There will be two open seats on the Durand City Council for the upcoming spring election. Councilmembers Steve Schofield and Mark Gillis have filed non-candiacy papers and will not run for re-election. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says anyone interested in running needs to have candidacy papers filed by January 3rd. Wards 1, 2, and 3 will all be up for election this spring.
One person was injured on a snowmobile in Salem Township on Monday. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 38yr old Timothy Hanson of Maiden Rock was traveling eastbound on a Pierce County trail near Hwy 10 and Hwy CC when he suffered an injury while riding. Hanson did not crash or leave the snowmobile and was assisted by other riders on the scene. He was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul
The Wabasha County Board is meeting Friday morning. Items on the agenda include approving the final property tax levy for 2023, approval of 2023 department budgets and the final county budget, and setting a public hearing date for county road and bridge projects. Tomorrow's meeting begins at 9am in the board room at the Wabasha County Government Center.
There are drug charges for the owner of the Heady Hut in Eau Claire after police say he sold THC. Eau Claire Police say an informant bought THC from Samuel Pastorello several times. No one is saying just what form the THC was. Pastorello is free on a five-thousand-dollar signature bond.
Police in Eau Claire say a local suspect hit the same daycare twice in one week. Officers arrested 23-year-old Michael Phillippi after Monday and Tuesday's break-ins at the local KinderCare. Investigators say they knew it was Phillippi because he left behind his arrest card, along with a mountain of other evidence. KinderCare managers say Phillippi stole thousands of dollars worth of iPads and electronic equipment, as well as gas cards and the keys to two vehicles. Phillippi is looking at charges, he's free on a five-thousand-dollar bond.
Fort McCoy is getting 70 million dollars for repair in the new federal spending plan. Commanders say the money is earmarked for barracks repairs. The 70 million is just part of the 250 million dollars that Democratic U.S. senator Tammy Baldwin says she secured for Wisconsin in the one-point-seven trillion-dollar omnibus package.
The next time you buy a Wisconsin Lottery ticket, know you're doing it for a good cause. Lotto managers yesterday said this year's ticket sales helped cut property taxes across the state by about 200 dollars. The state's Department of Revenue says the total is actually 213 dollars, and that's a little less than last year's 230 lottery tax credit from 2021. Some people may see a little more or a little less though, it all depends on your local school district's tax rate.
The top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says voters will not decide about abortion on their own. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos this week said there won't be a direct vote on the state's 1849 abortion law. That law bans most abortions in the state. Vos said lawmakers are the ones who make the laws in Wisconsin, not advocates or voters. Both Republican U.S. senator Ron Johnson and Democratic Governor Tony Evers have called for a statewide referendum on abortion. Vos said the legislature will handle any changes to the law, saying they need to get the 'nuances' right.
There's a plan at the Capitol in Madison that would give the legislature and the governor some more insight into the Wisconsin National Guard. Lawmakers are considering several pieces of legislation that would require the Guard to report to state leaders about efforts to confront and stop sexual assault within the ranks. The proposals come after a report into failures at the Guard base in Madison. State Rep. Tony Kurtz says more transparency will only help with the efforts to hold the Guard accountable.
It's not just that the final family has moved from the Foxconn site in Mount Pleasant, they took their home with them. Kim and Jim Mahoney agreed to move their home as part of a one-million-dollar deal to leave the area near the Foxconn plant. The Mahoney's are moving their home five miles up the road. They stayed for four years, even as the rest of the homes in their neighborhood were torn down. The hope is to deliver the home to its new home by tomorrow, though it'll be a little while before the Mahoneys will be able to move back in.
Governor Evers is launching a new program to help people experiencing homelessness and those battling opioid-use disorders also known as OUD. The Recovery Voucher Program will provide two million dollars towards providing access to affordable and safe housing for the homeless and those diagnosed with OUD. The governor says basic needs like housing and food need to be met before anyone can overcome an illness, including opioid use disorder.
A Madison student is saved from being scammed out of 30-thousand dollars. Madison Police say the college student was bombarded with emails, calls, and text messages from a scammer impersonating a Chinese police officer. They claimed the student was involved in a criminal investigation and needed to pay 30 grand to resolve the situation. Fortunately, her bank raised concerns when she tried to send the money and blocked the transaction.
New year, new paycheck. Minnesota's minimum wage is getting a slight bump on January 1st. Both small and large employers will have to adjust workers' hourly rates for inflation. Large employers will owe workers ten-59 an hour, while small businesses will pay eight-63 an hour. In the Twin Cities, minimum wage rates are 15 dollars an hour for large employers and 13-50 for small businesses.
Police in Kenosha are investigating the death of an 89-year-old assisted living resident. The unidentified woman, who lived at Parkside Manor Assisted Living and Memory Care, was found on the morning of December 19th. Her cause of death was determined to be "related to weather exposure," according to police. Temperatures during the overnight hours on the 19th reached a low of 9 degrees in Kenosha. Police say there is a “potential” for charges to be referred to the Kenosha County District Attorney’s Office.
A popular Eden-Prairie-based mail-order company is accused of opening thousands of accounts without permission resulting in reduced credit scores. A class action lawsuit has been filed in Hennepin County court against Fingerhut. The suit accuses the business of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act by opening new unauthorized credit accounts last spring and falsely representing that consumers had closed their older credit accounts at that time. The legal action seeks damages, a ban on Fingerhut from false reporting, and to correct previous false reporting.
A 27-year-old Milwaukee man is charged in connection to a December 3rd shooting death outside of a Milwaukee high school. Nico Thomas is accused of shooting 16-year-old Chevaz Collins. A criminal complaint has a friend of Collins saying she, Collins, and four others headed to South Division High School for a basketball game and left at halftime. As the group walked toward her vehicle in the school’s parking lot, Collins ran ahead of the group. The friend says she then heard gunshots and found Collins face down in the parking lot with gunshot wounds,. Prosecutors say Thomas, who is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, told investigators someone else fired toward him first, but the video shows Collins never fired a weapon.
If you're looking for something to do with your Christmas tree, try your local zoo. A number of zoos across the state say they will take Christmas trees and recycle them for the animals. Zookeepers at the zoo in Marshfield say animals love to eat, root around in, or scratch on the trees. Each zoo is different; but usually they'll take trees so long as they are free of tinsel, fake snow, spray paint, and any other chemical that could be harmful to the animals.
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