Authorities in Waushara County arrest a man who is accused of shooting a rifle at people and leading officers from multiple jurisdictions on a manhunt. Sheriff Jeffrey Nett says deputies responded to a location in the Town of Wautoma around 8 a.m. Sunday morning for a report of a man who fired a rifle at two people and was walking around on land. A search of the area began. At 9:25 a.m. officers heard gun shots near County Highway MM and Bighorn Drive. Nett says fifteen minutes later, officers found the man in a field on 17th Avenue and took him into custody. Wautoma and Wild Rose police departments, the Wisconsin State Patrol and a Wisconsin DNR airplane assisted the Waushara County Sheriff’s Office in the search.
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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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