Wisconsin Afternoon State News for Wednesday 3/21/18

>>Part-Time Firefighter Charged With Threatening Governor Walker (Lannon, WI)  —  A 45-year-old part-time firefighter in Menomonee Falls is charged with making an online threat against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.  The Facebook post read, “I suggest we take all our firearms to the governor’s mansion and execute the parasite.”  It was reported to Wisconsin State Capitol Police March 8th and they traced the post to Nicholas Hager of Lannon.  He immediately took responsibility for making the threat, according to Lannon Police.  Hager says he was simply expressing his frustration with government.  He says he had no intention of going to the governor’s mansion and doesn’t even own any guns.  Hager has a

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Karll, Jason Michael, age 50 of Baraboo

Jason Michael Karll, 50, of Baraboo, passed away peacefully surrounded by his close family and friends on Sunday, March 18, 2018, after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer. The son of John Karll of Green Bay, and Sandra Joyce-Karll of Baraboo, Jason was born on Oct. 2, 1967, in Storm Lake, Iowa. Jason attended the Baraboo School District. He was employed by his uncle Fred at Kruse Oldsmobile, Bandbox, the Village of West Baraboo, UPS, and was a volunteer firefighter for the Baraboo Fire Department for many years. Jason had to retire due to being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2007. Jason enjoyed spending days outside mowing, washing his car,

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Senate approves school safety bills

Republican leaders at the Capitol reached a deal on school safety legislation on Tuesday. The deal is a win for Governor Scott Walker, who proposed a package of legislation last week. The bills almost immediately ran into opposition from Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juenau). But Fiztgerald said school shootings need to be addressed. “I […] Source: WRN.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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