Prosecutors in Dunn County yesterday charged an Eau Claire woman with this week's home invasion in the Township of Dunn. She was reportedly high, and deputies say she smacked the homeowner with a 20-pound piece of metal. Investigators say Megan Dehate was likely under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs and was having a manic episode when she forced her way into the home earlier this week. The people who live in the home stopped her, but deputies say she hit a man on the head with that metal piece. He required stitches. Dehate is due in court later today.
A missing woman's ex-partner is now facing a murder charge following the discovery of a body. Adam Fravel was booked into the Winona County Jail Wednesday evening after human remains were found near Highway 43 earlier in the day. Madeline Kingsbury went missing in late March, and extensive searches took place in an attempt to locate her. Police say they located the body was located using information that was developed during the Madeline Kingsbury investigation.
A woman has died after she crashed into a tractor in Warsaw Township Tuesday night. According to the Goodhue County Sheriff's Department, 56yr old Christa Webster of Kenyon was traveling southbound on Hwy 56, and collided with a farm tractor that was traveling in the opposite direction, and died from her injuries. The person driving the tractor was not injured, and the cause of the crash is being investigated.
Wisconsin's Joint Finance Committee recommended approving funding for the completion of UW-Eau Claire's new Science and Health Sciences Building. It would replace Phillips Hall. It would cost about $231 million. The Committee also approved funding for the renovation of UW-Stout's Heritage Hall. It would create additional classrooms and labs for students at a cost of $138 million. It still needs to be approved by the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly before Governor Evers can sign it.
Eau Claire's new transit center is at least a year away from being done. The city yesterday said the still-being-built facility won't open until at least the summer of 2024. The building itself is nearly finished, crews expect the parking deck at the building to open later this year. The problem is the apartments that will be at the center. It took til February to find a developer willing to take on the apartment piece of the project, and the city will not begin bus service from the new transit hub until those apartments are finished. That'll be at least mid-summer of next year.
A railroad overpass at the Galloway Street railroad tracks is a big step closer to becoming a reality. The city this week announced it will get 10-million dollars from Washington, D.C. to build a new rail crossing. The money is part of a half-billion dollars worth of grants in more than 30 states. Planners in Eau Claire have been talking about an overpass at Galloway Street since at least 2015. Federal officials say the new crossing will serve as a connection for the Chippewa River Regional Bike/Pedestrian Trail, and make that crossing much safer.
A La Crosse teen is sentenced to three years in prison in relation to a fatal La Crosse shooting. Jackson Greengrass is accused of firing a gun at Sage Hicke, who is charged with killing 15-year-old Logan High School student Storm Vondrashek. Investigators say on May 22nd of 2022, Greengrass and Vondrashek got into a fight with Hicke and multiple shots were fired on the south side of La Crosse. Court records show the 18-year-old Greengrass pled guilty to 1st-degree recklessly endangering safety use of a dangerous weapon, possessing a dangerous weapon under the age of 18, and intentionally pointing a firearm at a person.
A death investigation is ongoing after a body was found at a park in Rochester early Wednesday. A park staff member discovered the body while doing maintenance at Cook Park, and Rochester Police were called to the scene. Police are working with the medical examiner's office to determine the person's identity and cause of death. Authorities say there is no threat to the public.
Wisconsin teens may soon have to take a financial literacy class to graduate from high school. The Wisconsin Assembly yesterday approved a plan that would require a class on credit, credit cards, investing, and basic financial skills. State Rep. Calvin Callahan says the idea is to make sure that high schoolers in Wisconsin can make smart financial decisions once they're off on their own. The class passed the Assembly on a 95-to-1 vote.
Kids in Wisconsin will not have to get a meningitis shot to enter the seventh grade. Both the Senate and Assembly yesterday voted to scuttle a new rule that would have required the shot. The vote also makes it easier for parents to oppose other vaccines for their children. The vote comes after the Evers Administration tried to go around the legislature, and impose a vaccine requirement by state rule. The legislature's rules committee struck down that rule back in March. Yesterday's vote finished it off.
The state senate voted Wednesday to restrict access to unemployment benefits. The bills would increase the number of reasons someone could be denied - including declining to take an offered position - and add new drug testing rules. Governor Tony Evers vetoed similar bills last session and is expected to also reject them this time.
The latest development on the legislature’s shared revenue bill comes from Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. Vos says if a deal is not reached this week he wants to strip out all of the Milwaukee provisions from the bill, which updates the shared revenue formula and promises increased funding for a range of local government services across the state. The sticking point is local referendums that would allow Milwaukee city and county to increase their sales taxes. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu wants those dropped from the bill but admits he lacks the votes to do so. Vos has stated since the Assembly passed it last month that he won't accept any major changes to the legislation.
A doctor accused of misdiagnosing hundreds of veterans no longer works at the Tomah VA. Earlier this week, Veterans Administration Secretary Denis McDonough confirmed Doctor Mary Jo Lanska is gone. A former patient and U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin had raised concerns about compensation and pension exams conducted by Lanska. Now the VA is reviewing nearly 1,000 of those exams and will allow veterans to be re-examined if eligible.
One of the two women involved in the Slender Man stabbing case is looking to be released from a state mental facility. Morgan Geyser was in a Waukesha County courtroom for a petition hearing prompted by her request last month for a conditional release from her 40-year commitment at the facility. After the hearing, a judge appointed three doctors to examine her. The doctors' reports are due back within 60 days. A judge could decide in August whether Geyser, who has been in custody for over nine years, is ready to be released. The other participant in the 2014 stabbing, Anissa Weier, was released from a mental facility in September of 2021.
The Arrowhead School District is looking at what it’s calling a "flags, signage, and divisive propaganda" ban. The idea of the policy is to ’create safe, even and fair environments for the academic achievements of all students.’ The ban would cover several flags and banners, including the Pride Flag, and anti-racist messages. The ban would also cover advocating for one political party or candidate over another. The ban would be mostly focused on classrooms and teachers, meaning the policy wouldn’t impact what individual students could wear or say. Similar policies are already in place in Waukesha and Kettle Moraine schools.
It will cost billions to remove so-called "forever chemicals" from Minnesota's wastewater streams. A new study found it could cost anywhere from 14-billion to 28-billion-dollars to clean up PFAS pollution in community wastewater systems. The State Pollution Control Agency commissioned the independent study. In a statement, MPCA Commissioner Katrina Kessler said the hefty price tag shows the need to "focus on preventing PFAS from entering the environment in the first place." This comes after Governor Tim Walz [[ walls ]] signed a bill that aims to phase out the nonessential use of PFAS over the next decade.
A spike in 9-1-1 emergency misdials is a growing problem. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says accidental calls jumped nearly 300 percent. Officials say they are concerned about the sudden rise in non emergency calls, and want residents to help curb them.
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