The City of Durand and the Durand-Arkansaw School District continue to work toward renewing the agreement for the library. Earlier this summer the district notified the city of their intention to end the agreement at the end of 2024. Since then the city and district have been meeting and both sides agree the agreement has been beneficial for both parties and are confident a new agreement can be reached in the coming months.
One person was injured in a single vehicle accident in Trenton Township on Saturday. According to the Pierce County Sherriff's Department, 54yr old Chrystal Heimerman of Stewartville, MN was traveling southbound on Hwy 63 when her vehicle was hit by a piece of wood that flew out of a trailer. A passenger, 60yr old Denise Johnson of Rochester was injured and taken to Mayo Hospital in Red Wing.
The sheriff's office in Dunn County says an iPhone automatically dialed 911 and alerted them to a weekend rollover wreck. One person died in the wreck early Saturday morning along State Highway 85, near Caryville. Investigators say the diver went off the road and into a ditch, that's when his car rolled several times. Deputies say the driver wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from his car.
The trial of a Rochester man accused of shooting his girlfriend last Christmas Eve begins today. Authorities say Phillip Turner shot the woman in her apartment and then left her seriously wounded in the residence with her children. The victim, who hasn't been publicly named, wasn't found until later on Christmas Day. Phillips has been charged with multiple crimes, including 2nd-degree attempted murder. The trial will be held at the Olmsted County Courthouse.
The strike at the Leinenkugel's brewery in Chippewa Falls is showing no signs of ending anytime soon. About 45 members of the Teamsters have been on strike at the plant since mid-July. Yesterday, the workers said they are 'digging in' and plan to stay on strike for as long as it takes. The union wants more money and other concessions. The brewery is owned by Molson Coors. The company says it has made a competitive offer to the union. There were some talks last week, but the union said the offer didn't change, so the strike didn't end.
Green Bay based Associated Bank will close more branches this year. Associated, the largest bank based in the state will close six of its approximately 200 branches beginning in mid-November. One Milwaukee stand-alone branch will close while another will consolidate into an Oak Creek branch. Additional Wisconsin branches closing include those in Allouez, Menomonie, and Manitowish Waters. A Chicago branch closing is part of a consolidation of two branches in The Loop. It’s the third consecutive year Associated will close branches, reflecting trends in the banking industry.
A La Crosse man is charged with taking more than $86,000 from a Galesville woman. WQOW reports that Keith Burch was charged last week in Trempealeau County Court on four counts of false representation. The complaint said that Burch, through his private investigations business Coulee Investigations, met the woman as she was going through a divorce. During the course of several years, the complaint said Burch never provided the woman any kind of reports for his investigations. He later convinced the woman to give him money to invest in a "growth distribution fund." The complaint said that he would pay her back, but never did. He returns to court next month.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that the investigation into a 2021 illegal deer harvest has ended with a three-year revocation of the hunter’s hunting and fishing privileges. In November 2021, an anonymous tip of a buck illegally shot with a rifle during archery season came through the DNR’s Violation Hotline. The harvested buck had an estimated green score rack measurement of 218 inches and had been showcased in several local hunting contests. Through the wardens’ investigation, evidence revealed the person shot the deer with a rifle, had placed illegal bait on the property to attract deer, and had used a relative’s license in previous years to continue hunting after harvesting two other bucks.
Wisconsin's liquor laws may be changing soon. A State Senate committee will take-up the plan tomorrow that reworks the rules for everything from wineries to wedding barns. Some of the changes make it easier for breweries and wineries to serve more of their own drinks to their customers. There are some critics, though, who don't like the rules that will force wedding barns to get liquor licenses or limit themselves to just a handful of weddings each year. The changes have been years in the making, and have support from both Democrats and Republicans at the Capitol.
The latest bear sighting in Waukesha County was in Eagle. A woman driving along Highway 67 Saturday evening spotted the black bear in the road near the town of Eagle. No one is saying if this is the same bear that's been spotted throughout Waukesha County for the past couple of months, or if this is a new bear. Wisconsin's DNR says there are more than 24-thousand black bears in the state. The DNR says unless a bear is doing something to you, just leave them alone.
The latest criticism of Wisconsin's wolf management plan is coming from Bear hunters in the state. The Wisconsin Bear Hunters' Association on Friday said it is disappointed that the DNR is not including a wolf population number in the plan. Instead, the DNR is looking at population ranges that would not allow for a wolf hunt until there are more than a thousand wolves in the state. The Bear Hunters want that number back down to 350 wolves. The Bear Hunters say wolves have 'significantly recovered' in the state, and the DNR needs to allow hunters and trappers to manage the wolf population, particularly in the northern part of the state.
A lawmaker says the amount of money Governor Tony Evers wants for child care providers in Wisconsin is unreasonable. State Senator Cory Tomczyk said Republicans are making sure that state taxpayer are not being trapped into spending money that the federal government has pulled away from the state. The Mosinee Republican is referring to the federally funded Child Care Counts. Funding for that will expire early next year and Republicans are rejecting Evers’ call for a special session to sustain it with $340 million in state revenues.
School will be back in session soon and with it stressful changes for students. Dr. Marcia Slattery from UW Pediatrics says parents should be mindful of the social pressures facing children at school. She says you should keep an eye on your child's social life and make sure they're getting support at a time when they're figuring out who they are as a person. She says focusing simply on academic outcomes can put more stress on kids going through a rough time.
Volunteers with the Red Cross of the Dakotas and Minnesota are heading to Hawaii to help with wildfire relief. The Maui area community of Lahaina has been left in smoldering ruins, and at least 96 people are dead following the fires. A total of 11 volunteers from the Dakota-Minnesota region have been sent to the island to assist. Local Red Cross volunteer Dave Schoeneck says the organization ranks disasters on a scale that goes up to 7, and the Maui fire has been ranked a 6. According to Schoeneck, the Red Cross relief operation in Hawaii could last for months.
President Biden is coming to Wisconsin this week. Biden is scheduled to visit Milwaukee on Tuesday, eight days before Republican presidential candidates gather there for the first debate of the 2024 election cycle. The White House said in a release that Biden will "deliver remarks on how Bidenomics is Investing in America to grow the economy from the middle out and the bottom up, not the top down." This will be Biden's sixth visit as president to Wisconsin, which is one of a handful of swing states.
Madison's police chief will not become Chicago's new police superintendent. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson yesterday chose the city's chief of counterterrorism to be the new top cop. Madison Chief Shon Barnes was a finalist for the job in Chicago. He worked in Chicago before coming to Madison. Barnes is not saying what is next for him in Madison, or perhaps in another city.
The Valley Vineyard Church in Chippewa Falls has a thousand backpacks to give away this year. Church members have been taking donations and collections to help with the back-to-school effort this year. Pastor Michael Houle says they gave away about 600 of the backpacks yesterday, that's 150 more than the year before. The other backpacks will be available for other kids in need as they head back to school next month
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