Pierce County may implement a livestock expansion moratorium. The Land Conservation Committee is meeting tomorrow morning to discuss the temporary moratorium in response to a proposed expansion of a dairy farm in Ono that could house up to 5000 cows. Tomorrow's meeting begins at 8:30am in the board room at the Pierce County Courthouse. If the proposal passes the committee it would be sent to the full county board.
One person is in custody after a pursuit in Menomonie on Friday. According to Menomonie Police, officers pulled over the suspect but then the suspect fled the scene leading to the pursuit. The suspect struck a Menonomoie Squad car leaving one officer injured. After the crash, the suspect fled on foot but was apprehended and taken to the Dunn County Jail on suspected operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing injury and felony fleeing an officer.
The calendar for the new Tarrant Park Pool Project should be clearer this week. The Durand City Council will discuss the project at this week's meeting on Wednesday. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says the calendar will include when bids and construction of the pool will happen. The project was $1 million over budget but if additional fundraising can be done it is believed the new pool would open in 2025.
While public schools will be receiving more state aid after the governor signed a school funding bill, not everyone is happy with the bill because of the large increase in voucher school funding. State Senator Jeff Smith says while he voted yes for the increase in shared revenue for towns and cities, he voted no on the education funding. Because of the new funding, a student attending a private voucher school will be worth $12,000 in state funding while a student attending Durand-Arkansaw School District will be worth $11,000 in state funding.
A Black River Falls man accused of possessing child pornography is scheduled for a court hearing tomorrow. Thirty-four-year-old Michael Vannet is charged on multiple counts, including sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography. The criminal complaint claims police found evidence of child pornography on Vannet's phone and social media accounts. Vannet is currently being held on 25-thousand-dollars cash-only bond.
The Hackett addition at Central High School in La Crosse is set to reopen today after a structure fire last week. School officials say all summer school classes, co-curricular practices, lessons, and other activities will resume. It hasn't been announced when the rest of Central High School will reopen.
The search continues for missing Sauk County 13-year-old James Yoblonski. Yoblonski has been missing from his home for two weeks along with a handgun and wilderness survival guides. Authorities have said they do not believe the teen is a threat to himself and have said they are targeting their search to specific areas so as to not chase the boy into unfamiliar ground. Volunteers gathered to search yesterday in an effort organized by the teen's father.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is urging residents to use caution when operating ATV's and UTV's. Officials say 13 people in the state have died while using off-road vehicles so far this year. DNR Warden Marcus Medina says he has seen many scenes where helmets and UTV seatbelts have saved lives. Authorities are also reminding riders to make sure their vehicles are in proper working order before heading out into remote areas.
Democrat Governor Tony Evers will wait and see how the proposed state budget shakes out in the Legislature before making any calls on potential vetos. Speaking on WISN's Upfront, Evers says proposed cuts to the UW-System aren't what he wants to see. Republicans in the legislative joint finance committee put over 4 billion dollars in tax cuts in their budget proposal, along with an agreement on more shared revenue with local communities and an increase in public school funding.
Department of Workforce Development Secretary Amy Pechacek is hopeful for Wisconsin's dairy industry as the state makes investments in education and internships. Pechacek and state ag secretary Randy Romanski took a tour of North Central Technical College's dairy training center in Wausau last week and says hands-on training in multiple branches of agriculture will keep the ag industry strong into the future.
State Republican lawmakers move forward on cutting the UW System’s budget. The proposed $32 million reduction was approved by the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee Thursday. The funding cut represents the amount Republican estimate would pay for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at the system's 13 universities, which GOP leaders have voiced their unhappiness about. UW President Jay Rothman previously warned that the cut could lead to tuition increases and possible campus closures. Governor Tony Evers had already threatened to veto the entire state budget if the university’s budget was cut.
A Cudahy woman faces charges after allegedly embezzling funds intended to fly veterans to national memorials. Joni Nogay (NO-gay) admitted that personal financial issues led her to keep much of the money raised for the “We Run-They Fly” non-profit for herself. The organization raised funds through fun runs and other events to give to the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight organization, which sends veterans to the memorials built in their honor in Washington, D.C. free of charge. A criminal complaint states that of the more than $130,000 “We Run-They Fly” raised, only about $20,000 was donated to Stars and Stripes.
A Darlington couple is accused of letting nearly 200 goats die on their property. Court records show Stephanie and Kyle Lincicum agreed with the owner of a farm property to take over her operation and eventually buy the farm from her. The Lafayette County Sheriff's Office said it later heard from Farm Service Agency reporting a number of dead goats on the property. The county’s sheriff, Reg Gill, tells WKOW-TV in Madison a veterinarian reported a lack of adequate food or water for the goats. The couple could both serve prison time if found guilty on the animal mistreatment charges.
Security experts are warning of a new type of scam targeting your banking information. It's called "smishing" and refers to spam mail in your text messages. Paul Benda with the American Bankers Association says the fake texts can look convincing. Those scammers will try to get your banking passwords and information, or try and get you to send them money. Benda says no bank will ever ask you for your username and password over the phone, so if you get one of these calls or texts, just ignore it.
Wisconsin has experienced weeks of bad air quality due to Canadian wildfires, and a UW-Madison professor says that's likely to continue. Dr. Tracey Holloway tells WXPR in Rhinelander that pollution in the air is getting people sick. Dr. Holloway says climate change and warming temperatures are contributing to the fires, as Canada dries out faster in the spring before rain can prevent those fires.
Wisconsin drivers are paying a little less for gas as the weekend begins. Triple-A reports the state average for regular was down one cent Friday, to three-52 a gallon. The average was three-40 a gallon in Dane and Sauk counties. The national average was flat at three-58 a gallon Friday.
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