WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) - Authorities in Waupaca County say several animal carcasses that were found in two locations over the weekend were disposed of improperly.
But the Appleton Post-Crescent Media reports (https://post.cr/1ppYPUwhttps://post.cr/1ppYPUw ) that doesn’t mean the animals were killed by the people who dumped them.
Sheriff’s officials were called Friday night to a report of several dead animals found along a road in the Town of Lebanon. Chief Deputy Allen Kraeger said there were carcasses of a cat, four chickens and a deer.
Deputies were also called to the Town of Royalton after someone discovered a group of dead ducks and geese.
Authorities say the animals at both sites were dismembered by wild animals, then left by someone.
Kraeger says deputies are trying to determine who left them.
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DODGE, Wis. (AP) - The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a flood warning for Dodge due to rising water levels on the Trempealeau River.
The La Crosse Tribune reports (https://bit.ly/1rjDaB1https://bit.ly/1rjDaB1 ) that a combination of runoff and ice jamming has caused the river to rise.
The river’s flood stage is nine feet.
The river was at 8.9 feet Sunday afternoon and is expected to reach 9.3 feet by Monday morning.
The flooding impacts agricultural and marsh land.
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Information from: La Crosse Tribune, https://www.lacrossetribune.comhttps://www.lacrossetribune.com
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RACINE, Wis. (AP) - A child who was playing with fireworks inside a Racine home sparked a fire that caused no injuries, but caused more than $25,000 in damages.
The Racine Fire Department says the fire happened about 11 p.m. Saturday.
The Journal Times reports (https://bit.ly/1pp73Mohttps://bit.ly/1pp73Mo ) fire crews quickly put out the fire in the second floor bedroom. They determined the fire was caused by the child playing with fireworks.
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Information from: The Journal Times, https://www.journaltimes.comhttps://www.journaltimes.com
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FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) - A new policy at Fond du Lac High School that allows administrators to oversee student publications is drawing criticism and sparking a free speech debate - and several English teachers are asking the school district to rethink the rules.
Journalism students at “Cardinal Columns,” a student magazine, were told this month that the district was implementing a policy that would allow the principal to oversee all student publications and refuse to publish certain items.
The move came after the student magazine published a story in February called “The Rape Joke,” according to the Fond du Lac Reporter Media (https://fondul.ac/1ppfN5phttps://fondul.ac/1ppfN5p ). The story, by senior Tanvi Kumar, investigated the prevalence of rape jokes and rape culture at the school and included anonymous stories from victims.
School Superintendent James Sebert and high school Principal Jon Wiltzius raised concerns about the content, including the possibility that the subject matter might be inappropriate for immature audiences and that the photos might be too suggestive or edgy.
Sixteen members of the English Department have signed and presented a 22-page statement supporting the students. It reads: “Such guidelines are not only a clear path toward censorship of student expression but also drastically alter the relationship between school publications and the administration and break sharply with roughly 100 years of district precedent regarding such publication.”
The teachers urge the superintendent and school board to either abandon the guidelines or put them on hold “until new guidelines or a new policy may be drafted in collaboration with the students, community and experts in the field.”
The statement also says the story “stands as an exemplar of high-quality, responsible journalism that has helped countless readers feel supported, speak up, seek help and come together in a way that has undoubtedly resulted in a more positive environment in our school.”
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