One person is dead after a pedestrian was struck by a train in the village of Alma on Saturday. According to the Buffalo County Sheriffs Department, 70yr old Linda Sanden was with a family member and was carrying fishing gear across the tracks near the 300 block of South Main Street. An eastbound BNSF train was nearing the area and the crew made efforts to warn Sanden and stop the train, however they were unable to avoid striking Sanden.
Clean
up continues in Pierce and Trempealeau Counties after a pair of
Tornados struck Saturday night and early Sunday morning. The
National Weather Services says an EF-1 tornado touched down in
Washington County, MN, crossed the river and continued into Pierce
County to just two miles southwest of River Falls. The storm had a
maximum wind speed of 100mph and was on the ground for nine and a
half miles causing extensive tree damage and damage to farm
outbuildings. No injuries were reported. The second tornado touched
down four miles southwest of Osseo early Sunday morning and traveled
just over 3.5 miles and had a wind speed of 105 mph. Several Farm
outbuildings were damaged and no injures were reported.
The Plum City School Board is meeting tonight. Due to the Covid19 pandemic, there will be a limited number of seats available to the public to attend the meeting. The district is taking sign ups for the meeting tonight via the districts facebook page. The meeting will also be live streamed via google meeting and begins tonight at 7pm.
A 22-year-old Minnesota man is in custody after leading authorities on a high speed chase in a stolen vehicle across three counties in western Wisconsin. It began just after 5:30 this morning (Friday) when a trooper clocked the vehicle at 103 miles an hour westbound on I-94 in Jackson County but lost sight of it. State troopers resumed the chase in neighboring Eau Claire County, where the suspect was reportedly going 115 to 130 miles an hour and weaving in and out of traffic. The suspect was arrested after stop sticks were deployed farther west near Menomonie. Devante Hatten from Minneapolis is facing multiple charges.
The La Crosse Board of Park Commissioners has given its unanimous approval to a plan to remove the 60-year-old Hiawatha statue from Riverside Park. The same action calls for the city to explore options for a replacement. La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat had asked the board to remove the statue and return it to the artist’s family. City officials expect the removal to cost 15 thousand dollars. The Thursday vote didn’t set a date for removing the statue. People who want it to remain have filed papers for a historic designation – which would stop the move.
A 31-year-old man who's accused of selling the drugs that caused an overdose death faces reckless homicide charges in Eau Claire County. Cody Ormond was charged Thursday. Authorities were called to a motel where a dead man's body had been found lying face down. Investigators say they found a cell phone at the scene which revealed communications between the victim and Ormond. They say the man who died bought drugs from Ormond.
Leaders of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa are asking visitors to stay away from the reservation. A state of emergency has been declared after a weekend storm caused significant damage. Chairman Richard A. Peterson posted on Facebook that trees and power lines are down and many roads are impassable. Tribal members are being asked to limit their travel as much as possible. There is no indication of how long the state of emergency will last.
This is the final week for unemployed workers to receive the 600 dollars-a-week federal lifeline checks. Wisconsin residents still out of a job will still get their state unemployment benefits, but the congressional enhancement passed in March is coming to an end. More than 25 million Americans have been receiving the checks as part of the two-trillion-dollar economic aid package that was passed. Members of Congress are working this week on the next economic stimulus package, but no deal is expected before these payments end.
Vice President Mike Pence used a visit to western Wisconsin Friday to talk agriculture and the U-S-Mexico Canada Trade Agreement. Pence took part in a roundtable discussion and toured a dairy in Onalaska. The V-P said the Trump administration is working to cut back federal regulations that he claims impede trade efforts for smaller farms and encourage exports. Pence said, "the United States is actually going to increase our exports by 50-thousand metric tons of milk, 12-thousand metric tons of cheese, 10-thousand tons of cream and the list goes on." The vice president also stopped at Ripon College Friday morning and claimed former Vice President Joe Biden would endanger America's public safety if he's elected president in November.
The
list of big box retail stores in Wisconsin that will require you to
wear a mask while shopping is growing rapidly. All
customers inside Kohl’s stores will have to wear one effective
Monday. The story is the same at Walmart and Sam’s Club
stores. Thursday, officials with the Woodman’s grocery chain
made a similar announcement. The retail stores are hoping the
masks will help slow the increase in coronavirus cases across
Wisconsin. Masks will be available inside the stores.
Potawatomi
Hotel and Casino is permanently laying off around 16-hundred
employees due to the coronavirus pandemic. C-E-O and G-M Rodney
Ferguson said the decision was not made lightly — and it is one
that hurts. Ferguson said the layoffs take effect August 15th.
He says the business will expand operations as the science guides us
and pandemic conditions dictate. He added that decisions will
continue to be made "in the best interests of guest and team
member health and safety."
Public school students in Milwaukee and Madison will start the new year this fall with all virtual classes. The Milwaukee Public School Board approved a three-phase plan Thursday night. As the spread of COVID-19 decreases, students will return to schools for two days each week. Phase three will allow all students to return to the classroom full time. The Madison Metropolitan School District will hold school virtually until at least November 3rd. Cases of coronavirus continue to rise in Dane County. Interim Superintendent Jane Belmore said, "the safety of everyone who enters our school buildings each day is my ultimate responsibility, there can be no margin of error in our decisions to keep students, staff as well as our entire community safe."
The Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) is calling on Governor Tim Walz to order a statewide mask mandate amid COVID-19. The M-H-A says even though hospitalizations are down in the state, the positivity rate and coronavirus case counts are increasing. The M-H-A says there is "a narrow window of time to slow the spread of the virus" and they say the C-D-C -- after reviewing the latest science -- is reaffirming that cloth face masks are a critical tool in controlling the spread of COVID-19, especially when used universally within communities. Walz has said a mask mandate is on the table for Minnesota.
Milwaukee Zoo visitors will have a few more exhibits to see this weekend. Zoo managers say they will open some more animal buildings starting today (Saturday). The reptile center, the aviary, the dairy barn, the elephant care center, and the ape center will be available for viewing. All will be at 50 percent capacity. Some other zoo areas being opened up include the carousel, the train and the Sky Glider.
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