WAUPUN – Significant rainfall led to flooded streets and a disaster declaration in Waupun Saturday night. Mayor Rohn Bishop issued the declaration at 7:50 p.m. Saturday, the city said in a news release. Most streets in the city had varying degrees of flooding with road closure Saturday night, the release said. Drivers were advised to […]
Nine people who worked for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, including the former warden of Waupun Correctional Institution, have been charged in the deaths of two prisoners. The stunning announcement this week from authorities in Dodge County, where the Waupun prison is located, came after an investigation by the Sheriff’s Office into the deaths of […]
The warden at Waupun Correctional Institution, a facility that is under federal investigation for a suspected smuggling conspiracy, has stepped down. Randall Hepp announced his resignation in an email to prison staff Tuesday, the Wisconsin State Journal first reported. A spokesperson for the state Department of Corrections told the Associated Press that Hepp retired, rather […]
The warden at Waupun Correctional Institution, a facility that is the subject of lawsuits and a federal investigation into a suspected smuggling conspiracy, has stepped down. Randall Hepp announced his resignation in an email to prison staff Tuesday, the Wisconsin State Journal first reported. A spokesperson for the state Department of Corrections told the Associated […]
Five prison employees have resigned or been fired since the U.S. Department of Justice launched a probe into a suspected smuggling conspiracy within Waupun Correctional Institution, according to the state Department of Corrections. The federal investigation came at the request of Gov. Tony Evers and the state correctional agency after a DOC sweep of multiple […]
WAUPUN — No one was injured in a garage fire Jan. 20 in the city of Waupun, but two residents of the property were displaced. Waupun Fire Department responded around 8:23 p.m. Jan. 20 to the West Street home, where a vehicle was burning in the attached garage, a news release from the department said. […]