No one was injured in a garage fire Thursday morning in the town of Union. Firefighters from Township Fire, Rock Creek and Elk Mound responded to the blaze on Aspen Lane. According to authorities, the homeowner uses the garage as a woodworking shop and after opening the door to the garage, they noticed smoke and flames inside. The garage became fully engulfed in flames and fire fighters were able to prevent the fire from spreading to the home. No one was injured in that fire.
A 26-year-old man from Millville was killed Wednesday after a crash in Mount Pleasant Township. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, around 4:30 p.m.,Spenser Sommerfield was traveling southbound on Hwy 63 when he collided with a northbound vehicle driven by a 16yr old boy. Sommerfield was killed in the accident while the boy was taken to St. Mary's Hospital. That accident remains under investigation.
The milk brand Kemps is taking action to provide nourishment to families facing food insecurity with a donation of more than 800,000 “Giving Cow” cartons to food banks in the Midwest. This week, in partnership with Hy-Vee, Kemps will deliver more than 18,000 of the “Giving Cow” milk packs to Channel One Regional Food Bank, which will distribute to its network of 167 food shelves, pantries and programs in 14 counties in western Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota, including Rochester. The “Giving Cow” packs are 8-ounce packs of ultra-high temperature (UHT) pasteurized milk with a shelf life of up to 12 months, while typically fresh milk has a shelf life of only 20 days.
Governor Evers talked about the budget, new goals for reading, and farming in his swing through western Wisconsin yesterday. The governor visited the Mary Dirty Face Farm just outside of Menomonie yesterday. He spoke with the owners about their farm, their efforts with the Menomonie Market Food Co-Op, and the orchard on the farm. The governor also talked about the new state budget, which he says will bring more money to smaller towns across Wisconsin. And he talked about the new reading overhaul for Wisconsin elementary school kids, which he says is a first step toward helping more children in Wisconsin learn.
There is a new officer on the way in Chippewa Falls. The city's police department yesterday said on Facebook that it is expecting a police therapy dog soon. The PD posted a picture of a therapy dog harness, along with an ultrasound of a pregnant momma dog. Police Chief Matt Kelm says they hope to get a puppy in the next month or so, then it will have to go through months of training. The chief says the dog will be used for stress relief for officers, and well as for outreach at community events. Chippewa Falls joins the Dunn County Sheriffs Department, Augusta and Eau Claire Police Departments that have a therapy dog on staff. The Durand Police Department is also looking at adding a therapy dog.
It's the latest sign of a return to normal. The Northern Wisconsin State Fair in Chippewa Falls set a record for attendance this year. Fair manager Rusty Volk says just over 121-thousand people walked through gates last week. Volk had hoped for 125-thousand people at the fair, but says he'll take this year's crowd with a smile on his face. Volk says two sold-out concerts this year helped boost attendance numbers.
The Rochester Police Department responded to two suspected overdoses in less than 12 hours. Officials say the police responded to a 31-year-old man who overdosed behind the GuestHouse Inn & Suites yesterday afternoon. Police say the man was administered Narcan and taken to Saint Marys Hospital by Mayo Clinic Ambulance. Officials say early Thursday morning police responded to a call about a 24-year-old man who overdosed but his friend gave him two doses Narcan. Police say they located the man in a homeless encampment and he was conscious and alert and refused medical attention.
A Rochester man who was arrested after he pursued an ambulance in his car has been sentenced. George McIntosh was arrested in a school parking lot earlier this year, after a paramedic reported somebody following their ambulance before driving off. McIntosh claimed he was "practicing a bomb drill", and was considering stealing the ambulance. Officers found meth inside his car, and he was charged with DWI and making terroristic threats. He's been sentenced to one year and one day in prison, with credit for 141 days served.
A lot of people either missed or failed Wisconsin's first Medicaid re-up in three years. The state's Department of Health Services yesterday said just 30-percent of the first round of people to re-apply for health insurance through the state this year kept their coverage. Almost 40-percent re-applied but were rejected. The others either didn't apply, or are still being processed. The end of the coronavirus emergency orders means people on Medicaid in Wisconsin must re-apply for coverage, and means that some people will lose coverage because the income guidelines are no longer as generous. As many as 25-percent of people in Wisconsin, over one-and-a-half-million people, were enrolled in Medicaid during the coronavirus emergency according to the state.
The father of a teen boy that's missing from Sauk County is offering a ten-thousand dollar reward to find him. Thirteen-year-old James Yoblonski was last seen late at night on June 12th in Reedsburg. His father says he hopes the reward will help motivate someone that knows something to come forward.
Investigators now say the man that died in this week's motorcycle crash in southwest Madison set his own tattoo parlor on fire. Seventy-one-year-old Ted Heffner crashed into wrong way traffic getting off the beltline near Seminole Highway Tuesday morning. That happened around the same time Heffner's nearby tattoo shop caught on fire. Investigators have yet to say why they think he set the fire.
Drought conditions are getting worse in Minnesota as temperatures continue to rise. The U.S. Drought Monitor said Anoka County in the north metro and areas near Rochester and St.Cloud have reached extreme drought conditions. A large area of east central Minnesota and most of the metro area have reached severe drought levels. The National Weather Service said June was one of the driest on record in the Twin Cities. Officials said they're concerned about the prolonged heat wave on the way.
There have been 16 deaths of ATV & UTV riders in Wisconsin this year, and DNR Off-Highway Vehicle Administrator Lieutenant Jake Holsclaw says many victims were not wearing helmets. The majority of victims have been older adults who did not complete the certified safety course which is required for operators born after 1988. Holsclaw notes the popular UTVs come with seat belts, and recommends using them.
A teen involved in a police pursuit Saturday was found dead in a Franklin quarry. Oak Creek Police say their chase of the 17-year-old driver reached speeds of 102 miles per hour. Once the pursuit reached the City of Franklin, a tire deflation device caused the suspect vehicle to stop, and led the driver of the vehicle to flee and trespass the property of a nearby quarry. Officers tried to search the area but called off the pursuit due to “dangerous terrain”. After authorities received reports Friday from the Milwaukee teen’s family of his being missing, Franklin Police began a search and found him dead Wednesday afternoon in the quarry.
A Packers home game looks to be worth about nine-million dollars to the team. Green Bay released its financials from last season yesterday, and team profits dropped almost 12-percent. Green Bay says profits last year were nearly 67-million dollars. That's down from almost 78-million the year before. Overall, Green Bay saw 610-million dollars in total revenues and 541-million dollars in expenses. The drop in profits is being blamed on the Packers' game in London, which cost the team a home game at Lambeau, and all of the money that goes along with that game.
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