The Pepin County Government Center will be changing office hours on a trial basis starting in January. According to Pepin County, the change is an effort to attract and retain employees with flexible schedules. Starting January 3rd the Government Center will be open from 8-Noon and 12:30-5 Monday through Thursday, and from 8-11:30 on Fridays with additional hours by appointment. Sheriff's Office, Judicial Offices and Courts, Federal and State Offices within the Government Center, and the Recycling Collection Site hours will all remain unchanged.
Hwy 35 south of Nelson was closed yesterday afternoon and evening due to a man making terroristic threats. According to the Buffalo County Sheriff's Department Facebook page, the situation required the Eau Claire County Emergency Response team to be called in to assist at a home near Hwy 35, and the highway had to be closed while units responded. Just before 10pm the individual was taken into custody and taken to a hospital for evaluation. No one was injured in that incident.
Investigators say Eau Claire County's former sheriff killed himself. The current sheriff yesterday said Sheriff Ron Cramer took his own life back in September. Authorities say he shot himself in the woods in the Town of Seymour. Cramer was sheriff for 26 years and had recently announced plans to retire. No one is saying why he took his own life. Investigators say the case is now closed.
A Menomonie man accused of playing a role in a drug deal that ended with the overdose death of a woman is going to prison. Dunn County Judge James Peterson sentenced Randy Johnson to five and half years in prison in connection to the overdose death of Tricia Chapeck. Johnson was convicted of being party to making and delivering the methamphetamine that ended up killing Chapeck.
One person was injured after a pursuit on I-94 yesterday. According to the Trempealeau County Sheriff's Department, the pursuit began in Jackson County as Deon Dobbs of Hobart, IN was traveling westbound on I-94 refusing to pull over for Wisconsin State Patrol Troopers. The pursuit reached speeds exceeding 120mph. Spike strips were deployed at the Jackson-Trempealeau County Line and Dobbs' vehicle was disabled, entered the ditch, and struck a tree near mile marker 88. A passenger was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
It's the end of an era as the last United Express flight took off from the Chippewa Valley Airport yesterday. United Express will no longer serve the Chippewa Valley, instead Sun Country will take over. There will be a ceremony later today to mark the change. Sun Country is offering four flights per week to Minneapolis-St. Paul and at least two flights per-week to places like Florida or Las Vegas.
The top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly isn't saying much about his trip to Washington, D.C. to speak with the January 6th Committee. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos yesterday said he met with committee members and answered the questions. He said his appearance before the committee was brief. Vos reiterated that he had nothing to do with the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, and has said in the past his conversations with former President Trump were limited to the election results here in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin's Republican U.S. Senator wants to see a vote to end the military's vaccine requirement. Senator Ron Johnson yesterday joined 12 other Republicans in calling for a vote in the Senate. Johnson says the military is discharging too many men and women because they don't want to get the shot. His request likely isn't going anywhere. Republicans do not have control of the Senate, and won't have control next year either.
The judge who oversaw the Waukesha Christmas Parade trial says she is running for the Wisconsin Supreme Court as a judicial conservative. Judge Jennifer Dorow officially entered the race yesterday. She will face fellow conservative, and former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Dan Kelly in the February primary. Dorow shot to fame during the Christmas Parade trial but says she's been working for years on the bench to improve the court system in the state. The spring election is expected to be expensive and hotly contested.
Mower County Sheriff Steve Sandvik says he is stepping back from his duties to deal with medical issues. Sandvik announced the move yesterday on his re-election campaign's Facebook page. The decision comes as a workplace investigation ramps up, looking into a concern raised earlier this month about his conduct. Sandvik was elected to a second term in November.
A police search forced Badgers fans to stay in the Kohls Center past the end of Tuesday night's basketball game. That's because UW-Madison police were searching for a shooting suspect from an incident on State Street earlier in the day. Spokesman Marc Lovicutt says there was never any danger to fans, but police didn't want their search disrupted by thousands of fans leaving the game. The stadium was opened back up at around 10:40 pm.
Minnesota is introducing a new 12-point-5 million dollar program to help small to mid-sized companies in Minnesota buy machinery, equipment, and software to increase productivity and automation. The new loan initiative is aimed at filling in the financing gaps for manufacturing, distribution, technology, and warehousing firms with less than 500 workers. Companies can get loans up to 500 thousand dollars that will come with a low-interest rate of about one percent. It is the latest in a series of programs that the Department of Employment and Economic Development has launched in recent weeks.
A Naval recruiter in Janesville is looking at charges for having sex with high schoolers. Prosecutors yesterday filed charges against 25-year-old Bryan Bradley-Hubbard. They say he met teenage girls through his job as a recruiter, and would then contact them outside of school. Investigators say he had sexual contact with at least two underage girls. He's facing child enticement and child sexual abuse charges. The Navy is also investigating and may add charges of its own.
Darrell Brooks Junior is appealing his conviction in the Waukesha Christmas Parade case. Brooks filed a notice of appeal Tuesday, asking for help from the public defender's office. In his trial Brooks defended himself. In his note, Brooks said he didn't want to cause controversy, but mentioned "clear issues of the law and the legal facts" in the case.
The City of Madison is looking at ways to make the city more pedestrian friendly. Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and three Madison alders are proposing a plan that would promote what they call transit-oriented development. They say that involves building more retail, office space, and housing near transit stations. The Madison Transportation Policy and Planning Board will look at the plan next week, followed by the Madison Planning Board on December 12th.
Madison is ranked as one of the top cities in the country for single people. That's according to a new study from WalletHub, which ranks Madison second overall among the nation's 182 largest cities. Milwaukee ranks 98th. In breaking down the rankings by category WalletHub says Madison ranks first for dating opportunities and 29th for fun and recreation. According to WalletHub the top city for singles is Seattle, Washington.
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