City of Mondovi residents have been paying more for sewer and water services due to the construction of the new wastewater treatment plant. Mondovi Mayor Brady Weiss says once the new plant comes online there might be a chance to lower rates. The new plant is expected to be completed and go online in the next few months.
During this month's Durand-Arkansaw School Board meeting the board approved the capital improvement list for fund 46. According to Durand-Arkansaw Superintendent Greg Doverspike, fund 46 is a type of savings account for school districts. While the projects on the fund 46 list were approved, it doesn't mean the board will move forward with them. The projects have to be on the list so the board can use the money from fund 46 if they decide to move forward.
One person is dead, and three others were injured in a two-vehicle accident on I-94 near milepost 15 in St. Croix County on Saturday. According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, 43yr old Jessica Love was traveling eastbound on I-94 when she struck a deer and her vehicle became disabled in the left lane. Her vehicle was struck by another eastbound vehicle driven by 52yr old Ricky Xiong of Hudson. Love's vehicle ended up in the south ditch. Despite live-saving efforts, Love died at the scene. Xiong and two others in his vehicle were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. That accident remains under investigation by the Wisconsin State Patrol.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment on the future management of department properties in the Western Coulees and Ridges Region. The regional master plan establishes the levels and types of resource management and public use permitted on department-managed properties. Under the regional master planning process, department staff will develop a plan for department properties located within the region. The media release from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the Western Coulees and Ridges Region includes all or portions of 22 counties, including those in the WRDN Listening Area. Comments should be submitted by December 23 to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Eau Claire's school board is looking at a pay bump for substitute teachers tonight. The idea is to give subs 20 dollars more each day, bringing their daily rate to 160 dollars. The school board is also considering a 38-cent per-hour raise for special education assistants. That would bump their pay to 16 dollars and 38 cents an hour. The school board says 160 dollars a day for subs would be more than both Chippewa Falls and Altoona schools pay.
The Wisconsin DNR urges hunters to test their deer for Chronic Wasting Disease this fall. And while there’s never been a documented instance of deer-to-human CWD transmission, the DNR strongly advises against eating venison from infected deer.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission's top person says three fake military ballots will not impact tomorrow's election. Elections Commission administrator Meagan Wolfe on Friday said the case of a Milwaukee elections official who created the fake ballots and then mailed them to a state lawmaker is isolated and was swiftly detected. Wolfe does admit that the case is another blow to the public confidence in elections. Wolfe says voter fraud cases are extremely rare, and like in the case, are prosecuted when they are discovered.
There is one full day of campaigning left in Wisconsin. Candidates across the state are making their closing arguments in everything from the state's big races down to local contests. Wisconsin is home to the most expensive governor's race in the country between Governor Tony Evers and Republican Tim Michels. And the state is home to one of the most expensive U.S. Senate races between Republican Senator Ron Johnson and Democrat Mandela Barnes.
Wisconsin's latest bird flu cases are both in backyard flocks. The state's Department of Agriculture on Friday confirmed a case in Waukesha County and another in Marathon County. In all, just 23 birds were put down in the two cases. Wisconsin saw nearly three million birds destroyed because of the bird flu in the spring. This fall's return has been much less severe, with just over 80 thousand birds killed because of the flu.
More than a fourth of Minnesota households are struggling to keep the lights on. A new study by LendingTree found that 25-point-one-percent of Minnesota households have had to cut back on essentials like food and medicine bills to afford energy costs. However, that's nothing compared to the rest of the nation. Minnesota is among a handful of states with the lowest percentage of households reducing basic expenses to pay their electricity bills.
Republican Tim Michels is talking about a new plan to get rid of Wisconsin's Elections Commission. Michels yesterday said he wants to replace the six-member Commission with a new panel of people from each of Wisconsin's eight congressional districts. Michels isn't saying who would nominate the new members. Republicans currently control five of the state's eight seats in Congress and could add another one next week. Wisconsin's Elections Commission has come under fire since the 2020 election for a series of decisions and critical reports.
A Manitowoc woman faces up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to a traffic crash that killed her granddaughter. Monica Walker reached a plea deal with prosecutors in Manitowoc County Court on a charge of Homicide by Use of a Vehicle with Prohibited Alcohol Concentration. Walker was drunk when she crashed off of I-43 in Manitowoc Rapids in February 2021. Her granddaughter, 9-year-old Tkyia Brewer, was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene. Walker will be sentenced on February 6.
Flu and RSV hospitalizations are on the rise in Minnesota. The state Department of Health says nearly 160 people were hospitalized last week with RSV cases in the Twin Cities metro area. About 110 of them are children ages one-year-old and younger. Also, there were 42 flu-related hospitalizations last week in comparison to14 the week before.
Fond du Lac Police make an arrest in connection with a gun theft at Fleet Farm. According to a press release, a 29-year old Fond du Lac man is accused of breaking into the store late Friday night–stealing five guns and ammunition. Police say the man has an outstanding warrant out of Oklahoma, and that criminal charges are pending.
A Madison man will spend three-and-a-half years in federal prison after being found guilty of stealing from stores in other states. The man was indicted over two years ago, accused of stealing from stores in seven states and Wisconsin back in 2019. He was convicted of stealing over five-thousand dollars worth of items after a four-day trial that ended this week.
Miller Lite is selling a Christmas tree stand that doubles as a beer keg. It's actually just a table that can hold a Christmas tree on top and has enough room for a keg underneath. It's about 50 bucks and goes on sale next week. Miller Lite says it is a limited edition.
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