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I'm Wayne Mouser for Civic Media News.
According to a criminal complaint, a 30-year-old wathoma man who allegedly crashed into a motorcycle, killing a wild rose woman who was a passenger on the bike, had a blood alcohol level more than four times illegal limit.
Jose Loa Zaniga is charged in Portage County with homicide by the intoxicated use of a vehicle, hit and run resulting in death and four other charges for last Sunday's crash in the town of Belmont.
Bond was set at $500,000 cash and an initial court appearance was scheduled for Monday, November 23rd.
According to the criminal complaint, police responded to the scene just north of the Washera County line for a hit and run and SUVs struck the motorcycle from behind, then ran over the
a 51-year-old passenger who later died.
Officers tracked down the SUV, which was damaged.
Loa Zaniga admitted he had been drinking, but denied crashing into any vehicles.
He told investigators the damage to his vehicle was from a prior occasion when he hit a turkey.
A Fond du Lac County judge significantly reduced the cash bond Thursday for a man accused of stealing three human skulls, saying despite the red flags raised by evidence found in his home, quote, this case is a
property crime case, and this case is only a property crime case."
Unquote.
47-year-old Benjamin Larson is facing three counts of concealing stolen property, obstruction, and bail jumping after three skulls were found.
The items were discovered after a search of his Pachita home during an investigation into a Dane County stalking case.
The skulls were among several disturbing things.
Investigators said they discovered during a search as authorities documented books, documents, and memorabilia related to
murders and serial killers, such as Ed Gein.
Larson's bond was previously reduced from $250,000 cash to $150,000 cash.
On Thursday, Judge Douglas Edelstein reduced it to $20,000 cash.
If he posts the bond, the GPS monitoring ordered in the Dane County case must continue.
A status hearing is set for December 15, at which time it's likely emotions hearing will be scheduled.
No trial date has been set.
The Dodge County Sheriff's Office is warning Lemaira residents of a possible fundraising scam.
It involves individuals going door to door claiming to be collecting money for the Lemaira School District Band.
A similar situation was reported last year when two juveniles solicited donations under the pretense of raising money for the band but kept the money.
Investigators believe the same activity is occurring again.
They are asking anyone who may have fallen victim to the scam or believes they were approached by the individuals
to contact the Sheriff's Office.
They encourage residents to use caution when making donations and to verify fundraisers directly with the school district before giving any money.
Fondaline County Public Health Officer, Kim Miller, urges those who are sick and don't know what they have to stay away from holiday gatherings.
Bob Nelson has the story for Civic Media News.
Those words of caution come as measles have spread in Wisconsin and the flu continues to ramp up.
Miller says the best way to ward off measles is to make sure the
you were vaccinated as a kid.
So if you get two doses of MMR, you are approximately 97%.
It's 97% effective at preventing measles.
One dose is approximately 93% effective.
She says the concern is for more vulnerable portions of the population that tend to have more severe complications.
And that would be our infants, young children, especially those under the age of five, pregnant women.
people with a weakened immune system and then ultimately anyone who is unvaccinated or did not complete their vaccination.
Miller says it wouldn't surprise her to see a couple of cases of measles in Fond du Lac County this season.
Green Lake County recently confirmed six cases and overall more than 550 cases have been reported across Wisconsin.
I'm Pop Nelson for Civic Media News.
The Ripon Common Council this week approved a professional service agreement with MSA Professional Services to do the preliminary design work for the Griswold Street Reconstruction Project.
The agreement is not to
exceed $70,000.
Another agreement would be needed for the construction project.
The council was informed that it would be a $1.5 to $2 million project depending on what utilities need to be replaced.
The project is included in the city's budget for 2027.
Construction would begin next April with construction wrapping up in October.
Rippon Main Street invites area residents to experience the warmth, wonder and timeless charm of the holiday season tonight and tomorrow at Rippon's
Christmas in the village.
The celebration begins this evening with a much anticipated arrival of Santa Claus at approximately 6 p.m.
He'll make his grand entrance aboard a rip and fire department truck.
Santa will travel along Watson Street through the heart of the historic downtown district before arriving at the village green.
There he will officially kick off the holiday season by illuminating the festive decorations at the bandstand before greeting excited children and families gathered to welcome him.
The holiday fest
continued tomorrow, Santa returns to the village green from 11 a.m.
until 1 p.m.
World renowned ice sculptor, Max Zoleta of Art Below Zero, will showcase his talents during a live ice sculpting demonstration on the square from 11 a.m.
until 1 p.m.
The holiday magic continues from noon until four as live reindeer from Noel Productions make a special appearance at the village green.
For an extra touch of old-fashioned holiday charm, visitors can enjoy free carry drives
through the downtown district from 2 until 4 p.m.
Kerry Trides will depart and return to the corner of Watson and West Fondalike streets.
I'm Wayne Mauser for Civic Media News.
For Civic Media News, I'm Connie Feldman.
They did it.
Monashah High School won the million-dollar prize in T-Mobile's Friday Night Lights 5G competition.
Lujie supporters cast nearly 400,000 votes from all across the nation to push Manasha over the top.
The second-place school came in nearly 200,000 votes behind Manasha.
The win gives Manasha High School a $1 million home field upgrade after Calder Stadium took a beating in last summer's tornado.
The field will be revealed during a community celebration in 2027.
Newly released airport surveillance video shows the moment federal immigration officers detained a Wisconsin state patrol trooper in Madison.
The footage from Dane County Regional Airport shows undercover ICE agents stopping several men to check their identification before locating 21-year-old Carl Aaron Vandermerve.
On November 5th, agents arrested Vandermerve inside the terminal as he traveled to visit family, despite holding a valid work permit while awaiting a pending asylum decision.
He was released from custody a day later following intervention from Wisconsin Congressman Derek Van Orden.
Authorities believe transportation security officials may have tipped off federal agents prior to the flight.
Wisconsin Democrats chose their legislative leaders this week as they prepared to control the Assembly, Senate, and Governor's Office for the first time in 16 years.
Racine's Greta Neubauer will become the first female assembly speaker, while Diane Hasselbein will lead the Senate majority.
Neubauer says her members will push to repeal Act 10 and restore collective bargaining rights.
Governor-elect David Crowley has called for a commission to study the issue.
Hessebein says she understands the urgency to act, but needs to set priorities with newly elected senators.
Alvernia University announced plans this week to acquire Marion University in Fond du Lac, marking a major transition for the private institution.
Marion President Aaron Sadoff said in a news release, the acquisition is an opportunity to enhance Marion's future.
Sadoff said a decline in membership for the university's sponsor made the change necessary, adding, Alvernia is a partner who understands and shares Marion's commitment to their Catholic mission, values and the Fond du Lac community.
University leaders say Marion will stay in Fond du Lac and there's no current plan to downsize.
Believe it or not, it's already the season for Christmas and holiday parades around Wisconsin.
Dozens of local communities are putting the final touches on floats and tuning up those marching bands to spread holiday cheer through hometown streets across the state between now and the end of December.
Green Bay's holiday parade is set for November 21st.
Kennedy Corpus with downtown Green Bay Incorporated says there's even a pre-parade event this year planned to extend the family fun.
the north pole there's going to be a lot of fun activities for the family we've got a classical holiday movie showing oh we have hot chocolate a coffee stand heritage coffee and tea is going to be there we've got frio mexican treats for purchase but there'll also be some reindeer friends for the kids to see and take some pictures with there's fire pits if you need to warm up
And there's also a run going on run run route off by golden made events is going on So the you that's a great place to watch the runners come and go and you can cheer them on so just a really fun
area to kick off your parade.
Other notable parades around our state include the Watoma and two Rivers Christmas parades, both on November 28th.
The following weekend, Sturgeon Bay, Howard Swamco and Fondalac will all celebrate the season with parades and Clintonville's old fashion Christmas parade is one of the last events of the year on December 12th.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
The Bucks in Orlando.
Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with Sports NBA.
The Bucks in Florida taking on the Orlando Magic.
Milwaukee trying to snap an eight game losing streak.
Head Coach Taylor Jenkins says they need a rebound better.
It's an area of big concern and focus for us because that factors into the possession game, right?
You know, we're not turning teams over like we need to.
We're turning it over.
We're giving up these second chance opportunities and we're like in this double digit deficit should hopefully be singles and then it just continues to grow and it puts you behind the eight ball.
College football tomorrow, the Badger.
on the road in Maryland to take on the Terrapins.
Ryan Hopkins will get the start again at quarterback.
NFL Packers and Vikings Sunday at noon.
Jordan Love named NFC offensive player of the week.
I asked him, can he imagine being Kurt Cousins with only three days to prep for Minnesota?
No, I cannot.
Yeah, that's probably a wild feeling.
You know, I think just to obviously be somewhere and then now you're with a new team.
Obviously he's been there.
He's been in that system.
But you know, anytime you're learning a new offense and expected to play, yeah, I could not imagine that.
That's Jordan Love with Sports on Mike Clemens.
Partly to mostly cloudy today with a high right around 41 this afternoon.
Tonight partly cloudy we'll drop into the low 30s.
Although as you get further away from the lake it will be colder with temperatures dropping into the mid 20s.
Tomorrow partly cloudy with a high of 44.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
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