MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Senate has signed off on two bills that would stiffen drunken driving penalties — and potentially generate millions of dollars in new prison costs. The first bill would establish a mandatory minimum five-year sentence for homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. State prison officials estimate the change would cost them $525,100 in operating costs annually. The Senate passed the measure on a voice vote Tuesday. The Assembly passed it in June. It goes next to Gov. Tony Evers. The other bill would increase the minimum time in prison for a 5th or 6th offense from six months to 18 months. Prison officials estimate the change would generate $13.6 million in additional operating costs annually. The Senate passed the proposal on a voice vote Tuesday. It goes next to the Assembly.
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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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