NEENAH - The Wisconsin State Patrol has forced the city of Neenah to find another method of collecting leaves after an accident that critically injured a pedestrian.
The patrol says Neenah's seven leaf collection trucks violate state law. The trucks have a front-mounted leaf collector.
Sergeant Tim McGrath says that poses vision problems.
Earlier this month, 43-year-old Daniel Robinson was struck and critically injured by a leaf collection truck in Neenah.
He remains hospitalized.
Public works officials say the collection units could be moved to the back of the trucks, but it isn't a quick fix.
The change would also turn what had been a one-person operation to a two-person job.
For now the city is raking the leaves off the curbs and using front-end loaders to deposit them in dump trucks.
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EAGLE RIVER - The initiative will help to rebound what's thought of as a suffering walleye population by adding hundreds of thousands of the fish to Wisconsin lakes.
The project could improve fishing for the state's most popular game fish and tourism in the state. George Langely, a local fishing guide at Eagle Sports bait shop in Eagle River, says walleye fishing isn't what it used to be.
"The walleye population has pretty much suffered in the last twenty years and it's really nice to see Madison recognizing that and taking some steps to do something about it. It will take a while but it's a great start."
MINOCQUA - “This disease is called the great imitator for a good reason,” says Jeff Waite.
Lyme disease can be good at hiding.
“Lyme disease is a bacterial type infection spread by a spiral keet, which is also considered a parasite. And it can be carried in the spit glands and intestinal track of ticks in this area. Particularly the deer tick," said Dr. Kurt Landauer.
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