Wisconsin Afternoon State News for Thursday 1/25/18
>A Big Job: Wisconsin Firm Handles Super Bowl Security
(La Crosse, WI) — A La Crosse-based security company has been training nearly 300 people to work security for Super Bowl 52. O’Brien and Associates has been in business in western Wisconsin for more than 25 years. Many of the trainees are already professionals — law enforcement agents, corrections officers, emergency medical technicians and nurses. The company says the job is about more than just checking for weapons inside U-S Bank Stadium. The F-B-I, Homeland Security and the Minnesota National Guard will be a part of the security effort at the big game February 4th.
>>Eau Claire Man Eludes Pursuing Police — On Snowmobile
(Eau Claire, WI) — A Eau Claire man admits he stole one snowmobile and managed to get away from a pursuing squad car on another machine last week. Dylan Johnson eventually eluded the deputy by driving onto a sidewalk and through the yards of two mobile homes. At that point, the deputy broke off the chase, but when Johnson was tracked down later, he admitted he was on that snowmobile with a 16-year-old passenger. He also admitted working with the teenager on the theft of another snowmobile.
>>Elections Commission Decides To Keep Leader – Despite Senate Vote
(Madison, WI) — One Republican member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission joined three Democrats on a vote to keep interim administrator Michael Haas on the job through April. The Senate voted Tuesday to reject his confirmation and that of Ethics Commission Administrator Brian Bell. Haas has been given the option of remaining with the elections commission as an attorney at a lower salary. Elections Commission chairman Mark Thomsen characterized the ouster of Haas as a witch-hunt.
Source: WRJC.com
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