New OWI law

AND TEAMCOVERAGE OF A BILLTHAT WOULD PUTTOUGHERSENTENCES ON A"REPEAT DRUNKENDRIVER."THE MINIMUMSENTENCE FORSOMEONE CONVICTEDFOR A 5TH OR 6THO-W-I JUMPS FROM 6MONTHS ..

TO 18MONTHS IN JAIL.N-B-C 26'S RYANCURRY IS LIVE INSTUDIO WITH US WITHMORE ON THE BILLAND HOW SOME HERELOCALLY FEEL..

RYAN?JON AND NINA..LAW MAKERS AT THESTATE CAPITOL SAYTHEY WANTED TOSEND A MESSAGE TOTHE PEOPLE OFWISCONSIN ..

THATDRINKING ANDDRIVING IS A SERIOUSCRIME.ONE LOCAL OFFICERHERE SAYS HE HOPESTHIS NEW LAW CUTSDOWN ON THEAMOUNT OF PEOPLEGETTING BEHIND THEWHEEL INTOXICATED.LAWMAKERS SENDINGA STATEMENT TOTHOSE WHO GETBEHIND THE WHEELINTOXICATED.THE ASSEMBLYPASSED A BILL TODAYTHAT INCREASES THEMINIMUM SENTENCEFOR A 5TH OR 6THO-W-I OFFENDERFROM 6 MONTHS INJAIL TO 18 MONTHS.(TAKE SOT:"Increasing a penalty is agood start, but lets hope itdoesn't get to that multipleoffenders that we canadress the issue before itgets to that extent."SARGEANT MIKEKNETZGER WITHGREEN BAY POLICEKNOWS THE DANGERSOF DRIVINGINTOXICATED.

HISDAUGHTER WASKILLED IN A CRASHOVER 10 YEARS AGO... SINCE THEN HE HASADVOCATED FORPEOPLE TO NOT GETBEHIND THE WHEELIMPAIRED.HIS ONLY ISSUE WITHTHE BILL ... IS HEWOULD LIKE MOREPROGRAMS TO HELPPEOPLE CONVICTED.(TAKE SOT:"We support the increasedpenalties for repeatoffenders.

But I think wewould be foolish to saythat in an of it's self is themagic wand."THE BILL WOULDNEED TO PASS THESENATE BEFOREGOING TO GOVERNOREVERS' DESK.MANY IN MADISONTHINK IT SENDS AMESSAGE TO REPEATOFFENDERS... BUTTHEY ALSO THINKMORE WORK NEEDSTO BE DONE.(TAKE SOT:"It does send a messageto not drink and drive, butwe know that if we arereally serious aboutreducing the frequency ofdrunk driving inWisconsin, we would domore to make it difficult toget away with drunkdriving."THIS NEW BILLWOULD ALLOWJUDGES TO OFFERTHIS NEW BILLWOULD ALLOWJUDGES TO OFFERSHORTER SENTENCES..

BUT THEY MUSTPROVIDE A REASON.IT ALSO COMES AT APRICE.THE DEPARTMENTOF CORRECTIONSESTIMATES IT WOULDCOST OVER 13MILLION DOLLARS TOIMPLEMENT THE NEWBILL.RYAN CURRY ..

N-B-C26.AS PART OFPROJECT DRIVESOBER..WE'VE FOLLOWEDSEVERAL PROPOSALSTO TOUGHENPENATLIES ONDRUNKEN DRIVERS.ONE BILL BECOME ALAW..MORE COULD BE ONTHEIR WAY..AND OTHERS HAVESTALLED.NBC26'S MATTJARCHOW LOOKS ATWHICH PROPOSALSARE MAKINGPROGRESS... AND THEONES THAT AREN'T.THIS LATEST BILL ISTHE SECOND TIMEGOVERNOR TONYEVERS WILL HAVE ACHANCE TO SIGNTOUGHER DRUNKENDRIVING PENALTIESINTO LAW.LAST NOVEMBER..HEPASSED A BILL THATCREATED AMANDATORY MINIMUMSENTENCE OF FIVEYEARS IN PRISON FORO-W-I HOMICIDES.WHAT EVERS HASNOT HAD A CHANCETO SIGN..ARE BILLSRELATED TO FIRSTTIME OWIOFFENDERS.THIS SESSION..THAT INCLUDED ABILL TO MAKE A FIRSTTIME DRUNKENDRIVING OFFENSE ACRIME.WISCONSINREMAINS THE ONLYSTATE WHERE IT ISNOT CRIMINAL.A SIMILAR BILLWOULD NOT MAKE IT ACRIME..BUT WOULDREQUIRE FIRST TIMEO-W-I OFFENDERS TOAT LEAST APPEAR INCOURT AND FACE AJUDGE.BOTH OF THOSEBILLS APPEAR TOHAVE STALLED..DESPITE THEGOVERNOR SAYINGHE DOES SUPPORTTOUGHER PENALTIESON FIRST TIMEDRUNKEN DRIVINGOFFENDERS.AND WHEN WE'VEATTENDED EVENTS ATTHE CAPITAL..IT'S THOSEBILLS..ADVOCATES ONTHE ISSUE OFTENWANT TO SEE PASSEDMORE THAN ANYOTHERS.THEY BELIEVE ITCOULD BE A MAJORSTEP TO REDUCINGDRUNKEN DRIVING.OPPONENTS HAVESAID..IT MAY NOTHAVE THAT DESIREDEFFECT..AND IS TOOEXPENSIVE.MATT JARCHOW,NBC26.PROJECT DRIVESOBER IS OURMISSION AT NBC-26 TOREDUCE DRUNKENDRIVING INWISCONSIN..WE ASK YOU SHAREYOUR THOUGHTS ONTHE ISSUE.YOU CAN REACH USAT THE NUMBER OREMAIL ON YOURSCREEN.LOOKING LIVEOUTSIDE NOW ......FROM THE "D-O-T"CAM..

YOU SEE EYE-43AT HIGHWAY 172 HEREIN GREEN BAYTONIGHT..We get above freezingon Wednesday withlow/mid-30s with cloudson the increase.Wednesday night, astrong cold front willmove through.

Along thisfront, and a system ridingalong it from the SE, 1-3"of snow look to fall withthe lower totals to thenorthwest, and highertotals to the SE.WITH 37- DAYS TOGO UNTIL SPRING...THE SNOW ON THEGROUND IS GOING TOHAVE TO GOSOMEWHERE.THAT'S WHY LOCALLEADERS SAYHOMEOWNERSSHOULD CONSIDERFLOOD INSURANCE...FLOOD INSURANCE ISNOT THE SAME ASHOME OWNERSINSURANCE...BROWN COUNTYEMERGENCYMANAGEMENT SAYS ITONLY TAKES AN INCHOR TWO OF WATER TOCAUSE THOUSANDSOF DOLLARS INDAMAGE.MOST FLOODINSURANCE POLICIESTAKE 30- DAYS TOKICK IN...TO FIND OUT IF YOURHOME IS IN A FLOODPLAIN... HEAD TO N-B-C 26- DOT COM.NOW TO DECISION20-20 ...A CLOSE RACEIN NEW HAMPSHIRETONIGHT, THE FIRSTPRIMARY IN THECOUNTRY... LEADINGUP TOPARTIAL RESULTS ARESTILL ROLLING IN.BERNIE SANDERS ISUP, WITH PETEBUTTIGIEG CLOSEBEHIND... AND A BIGNIGHT FOR AMYKLOBUCHAR... THIRDRIGHT NOW.NUMBERS RIGHT NOWWITH84percentREPORTING SHOW BERNIESANDER IS IN FIRSTPLACE WITH FORMERMAYOR PETEBUTTIGIEG RIGHTBEHIND.JOE BIDEN FALLS ALLTHEY WAY TO FIFTHBEHIND ELIZABETHEWARREN.CONCERN TONIGHTOVER TALK OFPOSSIBLEDEPORTATIONS OFHMONG AND LAOPEOPLE TO LAOS.WISCONSIN PUBLICRADIO REPORTS THATTHE TRUMPADMINISTRATIONWANTS LAOS TOACCEPT DEPORTEES.THE STAR TRIBUNENEWSPAPER QUOTESADVOCACY GROUPSSAYING MORE THAN45-HUNDRED NON-CITIZENS WHO HAVEEITHER CRIMINALRECORDS ORDEPORATION ORDERSCOULD BE AFFECTED.WISCONSIN PUBLICRADIO SAYS THEREARE NEARLY 50-THOUSAND HMONG INWISCONSIN AND 300-THOUSANDNATIONWIDE.TODAY WE TALKEDWITH THE PRESIDENTOF HMONG AMERICANPARTNERSHIP INAPPLETON..."IT WOULD IMPACT OURCOMMUNITIES ALOT.

ITWOULD RIP FAMILIESAPART."OUTAGAMIE COUNTYEXECUTIVE TOMNELSON CALLED ONU-S SENATOR RONJOHNSON TO WORKTO GET ANSWERS.A STATEMENT FROMSENATOR JOHNSONSAYS IN PART... THATHE URGES THE TRUMPADMINISTRATION TOENSURE THAT LAW-ABIDING HMONG INTHE UNITED STATESLEGALLY... ARETREATED FAIRLY.THE "WAUSHARACOUNTY SHERIFF'SOFFICE"..

HASIDENTIFIED THE"PICK-UP TRUCK"DRIVER..

THEY SAY..HIT AND KILLED A SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL..

ANDINJURED HERYOUNGER SISTER..

ATA "SCHOOL BUSSTOP."INVESTIGATORSSAY..

IT APPEARS 76-YEAR-OLD "CARLMULLENIX"..

WASDRIVING ON THESHOULDER OF "HIGHWAY 73"YESTERDAYMORNING..

WHEN HEHIT THE GIRLS..

IN THE"TOWN OF OASIS."..

HEHAS NOT BEENCHARGED.THE "TRI-COUNTYAREA SCHOOLDISTRICT" IN"PLAINFIELD"..

SAYSTHE FOUR-YEAR-OLDGIRL WHO WAS HURT..IS NOW OUT OF THEHOSPITAL..

ANDRECOVERING ATHOME WITH HERFAMILY.THE INVESTIGATION..IS STILL ONGOING.DRUG USE INMANITOWOC COUNTYIS BELIEVED TO BETHE REASON FOR ANINCREASE INCHILDREN IN NEED OFFOSTER CARE.A FOSTER CARECOORDINATOR WITHTHE COUNTY SAYS 5YEARS AGO, 57CHILDREN WERE INNEED OF CARE, THISYEAR, THERE ARENEARLY 130...ANDEXPERTS SAY THEYBELIEVE IT GOESBACK TO THE USE OFOPIOIDS, HEROIN, ANDMETHAMPHETAMINE INTHE COUNTY.ONE FOSTERPARENT, WHO WAS INFOSTER CAREHERSELF, IS TRYINGTO MAKE ADIFFERENCE.SHE FOUNDEDLIGHTHOUSERECOVERYCOMMUNITY CENTER."WE WORKED WITH 11FAMILIES OVER THELAST 16 MONTHS, WECONTINUE TO WORKWITH FAMILIES BUT SIXOF THEM HAVE BEENCOMPLETELYREUNIFIED WITHFAMILY."AND MANY WITH THEHUMAN SERVICESDEPARTMENT SAYTHAT'S WHAT THEYHOPE FOR... TOREUNITE FAMILIESONCE A HOME IS ASAFER PLACE FOR ACHILD.FOR MOREINFORMATION ONBECOMING A FOSTERPARENT OR THELIGHTHOUSERECOVERYCOMMUNITY CENTER,HEAD TO OURWEBSITE NBC26.COM.CHICK-FIL-A ISEXPANDING INWISCONSIN!THE COMPANY ISLOOKING FORPOTENTIALFRANCHISE OWNERS.SO, CHICK-FIL-A WILLBE HOSTING ANINFORMATIONALWEBINAR ONTUESDAY, FEBRUARY18 TO SHARE DETAILS.PREREGISTRATIONIS REQUIRED.TO FIND A LINK TOGET SIGNED UP ....JUST GO TO OURWEBSITE ... N-B-C 26DOT COM.NOW ANOTHER LIVELOOK OUTSIDE ... THISTIME AT THEAPPLETON AREATHROUGH OUR FOXVALLEY TOWERCAMERA.CAMERONMORELAND HAS MORETHE SNOW THAT'SEXPECTEDTOMORROW IN JUST AFEW MINUTES ...PLUS MAKING THEMOST OF WINTERWEATHER ... WITH ANEVENING SNOWSHOEHIKE.WE HEAD INTO THEGREAT OUTDOORSLATER ON N-B-C 26 ATTEN.low/mid-30s with cloudson the increase.low/mid-30s with cloudson the increase.It could carry over intothe early half of Thursdaymorning, bringinganother Tr.-1" That wouldbring event totals southof HWY 29 from 2-4" andnorth of there only 1-2".Temperatures willstruggle to make it intothe lower teens.It will be bitterly cold onThursday night with lowswell below zero.We will climb to around10 on Friday with sunnyskies.We're back into the20s/30s for the weekendwith a little more snowpossible.IT IS STURGEON