The
demand for food from the Durand Food Pantry is on the rise.
Administrator Marsha Bauer says demand for the pantry is up about
25%. Bauer says that with the new location the pantry is able to
store more food and the upcoming shipment from USDA it will be one of
the largest for the T-Fap program. Bauer
says items coming included frozen fruit, pork, chicken dairy and
more.
One
person was injured when a vehicle struck legally parked vehicles in
the town of Caledonia. According to the Trempealeau County Sheriffs
Department, 58yr old Lisa Humfeld of Trempealeau hit the accelerator
pedal vs the Brake Pedal and struck two legally parked vehicles in the
parking lot of Boondocks Bar and Grill on Sunday morning. Humfeld
was taken to Gunderson Hospital in LaCrosse with a shoulder injury.
That accident is still under investigation.
A
home was destroyed by fire in Eau Claire Saturday morning. According
to the Eau Claire Fire Department, firefighters responded to the
blaze on Garden Street and found the garage and parts of the house on
fire. The fire had also spread to a number of cars parked in the
driveway. No one was hurt in the fire, and the cause of the blaze is
still under investigation.
La
Crosse police investigators say they aren’t getting much
cooperation from witnesses as they looking into a shooting that
happened early Thursday. Officers were called to the downtown
location shortly after midnight to find a victim with
life-threatening injuries. That man was found in a backyard.
He was taken to a medical facility for treatment. His
name hasn’t been released. Police say they need some input to
identify a suspect.
Authorities
in Chippewa County have arrested a 58-year-old Lake Hallie man for
threatening another person with a handgun. Lake Hallie police
officers and responding deputies say Gerald Nauer was intoxicated
Thursday. They say he wouldn’t cooperate with them or come
out of his home. Deputies finally took him into custody, ending
the incident in less than an hour without anybody getting hurt.
A
34-year-old La Crosse man was arrested last week when he allegedly
tried to sell some stolen weapons. Duncan Wisland is accused of
taking 174 firearms from units at an Onalaska storage company last
month. He is charged with burglary, theft and weapons
possession. The victim is a licensed firearms dealer who had
dozens of handguns and rifles locked inside the storage unit.
The break in the case came when a law enforcement officer with
another agency bought two of the stolen guns. They were traced
back to a gun store in Elk Mound and the store owner told
investigators where he got them.
Wisconsin
legal experts are telling reporters the case before the Wisconsin
Supreme Court is complex so the justices will take their time
reaching a decision. Republicans are making a technical legal
argument accusing the governor of abusing his power. Democratic
Governor Tony Evers says he feels “great” about the ruling “if
the decision is based on facts, law and the precedent.”
During oral arguments last week, the conservative majority on the
court challenged the governor’s position. The court might not
favor either side and could issue a ruling from the middle ground.
COVID-19
testing providers in Minnesota are reporting few people are showing
up to be tested for the virus. After championing a plan to complete
more than ten-thousand COVID-19 tests each day, the Walz
administration says they don't think the lack of demand means fewer
people have symptoms. Instead, they believe most people haven't
gotten the message and still think tests are not available. According
to the Health Department, 90-percent of Minnesotans live within an
hour of a testing site and anyone with symptoms of respiratory
illness should be checked.
The
state will be releasing names of nursing homes and long-term care
facilities with positive cases of the novel coronavirus The
disclosure will come this week, perhaps as early as today (Monday). A
spokesman for LeadingAge Wisconsin, a statewide association of
long-term care providers, said "this is not a list of failures,"
but simply a list of facilities where staff members or residents have
tested positive with COVID-19. As of Saturday, the state had a
reported 634 cases at long-term care facilities, with 169 deaths. A
spokesperson for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services said the
release of the information is in line with an interim final rule
published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Around
250 members of the Wisconsin National Guard will be working the polls
during Tuesday's special election for Congress in the 7th district.
The district in northwestern and central Wisconsin is the largest
geographically - covering 21 counties, portions of another five and
700 municipalities. The Wisconsin Elections Commission
requested assistance from the Guard. Brigadier General Robyn
Blader says the soldiers will greet and check-in voters, monitor
voting equipment, assist with keeping social distance and help
sanitize. More than 69-thousand voters have returned absentee
ballots for the May 12th election to fill the seat of former
Congressman Sean Duffy. Republican Senator Tom Tiffany is
facing Democrat Tricia Zunker of Wausau.
State
officials say laid-off workers in Wisconsin will receive the
600-dollar federal unemployment payment very soon. Workforce
Development Secretary Caleb Frostman says there was a hiccup and the
money should be sent by the end of this weekend. Frostman said
the back payment issue should be resolved, although it may take an
additional day or two for the payments to show up in people’s bank
accounts. He also said there are still thousands of people
waiting to hear whether their applications will be approved.
Frostman said contractors and new hires should be in place this
month. D-W-D is bringing on about 500 additional staff to
handle the spike in unemployment claims.
Governor
Evers and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation are out with
a new list of guidelines for businesses to be safe once they're able
to open again. The guidelines layout best practices for businesses to
keep themselves, their customers and their employees safe. That
includes providing PPE for employees and discouraging people from
coming to work sick. There's also more specific guidelines for
businesses, like using increased protection for stylists and salons,
keeping customers apart in bars and theaters, and cutting off
communal coffee for offices.
Former
Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura says he is not going to pursue a
Green Party presidential bid in the race against President Donald
Trump. Ventura says because of the timing of when the party
would select a nominee, he would be required to lose his job and lose
his health insurance in order to qualify. Ventura says his
medical condition prevented him from being able to move forward.
He announced his decision today at Green Party headquarters in
Minnesota. Last month, Ventura said he was "testing the
waters" for a presidential bid.
The
Minnesota Department of Education, Office of Higher Education and
Department of Health are out with guidelines for school graduation
ceremonies amid COVID-19. The top recommendation is for schools
to hold virtual ceremonies that can be conducted remotely - ensuring
attendees do not need to leave their homes. The guidelines do
not allow for a gymnasium or football field gathering, but they do
provide public health guidance on what schools, colleges or
universities need to consider for safe celebrations - including car
parades or parking lot ceremonies. Rochester Public Schools is
holding mini-graduations consisting of 30 students and two guests at
its three high schools. Seniors are required to wear a mask.
Minneapolis Public Schools already announced the Class of 2020 will
have virtual graduation ceremonies.
The
president of the University of Wisconsin System says its smaller
campuses should no longer try to be all things to all people.
Ray Cross submitted a plan to cut programs, layoffs workers and push
those campuses to find a niche for themselves. Cross says the
system has to change if it wants to survive. U-W-Madison and
U-W-Milwaukee would stay comprehensive and wouldn’t be pushed to
find a specialty. Cross said he doesn’t have a certain amount
of money he’s trying to cut with all the changes.
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