MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering whether some common public records like traffic accident reports and tickets should be off-limits to journalists in a case that could affect long-standing state law. Stories such as former Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager’s 2004 drunken driving arrest, or other violations involving prominent drivers, might not be reported without access to names and addresses in such records. The Supreme Court on Friday heard a lawsuit by the New Richmond News, which sued the City of New Richmond because police routinely blacked out names other information from reports the paper requested. At issue is whether the federal Drivers Privacy Protection Act trumps Wisconsin’s open records law. Last year a St. Croix County judge ruled in favor of the newspaper.
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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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