One person is dead after a motorcycle accident Sunday in Wabasha County. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 60yr old Lakeville, MN man was westbound on Hwy 60, near county road 13 when he reportedly left the road way and crashed. The man died of his injuries. The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of family.
Western Wisconsin's congressman is condemning the violence from Hamas while on a trip to Israel. Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden provided regular updates on Twitter throughout the weekend, including pictures of one of the settlements hit by Hamas in its attack earlier this month. Van Orden recorded a video from one of the homes, and said anyone who cuts Hamas any slack is 'morally bankrupt,' and 'should be condemned.'
Two People were hurt in a possible hit-and-run accident in Trempealeau County on Sunday morning. According to the Trempealeu County Sheriffs Department, firefighters responded to an accident on Hwy 53 north of Schansber Road and found the driver of the vehicle was ejected from the vehicle and a 6yr old passenger had minor injuries. The driver was airlifted to Gunderson La Crosse with severe injuries while the child was released to her father. Evidence suggests a second vehicle was involved and the sheriff's department is asking the public for assistance in identifying the driver of that possible second vehicle.
An Eau Claire woman is looking at another OWI arrest with her kids in her car. The State Patrol arrested Rochelle Olson at about 3:30 yesterday morning at the corner of Wisconsin and Madison. State troopers say she failed a field sobriety test. She had two kids under the age of 16 with her at the time. Court records show this is Olson's third OWI arrest. Her license was already revoked.
A man found dead after a Friday standoff in Chippewa Falls was an apparent suicide. The Chippewa Falls Police Department said a man with a gun broke into a woman's residence Friday afternoon. She was able to escape out a window, onto the roof, and jump down to the safety of officers. She told police the man was known to her and that he made threats to kill her and himself. Area residents were told to shelter in place and nearby schools were placed on hold. A SWAT team attempted to contact the man and searched the house with a robot. The man was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol are looking to use the constitution to secure that state's election laws. A statehouse panel will hold a hearing tomorrow on a constitutional amendment to ensure Wisconsin continues to require voter ID. Lawmakers will also consider a constitutional amendment to prevent outside money from being spent on election operations. That stems from the Zuckerbucks issue of 2020. Republicans want to use the constitution to make sure the state's new liberal-majority Supreme Court cannot strike down voter ID, or leave the door open to outside money in the state.
The plan to spend a half-billion dollars in taxpayer money on the Brewers' ballpark could be a done deal by the end of the week. The Wisconsin Senate is scheduled to vote on the funding package Wednesday. Lawmakers say they add a few things before the vote, including a likely tax on non-Brewer events at the ballpark. Governor Evers and leaders in Milwaukee are on board with the plan. The Brewers are promising to stay in Milwaukee until 2050 if the deal is approved.
Another Wisconsin-based company is having system-wide computer issues. American Family Insurance, based in Madison, reports unusual activity on its network. They say they are investigating the odd changes, but say no critical business or customer data appears to be compromised. Some systems have been shut down now and will be brought online again once an investigation and safeguarding measures are complete. Kwik Trip, also based in Wisconsin, says their computer systems were having problems all week after a cyber-attack.
An Apple-made water dispenser has been named the "Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin." The Bevi Bottleless Water Dispenser made by Plexus Corp won the contest during Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce's annual Business Day event in Madison. The other three finalists were Applewood smoked bacon from Nueskie's Applewood Smoked Meats in Wittenberg, American Heritage six-inch safety toe work boot from Thorogood in Merrill, and a Limited-edition Sno-Thro snow blower from AriensCo in Brillion. According to WMC, more than 187 thousand votes were cast online and more than 100 products were nominated.
Minnesota Republican Congressman Tom Emmer will make a bid to become the next Speaker of the House. Emmer confirmed his run for the position in a social media post on Saturday. He said in a letter to his Republican colleagues that he would always be honest and direct and never make promises he couldn't fulfill. He also urged them to "come together for the good of the American people." Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy threw his support to Emmer over the weekend, saying he knows how to do the job. Emmer is currently the Majority Whip, which is the third-highest Republican leadership role in the House of Representatives.
A truck-versus-tractor crash leaves a man dead in west-central Wisconsin. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says a pickup truck rear-ended a tractor Wednesday afternoon on State Highway 12 in the Town of Lincoln. The tractor involved in the crash entered the ditch and overturned, leaving a 54-year-old Tomah man driving the tractor hospitalized with serious injuries. A 78-year-old Warrens man driving the pickup died at the scene of the crash, which remains under investigation.
Police in Antigo have arrested a teen in connection with a bomb threat at the middle school earlier this month. A 13-year-old boy has been taken into custody. Officers have recommended several charges against him through the Langlade County Juvenile Justice System. The threat was made back on October 4th via email. Multiple agencies investigated the threat including the school, Langlade and Brown County Sheriff's Offices, and the FBI. No further details will be released due to the boy’s age. That includes his name and the specific charges against him.
The man who brought guns to the Wisconsin State Capitol demanding to see Governor Tony Evers was in court on Thursday. 43-year-old Joshua Pleasnick made his initial appearance in Dane County Court and was granted a signature bond. The judge also barred him from the Capitol Square and anywhere near the governor's residence. Pleasnick is also prohibited from having any dangerous weapons, including guns. He's charged with a misdemeanor of carrying a firearm in a public building for the October 4th incident. Pleasnick was jailed after he brought a holstered handgun to the governor's office and demanded to speak with Evers. After making bail, he returned to the Capitol after hours with an AK-47 rifle.
Homes available for purchase are in short supply in Wisconsin. That’s according to a new report from the Wisconsin Realtors Association, which says the state has about a three-month supply right now. The association says in a balanced market, the available supply would be more like six months. In addition, higher mortgage rates are allowing the low supply of houses for sale in Wisconsin to stretch further. The report also says owners of homes who might consider selling them are hesitant to list their homes because purchasing a new one would lead to getting a higher interest rate.
Minnesota's unemployment rate is holding steady heading into the end of the year. The state Department of Employment and Economic Development announced yesterday that September's unemployment rate was three-point-one-percent, with eight-thousand new jobs added to the state's economy. Job growth was mainly in the education and health care sectors, though the state also gained jobs in the trades, leisure and hospitality, and government sectors. The jobless rate was unchanged from August and was slightly higher than the same month a year ago.
Add this to the list of no-brainers at the Wisconsin Capitol. Lawmakers want to make the brandy Old Fashioned Wisconsin's official cocktail. State Representative Jon Plumer and State Senator Cory Tomczyk are pushing the idea. Wisconsin is in love with the brandy Old Fashioned, in fact, drinkers in Wisconsin buy more brandy than anyone else in the U.S. The Old Fashioned would be the state's official cocktail because milk is already the state's official beverage. Lawmakers made that declaration back in 1987.
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