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NAMES RELEASED IN BERLIN SHOOTING
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Names
have been released following a shooting incident in the City of
Berlin Wednesday evening. Berlin
Police say an autopsy was performed on 50-year-old Michael G. Post.
Results of that autopsy are still pending.
46-year-old Tane M. Thomas was treated at an area hospital
for a gun shot wound and is in stable condition.
Both individuals are from Berlin.
Police say the incident occurred Wednesday evening after
numerous calls came in reporting shots fired at a residence in the
area of Oak Street and E. Liberty Street.
Once on scene, police found Thomas injured and transported
her to a hospital. Around
9:15 pm, the Green Lake County Combined Tactical Unit entered the
residence and found Post deceased.
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SENTENCING HEARING SCHEDULE FOR
RIPON MAN
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sentencing hearing is set for a Ripon man charged with having
sexual contact with three girls.
48-year-old Anthony Zink will be in Fond du Lac
County Circuit Court October 6th.
Zink pleaded guilty to three counts of repeated sexual
assault of the same child – 1st or 2nd
degree sexual assault. Those
charged were amended, from repeated sexual assault of the same
child – 1st degree sexual assault, which changes the
counts from “B” felonies to “C” felonies.
Numerous other charges were dismissed on a motion by the
prosecutor or dismissed and read into the record in July.
Zink had been charged after being accused of sexually
assaulting three girls, ages 10, 11 and 12 between 2006 and 2009.
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OSHKOSH POLICE LOOKING FOR PUBLIC
HELP IN BURGLARIES
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Oshkosh
police are looking for the public’s help in identifying an
individual who may be responsible for burglaries at the south side
and west side garages in Oshkosh.
Officer Joseph Nichols says between August 28th
and 29th, garages on Hennessey, Reichow Avenue and
Armory Place were entered. Nichols
says a vehicle parked on Huntington Place was rummaged through,
but nothing was taken. Nichols
says a vehicle was then stolen from a garage on Greenfield Trail,
which was later recovered. A
witness says the suspect in the vehicle was a white male, 16 or 17
years old, wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Oshkosh police
at 920-236-5700.
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SECOND OF TWO TEENS CHARGED IN
ARMED ROBBERY IN COURT TODAY
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The
second of two Oshkosh teens charged in connection with an armed
robbery in the City of Oshkosh will be in court today.
18-year-old Latrice Collins will be in Winnebago County
Circuit Court for an arraignment.
Collins, along with 18-year-old Brittany Walker, is charged
with party to the crime of armed robbery.
Police say the two women robbed a 27-year-old man during
the night of August 4th on Westfield Drive.
The women stole an undisclosed amount of cash.
When police located the women, the found the two had used
BB guns during the hold up that looked like real guns.
If convicted, both Walker and Collins face up to 40 years
imprisonment and $100,000 in fines.
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DOG INVOLVED IN DEATH OF
FOUR-YEAR-OLD TO BE PUT DOWN
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A
dog involved in the death of a four-year-old Hustisford girl will
be put down today. Taylor Becker was mauled by a five-year-old boxer while
playing in another families back yarn near Iron Ridge in Dodge
County last week. Dodge
County Sheriff Todd Nehls says Becker was taken to a hospital and
was pronounced dead shortly after the incident.
Nehls says the dog was on a leash and chain in the back
yard of the residence, but authorities suspect the dog slipped out
of its collar during the attack. Nehls says the dog had no history of violence or attacks, but
the owners decided to have him euthanized.
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NEWS FROM AROUND WISCONSIN
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Wisconsin
had a 50-percent increase in federal funds last year, because of
the stimulus program. And the Census Bureau said the Wisconsin
increase was much higher than the national spending hike of
16-percent. The Badger State received the 21st-highest amount of
federal funds per person in 2009. The total was 21-billion-dollars
– and that does not include the 810-million for the
controversial high-speed train from Milwaukee-to-Madison.
Normally, the state ranks near the bottom in federal funds per
capita, because of our lack of defense bases and federal
headquarters. But Wausau House Democrat Dave Obey, one of the
major authors of the stimulus bill, said the state had a much
bigger return for its tax dollars last year. Governor Jim
Doyle’s office said it was much more aggressive in seeking
federal funds not only through the stimulus program – but for
university research grants and federal contracts for military
suppliers like the Oshkosh Corporation. Also, the governor’s
office said the new hospital tax brought in a large increase in
federal Medicaid funds. But House Republican Paul Ryan of
Janesville says there’s nothing to cheer about. He said the
stimulus raised each Wisconsin resident’s share of the national
debt by 43-thousand dollars, and quote – “The borrowing binge
continues with job-killing tax hikes looming.”
-9/3-
Last year’s eighth graders in Wisconsin had lower reading scores
than they had the year before as seventh graders. And the drop was
not as big in Metro Milwaukee as in the rest of the state.
That’s just one finding in a new report which focused on public
schools in 50 southeast Wisconsin districts. Milwaukee’s Public
Policy Forum analyzed a variety of school data. And it found that
last year’s eighth-graders had a two-point-two-percent drop
statewide in reading proficiency from the previous year’s
seventh-graders. The drop was a half-percent in the Milwaukee area
districts. Policy Forum president Rob Henken says the decline has
been evident the last five years – and we’re not seeing the
improvement that’s necessary. Also, the study found that girls
out-performed boys in reading at every grade level. That’s
similar to national trends. Whites continue to out-perform
minorities by a large margin in reading and math throughout
Wisconsin. Southeast Wisconsin’s graduation rates lag behind the
rest of the state. And the effects of the poverty are more
evident, as the number of kids eligible for
free-and-reduced-priced lunches jumped five-to-six-percent
statewide. Anneliese Dickman of the Public Policy Forum says those
trends bode poorly for test scores unless someone intervenes.
-9/3-
A 750-thousand-dollar bond was set yesterday for a gun dealer
charged with shooting-and-killing a man on the deck of a Sheboygan
County tavern. 63-year-old Frank Hvizdak of rural Glenbeulah was
charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the death of
31-year-old Jason TenPas of Cascade. It happened late Tuesday
night at Racers’ Hall near Plymouth. Prosecutors said the two
men did not know each other, but they got into a conversation that
nobody overheard. Witnesses said Hvizdak suddenly pulled a small
handgun and started shooting. And that’s when other patrons
grabbed Hvizdak and held him for authorities. He was later treated
at a hospital, and defense lawyer Brian Kinstler said he had a
broken rib and bruises. The attorney sought a lower bond, saying
Hvizdak could be trusted to make his future court appearances if
he was free. But Court Commissioner Rebecca Persick disagreed, and
said the senselessness of the alleged incident is quote,
“mind-boggling.” Hvizdak is due back in court Wednesday, when
a judge will decide if there’s enough evidence to order a trial.
-9/3-
Wisconsin health officials are urging folks to protect themselves
against mosquito bites, so they don’t come down with the West
Nile Virus. There have been no human cases reported this summer
– but officials said yesterday that three mosquito pools in
Milwaukee tested positive for the virus last month. Human cases of
West Nile often occur in the late summer and early fall. Birds and
horses also get the mosquito-borne disease. The Badger State only
had one confirmed human case of West Nile last year, that being in
Dane County. But over 50 people were sickened in 2002, when the
disease was first reported. Symptoms include fever, headache, and
a rash that can last for a few days. Most people will have mild
symptoms if anything, but some get seriously ill.
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