A report compiled by the group End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin shows domestic violence homicides occurred at a record pace in 2016. The report shows there were 51 domestic homicides n 2016, up from 41 the year before. The group’s public policy director, Chase Tarrier, says 53 percent of the homicides were committed with a firearm. Meanwhile, Tarrier says the murder-suicide of a Fond du Lac doctor and his wheelchair bound daughter shows that domestic violence doesn’t exist in a vacuum. “Often times domestic abusers are not thought of as people who would typically exhibit that kind of behavior,” Tarrier told WFDL news.
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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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