The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has denied a request by the Pepin County ATV-UTV club to allow ATV and UTV use of the Hwy 10 Bridge. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says there is no appeal process with the DOT. The mayor says representatives of the club and the city may ask state legislators to get involved to help mediate some sort of agreement to allow the use of ATV and UTV's on the bridge.
Three women say a 44-year-old Eau Claire man sexually assaulted them multiple times several years ago. Chantavy Lee is being held in the Eau Claire County Jail. The accusations first emerged when a 15-year-old girl told a crisis worker she had been sexually attacked by Lee when she was in the third grade. Lee also faces the same type of charges in Dunn County. A second victim says she was about five years old when he molested her. Lee will make an initial appearance in Eau Claire County Circuit Court Tuesday. He has a hearing in Dunn County next week.
Police are investigating after a crash that killed a woman crossing the street. The Eau Claire County Sheriff's Office says the 59-year-old woman was taking the North Crossing over Highway 312 on Friday when she was hit by a westbound driver. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver wasn't hurt.
A western Wisconsin judge has reimposed the governor’s emergency order limiting attendance in public venues. The capacity limits order was issued two weeks ago as positive cases of COVID-19 were surging in Wisconsin. One judge blocked the order on October 14th, but Monday Barron County Judge James Babler declined a request from the Tavern League of Wisconsin to leave it on hold. Babler also refused to stay his ruling while it was appealed. The judge said the parties fighting the order had failed to prove they would be harmed by following it.
An Eau Claire area developer says the city could see new residents as more people leave the Twin Cities. W-Q-O-W T-V reports the developer spoke at an Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce event over the weekend and said this past summer's violence in Minneapolis and the rise of housing costs is leading more and more to consider Western Wisconsin. Eau Claire is growing with several new developments and apartments going up. The city's economic development manager said parking could soon become a concern, and the city is exploring several options to accommodate more drivers.
Democratic Congresswoman Angie Craig claims a telephone survey finds nearly 75-percent of voters in the Second Congressional District are against Republican opponent Tyler Kistner's legal push to delay that election until next February. It's prompted by the September death of the Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate. Kistner says he is not fighting for the delay, but to ensure every vote is heard.
Bond has been set for the Wisconsin Dells man being held in Columbia County for the part he allegedly played in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor. Fifty-one-year-old Brian Higgins made a virtual court appearance Monday afternoon by Zoom. Judge Todd Hepler set Higgins’ cash ball at 10 thousand dollars. The judge ruled Higgins can’t leave Wisconsin, has to surrender his passport, and won’t be able to have any contact with the others charged in the kidnapping plot. Federal investigators say he was part of the group’s surveillance effort. Higgins is scheduled to return to court November 18th. Michigan has 30 days to issue a warrant for his extradition.
Reporting by the website "The Verge" shows a culture of confusion inside Foxconn's Wisconsin operations, and details how the company has used short term hiring to meet state quotas for employment while later firing those workers. This report follows the decision by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to withhold tax breaks over failure to negotiate a new contract. Foxconn founder Terry Gou says that Foxconn remains committed to completion and continued expansion of the Wisconsin project as long as policymakers at the federal, state, and local levels remain committed to Foxconn. Gou's statement praises the Trump Administration for helping create the project - but does not mention former Governor Scott Walker.
Monday, the State of Minnesota announced the distribution of more than seven million dollars in support for Minnesota agricultural producers, meat processors and farmers amid COVID-19. It's funded through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security or CARES Act. The funds will go to Minnesota farmers by the end of this year.
The Kenosha County district attorney is disputing rumors circulating on social media. Michael Graveley says there will be no decision announced on charges in the Jacob Blake shooting Monday. Online rumors had been growing recently, leading Graveley to take the unusual step of publicly denying the reports. The D-A isn’t saying when or if charges might be filed. Blake is recovering at a rehabilitation facility in northern Illinois.
With the presidential election set for two weeks from Tuesday, state officials are saying the biggest shortage of poll workers seems to be in Brown County. There are about 180 openings in 51 municipalities statewide. Poll workers organize voters as they enter, verify their identifications, and give them the ballot they need to mark their choices. Wisconsin Elections Commission interim administrator Meagan Wolfe says it looks like Green Bay needs about another 30 polls workers. Local officials say the people who normally do that job were in their 70s and 80s and the coronavirus pandemic made it necessary to replace them.
In-person early voting starts today in Wisconsin – two weeks before Election Day. Reports from other states where early voting has already started have shown line filling sidewalks, with some people waiting hours to cast their ballots. Wisconsin is seeing unprecedented numbers of people voting by absentee ballot. The Wisconsin Elections Commission reports almost 860 thousand people have voted that way as of Sunday morning. Milwaukee election officials are doing what they can to avoid the long lines on November 3rd. Wisconsin’s largest city opened only five polling places in April. This time the city will open about 180 – the usual number.
An administrative law judge has ruled groups challenging plans for a new crude oil pipeline across Minnesota have failed to make their case. Judge James LaFave says opponents of the project by Enbridge Energy didn’t prove it would permanently impact water quality and wetlands and they also didn’t prove the pipeline company had undercounted the amount of wetlands that would be affected. The rebuilt Line 3 would cross 212 streams and impact more than 700 acres of wetlands in northern Minnesota. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency must decide whether to issue the final water permits by the middle of next month. Judge LaFave issued his ruling Friday.
It will be today at the earliest before we have newly updated COVID-19 numbers from the state. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services suspended reporting of new totals following Friday's update, while its computer system undergoes an upgrade, in an effort to improve response to the coronavirus pandemic. The system is used to collect and monitor data on testing, contact tracing and other metrics. Updates are expected to resume Tuesday, one day after the system goes live.
As we move into the colder months and the days get shorter, experts say you to need to switch up what sorts of things you're eating to stay healthy during the pandemic. UW-Extension nutritional sciences professor Beth Olson says that with less sunlight on the way, you need to keep up your intake of Vitamin D. Olson says you shouldn't be afraid of moving to canned and frozen veggies over fresh as well, since that gives you plenty of options on making meals.
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