todayJune 10, 2015
The Waupun police chief says he supports a bill that would allow off-duty and retired officers to carry guns in schools. Current state law generally bans people from possessing guns on school grounds and within 1,000 feet of a school. “I think this was a problem with the law when it was first developed,” Waupun police chief Dale Heeringa told WFDL news. “With a law enforcement officer, say myself, if I was on duty I could walk onto a school premises with a firearm by doing my job. If I’m offf-duty and when to my son’s sporting event at school it would be illegal for me to carry a firearm in that school.” Heeringa says its important that if retired cops are allowed to carry a gun on school grounds that they are up to date with their firearms training.
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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 […]
todayMarch 27, 2025
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.
todayMarch 27, 2025
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