The Durand City Council is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include discussion and possible action on the sale of the Auth Street Lot, a facade grant application from Bhodis, and reports from the Mayor, City Administrator and department heads. Tonight's meeting begins at 6:30 at Durand City Hall.
Prosecutors in Menomonie are pushing ahead with terroristic threat charges against a young man who says he wanted to burn down the place where he works. The D.A. filed formal charges yesterday against Garrett Kinser. Police got the call Friday to come to Phillips Medisize because co-workers said Kinser asked them to make a molotov cocktail. Police say he also threatened to cut-up a young woman who he works with and put her in the meat grinder. Kinser told investigators he was just joking, he says he made the threats cause he was bored at work.
Two Trempealeau County men are going to federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Cristian Velez Vazquez, from Independence, and Michael Carmenatty Justiniano, from Galesville, were sentenced on December 8. Vazquez got eight years, and Carmenatty received a three-year sentence. Both were arrested after an investigation in 2020 into the sale of cocaine at a barbershop and taverns in Arcadia. Both men would receive cocaine in the mail from Puerto Rico hidden in radios, printers, and bedsheets. The two would then send guns and money back to Puerto Rico in exchange for the cocaine.
The City of Wabasha, its Parks Board, and a community-led steering committee is preparing to move and rebuild it’s city’s baseball and softball fields, hockey and skating rink, and basketball court to the field behind City Hall in 2023 and early 2024. In addition, new amenities including pickleball and tennis courts, a year-round warming house and concession stand, and expanded parking will round out the complex which lies adjacent to Dennis Pfeilsticker Memorial Park and the city’s highly utilized pool and splash pad. A $550,000 capital campaign for donations this winter and spring will round out the project funding and allow construction to begin next year.
Top lawmakers in Madison agree the state's surplus is 'the people's money,' but they don't agree on what to do with it. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Democratic Assistant Minority Leader Kalan Haywood talked about Wisconsin's record six billion-dollar surplus on Friday. They both said it's 'the people's money,' but Haywood wants to spend it while Vos wants to give it back to taxpayers. Vos expects Republicans, who control the budget-making process, to push for a multi-billion dollar tax cut. Haywood would rather see some of that money sent to Milwaukee to help the city avoid a financial collapse next year.
There are just a few days left to sign up for healthcare coverage through the Affordable Care Act. The deadline to sign up for coverage with the Health Insurance Marketplace is this Thursday the 15th of December. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is offering assistance to those who need it online at Wis Covered dot com, or you can get help over the phone by calling 2-1-1. Advocates will walk you through the process and help you find out if you qualify for free or reduced-price plans.
Gov. Tony Evers and the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) announced Monday the state will receive $5,952,197 to go toward high-speed internet throughout the state. The funds came from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and will go toward the deployment and adoption of "affordable, equitable, and reliable" high-speed internet across Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is sending out a reminder for people to get their flu shots. The department says as of the beginning of the month 31 percent of Wisconsinites have gotten their flu vaccine. The department says flu activity is up in Wisconsin as well as other upper respiratory illnesses.
President Joe Biden praised the Wisconsin Democrat as he signed the legislation to provide new federal protections for gay and interracial marriage. Baldwin, the first openly gay member of the Senate, was part of a team that authored the legislation and worked on an amendment that secured bipartisan support for the bill. Baldwin said in a statement the signing of the bill made history and a difference for millions of Americans (quote) "We are telling the millions of same-sex and interracial couples that we see them and we respect them."
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It doesn’t look as if legalized marijuana will be part of the discussion in the Wisconsin Legislature next year. State Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard has been a longtime proponent of legalizing recreational cannabis. On WKOW's Capitol City Sunday, the Madison Democrat said she believes there's enough support to pass such legislation in the Senate. But state Senate President Chris Kapenga said there's isn't enough support among Republicans who hold a majority in the chamber. Wisconsin is becoming isolated in the Midwest with regard to cannabis – Michigan and Illinois both allow recreational use, Minnesota and Iowa allow medicinal use and Minnesota has also decriminalized possession of small amounts of pot.
A former youth pastor from Plover has entered not-guilty pleas to child sex charges. WJFW reports that 51-year-old Jordan Huffman faces multiple charges in the case, which date back to 2017. Police say Huffman was a mentor to the victim in the case, who was a 12-year-old boy at the time when the assaults started. Police say Huffman provided drugs and alcohol to the minor before the incidents took place. Huffman is free on a 100-thousand-dollar cash bond.
Monday’s winter concert at Chilton High School was interrupted by a threat toward the school. Superintendent Susan Kaphingst said in a statement that out of an abundance of caution, the school was placed on lockdown and the Calumet County Sheriff’s Office and Chilton Police Department were called to investigate. The specifics of the situation were not released, but the Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that it was a bomb threat. The school was searched and deemed safe, so the students were released. Classes will resume as usual today, but there will be an increased police presence at the school.
State wardens say someone shot and injured a bald eagle in the city of Franklin last week. The bald eagle survived the attack and is being treated by the Wisconsin Humane Society's wildlife center. Veterinarians at the center say one of the bird's wings was broken and its beak was injured as well. Bald eagles and their nests are federally protected, and anyone caught injuring or killing the birds could face a year in jail or a 100-thousand dollar fine.
The state of Wisconsin wants to know when people see mudpuppies. Mudpuppies are Wisconsin's only fully aquatic salamander, and are quite often caught by fishermen looking for other fish. The state's Department of Natural Resources wants fisherman who catch mudpuppies to take a picture, then release them back into the water. The DNR says the data they get from fishermen will help round out a study being done on just where mudpuppies live in the state
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