One
person was injured in an ATV accident last Tuesday in Pepin County.
According to the Pepin County Sheriffs Department 74yr old Jackie
Patraw of rural Pepin was traveling on Hwy N and crossed the highway
going from the northbound ditch to the southbound ditch just north of
Jahnke Lane. Patraw starting going up an embankment when the ATV
rolled and landed on him. He was flown to St. Mary's Hospital in
Rochester with undetermined injuries. That accident remains under
investigation.
No
one was injured in a car fire on Frday in the Town of Pepin.
According to the Pepin County Sheriffs Department, firefighters
responded to a car on fire at Hwy CC and Lost Creek Road. When
authorities arrived on scene, the vehicle was fully engulfed in
flames and the driver, 79yr old Robert Ramseth of Stockholm was
safely out of the vehicle. Lund and Pepin Fire Fighters put out the
blaze.
A
Dunn County man is pleading not guilty by mental disease or defect in
the January murder of his father. Fifty-one-year-old Gary Styer
of Colfax is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the
murder of 78-year-old Edward Styer. He told investigators he
killed his dad because of years of physical and emotional abuse he
suffered as a child. The complaint says Styer killed him with a
two-by-four piece of wood while he was sleeping. Styer's next
court hearing is July 24th.
One
of two men charged with child sex trafficking in Eau Claire County
Circuit Court has been handed a 10-year prison sentence. Richard
Bye and William Hargrove were both accused of sexually assaulting a
15-year-old girl. A judge handed down the sentence for Hargrove
Thursday. Both men denied having sex with the underage girl,
but D-N-A evidence tied them to the crime.
A
50-year-old man accused of killing an elderly victim in a parking lot
altercation has been freed on bond in La Crosse County. Matthew
Kinstler entered a plea of not guilty to reckless homicide charges.
Kinstler and 79-year-old Russell W. Paulson got into an argument
outside a Menard’s store May 1st when Kinstler thought the
older man had parked too close to his vehicle. Paulson was
injured and died later. Kinstler had been in jail for more than
two weeks when he bonded out Thursday.
One
man is in custody after a killing in Sawyer County over the weekend.
According to the Sawyer County Sheriffs Department, deputies, and
other local law enforcement responded to a domestic incident in the
Town of Hayward on Saturday and found an older man dead from an
apparent stab would and an older woman still alive but with severe
lacerations and injuries to her face. Authorities arrested 34yr old
Peter D. Farnsworth of Rocky Ford, Colorado on charges of first
degree intentional homicide, attempted first degree intentional
homicide and substantial battery. That incident is still under
investigation.
SFB,
Security Financial Bank has announced that lobbies at all SFB Branches
will re-open to the public staring on June 1st.
Only one entrance at each location will be open, and customers will
notice Plexiglas guards installed at all teller windows, and
customers will be allowed to wear masks, but you may be asked to
temporarily remove it to identify yourself.
Organizers
with the Wisconsin State Fair are waiting until the end of May to
make a decision on whether move forward with the 2020 fair in
August. Officials said in an email, "as the State Fair
Park Board of Directors continue to work with staff and government
officials on the safety of mass gatherings related to COVID-19, we
have decided to put a hold on sending agreements until a decision has
been made regarding the 2020 Wisconsin State Fair." Board
member John Yingling of said earlier this month that the sticking
point is crowd size. The fair can draw 140-thousand people on a
good weekend, which would make social distancing impossible.
The Minnesota State Fair cancelled its event Friday which
draws more than two-million visitors.
Only
South Dakota has fewer coronavirus restrictions in effect than
Wisconsin. The personal finance website WalletHub released the
results this week, analyzing 11 key metrics to determine the
rankings. Researchers found the Badger State had the loosest
restrictions on requiring people to wear a mask in public and
reopening child care programs. It had the second-fewest
restrictions on large gatherings and letting restaurants and bars
resume serving customers.
Milwaukee
Mayor Tom Barrett expects many Democrats will decide about coming to
their national convention at the last minute. Tom Barrett says a
number of delegates will wait until August to decide if they want to
attend the Democratic National Convention at Fiserv Forum in-person.
Presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden told Channel 12 this week
that he may not not attend in-person. He say it depends on the advice
that his doctors give him.
Wisconsin
state parks have returned to regular operating hours. That is, 6 a.m.
to 11 p.m. seven days a week, and parks will no longer be closed
Wednesdays. The sole exception, Rock Island State Park will remain
closed until July. A limited number of day-use area restrooms will
reopen for public use beginning Wednesday, June 3, according to the
Wisconsin DNR. Park visitors are advised to bring hand sanitizer. All
group, family and indoor group campsites will remain closed, and all
events and shelter reservations will be canceled, through June 7. The
status of events, reservations and camping after June 7 is under
review.
It’s
back to work at Harley-Davidson. The company says 125 workers are
already back at the motorcycle factory in Menomonee Falls. The plan
is to bring everyone else back after Memorial Day. Almost a-thousand
people work at the plant. Harley-Davidson has been shut down since
mid-March because of the coronavirus.
Two
Minnesota students are being recognized in the 56th class of U-S
Presidential Scholars. Aunika Zheng of Mounds View High School
and Benjamin Bin Yan from Century High School in Rochester are among
this year's 161 recipients. The program honors high school seniors
for their accomplishments in academics, the arts and career, and
technical education fields. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
scholars will not be able to travel to Washington, D-C for the
national recognition program this summer. Plans are underway for an
online ceremony.
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