It's Wayne Mouser, local news.
Good morning.
I'm Wayne Mouser for Civic Media News.
A former Fond de Like Teacher's Aid has been sentenced to several years in prison on multiple child sex crimes.
41-year-old Stephanie Jensen was sentenced to six years in prison with 10 years of extended supervision.
Jensen was arrested in November of last year and pleaded no contest in July through child enticement and sexual intercourse with a child 16 or older.
According to the criminal complaint, the victim told authorities Jensen had been flirting with them since they were 12.
The victim also stated they had sex with her multiple times.
Jensen was terminated from her position at Faith Lutheran School in Fondalec after charges were filed.
Kerry Clinky pleaded not guilty Monday in Wapaka County Court to mistreatment of animal charges filed after police officers who entered a Wapaka hotel room for a welfare check were worried they would find a decomposing body due to the foul smell.
But instead, they discovered a dog in a zip-tied closed cage living in filthy conditions.
Court records show the 46-year-old Clinky also waved a preliminary hearing Monday on three misdemeanor counts, intentionally mistreating animals, intentionally failing to
provide food and intentionally providing improper shelter.
No trial date was set.
Also in Wapaka County Court on Monday, Colin Jorgensen was convicted for the fatal crash in which he was driving more than 100 miles per hour shortly before impact, sentencing a schedule for January 21st.
The 19-year-old Jorgensen pleaded no contest to three counts for the June 19th, 2025 crash in the town of Seneca.
Those charges were first-degree reckless homicide, homicide by use of a motor vehicle while using a controlled substance, and injury by use of a motor vehicle while using
a controlled substance.
Five other counts were dismissed.
At times before the crash, Jorgensen's speed reached 120 miles per hour and was at about 100 miles per hour at the time of the crash.
According to District Attorney Greg Parker, at a previous hearing, Jorgensen lost control, struck a rock and went airborne for more than 100 feet before landing on the roof.
A 14-year-old was killed and a 15-year-old was injured.
The Winnebago County Board began discussions on next year's budget Monday night.
County Executive Gordon Hintz said the county faces a challenge with the cost of new housing.
He said the problem was made worse after July's EF3 tornado caused millions of dollars in damage to hundreds of homes.
Hintz said the county needs resources for rental assistance and for making housing affordable for more people.
The board is scheduled to continue discussing the budget today before potentially voting to approve it.
Washington
County Sheriff's officials tell us an airplane was forced to make an emergency landing in a farm field in the town of Addison Saturday afternoon.
The pilot had broadcast a Mayday call shortly after 4.30 p.m.
reporting engine failure.
In 1941, Arakha Super Chief landed in a farm field near the 5100 block of Deer Road.
The 67-year-old Milwaukee pilot and an adult male passenger had departed from Cindy Guntley Memorial Airport in Racine County about 9 a.m.
They made a brief stop at Hartford Municipal Airport before continuing to Oshkosh where they refueled.
While returning to Racine County, the aircraft
experienced engine failure.
The pilot issued a Mayday call and was able to glide the plane into the farm field.
While doing so, the left wing of the aircraft was damaged when it struck the ground while the pilot tried to avoid an embankment.
No one was injured.
The NTSB has classified the incident as a substantial damage accident.
The FAA inspected the aircraft on Sunday and it was removed from the field.
The Friends of the Rip and Public Library will be holding their book sale next week.
Bob Nelson has more for Civic Media News.
The sale will be Thursday, November 5th from 4 to 7 p.m.
Friday, November 6th from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
and Saturday, November 7th from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
There is a $3 entry fee for the Early Bird Sale on Thursday and $3 for the Bag Sale on Saturday.
Adult and Teen Service
Sissy Mink says the Friends are a group that is separate from the library, but the money they raise through book sales supports the library's programs.
We just really push the book sale.
That is the funding for us for all of the programming that we do at the library.
The Friends are very generous benefactors for the library.
Forms a payment.
The library will accept during the book sale, include cash, check, or with a $10 minimum.
purchase credit or debit card.
I'm Bob Nelson for Civic Media News.
The State's Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and 19 other states are suing Dollar General Corporation, alleging that it's engaging in long-running deceptive pricing practices.
The company allegedly routinely charged customers more at the register than the price displayed on shelves, price tags, and advertisements.
State Attorney General Josh Call says, quote,
are higher than the price on the shelves, there should be accountability."
Wisconsin DOJ and a bipartisan coalition of states joined the FTC in filing a complaint alleging that Dollar General has for years repeatedly mislabeled prices, overcharged consumers, and failed to correct the alleged issues despite extensive corporate knowledge of the problem.
The Fond du Lac County Board will hold a public hearing on the 2027 county budget later today.
The meeting will begin at 4.30 p.m.
in the legislative chambers of the City County Government Center in Fond du Lac with the board going into closed session.
During that session, the board will discuss county jail schematic designs.
Following that, the supervisors will go back into open session.
Some regular business will be conducted with the board holding the public hearing on the 2027 county budget
at 6.30 p.m.
Approval of the budget is expected at the county board's next meeting at 6 p.m.
on Thursday, November 5th, which will also be held in the legislative chambers.
I'm Wayne Mauser for Civic Media News.
For Civic Media News, I'm Connie Feldman.
All eyes are on the Brewers right now as the team moves closer to their World Series title, even though the Brewers' official watch party at American Family Field is sold out.
Fans still have plenty of options to back the Brew Crew with others who share the fever.
There are free statewide community events and massive outdoor plazas hosting free watch parties for Game 4 tonight.
No matter where you live in the Badger State, it won't be hard to find fellow fans to back the Brewers through their long-awaited World Series run.
Large donations are flowing through Wisconsin political parties to candidates on both sides.
New campaign finance filings show billionaire Reid Hoffman gave the state Democratic Party $2.5 million last week, and the party transferred $1.9 million to David Crowley the next day.
Large Republican Party transfers to Tom Tiffany show a similar route for campaign money.
The Democratic donation from Hoffman comes as Crowley runs ads seeking to connect Tiffany to Jeffrey Epstein.
That's despite Hoffman's own acknowledged dealings with Epstein and visiting his island.
Hoffman says his contacts with Epstein were for MIT fundraising and has apologized.
Victims have not accused Hoffman of criminal wrongdoing connected to Epstein.
Milwaukee's Archbishop is apologizing for a prayer that went public without permission.
Archbishop Jeffrey Grob says he never intended to take part in a political photo opportunity with President Trump.
Grob says he and 11 other bishops went to the White House for a private discussion about church concerns, including immigration.
The news of that meeting was public information, but Grob says they later met and prayed with Trump in the Oval Office.
The White House released images of that meeting without permission.
He says he prays for elected officials every day, but understands why the visit upset people.
Wisconsin's early vote is looking bluer than it did in 2024, according to estimates by On Point Politics.
The online vote tracker shows nearly 650,000 votes have already been cast for our state's midterm election.
Wisconsin does not publish party registration for early voters, but on point polling estimates the party mix based on county results and voter demographics.
Right now, their estimates show early votes for Democrats are more than double the votes for Republicans.
Wisconsin election data shows Milwaukee, Dane, and Waukesha counties as the top three for early voting numbers, with Brown County coming in at a distant number four.
As we get closer to our November 3rd midterm election, the Wisconsin DMV is reminding voters to make sure they have proper identification before they head to the polls.
Civic Media's Maddie Schaefer tells us what you'll need to cast your ballot next week.
A Wisconsin driver's license or state ID card are two of the most common forms of identification accepted at the polls.
A federally compliant real ID is not required, and certain military and student IDs are also accepted.
For those who need an ID to vote, the DMV offers state ID cards free of charge.
If the card isn't ready in time for election day, eligible voters can receive a temporary receipt that can be used at the polls.
Voters who need a state ID can visit wisconsindmv.gov.
for information on the documents required to apply.
The DMV also has a new online locator to help residents find their nearest service center.
For Civic Media News, I'm Maddie Schaefer.
Voters
can check which forms of identification are accepted on the Wisconsin Elections Commission website.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
The Brewers take over Tampa.
Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with Sports Baseball.
The Brewers beat the Rays in Game 3 of the World Series 10 to 1.
A huge 8-run rally by the crew in the 5th.
Pat Murphy asked if he noticed over a third of the fans in the stands were wearing Brewer uniforms.
You know, the players looked around and like, wow.
You could tell even during introductions, you know, like there's a lot of people here from the Brewers.
That's a statement about how much this team has, you know,
captured the hearts of the people from Milwaukee, the state of Wisconsin, you know, all the Brewer fans.
It was amazing, the level of support we got tonight.
NBA, the Bucks got their first win of the season, 110 to 102 over the Chicago Bulls.
Tyler Hero with 23 points talked about playing in his hometown.
You can't even really like put it into words.
Playing for my hometown is one thing.
I'm obviously a big Brewer's fan my entire life and they're one game away from winning the World Series.
Now that's just incredible.
That's the Bucks.
Tyler Hero with sports.
I'm Mike Clemens.
Mostly cloudy today with a high in the upper 50s to low 60s this afternoon.
Tonight mostly cloudy with a low dropping into the low 50s.
Tomorrow few clouds early then clearing our high right around 70.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
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