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1/14/21 A Solon man faces charges that he was intoxicated when he drove his girlfriend’s car into another vehicle and a house. According to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, 35-year-old Dustin Paulson of West Short Street was reportedly “drunk and out of control” at his residence just before 10pm Wednesday when his girlfriend’s daughter locked him outside. Paulson allegedly banged on the door while screaming, then took his girlfriend’s 1986 Chevy C20 truck and crashed it into ano...

Police found the driver in the area sitting on the ground with blood on his face. Investigators determined he had struck a guardrail nearby after fleeing the scene of the

1/2/21 Using an ATV to do doughnuts in the parking lot of a downtown Iowa City convenience store has led to a North Liberty man’s arrest. Iowa City Police say 26-year-old Byron Yordy of Sugar Creek Lane was observed using a four-wheeler to do doughnuts in the Kum & Go parking lot on East Burlington Street at 8:15pm on New Year’s Eve. Investigators say Yordy admitted to driving to Kum & Go on public roadways to do doughnuts. According to police, Yordy showed multiple signs of impairment, sme...

1/2/21 Iowa City Police say a Cedar Rapids man ushered in the new year…and his birthday…by crashing his car into a downtown light pole. The Johnson County Joint Emergency Communication Center received multiple reports of a Toyota Yaris crashing into a light pole at the corner of Clinton and Washington Streets, in front of Panchero’s, at 3:17am Friday. The pole fell on top of the vehicle, and witnesses say they observed the driver get out and walk away. The same witnesses pointed out the s...

1/3/21 A trail of blood and footprints in the snow led Johnson County Sheriff’s deputies to a suspect in a Saturday night assault in Swisher. According to arrest records, 35-year-old Richard Corum of Roxbury Drive NW in Cedar Rapids had sent several text messages to a Swisher woman saying he was going to come to her residence and kill her husband. Corum then drove to the couple’s Division Street home and a fight ensued around 9:15pm, including Corum allegedly punching the husband approximat...

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A pair of Northeast Wisconsin men were arrested New Year's Day on their fourth Operating While Intoxicated offenses each. Wi...

By Casey Nelson Jan 2, 2021 9:56 AM OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A pair of Northeast Wisconsin men were arrested New Year’s Day on their fourth Operating While Intoxicated offenses each. Wisconsin State Patrol say 45-year-old Scott Claussen, of Oshkosh, was spotted by a state trooper while his grey Jeep Wrangler was parked in traffic along Green Valley Rd. near Woodenshoe Rd just before 3 a.m. The trooper conducted field sobriety tests and Claussen was only able to complete one. Author...

By Casey Nelson Jan 2, 2021 9:56 AM OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A pair of Northeast Wisconsin men were arrested New Year’s Day on their fourth Operating While Intoxicated offenses each. Wisconsin State Patrol say 45-year-old Scott Claussen, of Oshkosh, was spotted by a state trooper while his grey Jeep Wrangler was parked in traffic along Green Valley Rd. near Woodenshoe Rd just before 3 a.m. The trooper conducted field sobriety tests and Claussen was only able to complete one. ...

Its an interesting contrast.  According to the news sources and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, 2020 has seen a increase in road/traffic-related deaths - easily surpassing the totals of the last two years.  At the same time, Wisconsin is in the midst of a 15-year cycle in which yearly convictions for Operating While Intoxicated and overall alcohol-related crashes is down. The good news first: News sources report that the Legislative Reference Bureau lists yearly convictions for bo...

LANSING, Mich. — A bill that passed through the Michigan House and Senate will give drivers with only one Operating While Intoxicated offense a clear criminal record, if signed into law. The bill is an amendment to a package of bills passed earlier this year that cleared a number of criminal records, but did not offer any expungement to drivers with a only a first-time OWI offense. If signed into law by Governor Whitmer, the bill would take place in April of 2021. “This is an important mile...