Superior. More information is available at http://www.2010.census.gov/.
Dodge County experienced its twelfth traffic fatality of the year on Friday after a 21-year-old Watertown man struck a tree in the Town of Chester. Dustin Griep failed to negotiate a curve on Highway 26 just after 6pm. Griep, who was the only occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead on the scene by the Dodge County Medical Examiner. There is still no word on the cause of that accident.
Fort Hood Tragedy: Wisconsin Update
The head of the U-S Senate’s Homeland Security committee wants to know if the Wisconsin-based soldier behind the Fort Hood massacre had a growing extremist view of Islamic ideology. Joe Lieberman said on Fox News Sunday that the Army should have removed 39-year-old Nidal Hasan if what he told people was true. Hasan was training with a Madison Army Reserve unit when he opened fire at Fort Hood last Thursday and killed 13 people and wounded 30 others. Three of the dead and three of the injured were part of Hasan’s unit. Two of those killed were from the Badger State – 29-year-old Staff Sergeant Amy Krueger of Kiel and 51-year-old Captain Russell Seager of Mount Pleasant. About 500 people honored Krueger at a candle-light vigil last night in Kiel.
The family of Army Reserve Specialist Grant Moxon of Lodi says they are “counting their blessings.” The 23-year-old arrived at the army base last Wednesday and was preparing to deploy to Afghanistan before he was shot in the knee. He sent a text message to his family saying the he had been shot. 28-year-old Sgt. John Pagel of the Sauk County community of Denzer was shot in the arm and the bullet lodged into his left breast. Pagel’s wife says she was told by her husband that if the bullet had been an inch lower, he wouldn’t be alive.
Chris Suttinger of Fort Atkinson, the husband of the unit’s commander Laura, says he’d like to know if Hasan targeted his Madison group. They were planning to leave for Afghanistan in a few weeks to help soldiers with combat stress. Hasan is an Army psychiatrist and an American-born Muslim. Fort Hood could not say how long he was with his unit – which had only been at the base for less than a week.
Fall River Man in Court for High Speed Chase
The 24-year-old Fall River man accused of leading authorities on a high-speed chase that at times reached speeds of 130-miles per hour has been charged with one felony count of fleeing an officer. Peter Brockman made his initial appearance in court Friday. The chase began when Mayville police attempted to pull the man over for a broken taillight around 8:30 Thursday night. The chase began on Highway Y and continued to Highway 49 before the suspect lost control of his vehicle on East Main Street in Waupun. The vehicle jumped a curve before coming to rest about 5-feet from a residence. Brockman abandoned the vehicle and took off on foot. He managed to elude officers and a K-9 unit but was taken into custody early Friday morning after being spotted at a gas station using a pay phone. Brockman is currently being held in the Dodge County jail.
Foreclosures Up in October
Dodge County had six more foreclosures in October than were recorded in September. According the foreclosure-alarm.com, there were 42 foreclosures last month up from 36 in September. That trend was seen throughout the area. Columbia County jumped from 28 foreclosures in September to 36 last month, while Jefferson County was up 7 foreclosures from a total of 37 the previous month. Washington County experienced the biggest jump going from 38-foreclosures in September to 47 last month. Fond du Lac saw the smallest increase in the two month period going from 40 to 41.
The 19-year-old Milwaukee woman murdered in Fond du Lac in July of 1976 had dreams of going back to school and pursuing a career in Art. Kathleen Leichtman's niece, Anne Marie Arroyo who was 7-years-old at the time of her Aunt's death, said as much during the sentencing hearing for Thomas Niesen in Fond du Lac County Court last Friday afternoon. The 54-year-old Ashwaubenon man was sentenced to life in prison. Judge Dale English said it wasn't within his power to sentence Niesen to a life term without the possibility of parole.
Health Care Reform to Face Stiff Resistance in Senate
The U-S Senate may not pass health care reform any time soon. Moderates and conservatives say they have the votes to wage a filibuster against the government-run insurance option approved by the House on Saturday night. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is looking for middle ground – including a public option states could opt-out of. Wisconsin Democrat Russ Feingold says he won’t vote for a plan which doesn’t have a public option. But neither Feingold nor Wisconsin Democrat Herb Kohl have said what they might approve in terms of a compromise. The House package was approved by just five votes. All five Wisconsin Democrats voted for it. All three state Republicans voted no.
DNR: Lower Deer Harvest Possible this Year
Wisconsin deer hunters are gearing up for the gun season which starts a week from next Saturday. And the D-N-R is trying to prepare them for the prospect of a lower harvest this year. Ecologist Keith Warnke says the fawn production has been below-average the past two years. And because the Earn-a-Buck program is virtually gone, he says hunters will take fewer antlerless deer – thus resulting in a lower harvest total. Warnke says hunters might take more bucks this time. But he reminds hunters that local deer populations can vary – and less than 40-percent of hunters normally get a deer each year.
Government to Hire 47K for Census Work
The U-S Census Bureau will hire 47-thousand people in Wisconsin to help conduct next year’s Census. Most will visit the homes of people who don’t return the forms they’ll get in the mail next March. The nation’s annual population count takes place every 10 years. To get a job with the Census, you must be 18, pass a basic skills test, and undergo a background check. Regional director Stanley Moore says most Census employees will work in their own neighborhoods or communities, and work for about 2-to-6 weeks on nights and weekends. In Wisconsin, the jobs will pay 11-to-15-dollars an hour. Applicants can apply at Census offices, but some aren’t open yet. Those offices are in Milwaukee, West Allis, Kenosha, Madison, Oshkosh, Green Bay, Eau Claire, and Superior. More information is available at http://www.2010.census.gov/.
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