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Trial date set for former officer

The former Kenosha police officer charged with misconduct after he reportedly planted a bullet and suspect's ID during a search is poised for trial this spring.

Kyle Baars was charged criminally after he testified during a murder trial that he introduced a bullet and the identification of a suspect into a scene being searched and allowed them to be collected as evidence.

Baars claimed in court filings that he believed he would not be prosecuted if he resigned from the department, and intended to present testimony supporting that position.

After Judge Chad Kerkman took the hearing off the calendar, attorney Mark Richards requested a higher court step in, in hopes of getting the decision reversed.

The court declined to accept the case, sending it back to Kerkman. With that, the case picks up where it left off, moving toward a trial in the spring.

Baars has until April 14 to accept any plea deal. His trial is set to begin April 18.

Man arrested for 5th OWI

A 63-year-old Kenosha man was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, his fifth such offense.