Highway 54 is now back open west of New London after a crash involving a school bus and car.
New London Ambulance / First Responders / Fire were paged around 7:15AM Tuesday Morning. A vehicle rear-ended a bus while the bus was stopped.
Theda-Star Medical Helicopter was called in but no other information is being released on the driver of the vehicle condition.
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Sunday Afternoon Bear Creek Fire Department was called to the Township of Deer Creek Birch Road for a reported Grass Fire that was catching a woods on fire. Bear Creek Fire Department was on scene for an hour. No injuries were reported.
Assisted By: Timothy Zilch
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Clintonville Fire Department was paged for a brush pile on fire at the Clintonville Area Waste Site (C.A.W.S)
Flames and Smoke were visible. Clintonville Fire was able to extinguish the fire without any assistance from
any other Fire Department or DNR. Two Tender (Tankers) One Engine One Brush Unit and Equipment Truck were on scene. No
Injuries were reported. Units remained on scene just over an hour.
Assisted By: Timothy Zilch
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More than 60 million people in the United States use Craigslist each month.
The site, along with other online marketplaces, is a popular place to buy and sell items to strangers.
“Here in Wisconsin there’s an uptick in violent activity occurring with Craigslist and other transactions online,” said Michael Lambie, Fox Valley Metro Police Community Support Officer.
The Fox Valley Metro Police Department said it realizes it may be dangerous to do business online. It invites people to its parking lot to make those transactions.
“If we have the capability here to monitor our parking lot 24/7 then it’s something we need to share with our community to let them know that there’s a safe, public place here where they can conduct those transactions,” Lambie said.
The department began promoting its parking lot as a safe transaction location in the past few years.
“We share this message via our Facebook, our Twitter, other social media accounts,” said Lambie.
He said police hear about problems resulting from Craigslist or similar websites each week and said lots of people make transactions in the department’s parking lot. Often times, he said, those people have had problems in the past.
“Once they’re victimized once I think they learn that it’s worth taking the extra step to go the extra mile coming to a local police department,” Lambie said.
Fox Valley Metro Police said if you’re meeting someone from an online ad you should contact your local police department and see if you can meet there. If not, a public place is a good alternative.
Members of the New London Fire Department rescued a teenaged boy at 6:40 p.m. Friday, March 20. According to rescue workers at the scene the boy was trying to cross an ice dam near the Pearl Street dam on the Wolf River when the ice broke. A current carried the the boy downstream toward the Shawano Street bridge where an attempt was made to rescue him by dropping a life jacket on a rope. The current was too fast for the boy to hold onto the life jacket without falling into the river. Rescue workers and neighbors came out on boats and pulled the boy to safety.
A 59-year-old Clintonville man accused of leading officers on a nearly 50 mile chase through three counties remains behind bars on $50,000 cash bond.
Four squad cars were damaged and one officer sustained minor injuries during the chase Tuesday morning. Randall Wilson is charged with first degree recklessly endangering safety, driving a vehicle without the owner’s consent and fleeing an officer. Additionally, he was issued a traffic citations for not having a valid driver’s license.
According to Captain Jim Beggs of the Clintonville Police Department
police responded to the report of vehicle stolen from Steinke Auto in Clintonville around 9:30 a.m. The suspect vehicle was spotted by Marion officers just minutes later. Captain Beggs said the suspect vehicle continued north on Highway 45 leaving the city and heading into Shawano County.
Deputies from Marathon County said officers attempted several times to deploy stop stick deflation devices; however, the said the suspect driver drove around the deployed stop sticks and drove through the median area between eastbound and westbound lanes of State Highway 29.
A pursuit continued as the suspect vehicle headed west on Highway 29 and then north on Highway 51.
Deputies said due to the dangerous driving actions of the fleeing driver, a Marathon County Sheriff’s Detective engaged the fleeing vehicle with his squad vehicle to prevent him from exiting onto Rib Mountain Drive from US-51 where he would have presented an extreme danger to motorists on Rib Mountain Drive.
The chase ended around 10:39 a.m. near County Highway N in Rib Mountain. Investigators said the driver, later identified as Wilson, was the sole occupant of the vehicle.
UPDATE FROM MARATHON COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT:
On Tuesday, March 17th, 2015, at approximately 9:55AM, the Marathon County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the Shawano County Sheriff’s Office of a vehicle pursuit that their deputies were involved in and that the pursuit would be entering Marathon County on State Highway 29.
The initial report that the Shawano County Sheriff’s Office provided to the Marathon County Sheriff’s Office was that the suspect vehicle was stolen from the city of Clintonville, and that the suspected driver might have some type of mental health condition related issues.
Marathon County Sheriff’s deputies took control of the pursuit upon its entry into Marathon County. Marathon County Sheriff’s deputies continued the pursuit westbound on State Highway 29, at which time additional deputies were deployed to that area as well as assisting officers from the Everest Metro Police Department, Rothschild Police Department, Wisconsin State Patrol, and Wausau Police Department.
Officers attempted several times to deploy stop stick deflation devices; however, the fleeing driver drove around the deployed stop sticks as well as driving through the median area between eastbound and westbound lanes of State Highway 29.
The fleeing driver crossed over through the median area several times and began traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes, then would cross back over through the median area and continue fleeing in the westbound lanes.
The fleeing suspect continued westbound on State Highway 29, then continued northbound on US-51. Due to the extremely dangerous driving actions of the fleeing driver, a Marathon County Sheriff’s Detective engaged the fleeing vehicle with his squad vehicle to prevent him from exiting onto Rib Mountain Drive from US-51 where he would have presented an extreme danger to motorists on Rib Mountain Drive.
The fleeing suspect was able to drive away from that engagement at which time he struck three other squad vehicles who were attempting to contain him. After striking the other squad vehicles, the detective engaged the fleeing again with his squad vehicle in the median area; however, the fleeing vehicle was able to drive away from that engagement; however, his vehicle was severely damaged and his vehicle came to a stop in the median when he continued northbound on US-51 and attempted to drive down the embankment between US-51 northbound and the on-ramp from Rib Mountain Drive to US-51 northbound. The 59 year old male driver (sole occupant of fleeing vehicle) was arrested without incident.
Four squad vehicles were damaged, the fleeing vehicle sustained damage, and one officer sustained minor injuries.
This incident is still under investigation,
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A 58-year-old Clintonville man is behind bars in the Marathon County Jail after a high speed chase spanning three counties Tuesday morning.
According to Captain Jim Beggs of the Clintonville Police Department police responded to the report of vehicle stolen from Steinke Auto around 9:30 a.m. The suspect vehicle was spotted by Marion officers just minutes later. Captain Beggs said the suspect vehicle continued north on Highway 45 leaving the city and heading into Shawano County.
A pursuit continued as the suspect vehicle headed west on Highway 29 and then north on Highway 51. The chase ended around 10:39 a.m. near County Highway N in Rib Mountain.
Here is a Press-Release From The Clintonville Police Department:
The Green Bay Packers will need to restock their cornerback position before the start of next season.
Free agent Tramon Williams signed with the Cleveland Browns on Monday, the team announced. Williams accepted a three-year, $21 million contract with Cleveland, according to a report from Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
He visited with the Browns over the weekend.
“I know this is a good spot for me,” Williams told the team’s website. “It carries the same tradition Green Bay had. I’m just ready for a new chapter in my life.”
Williams, who also turned 32 on Monday, spent eight seasons with the Packers. He arrived in Green Bay as an undrafted rookie after the Houston Texans cut him near the end of training camp in 2006, spending his first season on the Packers’ practice squad. In time, he would develop into a leader in the secondary.
Over the past five seasons, Williams’ durability made him a fixture in Green Bay’s defense. The veteran started 79 of a possible 80 games during that stretch, partnering with Sam Shields to give the Packers a strong duo of starting cover corners.
His defining play came in the Packers’ showdown against the Atlanta Falcons in the 2010 NFC divisional round. On the final snap of the first half, Williams intercepted Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and returned it 70 yards for a touchdown, giving the Packers a 14-point lead that opened the door to a shocking blowout.
Williams tied a team record with three interceptions during the 2010 postseason that ended with a Super Bowl title. Two came during Green Bay’s upset in Atlanta. Williams was also named to his lone Pro Bowl that season as an injury replacement.
More recently, Williams was on the wrong end of Seattle Seahawks receiver Jermaine Kearse’s game-winning touchdown in overtime of last season’s NFC championship game, a play that ended Green Bay’s hopes of returning to the Super Bowl. Counting playoffs, he allowed a league-high 10 touchdowns in coverage, and a 106.5 pass rating to opposing quarterbacks, according to ProFootballFocus.com
Williams finished his stint in Green Bay with 28 interceptions in 127 games, including 99 starts. He had at least 14 passes defended in each of the past seven seasons.
His departure leaves a void in Green Bay’s secondary. The Packers already lost backup cornerback Davon House last week when he signed a four-year, $24.5 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Without Williams or House, a position of strength last fall has become an area that needs to be restocked this offseason.
But the Packers were never going to extend $7 million per year for Williams, not at his age. Williams is currently the oldest starting cornerback in the league. While he stayed in contact with Green Bay during the free agency process, it was clear he wanted more than the reported $4 million per year offer the Packers were willing to give.
General manager Ted Thompson will likely look to the draft to replenish the Packers’ cornerback depth chart, but there’s no guarantee a rookie can enter the league ready to play immediately.
Green Bay is left with five cornerbacks on its roster – Shields, Casey Hayward, Demetri Goodson, Tay Glover-Wright and nickel back Micah Hyde. Hayward and Hyde alternated part-time roles covering slot receivers last season. While Hyde is a safety in the Packers’ base defense, Hayward could potentially make a move to full-time starting cornerback on the perimeter.
It will be hard to fully replace Williams, however. Even if the veteran was declining with age, he was the vocal leader in Green Bay’s secondary. The Packers will need leadership next season, not just players capable of covering receivers.
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