The Durand-Arkansaw School Board approved the 2022-23 budget last night. The balanced, $13 million budget has a total tax levy of just under $4.5 million, which is down $457,000 from last year. Because property values in the district were up by over 12%, and equalized aids rose, the mill rate dropped 1.49% to $6.26 per $1000 of property value.
The Mondovi City Council is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include a review of the 2023 property tax levy and budget, discussion and possible action on the cable tv franchise agreement with Ntec, and repeal and recreating chapter 24 of the city of Mondovi Municipal code. Tonight's meeting begins at 5:30 at the Marten Center in Mondovi.
One person was injured in a one-vehicle accident in Trenton Township on Sunday. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 28yr old Kevin Lorusso of Red Wing was traveling northbound on Hwy 63, when he lost control of the vehicle and entered the east ditch. Lorusso was taken to Mayo Hospital in Red Wing.
There are now felony charges against a UW-Eau Claire student who said there was a bomb in Towers Hall. Prosecutors yesterday charged 19-year-old Mason Waymire with making terroristic threats. Investigators say Waymire made the threat on Yik Yak back in September. Campus police say there was never a bomb, and no one was in any real danger. Police say Waymire told them his friends dared him to make the post, and he didn't think it would be taken seriously.
It's been six months since Lily Peters was murdered. Yesterday was the six-month anniversary of her death in Chippewa Falls. She was 10, and the 14-year-old suspect in her death is still waiting for trial. He's not due back in court until next August. Altoona state Rep. Jesse James pushed for a new Lily Alert law in Wisconsin for cases that don't quite rise to the level of an Amber Alert. He says he shelved that plan after speaking with the state's Department of Justice and realizing there's already an alert system that can be used in similar cases.
A priest who worked in both Wausau and Chippewa Falls has resigned after accusations of sexual misconduct. Father Mark Pierce resigned from two churches in Wausau over the weekend. He is facing claims that he had sexual contact with an underage boy decades ago. Pierce worked at both St. Michael and Resurrection Parishes in Wausau. He was also a priest at Notre Dame Parish in Chippewa Falls.
Wisconsin's elite search and rescue team is back. Members of Task Force One held their first training exercise in nearly four years this month. The task force disbanded back in 2018 because of contractual issues, those had to be settled by lawmakers back in the spring. Task Force One has about 90 members who are trained in search and rescue and emergency response. They can be deployed anywhere in the state or the country, usually within a matter of days.
Wisconsin's latest test scores show kids in the state are falling further behind. The results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, better known as the National Report Card, came out yesterday. Wisconsin saw its scores for fourth graders dip a tiny bit, but the scores for eighth graders fell by several points. Wisconsin's state superintendent of schools blames the poor test scores on the coronavirus and is once again asking for more money for public schools. Education reformers say the scores were the worst among schools that were closed the longest, and say teachers' unions should share the blame. The test results also show Wisconsin has the largest gap between white and black students in the country.
A 48-year-old man will serve jail time after pleading guilty to being drunk while transporting a high school team. Shawn Zelazny entered a guilty plea yesterday to second-degree drunken driving. Zelazny was driving the coach bus in December back to Duluth from a basketball tournament when an adult convicted him to pull over while 911 was called. His blood alcohol was determined to be more than two-and-a-half times the legal limit for driving in Minnesota. He will serve 60 days in jail on weekends spread out over the next two years, along with two years' probation.
Today is the first-day local clerks in Wisconsin can offer in-person absentee voting. To find out if your municipality offers in-person absentee voting, the location, and hours, visit the MyVote Wisconsin website. There you can also register to vote, see what's on your ballot, and find your polling place and what you’ll need to bring. In-person absentee voting ends two days before election day on November 8. Statewide races on the ballot include governor, U.S. Senator, and attorney general.
An investigation's underway after the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus is vandalized ahead of a visit by a conservative political commentator. Several areas on campus have been targeted with spray paint including the Memorial Union Terrace sign and several of the Bucky Badger statues. The vandalism comes as conservative political commentator Matt Walsh is set to visit the campus for a screening of his movie "What's a Woman?" and answer questions.
A Minneapolis man accused of killing an activist after driving into a crowd of protestors is changing his plea to guilty. Nicholas Kraus was allegedly drunk when he fatally struck Deona Marie and injured three others protesting the police-shooting death of Winston Smith in June of 2021. Kraus initially plead not guilty to charges of intentional second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. However, court records indicate that he will change his plea to guilty during a hearing Monday.
Police say speed and alcohol likely played a role in a car crashing into a house in Adams County. Police in Rome say a car slammed into a house on 14th Drive overnight one night this weekend. No one was home and the driver isn't hurt, however, the home's steps are destroyed.
The State Justice Department is investigating after a Dane County deputy shot and killed a person on Sunday. Police claim that a person wanted for weapons violations lead officers on a foot chase in the village of Oregon when a Dane County deputy shot and killed that person. Police say they found a weapon near the shooting. The deceased person has not been identified. The Division of Criminal Investigation is leading the investigation of the shooting.
With winter driving season fast approaching, it’s a good idea to have an emergency kit in your vehicle if you plan to travel any distance. Also says Andrew Beckett with Wisconsin Emergency Management, know before you go and log onto the state 511 website. Beckett says you can also check traffic cameras for conditions and adjust your route accordingly if you need to.
Minnesota is seeing a dramatic uptick in fentanyl use. A new report from Millennium Health analyzed drug tests from substance use disorder treatment practices, comparing data from the first half of 2022 to data from 2019. The report found that fentanyl positivity in Minnesota drug tests went up by 400-percent so far this year.
Wisconsin residents are invited to honor troops by donating ornaments to the executive residence’s tree this holiday season. Each year, the governor’s residence in Maple Bluff continues the tradition of the Tribute to our Troops Tree, where ornaments are hung to honor veterans. The tribute tradition began in 2005 by Governor Jim Doyle. Wisconsinites can send ornaments to honor veterans who are currently serving or who have served here or abroad. The ornaments can be seen as part of the executive residence’s holiday tours in December. Families of service personnel are invited to send ornaments by November 22.
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