One person was seriously injured in a motorcycle vs semi accident in Pepin County on Friday afternoon. According to the Pepin County Sheriffs Department, 34yr old Cody Stallman of Eau Galle was turning northbound onto Hwy D off of Boyd Spring Road, when a southbound motorcycle driven by 59yr old James Malsom struck the rear of the grain semi trailer being pulled by Stallman. Malsom was thrown from his motorcycle and the bike was partially run over by the semi trailer. Malsom received serious injuries and was med flight to an Eau Claire Hospital. Alcohol, nor excessive speed are believed to be contributing factors in the crash and it remains under investigation by the Pepin County Sheriffs Department.
Today is National Farmers Day and the Durand Area Food Pantry, Hunger Relief Federation of Wisconsin, Pepin County Dairy Promotion Committee, Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery and Eau Galle Chees will be holding a free milk and cheese distribution today. The milk, cheese and cheese curds will be distributed from 4-6pm in front of the Durand Area Food Pantry. This will be the largest milk and cheese distribution this year.
An Eau Claire man who voted illegally will spend five days in jail under a plea deal with prosecutors. Chad Armstrong was charged earlier this year for illegally voting in the 2018 midterm election. He had lost that privilege due to a sixth O-W-I conviction but still cast a ballot. The county attorney's office reduced to his felony election fraud charge to a misdemeanor Friday and gave him the choice of five days in jail or 40 hours of community service - and he took the jail term.
The Dunn County Health Department is sharing more local COVID-19 data related to positive cases such as, their age, gender, and recovery status. This data can be found on the Dunn County Portal and social media accounts. The portal data is updated pulling from Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) data at approximately 2:00pm daily. The social media updates are completed manually on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at approximately 2:00pm. The Wisconsin DHS updates their information every day at 2:00pm with the data cut off at 9:00pm the previous day.
Two people are now dead after a crash in northwest Wisconsin near the Town of Apple River. The Polk County Sheriff's Office says 58-year-old Heidi La Page of Clayton was killed when a driver blew a stop sign and struck the minivan she was riding in Thursday. Deputies say the driver - 70-year-old Jerri La Page - was seriously injured and later died in the hospital. The other driver wasn't seriously injured. Deputies say inattentive driving is believed to be a factor in the crash.
Members of the Legislature’s Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules will meet today (Monday) to vote on the governor’s emergency order. That committee can’t end the order that limits how many people can be inside Wisconsin businesses. To do that would require a vote of the full Legislature or a court order. No public hearing will be held before the meeting. The order went into effect Thursday morning and it is scheduled to last until November 6th. It limits any private venue to 25 percent of its usual capacity.
While Friday was very warm, the annual flight of Asian Lady Beetles was in full force. The beetles usually spend most of the summer in your garden or soybean fields and are a predator of aphids. During this time of year the beetles are looking for a place to overwinter and the sun's reflection off your home attracts the beetles. Spraying your home with pemetheran is one way to limit the number of beetles getting into your home along with sealing any cracks. If they do get into your home, the best way to get rid of them is to vacuum them up.
This week's MEA break is typically a very busy travel time at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. ThriftyTraveler.com says air travel has bounced back slightly from April when it was down 95-percent. But that bounce back is relative as air travel is still 60 to 70 percent below normal.
A Rochester police officer is on administrative leave in connection with a domestic assault allegation. The Rochester P-D says Officer Jamar Meeks was arrested Thursday and arraigned Friday morning. The case has been turned over to the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office for a "complete, thorough and independent investigation into the incident." There is also an internal affairs review of Meeks. He's been on the force less than a year and has not received any discipline or complaints. Chief Jim Franklin said, “the alleged conduct outlined in this incident is concerning and is inconsistent with the core values of the Rochester Police Department."
Congresswoman Angie Craig is applauding a federal court ruling that calls for the Second District election to proceed in November. The incumbent Democrat filed a lawsuit after the state set a February special election following the death of Legal Marijuana Now party candidate Adam Weeks. Craig called it "an enormous victory" and ensures that the district would not be without congressional representation for several weeks in 2021. Republican challenger Tyler Kistner is appealing. Kistner says several voters told his campaign they didn't vote in the race because they were told it would not be counted on November 3rd.
Authorities in Columbia County are confirming that the men arrested for planning to kidnap the governor of Michigan trained this summer near Cambria. Sheriff Roger Brandner says the F-B-I notified his department about the Wisconsin connection to the plot against Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Brandner said the group took part in training exercises on a rural, two-acre residence. The complaint says the training included firearms and attempts to make an explosive device. The sheriff said his office was unaware of any active militia in the county. His department was not part of the F-B-I investigation that resulted in 13 arrests.
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says the fear of being located by an abuser should never be a barrier to a person who wants to vote. Kaul says his Wisconsin Safe At Home Program provides victims of abuse, or threatened abuse – or anyone who fears for their physical safety with a legal substitute address to be used for both public and private purposes. More information about the program can be found on the Wisconsin Department of Justice website.
University of Minnesota Regent Michael Hsu (SHOO) is calling it a "truly sad day in Gopherville." The Board of Regents voted 7-5 to eliminate Gopher men's tennis, gymnastics and indoor track and field. Outdoor track and field was saved by a last-minute proposal. Hsu told members, "the time and energy that has been spent drafting emails and letters and raising money, this damage has been done to our Gopher family and it didn't have to be, this damage was self-inflicted." Officials say the decision to cut the sports is due to financial constraints from COVID-19. The cuts are expected to save the University of Minnesota around two-million dollars. Athletics Director Mark Coyle said the department is facing a 75-million-dollar deficit.
More poll workers are needed for Election Day in Wisconsin. Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe says that’s in part because of the large number of absentee ballots that will need to be processed at polling places. She says absentee ballot processing cannot start until the polls open at 7 a-m on Election Day. Tens of thousands have already been returned to clerks offices across Wisconsin, as concerns about the coronavirus pandemic have lead many voters to chose that option to vote. Wolfe says a normal election requires some 30-thousand poll workers to function smoothly, and this year will undoubtedly require more. She says many rural locations don't have enough poll workers.
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