MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Justice is recommending police don’t submit evidence from some sexual assault exams to the state crime lab without the victim’s consent. The recommendation is part of a plan for the DOJ’s Sexual Assault Response Team to ensure sexual assault kits are efficiently distributed, used and sent to the crime lab. The agency estimates local police departments have 6,000 untested kits on their shelves. The plan calls for police to prioritize sending in kits in cases where charges have been filed and cases in which the victim has agreed to participate. It recommends not sending in any kits from cases where the victim doesn’t want to work with law enforcement but gives victims six years to decide.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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