The Buffalo County Sheriff's office says a woman is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after she was injured in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 37 in Buffalo County yesterday. The accident occurred about noon on Highway 37 near County Road B in the Township of Gilmanton. The county sheriff's office says a van was traveling southbound when it veered off the road and collided with a tree. The driver -- 41-year-old Tonia Schwanke from Mondovi -- was taken to Mayo in Eau Claire for treatment of her injuries.
The Pepin Town board has voted to spend $40,000 of the American Rescue Plan money to bring high-speed internet to the township. Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services SwiftCurrent is expected to begin construction on the project next year and hopes to extend service to Grange Hall. The approval of the board will allow the Cooperative to apply for grants to complete and expand the project.
UW-Extension service is proposing to merge the Pepin County 4-H program into the Buffalo County Program. During last week's Pepin County Extension Committee meeting, state extension representatives made the proposal as extension rules say the 4-H educator for the county is not allowed to do multiple jobs. Pepin County's extension educator retired so the position is still open. Pepin and Buffalo County Extension committees will have a joint meeting on November 29th at 6pm in Durand to discuss the proposal.
State Representative Rob Summerfield from Bloomer has been named Majority Caucus chairman for the state Republican Party. The role gives Summerfield a bigger role in setting the state GOP's agenda in the upcoming legislative session. Summerfield won reelection to a fourth term in representing the 67th Assembly District.
Hwy 61 was closed between Wabasha and Lake City yesterday after a dump truck rolled over. According to the Wabasha County Sheriff's Department, the accident happened at about 12:30 and blocked Hwy 61. The road was re-opened at about 3:30 yesterday. No word on the cause of the accident or if there were any injuries.
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection is warning residents of a recent uptick in gift card fraud. The agency says consumers have reported finding a zero balance on cards shortly after purchasing them, some within 20 minutes of activation. Experts believe software bots used by crooks may be to blame, automatically searching card numbers to find available balances. DATCP recommends purchasing gift cards only from trusted sources and not activating them until shortly before use.
Gas prices have recently been falling, then rising again. The national average is down slightly to start the week, but that trend is unlikely to continue into Thanksgiving week. According to AAA, Wisconsin is beneath the national average, with motorists averaging about $3.60 for a gallon of gas. Here in Western Wisconsin, gas is averaging at $3.32 a gallon. National analysts say the oil market remains volatile, so prices are almost certain to climb again next week.
Wisconsin is part of a multi-state Google settlement. Google has agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with 40 states – including Wisconsin and Minnesota - in connection with an investigation into how the company tracked users' locations. State attorneys general announced the settlement on Monday, calling it the largest multistate privacy settlement in U.S history. Attorney General Josh Kaul said Wisconsin’s share will total more than $8,421,000. The attorneys general opened the Google investigation following a 2018 Associated Press article that revealed Google "records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to."
Shawano County deputies are requesting charges against two teens in connection with last month’s bonfire explosion. More than 40 people were injured in the October 14 explosion when a mixture of gas and diesel fuel was poured on a bonfire. A press release from the Sheriff’s Office says charges have been forwarded against a 17-year-old boy from Green Bay. Charges against a 16-year-old boy from Pulaski have been forwarded to Shawano County in juvenile court. There are also charges against the landowner who was present at the time. None of the individuals have been named.
Flu hospitalizations continue to rise in Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Health reports 108 people were hospitalized last week, compared to 44 the previous week. They say flu season started early this year and expect it to worsen. The Twin Cities have been hit the hardest, making up 87 percent of hospitalizations so far. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the 2022 flu vaccine has 50-percent efficacy against hospitalization from this year's virus.
One of the victims in a Sunday night's shooting at the University of Virginia was former Badger football player Devin Chandler, was one of three people killed in the shooting. Chandler, a wide receiver entered the transfer portal last October after playing for Wisconsin in 2020 and 2021. The suspect in the shooting is in custody and is a former UVA football player. Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. has been charged with shooting three members of the UVA football team and two others as students returned on a charter bus from a field trip.
A West Bend man accused of entering a polling place with a knife has been criminally charged. Thirty-eight-year-old Michael Miecielica was free on a signature bond when he reportedly entered the West Bend Community Memorial Library with a hunting knife to try to “stop the voting” at a polling place. He’s now charged with more than 12 counts in Washington County, including making "terrorist threats" and using threats to discourage voting. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for November 28.
Minnesota Republicans are licking their wounds following a convincing midterm election defeat. GOP strategist Amy Koch says some of the margins were close, but Republicans should have run away with the election. Republican governor candidate Scott Jensen says the timing of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade doomed his and other state GOPer's hopes. Republicans were shut out of all statewide offices and also became the minority in the Legislature.
Minnesota's largest deer hunting advocacy group is welcoming a new leader. Jared Mazurek has been selected to operate the Minnesota Deer Hunter's Association. He replaces Craig Engwall, who recently took a position with the Minnesota Board of Soil and Water Resources in St. Paul. Mazurek has been leading the Poudre Learning Center in Greeley, Colorado. It's a nonprofit focused on environmental studies for K-thru-twelve students.
Construction is getting underway at a new outdoor ice rink in Hastings. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Veterans Day. The United Heroes League is sponsoring the project, which will complete plans for a campus for veterans and their kids. The site is already home to a veterans monument, an archery range and an obstacle course. The UHL owns the land.
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