Stand-Off Ends Peacefully
1/2/10 - A six-hour stand-off in Theresa ended peacefully Saturday afternoon with the suspect surrendering. Dodge County Sheriff Todd Nehls says deputies were dispatched to a domestic situation in on the 100 block of Mayville Street in the village at 10:20am. The wife informed dispatchers that her husband came home intoxicated, was damaging property within the house and demanded that the woman and other occupants immediately leave the residence. Authorities say when deputies made contact with 47-year-old Timothy S. Lamers he allegedly threatened to shoot any law enforcement that he saw. Neighbors were evacuated and the Dodge County SWAT Team, with the cooperation of the Theresa Police Department and the State Patrol, established a perimeter. State Highway 175 was also shut down for a period of time to deal with the situation. The tactical team was eventually able to talk Lamers out of his home around 4:30pm. He was taken into custody and is being held in the Dodge County Jail.
Sullivan Man Killed In Rollover
1/2/10 - A Sullivan man was killed in a Jefferson County highway crash on New Year’s night. Sheriff Paul Milbrath says 58-year-old Michael Kerr lost control of his pick-up truck on County Highway F at Willow Glen Road. The vehicle left the roadway around a curve and rolled over several times. Kerr was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from his vehicle. The Sheriffs department Major Accident Investigation Team is investigating.
Snowmobile Deaths Up To Six On The Year
1/2/10 - Authorities in northern Wisconsin say they’ll release more information today about a crash in which a car and three snowmobiles collided. One of the snowmobilers was killed, and several other people were hospitalized. It happened about one o’clock on New Year’s morning in the Oneida County town of Pelican on Highway Eight. Sheriff’s deputies said a half-dozen snowmobiles were riding on a shoulder when an oncoming car came along. A 41-year-old man died at a hospital. A 48-year-old snowmobiler and the car’s 76-year-old driver were also hospitalized. Two others were treated and later released. The death was at least the sixth by Wisconsin snowmobilers this winter. Twenty-three people died in state snowmobile crashes last season.
Missing Altoona Woman Murdered
1/2/10 - Authorities said an Eau Claire County woman missing for over three days was murdered. Officer Scott Kelley said 43-year-old Theresa Still of Altoona died from quote, “complex homicidal violence.” She disappeared Sunday night after leaving a bar in Altoona. Still’s car was found Wednesday morning in a department store’s parking lot in Eau Claire – and her body was found Wednesday afternoon in a remote part of Adams County. Altoona Police say they do not have suspects. But a 44-year-old man is considered a person-of-interest, and is cooperating with officers. Meanwhile, police said they searched the victim’s home and a couple of vehicles yesterday – and they’re still reviewing surveillance video from the store’s parking lot.
Federal Attorney Swearing In Monday
1/2/10 - A new U-S attorney will be seated on Monday for the eastern half of Wisconsin, which includes Dodge County. That’s when James Santelle will be sworn in as the chief federal prosecutor in Milwaukee. President Obama took the final steps to approve Santelle’s nomination on New Year’s Eve. The 51-year-old Santelle has been an assistant U-S attorney for almost 25 years. He’ll replace Steve Biskupic, who left early last year to become a private lawyer. Michelle Jacobs spent most of the last year as the acting U-S attorney.
Horicon DNR Service Center Hours Change
1/2/10 - The DNR Service Center in Horicon will reduce its walk-in counter service hours to Tuesdays only beginning this coming week. Officials say the center located on State Highway 28 between Horicon and Mayville will offer public hours Tuesday mornings between 9am and 12:30pm and afternoon from 1:30pm to 4pm. DNR officials say the change was part of cost reductions in the state budget and hours at all DNR service centers will be adjusted to reflect the new customer service model. All service centers statewide will remain available to local walk-in customers at least one day per week.
Crave Bros Applies To Green Tier Progam
1/2/10 - The Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment on two applications submitted by Crave Brothers Farm and Farmstead Cheese in Waterloo so they can be accepted into Wisconsin’s innovative Green Tier program. Green Tier seeks to encourage businesses to move beyond regulatory compliance in order to promote superior environmental performance. Participation in the program is strictly voluntary. Crave Brothers has submitted applications for Tier 1 of the program, designed to encourage new goal setting and innovation. In order to be accepted, an applicant must have a good environmental record, a desire to exceed regulatory requirements, and a willingness to adopt an Environmental Management System. Crave Brothers Farm and Farmstead Cheese established separate, but similar goals as Green Tier participants. The farm goals include: maximizing efficiency of their anaerobic manure digester; reducing odors associated with farm operations and establish baseline information concerning water consumption. The Farmstead Cheese Factory goals include: establishing environmentally friendly practices that balance financial, environmental and social needs in a way that supports succession planning; and continuing to work with employee, neighbors and community to help them be good stewards of the land and communicate in ways that promote learning from each other. The public is invited to comment on this application through the end of the month.
Specific information on the Crave Brothers Farm, LLC, Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese application or the Green Tier program is available on the DNR Web site or by calling Jeffrey Voltz at (608) 266-8226. Written comments can be sent directly to Jeffrey Voltz via e-mail at jeffrey.voltz@wisconsin.gov. All comments must be received by January 29, 2010.
Evers Sets 2010 Education Goals
1/2/10 - 2010 will be a busy year for Wisconsin's public schools and the state agency that oversees them. State Superintendent Tony Evers is planning a summit in March to look at ways to keep more kids in school. And by then, he hopes progress is made in reducing Milwaukee's high drop-out rate. Also, Evers says his department will consider revamping the teacher licensing process. He wants to make it easier for those in other professions to change their careers, and become teachers. Evers says Wisconsin will also keep working with 47 other states to create a national standardized testing system which he hopes will be ready by 2012. The superintendent also wants a major discussion of how schools are funded -- so educators, lawmakers, and the government are prepared when the economy improves. Some school districts lost more than 10-percent of their state aid this year to help cover the state's revenue shortfall.
Wisconsinites See Tax Changes in 2010
1/2/10 - Many Wisconsinites are in lower tax brackets this year, after losing their jobs or having their work hours cut. But experts say they will not see a lot of tax savings. Eric Lammert of the National Association of Tax Professionals in Appleton says the first 24-hundred-dollars of unemployment benefits are exempt from federal income taxes. And there might be people who qualify for the Earned Income Credit for the first time. Lammert says the criteria for qualifying is complex -- but the Earned Income Credit is still worth looking into. For those who itemize, certain job-hunting expenses can be deducted. But Lammert says the costs of looking for a job in a totally-new trade or profession are not deductible. And if you have doubts, Lammert says you should see a tax professional. Both the I-R-S and the state Revenue Department will start offering free tax help soon at locations throughout the state.
Cold Start To New Year
1/2/10 - 2010 is off to a frigid start in Wisconsin. It may be a blustery 4 below zero in Beaver Dam this morning but it was 24-below in Hayward at 5am morning – and wind-chills were below minus-30 in most of the northern half of the state. The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory for all but far eastern Wisconsin through this morning. Dodge, Jefferson and Fond du Lac Counties are not included but Columbia, Dane and Green Lake Counties are part of that advisory.
Polar Plungers Usher In New Year
1/2/10 - As always, a few thousand Wisconsinites started their New Year by plunging into the water. In Milwaukee, many wore swim suits and at least one man wore a business suit as they braved a 19-degree temperature to wade in Lake Michigan. Jessica Alt, a freshman at U-W Oshkosh, said she’s heard so much about the Polar Bear plunges that she finally had to try it herself. Meanwhile, about a-thousand people plunged into the 10-degree water at Jacksonport in Door County. That event also had a fund-raising pancake breakfast – partially to raise the cost of the insurance. Waupaca, Stevens Point, and the Adams County town of Rome were among the other places that had Polar Bear Plunges.
1/2/10 - A six-hour stand-off in Theresa ended peacefully Saturday afternoon with the suspect surrendering. Dodge County Sheriff Todd Nehls says deputies were dispatched to a domestic situation in on the 100 block of Mayville Street in the village at 10:20am. The wife informed dispatchers that her husband came home intoxicated, was damaging property within the house and demanded that the woman and other occupants immediately leave the residence. Authorities say when deputies made contact with 47-year-old Timothy S. Lamers he allegedly threatened to shoot any law enforcement that he saw. Neighbors were evacuated and the Dodge County SWAT Team, with the cooperation of the Theresa Police Department and the State Patrol, established a perimeter. State Highway 175 was also shut down for a period of time to deal with the situation. The tactical team was eventually able to talk Lamers out of his home around 4:30pm. He was taken into custody and is being held in the Dodge County Jail.
Sullivan Man Killed In Rollover
1/2/10 - A Sullivan man was killed in a Jefferson County highway crash on New Year’s night. Sheriff Paul Milbrath says 58-year-old Michael Kerr lost control of his pick-up truck on County Highway F at Willow Glen Road. The vehicle left the roadway around a curve and rolled over several times. Kerr was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from his vehicle. The Sheriffs department Major Accident Investigation Team is investigating.
Snowmobile Deaths Up To Six On The Year
1/2/10 - Authorities in northern Wisconsin say they’ll release more information today about a crash in which a car and three snowmobiles collided. One of the snowmobilers was killed, and several other people were hospitalized. It happened about one o’clock on New Year’s morning in the Oneida County town of Pelican on Highway Eight. Sheriff’s deputies said a half-dozen snowmobiles were riding on a shoulder when an oncoming car came along. A 41-year-old man died at a hospital. A 48-year-old snowmobiler and the car’s 76-year-old driver were also hospitalized. Two others were treated and later released. The death was at least the sixth by Wisconsin snowmobilers this winter. Twenty-three people died in state snowmobile crashes last season.
Missing Altoona Woman Murdered
1/2/10 - Authorities said an Eau Claire County woman missing for over three days was murdered. Officer Scott Kelley said 43-year-old Theresa Still of Altoona died from quote, “complex homicidal violence.” She disappeared Sunday night after leaving a bar in Altoona. Still’s car was found Wednesday morning in a department store’s parking lot in Eau Claire – and her body was found Wednesday afternoon in a remote part of Adams County. Altoona Police say they do not have suspects. But a 44-year-old man is considered a person-of-interest, and is cooperating with officers. Meanwhile, police said they searched the victim’s home and a couple of vehicles yesterday – and they’re still reviewing surveillance video from the store’s parking lot.
Federal Attorney Swearing In Monday
1/2/10 - A new U-S attorney will be seated on Monday for the eastern half of Wisconsin, which includes Dodge County. That’s when James Santelle will be sworn in as the chief federal prosecutor in Milwaukee. President Obama took the final steps to approve Santelle’s nomination on New Year’s Eve. The 51-year-old Santelle has been an assistant U-S attorney for almost 25 years. He’ll replace Steve Biskupic, who left early last year to become a private lawyer. Michelle Jacobs spent most of the last year as the acting U-S attorney.
Horicon DNR Service Center Hours Change
1/2/10 - The DNR Service Center in Horicon will reduce its walk-in counter service hours to Tuesdays only beginning this coming week. Officials say the center located on State Highway 28 between Horicon and Mayville will offer public hours Tuesday mornings between 9am and 12:30pm and afternoon from 1:30pm to 4pm. DNR officials say the change was part of cost reductions in the state budget and hours at all DNR service centers will be adjusted to reflect the new customer service model. All service centers statewide will remain available to local walk-in customers at least one day per week.
Crave Bros Applies To Green Tier Progam
1/2/10 - The Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment on two applications submitted by Crave Brothers Farm and Farmstead Cheese in Waterloo so they can be accepted into Wisconsin’s innovative Green Tier program. Green Tier seeks to encourage businesses to move beyond regulatory compliance in order to promote superior environmental performance. Participation in the program is strictly voluntary. Crave Brothers has submitted applications for Tier 1 of the program, designed to encourage new goal setting and innovation. In order to be accepted, an applicant must have a good environmental record, a desire to exceed regulatory requirements, and a willingness to adopt an Environmental Management System. Crave Brothers Farm and Farmstead Cheese established separate, but similar goals as Green Tier participants. The farm goals include: maximizing efficiency of their anaerobic manure digester; reducing odors associated with farm operations and establish baseline information concerning water consumption. The Farmstead Cheese Factory goals include: establishing environmentally friendly practices that balance financial, environmental and social needs in a way that supports succession planning; and continuing to work with employee, neighbors and community to help them be good stewards of the land and communicate in ways that promote learning from each other. The public is invited to comment on this application through the end of the month.
Specific information on the Crave Brothers Farm, LLC, Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese application or the Green Tier program is available on the DNR Web site or by calling Jeffrey Voltz at (608) 266-8226. Written comments can be sent directly to Jeffrey Voltz via e-mail at jeffrey.voltz@wisconsin.gov. All comments must be received by January 29, 2010.
Evers Sets 2010 Education Goals
1/2/10 - 2010 will be a busy year for Wisconsin's public schools and the state agency that oversees them. State Superintendent Tony Evers is planning a summit in March to look at ways to keep more kids in school. And by then, he hopes progress is made in reducing Milwaukee's high drop-out rate. Also, Evers says his department will consider revamping the teacher licensing process. He wants to make it easier for those in other professions to change their careers, and become teachers. Evers says Wisconsin will also keep working with 47 other states to create a national standardized testing system which he hopes will be ready by 2012. The superintendent also wants a major discussion of how schools are funded -- so educators, lawmakers, and the government are prepared when the economy improves. Some school districts lost more than 10-percent of their state aid this year to help cover the state's revenue shortfall.
Wisconsinites See Tax Changes in 2010
1/2/10 - Many Wisconsinites are in lower tax brackets this year, after losing their jobs or having their work hours cut. But experts say they will not see a lot of tax savings. Eric Lammert of the National Association of Tax Professionals in Appleton says the first 24-hundred-dollars of unemployment benefits are exempt from federal income taxes. And there might be people who qualify for the Earned Income Credit for the first time. Lammert says the criteria for qualifying is complex -- but the Earned Income Credit is still worth looking into. For those who itemize, certain job-hunting expenses can be deducted. But Lammert says the costs of looking for a job in a totally-new trade or profession are not deductible. And if you have doubts, Lammert says you should see a tax professional. Both the I-R-S and the state Revenue Department will start offering free tax help soon at locations throughout the state.
Cold Start To New Year
1/2/10 - 2010 is off to a frigid start in Wisconsin. It may be a blustery 4 below zero in Beaver Dam this morning but it was 24-below in Hayward at 5am morning – and wind-chills were below minus-30 in most of the northern half of the state. The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory for all but far eastern Wisconsin through this morning. Dodge, Jefferson and Fond du Lac Counties are not included but Columbia, Dane and Green Lake Counties are part of that advisory.
Polar Plungers Usher In New Year
1/2/10 - As always, a few thousand Wisconsinites started their New Year by plunging into the water. In Milwaukee, many wore swim suits and at least one man wore a business suit as they braved a 19-degree temperature to wade in Lake Michigan. Jessica Alt, a freshman at U-W Oshkosh, said she’s heard so much about the Polar Bear plunges that she finally had to try it herself. Meanwhile, about a-thousand people plunged into the 10-degree water at Jacksonport in Door County. That event also had a fund-raising pancake breakfast – partially to raise the cost of the insurance. Waupaca, Stevens Point, and the Adams County town of Rome were among the other places that had Polar Bear Plunges.
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