The Durand-Arkansaw School District has approved the settlement in a class action lawsuit against Juul, the company that makes vaping products. Durand-Arkansaw School Superintendent Greg Doverspike says the district will receive approximately $17,000. The district joined other school districts across the country in suing Juul claiming the company was targeting youth in its marketing for its vaping products.
There will be two open seats up for election on the Durand City Council. While there is a candidate for Ward 3, there is no candidate for ward 1. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says if anyone in Ward 1 is interested in being a registered write-in candidate they should contact city hall. If there is no registered write-in candidate or the person with the most write-in votes does not want to serve on the council, the mayor will appoint someone to serve on the council.
The woman who stole from the baseball and softball program in Ellsworth will spend a month in jail. A judge in Pierce County yesterday sentenced Whitney O'Neil to a month in jail, 250 hours of community service, then three years of probation. She also has to pay back the 107 thousand dollars she admitted that she stole from the Ellsworth Baseball/Softball Association. She took the money over a four-year period and used it for family trips and personal expenses.
Authorities in Chippewa County are searching for a missing 66-year-old woman. The sheriff's office says Rose DeVolve was last seen at her home in the Town of Lafayette about 11 a.m. yesterday. Deputies say she walked away from her home and doesn't have a phone. There is a picture of her online, and the sheriff is asking anyone who may know anything about her whereabouts to call 911.
There is now a murder charge in the death investigation from Jackson County that sent five people to jail. Prosecutors this week filed a first-degree intentional homicide charge against 49-year-old Star Myers from Black River Falls. Investigators say she shot a man in the head after he told her he'd been sleeping with other women. The four others in the case were arrested on either drug or obstruction charges. Myers is also facing drug charges, including intent to deliver meth and fentanyl charges.
Wisconsin's new Secretary of State says she was surprised to get the job. Newly-appointed Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski yesterday said she had no idea she was going to be named as Doug La Follette's replacement.. La Follette suddenly resigned last week after 30 years as Wisconsin Secretary of State. Governor Evers then appointed Godlewski. Republicans at the Capitol say the whole thing is suspect, and are accusing the governor and La Follette of collusion. Godlewski says there wasn't any kind of quid-pro-quo.
Add this to the list of worries for Kia and Hyundai owners. The carmakers this week warned people who own certain SUVs and minivans to park outside because of a fire risk. Kia and Hyundai have recalled more than 571 thousand vehicles because of the risk. The companies say the tow hitch harnesses can catch fire while they are parked or being driven. Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Cruz models are affected. Kia says the Carnival minivan is also on the park outside list.
Xcel Energy's Monticello nuclear plant is temporarily powering down after a new leak of a radioactive chemical was discovered. The company says the new leak of tritium-laced water was detected on Wednesday. Xcel says hundreds of gallons of the tainted water have leached into groundwater. Officials say the new leak poses no risk to the public or the environment.
Minnesota's job market is bouncing back. The state added more than ten-thousand jobs last month. That's on top of over 14-thousand jobs added in January. The Department of Employment and Economic Development. says this means the private sector has fully recovered from the pandemic, and the state government's employment rate is nearly back to pre-pandemic levels.
The Wisconsin State Patrol has two new four-legged employees. The State Patrol says K9 Jamie is a German shorthair pointer and recently passed her training through the North American Police Work Dog Association. K9 Thor is a Belgian Malinois and is working on his narcotics detection training. Their pictures are posted on the Wisconsin State Patrol Facebook page.
Wisconsin's ban on conversion therapy will stay on-hold for the next few months at least. The Wisconsin Senate yesterday moved the legislation that would end the ban back to a statehouse committee. That move will allow lawmakers to hold off on voting to overturn the ban. Once they vote, the governor can simply override them, and the ban on conversion therapy could take effect. Republicans don't like the ban, saying the state's licensing board is trying to dictate religion and handcuff some therapists in the state. Democrats at the Wisconsin Capitol say conversion therapy is harmful to LGBTQ youth, and should not be allowed in the state.
UW-Madison researchers get a grant to help protect bats. The funding will go to research to keep bats from catching the fungus that leads to the life-threatening disease known as white-nose syndrome. The ailment causes bats to awaken from hibernation and burn the fat they need to survive the winter. The National Science Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation provided the $2 million grant to study the ailment.
Governor Evers pushes for Badger Care expansion in Milwaukee Wednesday night. During a roundtable to discuss his proposed budget, Evers says the enlargement of the program would give people better access to health care. The governor adds the expansion would also allow for investments in mental health initiatives.
A Green Bay man is going to prison for manufacturing and trafficking ‘ghost guns.’ The Wisconsin Department of Justice says investigators found a 3-D printing lab in the basement of the residence of Mitchell J. Guerrero in November of 2021. Court records state The 30-year-old Guerrero was found to have a fully functional 3D-printed plastic handgun, magazines and rounds, silencers, and a device that could convert an AR-15 rifle into a fully automatic weapon. The handgun, which ATF authorities found successfully fired, was also found by the TSA to go through a metal detector without setting off the alarm, a first for the agency. Guerrero was sentenced to 46 months in prison.
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a UW–Madison-based research center another five years of funding to develop sustainable alternative fuels. Tim Donahue directs the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center Director Tim Donahue says the mission of the Center is to make liquid transportation fuels and chemicals out of non-food crop material. He says those “energy crops” can be grown without the need for fertilizers and pesticides, which are both huge sources of co2 emissions. The center was established in 2007 and is slated to receive $27.5 million this year, bringing the lifetime awards more than $410 million and making it the largest federally funded project in UW–Madison history.
Representative Josh Gotthemier this week urged electric vehicle manufacturers to include AM radio in their cars and trucks. The New Jersey Democrat says, "I would think that if Elon Musk has enough money to buy Twitter and send rockets to space, he can afford to include AM radio in his Teslas." The lawmaker says that despite the public safety uses of AM radio, many EV manufacturers have stopped including AM radio in their vehicles. AM radio is the backbone behind America's National Public Warning System, which provides emergency alert and warning information to the public during major natural disasters and domestic threats. Gottheimer is writing to major EV auto manufacturers urging them to reconsider their decision to discontinue AM radio in their cars. Gottheimer also called on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to add AM radio to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards to require that all automakers include AM radio as a stock feature in their vehicles.
Here's your chance to see some current and former Packer greats in Eau Claire. Tickets for the Packer Tailgate Tour are now on sale. The Bolton Refuge House will host this year's event on April 11th. Aaron Jones, Elgton Jenkins, and Romeo Doubs are scheduled to be there, as are former players Haha Clinton-Dix, Eddie Lacy, and Davon House. And Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy. Tickets are 50 dollars, and you can buy them online.
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