As the shared revenue plan moves through the Wisconsin Legislature, what will it mean for cities like Durand and Mondovi. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says the one question city leaders have is will the new money have to be dedicated to something. The state assembly passed the plan last night, it now moves on to the state senate.
The Durand Police Department has a new summer intern. Joslyn Carothers was named the intern for the summer. Durand Police Chief Stan Ridgeway says Carothers will be helping out the department with National Night Out and other events. The department is gearing up for a busy summer season with all the events that happen in Durand during the summer.
The building of Cedar Corp, the engineering firm for the City of Durand has been damaged. According to city of Menomonie authorities, workers found the building damaged on Tuesday morning after an interior beam fell and collapsed onto the first floor. The building was evacuated and Wilson Avenue was closed around the building. No one was hurt in that incident and crews will assess if the building can be repaired and used again.
Eau Claire's health department is asking for help in finding a dog that bit a woman. It happened Tuesday evening at the intersection of Speros Lane and Meadow Lane. The health department says the dog took off after biting the woman. Public health managers say they need to find the dog to see if it has rabies. The dog is described as a medium to large mixed breed, mostly brown in color. The dog's ears were pointed and had a small amount of black. Anyone who knows about the dog should call the health department.
The sheriff in Monroe County says one of their police dogs died from the heat. The K9, Kolt, was rushed to the vet last Wednesday, but never recovered and died on Monday. Forecasters say it was about 80 degrees on Wednesday in Monroe County. The sheriff's office isn't saying just how hot it was in the car where Kolt was riding, or how the dog was left in the heat. The sheriff's office says they are investigating, and said one of their deputies has been placed on leave until the investigation is over.
The game of chicken over the plan from Wisconsin Republicans to send a half-billion dollars more to local governments has begun. Republicans in the State Assembly last night approved their shared revenue plan, despite the fact the Senate Republicans and Governor Tony Evers are not fully on-board. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he's done negotiating on the plan. The governor said earlier in the day that he was 'optimistic' about the negotiations. The plan approved by the Assembly last night made a few changes, including increasing the amount of money for local governments, changing some of the requirements for local advisory referendum questions, and giving local public health managers a bit more power in emergency situations. The plan could change some more once state senators take it up next.
Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin has joined other senators to introduce the AM for every vehicle act. If passed, the bill would direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to issue a rule that requires automakers to maintain AM broadcast radio in their vehicles without a separate or additional payment, fee, or surcharge. The Government Accountability Office would also be required to study whether alternative communication systems could fully replicate the reach and effectiveness of AM broadcast radio for alerting the public to emergencies.
Minnesota is set to receive tens of millions of dollars in a youth vaping settlement. The Attorney General's Office filed a lawsuit against e-cigarette makers JUUL and Altria. It accused them of marketing products to a younger audience. The settlement will bring 60.5-million dollars into Minnesota- Attorney General Keith Ellison says it will be spent on fighting vaping, smoking, and tobacco use.
Two of Wisconsin's biggest companies are in a court squabble over a parking lot in Eau Claire. Festival Foods filed a lawsuit earlier this month against Menards to try and recoup the costs of repaving the parking lot at their store on Mall Drive in Eau Claire. Menards is the landlord for the property. Festival says it paid three-hundred-eight thousand dollars to repave the parking lot, and now it wants that amount taken off of its rent. That would be a 40 percent discount according to Festival. Menards isn't talking about the suit.
Wisconsin collected the most drugs of any state during the most recent drug take-back day. The Wisconsin Department of Justice says nearly 55-thousand-500 pounds of unwanted medication were surrendered this spring. That's the most of any state and over a thousand pounds more than what Wisconsin received in the fall. Since drug take-back days started in 2010 Wisconsin has received the third-most drugs of any state.
No charges will be filed in the death of a Grant County man who went missing for three months. That’s the determination of the county’s sheriff, Nate Dreckman in the case of Ronald Henry, who went missing from a farmhouse near Lancaster and was later found dead near the home. An autopsy showed that Henry died from hypothermia with methamphetamine being a "contributing factor." Last week, Dreckman mentioned he’d meet with the Grant County District Attorney to discuss possible charges against whoever supplied Henry with the meth, but Dreckman announced no charges would be filed after the meeting happened.
A Minnesota man is being charged for stealing the famous ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz." A Minnesota grand jury indicted 76-year-old Terry J. Martin in the 2005 theft of the slippers from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids. The slippers were recovered by police during a sting operation in Minneapolis in 2018. They are one of just four known surviving pairs from the 1939 movie and are currently valued at three-and-a-half-million dollars.
The value of Wisconsin farmland is increasing. A report from University of Wisconsin Madison's Division of Extension says the average price of agricultural land sold in Wisconsin last year was $5,551 per acre. That's an increase of just over 11% from 2021, and 23-and-a-half percent from 2020. A representative from Extension says the increase in cost in likely caused by farmers looking to retire.
Green Bay is getting a lot of attention as U.S. News & World Report's new number one best place to live. The magazine came out with its rankings yesterday. Green Bay gets high marks for affordability, quality of life, and the job market. U.S. News says it is the home to the Packers, but also a 'thriving entertainment and arts scene, revitalized downtown, and two college campuses.' Madison is ranked 11th on U.S. News' list. The other Top Five cities include Huntsville, Alabama, Raleigh & Durham, North Carolina, Boulder, Colorado, Sarasota, Florida.
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