Two people were injured in a motorcycle accident in Oak Grove Township on Saturday. According to the Pierce County Sheriffs Department, 58yr old Troy Raverly of Lakeville, MN was traveling northbound on hwy 35 when he lost control on a curve, went into the east ditch. Both Raverly and passenger 37yr old Phoenixx Herz of Lakeville, MN were thrown from the motorcycle. Raverly was airlifted to Regions Hospital while Herz was transported by ambulance to Regions Hospital.
The Durand City Council is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include reports from the Mayor, Administrator, and Department Heads, along with discussion and possible action on a reversal of Stormwater and Sewer late fee charges beginning August 1st. The council will also go into closed session to discuss the property at 205 4th Avenue West. Tonights meeting begins at 6:30 at Durand City Hall.
The City of Mondovi will move forward with the resurfacing project of Valley Estates Road. During last nights council meeting members approved moving forward with the project after it was determined that if a petition by some residents of Valley Estates to detach from the city would have to be approved by a vote of the entire city of Mondovi. CBS Squared will now complete the design documents and hope to have the documents approved and sent out for bid in the next few weeks, with bid opening in late July or Early August.
The Durand Improvement Group Music in the Park returns tonight with the JFT Party Band Performing in the band-shell at Memorial Park. Due to the covid-19 pandemic, social distancing and wearing of face-masks are strongly encouraged, the playground will not be open during music in the park and those attending are encouraged to bring their own food and refreshments as there will be no vendors. Tonights Music in the Park begins at 6pm and will also be live-streamed on the WRDN Facebook Page.
Police in Hudson are investigating a suspicious package found outside the St. Croix County Republican Party's field office. Someone walking by the building discovered the potential explosive device Tuesday morning and no G-O-P staff or volunteers were there at the time. Officers blocked off and evacuated the area in downtown Hudson and the A-T-F from St. Paul was called in. The metal ammunition can was deemed "clear" and there is no threat. Republican Party of Wisconsin chairman Andrew Hitt said, " We have differences in our views, in our philosophies, and our vision for America, but violence or threats of violence cannot stand because such actions lead to potential destruction that can’t be overcome."
Authorities in northwest Wisconsin say bones found in a wooded area in December 2017 are a homicide victim from New Prague, Minnesota. The Barron County Sheriff's Office says the remains have been identified as 63-year-old Gary Herbst. Investigators say it appears Herbst died of a gunshot wound to the head. The Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation and D-N-A Doe Project matched Herbst's remains with a sample from a close relative in February. Deputies say the case is now an active homicide investigation.
Former Governor Tommy Thompson has set up a transition team for the University of Wisconsin System. Thompson will take over as interim president Monday. Former Assembly Speaker Tom Loftus and former state Department of Administration Secretary Scott Neitzel will be co-chairs. Loftus is a Democrat and Neitzel is a Republican. Thompson is asking the team to develop information on the System’s budget and organizational structure. He was tabbed for the position while a nationwide search for a new president is restarted.
It's
guidance, not a mandate. Governor Tony Evers says decisions about how
K-12 schools will reopen in the fall will be made locally, and
nothing that the state Department of Public Instruction issued this
week dictates otherwise. The
87-page "Education Forward" guidance released Monday by DPI
is meant help districts with their reopening planning. Evers thinks
most districts already have a good idea of what they’re doing.
Governor Tim Walz says the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is now accepting applications for the 62-and-half million-dollar Small Business Relief Grants Program. Businesses affected by COVID-19 with 50 or fewer employees may apply for grants of up to 10-thousand dollars. The money will be evenly distributed between businesses in Greater Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro, with at least 10 million to go to minority-owned businesses, two-point-five million to veteran-owned businesses, and two-point-five million to women-owned businesses.
A
group of St. Paul police officers paid the veterinarian and cremation
bills for a family who lost three dogs in a shooting. Officers
found a Rottweiler named Charlotte shot last Tuesday night and a
blood trail where another Rottweiler named Kingston had been shot in
the leg. A Great Dane named Sky was found dead in the front
yard. Charlotte and Kingston had to be put down due to their
injuries. The police officers pooled money together to help the
family pay the bills. Investigators are still trying to
determine who shot the dogs.
There is no shortage of scams coming from the coronavirus outbreak. The Wisconsin Justice Department is sounding the alarm about contact tracing scams. Attorney General Josh Kaul says usually, scam artists ask for personal information, like social security or bank account numbers. The state is trying to trace people who may have been exposed to the coronavirus, but Kaul warns that scam artists are trying to take advantage. Kaul says if anyone asks you for that kind of information, hang up the phone.
Hormel Foods is opening what it calls a “state-of-the-art” health center near its headquarters and production plant in Austin. H-R vice president Janet Hogan says it will offer primary care, physical therapy, condition management, lab services to Hormel employees. Hogan said this addition will ensure "our team members have easy access to high-quality health care." Around 47-hundred workers on the Hormel health plans will be able to get care through the center run by Premise Health starting next week.
The question over ballot harvesting in Wisconsin elections could wind up in court. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty sent a follow-up letter to the Wisconsin Elections Commission Monday saying the commission is wrong when it tells local election managers that someone other than a voter can return an absentee ballot. The commission reportedly told clerks last March that a family member or third party can return the absentee ballots. The institute says that’s not what the statute says and it is again asking for clarification.
It
took a crew several hours Monday to remove a truck from the bottom of
Lake Wausau. Authorities decided to wait until warmer weather
to pull the sunken vehicle out of the water near D-C Everest Park.
The lead operator for Jerry’s Towing of Wausau says it took almost
17 hundred feet of cable to get the truck free the muck and fine
material that had coated it while it was underwater after an
accident. The Marathon County Sheriff’s Office kept the
public away during the operation, worried the cable could snap and
create a safety risk. The truck has been impounded.
Madison police officers say they had to drag a 32-year-old arson suspect out of a burning building early Monday morning. Kentrell J. Blair is accused of starting the fire during a domestic dispute. When officers arrived shortly after 1:00 a-m they found a woman and her child outside. Blair remained in the building until officers dragged him outside and arrested him. Blair is being held in the Dane County Jail on two tentative charges of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, arson and at least two other counts.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is shortening the window for camping reservations to four months in July. You can currently reserve lodging and campsites up to one year in advance. The D-N-R had planned to make the change this fall, but is moving up the date due to COVID-19 operational uncertainties and updated cleaning protocols. Officials say the change is based on survey results, data analysis and a desire to improve fairness and equity in the reservation process. More than 25-thousand reservations were cancelled during the pandemic in April and May.
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