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I'm Wayne Mauser for Civic Media News.
Police in Oshkosh arrested a 16-year-old student who brought a handgun in his backpack to Oshkosh North High School Wednesday morning.
Police Officer Kate Mann says around 9.20 a.m., staff members notified a school resource officer they had heard a student may have a gun at school.
The school resource officer found the student and arrested him within 20 minutes, and a handgun was found in the backpack he was wearing.
Police also received information that a second student, a 17-year-old, may also have had a gun.
Police searched for the student and possible gun.
The building was evacuated.
Students were bused to West High School to be reunited with their families.
One person is injured after a motorcycle crash that closed part of Jackson Street in Oshkosh.
The Oshkosh Police Department said their
currently investigating a motorcycle crash near Jackson Street and Hobbs Avenue.
The driver of the motorcycle was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
No information on their condition has been released at this time.
Jackson Street from Murdoch Avenue to Stanley Avenue was closed as police investigate the crash.
Drivers are asked to avoid the area for the time being.
A recently fired powerlifting coach along with several supporters is criticizing the Yashkosh area school district after he was fired for a social media post
criticizing how the district handled a situation where his child was bullied.
The program was likely to fold as a result.
On September 10th, the coach, Alex DelVecchio, posted a criticism of the district saying he had, quote, profound disappointment, unquote, for another incident involving his son.
He later said his son no longer felt supported, quote, due to the lack of effective intervention, unquote.
Del Vecchio said he subsequently met with administration to address the issues.
On Tuesday morning, Del Vecchio said the district called to tell him that he had been fired for his post, which, quote, brought a negative light on the school district, and they no longer needed him as a coach in their district, unquote.
The program regularly has 20 to 30 athletes, according to Del Vecchio.
He restarted the program in 2023 after it was shut down for about 10 years.
A former Walpawn Correctional Institution nurse pled no contest this week to a misdemeanor charge of violating state and county institution laws in connection with the death of an inmate.
49-year-old Jessica Haasfeld of Oshkosh was fined $50.
She was one of several prison workers charged in connection with the death of 62-year-old
old Donald Meyer.
Meyer died in February of 2024 in the prison's restrictive housing unit.
According to a criminal complaint, prison guards shut off Meyer's water access.
The Dodge County Sheriff's Office says Meyer's death was ruled a homicide because of malnutrition and dehydration.
The criminal complaint says Haasfeldt knew Meyer had not been eating and was drinking toilet water.
She did not enter his cell to do a nursing assessment.
and wellness check.
Walner says they helped to spot vehicles being used by those committing fraud to find missing persons or stolen vehicles.
Ripping another law enforcement agencies in Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties discontinued use of the system on September 4th.
He says that was because other agencies in other states were sharing data from open cases in
Wisconsin.
We trained our officers on procedures, policies, proper use, so we had no concerns about our officers' use of it.
It was just the concerns that popped up from these other agencies that were releasing data in other states, quite frankly.
Chief Walner says there might be legislation coming at the state level that could remedy some of the problems and concerns.
He says for now, the flock of cameras in Ripon are covered and no data is being recorded.
I'm Bob Nelson for Civic Media
News.
Avery and his nephew, Brendan Dassey, were both sentenced to life in prison for the 2005 murder of the freelance photographer.
Both recently filed for commutation of their sentences with Governor Tony Evers.
That process does not overturn convictions or grant new trials, but can result in prison sentences being shortened.
The commutation board is not required to address the petitions and currently does not have either case on an agenda.
Now retired Judge Patrick Willis presided over Avery's trial.
The case is now assigned to Oshara County Judge Guy Dutcher.
Avery, now 64, is serving a life sentence with no possibility of parole.
Dassie, now 36, can first ask for parole in 2048.
To date, all of their appeals have been denied, and Evers denied Dassie's request for a pardon in 2019.
Avery is currently at the Fox Lake Correctional Institution, while Dassie is currently at the Oshkosh Correctional Institution.
Hunters play an important role in the continued efforts for chronic wasting disease surveillance and management in Wisconsin.
DNR officials say one of the most effective tools for monitoring CWD is testing your harvested deer and testing is available statewide.
The DNR is especially interested in receiving more samples from areas near recent CWD detection locations.
Ways to have your harvested deer tested for CWD include self-service kiosks that are open 24-7.
They have supplies for hunters to drop off a deer head with five inches of neck attached meat processed.
and other businesses can collect the deer head for sampling or removing the lymph nodes at the time of drop-off.
Hunters can pick up a kit from a kiosk ahead of time, extract the lymph nodes using the provided instructions, and return the lymph nodes to the DNR or a kiosk for testing.
Hunters can also make an appointment with local DNR staff.
CWD results will typically be available within two weeks.
More information is available at the DNR's website.
I'm Wayne Mauser for Civic Media News.
For Civic Media News, I'm Connie Feldman.
Do you consider yourself an informed voter?
While many of us do, there will be three constitutional amendments for Wisconsin voters to consider on the November 3rd ballots.
That's the most of any election since 1995, and voters often complain the wording in ballot referendum questions can be confusing.
Voting advocates are urging Wisconsin voters to do their homework before they go to the polls, as the amendment process is difficult to reverse.
Once a constitutional amendment is approved by voters, it takes effect immediately.
The first question is about limiting the governor's partial veto.
It would stop the governor from using a partial veto to create or increase taxes or fees.
This got on the ballot primarily because of Governor Evers' 400-year veto, a way to bypass the Republican-controlled legislature to secure long-term funding for public schools.
Conservatives argued it would lead to property tax hikes.
The Supreme Court upheld Evers' veto.
If passed, the amendment would apply to all future governors, regardless of party.
Question 2 would ban state and local governments from ordering churches and other places of worship to close during a state of emergency.
That happened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The last amendment question would ban affirmative action.
It's asking whether voters want to permanently block diversity, equity, and inclusion policies across public institutions in Wisconsin.
Bear Boo Police have a suspect in custody for an armed robbery that happened on Tuesday.
Police say the suspect went into a business, approached the counter and displayed a knife, demanding money from the owner.
The suspect got away with some cash and fled the scene on a bike.
Police found the suspect and took him into custody.
Four Wisconsin quick trip locations are having professional pest control treatments after bed bugs were discovered in their restrooms.
According to a company representative, all four stores are in Wausau,
Quick-Trip officials say a visiting guest brought the pests into the stores and emphasized the incident is isolated to the restroom areas.
They say there's no health or food safety risk associated with the issue.
As thousands flock to Lambeau Field today for the Packers' home opener tonight, team officials are warning fans to beware of fake jerseys and counterfeit merchandise.
The team says scammers often target fans through online sales and unauthorized sellers.
The products are often of lower quality and don't meet NFL licensing standards.
The pack takes on the Atlanta Falcons tonight.
Kickoff is at $7.15.
If you can't make it to Lambeau, you can watch tonight's Packers game on Prime Video.
If you're not interested in watching the falcons at Lambeau, you may want to check out the journey the falcons born at Wisconsin power plants have taken so far this year.
Researchers say the birds have already traveled thousands of miles since leaving their nests last June, giving researchers an unprecedented look at where the endangered birds go after they take flight.
The groundbreaking data comes from tiny location transmitters placed on the falcons when they were chicks.
The technology is providing a first-of-its-kind, detailed look at the move
of young peregrines, falcons are commonly thought to stay close to areas such as the Bay of Green Bay.
But researchers say these birds traveled as far north as Ontario, Canada and flew south well past Chicago.
Wildlife experts say the peregrine falcon program at Wisconsin Power Companies is keeping our state's falcons from extinction.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
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Their first playoff game is going to be next week, Saturday, October 3rd in Milwaukee.
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with Sports on Mike Clemens.
Partly cloudy today with a high in the mid to upper sixties this afternoon.
Clouds will gradually increase later today into this evening tonight.
Mostly cloudy.
We're going to drop to the low to mid fifties tomorrow.
Partly cloudy with a high in the mid to upper sixties.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
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