Wheeler News - Morning State News #3 - 12/15
Wheeler News Service – Thursday, December 15, 2011 - Morning State News #3
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Editor on duty: Thom Gerretsen (715) 389-2373
Story contributions: wheelernews@yahoo.com
Wheeler Blog: http://learfielddata.blogspot.com
Here are the headlines:Governor Walker will sign a bill today that makes it a felony for an unlicensed driver to hurt or kill somebody in a traffic crash...
Milwaukee Police identify two murder victims from Tuesday night...
A Door County woman is scheduled to enter pleas on January 19th to charges involving the death of her eight-month-old daughter.
A western Wisconsin fire-fighter who saved a teen's life three years ago was later rescued by that same youngster.
Here are the details:
Governor Scott walker will sign a bill this morning that makes it a felony for an unlicensed driver to hurt or kill somebody in a traffic accident. The governor will hold a ceremony at the Greendale Safety Center, where Rob Dams was the police chief before he retired. He asked lawmakers for tougher penalties after his son Nick was killed in 2006 by an unlicensed driver. Dams said the driver got off with a traffic ticket. And while special fines are allowed in such cases, he says they're rarely imposed or collected. The new bill calls for prison terms of up to six years for unlicensed drivers who kill someone in a crash, and lesser time for causing injuries. The bill would apply to those with revoked and suspended licenses, as well as those who were never licensed. Lawmakers gave final approval to the measure just three days before a pick-up truck driver with a revoked license allegedly killed a pedestrian and injured another on a street in Milwaukee. Police said that driver was speeding at up to 100-miles-an-hour before he crashed his truck in the Milwaukee Harbor, where he was saved and then arrested.
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Milwaukee Police have identified two people killed in separate homicides on Tuesday night. 26-year-old Joseph McBeath of Milwaukee was shot-to-death while sitting in a car behind a north side coffee shop. Police said they're not sure about a possible motive, and no one is in custody. In the other incident, 35-year-old John Astemborski of Glendale was found dead in a car on Milwaukee's northwest side. Police are trying to determine if that case was drug-related. No one's in custody.
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A Door County woman is scheduled to enter pleas on January 19th to charges involving the death of her eight-month-old daughter. 33-year-old Melissa Martinez of Brussels is charged with homicide by drunk driving, and fatal child neglect. Authorities said she left her daughter Elena in an S-U-V that was idling for several hours on October 19th. She later died from hypothermia. Martinez has been getting treatment the last few weeks at an inpatient rehab facility, and she's being released to a halfway house this week. A judge modified Martinez's bond to let her stay at the halfway house -- but she cannot be released for an overnight stay anywhere else.
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A western Wisconsin fire-fighter who saved a teenager's life three years ago was later rescued by that same youngster. Tanner Franson of Mondovi was 13 when he had a stroke in 2008. Volunteer fire-fighter Jim Rud (rood) was among those who rushed Tanner to the hospital. Earlier this year, Rud was cutting grass at Mirror Lake when his mower tipped over and landed on top of him in the water. A woman screamed for help, and Tanner heard it -- and he and his friends raced to the water and pulled the mower off Rud. W-E-A-U T-V in Eau Claire said the two got together recently -- and Rud joked about how they're even.
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===Stations: We're having trouble sending this report on Learfield Data, so it's here for your use.===
Editor on duty: Thom Gerretsen (715) 389-2373
Story contributions: wheelernews@yahoo.com
Wheeler Blog: http://learfielddata.blogspot.com
Here are the headlines:Governor Walker will sign a bill today that makes it a felony for an unlicensed driver to hurt or kill somebody in a traffic crash...
Milwaukee Police identify two murder victims from Tuesday night...
A Door County woman is scheduled to enter pleas on January 19th to charges involving the death of her eight-month-old daughter.
A western Wisconsin fire-fighter who saved a teen's life three years ago was later rescued by that same youngster.
Here are the details:
Governor Scott walker will sign a bill this morning that makes it a felony for an unlicensed driver to hurt or kill somebody in a traffic accident. The governor will hold a ceremony at the Greendale Safety Center, where Rob Dams was the police chief before he retired. He asked lawmakers for tougher penalties after his son Nick was killed in 2006 by an unlicensed driver. Dams said the driver got off with a traffic ticket. And while special fines are allowed in such cases, he says they're rarely imposed or collected. The new bill calls for prison terms of up to six years for unlicensed drivers who kill someone in a crash, and lesser time for causing injuries. The bill would apply to those with revoked and suspended licenses, as well as those who were never licensed. Lawmakers gave final approval to the measure just three days before a pick-up truck driver with a revoked license allegedly killed a pedestrian and injured another on a street in Milwaukee. Police said that driver was speeding at up to 100-miles-an-hour before he crashed his truck in the Milwaukee Harbor, where he was saved and then arrested.
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Milwaukee Police have identified two people killed in separate homicides on Tuesday night. 26-year-old Joseph McBeath of Milwaukee was shot-to-death while sitting in a car behind a north side coffee shop. Police said they're not sure about a possible motive, and no one is in custody. In the other incident, 35-year-old John Astemborski of Glendale was found dead in a car on Milwaukee's northwest side. Police are trying to determine if that case was drug-related. No one's in custody.
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A Door County woman is scheduled to enter pleas on January 19th to charges involving the death of her eight-month-old daughter. 33-year-old Melissa Martinez of Brussels is charged with homicide by drunk driving, and fatal child neglect. Authorities said she left her daughter Elena in an S-U-V that was idling for several hours on October 19th. She later died from hypothermia. Martinez has been getting treatment the last few weeks at an inpatient rehab facility, and she's being released to a halfway house this week. A judge modified Martinez's bond to let her stay at the halfway house -- but she cannot be released for an overnight stay anywhere else.
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A western Wisconsin fire-fighter who saved a teenager's life three years ago was later rescued by that same youngster. Tanner Franson of Mondovi was 13 when he had a stroke in 2008. Volunteer fire-fighter Jim Rud (rood) was among those who rushed Tanner to the hospital. Earlier this year, Rud was cutting grass at Mirror Lake when his mower tipped over and landed on top of him in the water. A woman screamed for help, and Tanner heard it -- and he and his friends raced to the water and pulled the mower off Rud. W-E-A-U T-V in Eau Claire said the two got together recently -- and Rud joked about how they're even.
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