One person was injured in a motorcycle accident in Trenton Township Monday. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 43yr old Eric Fielder of Welch, MN was traveling southbound on Hwy 63 and intending to turn west onto 825th Street. Fielder failed to stop at the stop sign at the T intersection, crossed 825th Street, and entered the south ditch. He was taken to Mayo Hospital in Red Wing.
One person was injured in a motorcycle accident in Spring Lake Township on Saturday. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 70yr old James Osborne of Roberts was traveling southbound on Hwy B near 770th Avenue when he left the roadway, struck a guardrail, entered the west ditch and was ejected. Osborne was med-flighted to Regions Hospital in St. Paul.
Three teenage girls from Barron County are fighting for their lives and the 16-year-old who was driving them is behind bars after a wreck last night. The Barron County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened about 7 p.m. on 16-and-a-half Avenue, just north of Cameron. Deputies say the 16-year-old driver was speeding when he lost control and rolled his car several times. The girls, a 15-year-old and two 14-year-olds, were severely injured. Two of them were flown to a hospital in St. Paul, the other was flown to the hospital in Marshfield. Deputies arrested the 16-year-old for driving under the influence.
The sheriff in Rusk County is looking for a woman whose home burned down over the weekend. The sheriff's office yesterday said no one has seen Ginger Bryant since before the fire at her house in the Township of Washington. No one knows where she went. Deputies say they want to make sure Bryant is okay, and make sure that no one else was in her home when it burned.
A motorcycle hit a deer in Dakota County Monday night, leaving a woman dead and a man hospitalized with serious injuries. The Dakota County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened east of Hastings near the intersection of Polk Avenue and Ravenna Trail. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene while the man was taken to Regions Hospital with serious injuries. Officials say neither passenger was wearing a helmet.
Mayo Clinic is raising pay by six percent early next year for most workers. The increase will be the largest across-the-board pay hike in over two decades. Over 64-thousand allied health staff in the Rochester-based health system will receive the raises. Jobs receiving an increase include nurses, technicians, and security and maintenance, along with others. The increase doesn't apply to workers covered by union contracts.
Wisconsin drivers need to be especially alert for deer this time of year. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources deer-vehicle collisions peak between October and November, there were just over 16,500 deer crashes in 2021 down from the previous year. The best advice for motorists keep your eyes on the road, drive the speed limit or slower in conditions of limited visibility. Don't attempt to swerve to avoid colliding with a deer and as always, buckle up.
The chancellor at UW-Green Bay is asking parents to fill-out a financial aid request, even if they're not sure about the cost of college. Chancellor Michael Alexander released an op-ed yesterday that highlights the potential for savings by filling out a FAFSA form. He said most people would jump at the chance to save money on their mortgage or grocery bill, but many families in Wisconsin don't look for help in paying for college. Alexander doesn't mention anywhere in his op-ed about the cost of tuition, room and board, and books at UW campuses. Though he does say that some families will be eligible for a tuition-free scholarship starting next year.
The judge's order that bans voter do-overs in Wisconsin is on hold, for now. An appeals court yesterday gave the Wisconsin Elections Commission a temporary stay so it can make a case for its rules on 'spoiling ballots.' That's the official name for getting a second ballot. Wisconsin law allows voters to get a second ballot, but a judge in Waukesha last week said that law only applies before a voter turns their ballot in. Once that happens, the judge ruled, the vote is final. The appeals court gave the Elections Commission til tomorrow to make its case.
Wisconsin now has some of the highest gas prices in the Midwest. Triple-A says the statewide average is three dollars and 98-cents a gallon, up five-cents from this time last week. Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan are the only Midwest states where gas is more expensive. The average in Madison is over four dollars at four-oh-five a gallon.
Madison is one of the top-15 safest cities in the country. WalletHub ranks Madison 13th compared to the 182 largest cities in the country based on over three dozen safety indicators. WalletHub says Madison ranks 15th for home and community safety but just 89th for natural disaster risk. WalletHub says the safest city in the U.S. is Columbia, Maryland and the least safe is St. Louis, Missouri.
Hennepin County says the NFL "incorrectly" listed the U. S. Bank Stadium as a polling place for the midterm elections. County officials told KARE 11 that the Minnesota Vikings stadium won't be open to voters on November 8th. Residents can go online to find their official polling place.
t’s estimated that about 6,500 people with federal convictions for simple possession of marijuana will benefit from President Joe Biden’s pardon announcement. Long-time Madison cannabis activist Gary Storck says it's not common that federal authorities to arrest people on simple possession. Federal cases are more likely to involve tons or hundreds of pounds of cannabis. Storck says he was disappointed that Biden didn’t issue an executive order to remove cannabis from the list of Schedule 1 narcotics, which includes heroin and LSD. Biden instead directed the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review how marijuana is currently scheduled on the federal level. That process could take years.
The Rice Lake Area School District Board of Education is updating its policy on how the school notifies parents if their student wants to transition genders and use a new name and bathroom. Supporters of the policy say the parents have the right to know. Opponents say it would make it more difficult for a student to come out, especially if their parents do not support it. School board president Kevin Jensen says there have been many misconceptions about the rule, and it isn't changing a lot from its original version.
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