The Durand City Council has approved closing main street on Halloween for the Durand Improvment Groups Trunk or Treat event from 3-5pm The Council did not set a time for city-wide trick or treating, but Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says there really has never been official hours for trick or treating. If you are participating in city-wide trick or treating, remember to leave your porch light on Saturday evening.
Public health officials have come up with some suggestions for trick or treating during the covid 19 pandemic. Pepin County Health Officer Heidi Stewart is discouraging one Halloween Tradition of traveling to larger communities to trick or treat. More information on safe trick or treating can be found on the CDC Website.
The City of Mondovi is postponing a plan to combat algae in Mirror Lake. At this weeks city council meeting members decided to postpone the project as it was too late in the year to move forward with it. Council members were also concerned about the cost of the proposal and directed the city administrator to explore other opportunities for controlling the algae and bring them back to the council for next spring.
A 67-year-old Wheaton woman could go to prison for 16 years if she is convicted of reckless endangerment and battery charges. Karen Christenson is accused of stabbing her husband. Investigators say the victim told them his wife attacked him because she was tired of him stealing her property. She later admitted she stabbed him. Her husband had to be hospitalized for treatment of his injuries.
Chippewa Coutny authorities are investigating a possible homicide after a body was found in an area south of 29 Pines on Hwy T Wednesday evening. The department is working with some outside agencies on a missing person case that could be related. The sherrif says there is no danger to the public.
A former firefighter in Barron will avoid jail time if he completes two years of probation for setting fires. Justin Cloud admitting setting three fires last spring. A Barron County Circuit judge sentenced Cloud to probation and community service on his guilty plea to the arsons. He was allowed to plead down to charges of negligent handling of burning materials. Investigators say Cloud started the three fires, responding to one of them as a firefighter.
Local government officials are working hard to get everyone to fill out their 2020 Census forms. Less than 24 hours remain. The U-S Supreme Court ruled earlier this week the count would end today (Thursday). Technically, the deadline is at 11:59 p-m in Hawaii Standard Time – since the island state is the farthest west point of the U-S. That’s 4:59 a-m Friday in Wisconsin. Officials are scrambling to count everyone because the census can affect how much government funding will be received over the next 10 years.
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers calls the temporary block of his emergency order limiting the size of gatherings a “dangerous decision.” Evers released a video message Wednesday responding to the ruling by a judge in Sawyer County on a suit filed by the Tavern League of Wisconsin. His order limited the number of people who can gather in bars, restaurants, and many other indoor locations to 25 percent of the room's capacity. Evers says a legal challenge of the Wednesday ruling will be filed.
The 2020 M-E-A conference is being held virtually today (Thursday) due to COVID-19. Education Minnesota President Denise Specht says the day will feature dozens of live webinars for educators all around the state. She says topics include "teaching and learning during the pandemic, how to have conversations around race and equity in the classroom, how to have safe and welcoming schools, and of course, how can we become the best educators we can be." The keynote speaker is University of Georgia Professor and author Doctor Bettina Love.
Wisconsin’s coronavirus emergency means people on "food stamps" will receive additional benefits. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services yesterday says people in the FoodShare program will get maximum benefits through the end of October. They’ve been getting maximum benefits since March. A family of four enrolled in Wisconsin FoodShare has been getting, and will continue to get, 680 dollars a month for groceries.
The U-S Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether Wisconsin ballots that come in after Election Day should be counted. The back-and-forth over late absentee ballots has been argued fiercely in the Badger State since the COVID-19 pandemic arrived. Wisconsin Democrats and advocates of the practice in Washington, D-C, asked the High Court to take the case Tuesday. A federal appeals court ruled last week those ballots shouldn’t be counted. Courts in other states have ruled in favor of counting the late ballots, meaning the Supreme Court is more likely to step in.
Wisconsin clerks are repeating their warnings that the results of the November presidential election won’t be available as early as they normally are. Record numbers of absentee ballots will slow the process. Some of those clerks have a group of almost two dozen Democratic lawmakers supporting their call to start counting mailed-in ballots early. Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell points out that other states do it. The Democrats have asked Republican leaders in the Assembly and Senate to call members back so a bill can be passed allowing clerks to start the count before November 3rd. Failing that, it’s going to be a late night in those offices while the votes are counted.
A man from southeastern Minnesota is seriously injured following a motorcycle crash in Dodge County. The State Patrol says 30-year-old Tanner Lermon of Byron was riding on County Road 16 when he left the roadway and crashed Tuesday night. Troopers say he was taken to St. Mary's Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Lermon was not wearing a motorcycle helmet.
A federal judge is denying a request by Republican candidate Tyler Kistner to stay a court ruling allowing the Second District election to proceed in November. A court decision last week supported Congresswoman Angie Craig's lawsuit to hold the election November 3rd instead of a February special election prompted by the death of the Legal Marijuana Now nominee. Craig said "Minnesotans in the Second District won an important victory - ensuring that they will have a seat at the table in Washington next January." She says constituents will now have an opportunity to make their voices heard in this General Election.
The state of Minnesota is going to expand its COVID-19 saliva testing program. A testing site in Duluth has conducted about eight thousand tests over the last three weeks. Another site opens in Winona today (Wednesday). State officials say the mail-in program will be free to all users. They say it would mean every Minnesotan could get tested without leaving their home. It’s hoped the program will be in operation sometime next month.
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