One person is dead after a two vehicle accident in the village of Wheeler yesterday. According to the Dunn County Sheriffs Department, a 27yr old female was traveling southbound on Hwy 25 when she lost control of her vehicles, crossed the centerline and was struck on the passenger side by a southbound Ford F350. The female driver was extricated from the vehicle and life saving measures were performed but unsuccessful. Initial investigations shows that road conditions due to heave snow, combined with the conditions of the tires on the female drivers vehicle were contributing factors in the accident.
One person was injured in a car vs farm implement accident in the Town of Lucas Monday. According to the Dunn County Sheriffs Department, a 25yr old female was traveling westbound on Hwy 29 when she came up behind a tractor pulling a 61 foot grain auger and struck the auger. The farm equipment was displaying a slow moving vehicle sign. The driver of the car reported her footwear interfered with pedal operation with the accident. The driver of the car received minor injuries.
The founder of the Eau Claire-based nonprofit Helping Hands for Our Children is accused of stealing about 63 thousand dollars. Eau Claire Police were notified about possible inconsistencies with the bookkeeping in January. Shauna Hanson of Fall Creek now faces charges of theft-false representation after forensic investigators found tens of thousands of dollars missing. Hanson is accused of depositing charity money into her personal bank account. Samantha Osborne notified police she began to see the inconsistencies in September 2019 while she was handling donations after a tornado hit the Town of Wheaton. Hanson is scheduled to appear in Eau Claire County Circuit Court November 24th.
Foremost Farms USA and Diversified Ingredients today announced that Foremost Farms plans to sell its Preston, Minnesota, manufacturing facility to Diversified Ingredients. The final closing on the sale will take place on or before Nov. 18, 2020. Foremost Farms dairy cooperative is Wisconsin’s largest cheese manufacturer. Headquartered in Ballwin, Missouri, Diversified Ingredients provides quality products and services to the food ingredient, pet food, and feed industries. The new entity will be called Preston Protein Products and will be a joint venture between Diversified Ingredients and Johnson Farms, Inc. Lime Springs, Iowa. The 20 employees who work at the Preston plant were informed of the company’s plans earlier today. It is the intent of Diversified Ingredients to transition all current Preston Foremost Farms employees to its organization.
One person has died after a three vehicle accident in St. Croix County on October 15. According to the St. Croix County Sheriffs Department, 53yr old David Melser of River Falls was traveling southbound on Hwy F and slowed to make a left turn onto Page Lane. He was being followed by 25yr old Christopher Noel of Pepin and Noel ruan into the back of Melser, which sent Melser's vehicle into the northbound lane and was hit by a northbound straight truck. Melser was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul where he died on Monday.
Facebook has notified the La Crosse County Republican Party its page is being restricted for repeatedly posting incorrect information. Party chairman Bill Feehan called the tech giant’s actions “intolerable” in an emailed statement to media. Feehan says the move by Facebook restricting free speech is a “strike at the heart of our Democracy.” The action by the social media company means the party’s ads have been disabled and it won’t be allowed to create or run any new ads. The Republican Party received the notification Tuesday.
The Wisconsin Appeals Court is being asked to overturn a Monday ruling by Barron County Judge James Babler. The fight over Governor Tony Evers’ emergency order limiting how many people can gather in bars, restaurants, and other indoor locations isn’t finished yet. An Amery bar and Pro-Life Wisconsin are asking the court Tuesday to overrule Judge Babler. They have requested a ruling by Friday – only two weeks before the emergency order is set to expire on its own. The Tavern League of Wisconsin is also expected to go to the state appeals court. Those fighting the order say the governor should have gone through the Legislature to issue an administrative rule.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison's office is investigating a Tennessee-based security company that was reportedly recruiting military veterans to work the November election in Minnesota. Ellison sent a court order to Atlas Aegis requesting information about who is hiring private security, what their anticipated role will be near polling places, and how they will meet Minnesota's requirements for licenses and permits. Ellison said, "Minnesota and federal law are clear: no one may interfere with or intimidate a voter at a polling place, and no one may operate private armed forces in our state." He says the presence of private security at polling places would violate these laws.
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Early in-person voting is now underway in Wisconsin. Today (Tuesday) is the first day voters can cast absentee ballots for the November 3rd election. There were long lines when the polls opened this morning in Milwaukee and Neenah. More than 100 cars were lined up for drive-through voting in Eau Claire. City clerks say additional tents have been set up to process more voters than the primary elections. Election officials across the state are expecting record turnout in 2020. More than 863-thousand absentee ballots had been returned in Wisconsin so far.
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development is looking to tech giant Google to help it clear a backlog of unemployment claims. The new partnership was announced Monday in Madison. The state is hoping Google Cloud can help speed up the approval of nearly a half-million claims, some dating back to March. Google’s computers will use “predictive analytics based on historical data” to figure out who should receive benefits. State officials haven’t said how much Google is being paid for the assistance.
Just hours after she said there are almost enough signatures on petitions to recall Governor Tony Evers, the organizer now says she “makes things up.” Misty Polewczynski told people in a Facebook group Monday not to believe the numbers. She said she makes things up to make the media look dumb. Polewczynski had said she had more than the 668 thousand signatures it would take to recall Evers. She later claimed her comments were taken out of context, saying she wouldn’t be talking to the media anymore.
Outagamie County officials are assuring people that all absentee ballots will be counts – despite a misprint that is causing some problems. They say the misprint is a scratch on a timing mark at the edge of the ballot. Those forms were being replaced before the start of in-person early voting today (Tuesday). Outagamie County has asked the Wisconsin Elections Commission for more time to count ballots and the commission will discuss the request at a meeting today.
A Missouri judge will not drop two charges against a man accused of killing two brothers from Shawano County, Wisconsin. Garland Nelson is charged with the first-degree murders of Nick and Justin Diemel. He appeared in Johnson County court today (Tuesday) where a motion to dismiss two counts of abandonment of a corpse were denied. The judge also rejected motions to allow Nelson to be unshackled in court and to allow cameras in the courtroom. The Diemel brothers traveled to Missouri last summer to collect a 250-thousand-dollar livestock debt from Nelson. The complaint says Nelson killed the brothers, burned their bodies, and hid them in a manure pile. The Diemel family won a two-million-dollar wrongful death settlement in the case.
Department of Health Services Secretary designee Andrea Palm says, nearly one week after opening, the alternate care coronavirus facility at State Fair Park has yet to see its first patient. The State Fair Park facility can accomodate up to 350 patients, who would already be of "lower acuity," that is, closer to being discharged.
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