Dunn County authorities have released the names of those involved in a fatal accident Tuesday in the Village of Wheeler. According to the Sheriffs Department, 27yr old Zekia Hodgson of Wheeler was killed when she lost control of her vehicle on Hwy 25, crossed the center line and was struck by a southbound pickup truck driven by 50yr old Jason Duncan of Minog. Initional investigation showed that road conditions due to the snow along with the conditions of the tires on Hodgson's vehicle and speed were contributing factors in the accident.
No reports of flu vaccine shortages here in Western Wisconsin. Pepin County Health Officer Heidi Stewart says she has not been notified of any shortages and is encouraging parents to have their children vaccinated. Oneida County has reported shortages of flu vaccine.
Pepin County is notifying the public of an establishment within the Town of Waterville where COVID-19 exposure could have occurred. At least one person who was at the Rec Hall in Arkansaw on Sunday, October 18th from 3-6pm has tested positive for COVID-19. The Health Department is working to determine close contacts to the individuals and will be notifying them directly. Anyone who was at the Rec Hall during the dates and times listed should consider themselves at risk and should self-monitor for signs and symptoms while quarantining themselves for 14 days from the exposure dates.
A Red Wing man is pleading guilty to second-degree murder in a June 2019 shooting under a deal with prosecutors. Twenty-year-old Michael Reyes was facing first-degree murder and 11 other charges in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old D'andre Hicks of Tampa Bay, Florida. Hicks was shot in the head in downtown Red Wing and airlifted to a Rochester hospital where he died the next day. Reyes fled Red Wing and was arrested a day later at a motel in Woodbury. His sentencing hearing is November 18th.
A Rochester woman will spend five years on probation for crashing into the Mayo Civic Center and ramming a police squad car. Thirty-six-year-old Jamie Copeland pleaded guilty to assaulting a peace officer, fleeing a peace officer, and damage to property in connection with the April incident. The complaint says Copeland admitted to smoking meth before crashing her van into the Mayo Civic Center entryway, getting back in her vehicle, and ramming a police vehicle several times. Damage to the building was estimated at 50-thousand dollars.
A conservative legal group has asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments in the case challenging the governor’s statewide face mask order. A St. Croix County judge just ruled against the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty last week. The lawsuit alleges the governor exceeded his authority by issuing multiple public health emergency orders for a singular pandemic. The Institute wants the state’s high court to combine its case with a second challenge already in front of the court. The St. Croix County judge pointed out the Legislature could end the public health emergency by passing a resolution in the Assembly and Senate.
Polk County authorities report an arrest has been made in a hit-and-run crash in January of 2014 that left two people dead. Investigators say 41-one-year-old Richard Cobenais (KOH'-buh-nay) and 28-year-old Benjamin Juarez (WHAR'-ez) were walking on County Road E when a dark-colored Ford pickup truck hit them, stopped and then took off. Deputies received a call September 28th from a person who said his estranged wife was intoxicated and told him that 32-year-old Andrew Endres from Randolph, Minnesota was driving the truck that killed Cobenais and Juarez. The caller said Endres was staying at his parent's cabin in the area at the time. Endres is now charged with two counts of hit and run causing death.
An October snowstorm is postponed Thursday's debate between the candidates for Congress in Wisconsin's Seventh District. G-O-P Congressman Tom Tiffany and Democratic challenger Tricia Zunker were scheduled to meet for two hours on a Twin Ports T-V station. There will be no audience due to COVID-19 concerns. The Tiffany and Zunker campaigns hope to reschedule for sometime next week.
More than 75-thousand people in Wisconsin took advantage of the first day of early voting. The Wisconsin Elections Commission says the number of people who cast ballots on the first day is just the latest sign of what Election Day 2020 will look like. Usually, the Elections Commission says about six-percent of voters vote early or absentee. The Commission says that number could be 60-percent this year. Milwaukee and Madison saw the largest number of first-day early voters.
Two Madison men face felony charges of criminal damage for helping topple two statues at the state Capitol last June. Authorities say 21-year-old Sasha N. Clemente and 27-year-old Jacob K. Capps were identified when video from street cameras was reviewed. The crowd June 23rd pulled down the statues of abolitionist Colonel Hans Christian Heg and the figure called “Forward.” Hundreds of people were in the streets that night protesting the arrest of activist Devonere Johnson. More than 40 people have been charged with felonies for causing damage or looting in the downtown area since May 30th.
The owner of a closed paper mill in Wisconsin Rapids says it is suspending efforts to sell the property. Verso shut down operations in late July, costing more than 900 people their jobs. Verso has reportedly spoken with potential buyers, but now the company wants to wait to see if the economy improves. Local officials say that Wednesday’s announcement is frustrating. A task force formed to help families hurt by the closure is planning to meet again in a few weeks.
A Hennepin County judge is dismissing the third-degree murder charge against ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. Chauvin will stand trial in March for second-degree murder and manslaughter. The other three former officers are still charged with aiding and abetting Chauvin. Attorney General Keith Ellison said "the court has sustained eight out of nine charges against the defendants in the murder of George Floyd, including the most serious charges against all four defendants." Ellison said prosecutors are considering "our options in light of the court's strong order on the remaining charges."
Thousands of Minnesota state employees have been told they will keep working from home until next June. The move was confirmed by the Minnesota Management and Budget agency Wednesday. The decision essentially maintains the current situation through the end of the school year. Currently, 28 thousand state employees work from home. That represents about half of the workforce. State officials say it is important to provide predictability for state workers, especially those with children learning remotely.
Jennie-O Turkey Store will have a float in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Marketing V-P Nicole Behne says it's the first time in the parade's 94-year history that a turkey product company has been a sponsor. She says the parade's always led off by a turkey -- that's their number-one float that goes through there -- "but there's never been a turkey company that has been a sponsor of the parade, and we're really excited about that." Jennie-O is keeping details on the float under wraps for now, but Behne says it will have "a lot of glimmer, a lot of glam, high energy." There will not be thousands of people lining the streets of New York City this year. The traditional Macy's Parade is being replaced with a virtual event on T-V due to COVID.
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