MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Gov. Scott Walker is calling for a number of changes in Wisconsin’s plan to combat chronic wasting disease but they don’t include widespread killing of deer. Walker’s office announced Friday that he wants studies on deer population dynamics and CWD’s effects on deer as well as quicker test results. He also wants more input from hunters and more frequent deer farm fence inspections. The release offered no other specifics. Walker’s spokesman said the Department of Natural Resources will start implementing the orders immediately. A DNR spokesman said the details haven’t been finalized. Democrats want Walker to step up efforts to contain CWD after infection rates hit a new high last year. They have called for the DNR to launch another attempt to aggressively thin the herd in infection zones.
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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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