One person is dead after a shooting in Eau Claire County overnight. According to the Eau Claire County Sheriffs Department, officers were called to a home in the 2300 block of Corona Avenue in Eau Claire Sunday evening. One person was shot and killed by officers in the incident and the Wisconsin Department of Criminal investigation will take over the investigation.
A
death in Dunn County is being called a homicide. According to the
Dunn County Sheriffs Department, officers responded to a suspicious
death in the town of Dunn. Law
enforcement believes that this incident was isolated, the involved
individuals were known to each other, and the public is not at risk.
The suspects are in custody but no names of the victim or those
arrested have been released.
A 20-year-old Ladysmith man is pleading no contest to charges he fired a shot from his gun into the floor of a home, hurting a woman in the basement. Ethan Channell made an Eau Claire County court appearance by video Thursday. The court accepted Channell’s plea and found him guilty of second-degree reckless injury by use of a dangerous weapon. The name of the victim hasn’t been released and the extent of her injuries isn’t known. Channell will be on probation for five years while sentencing on the charge is withheld.
A man from Bloomer in western Wisconsin faces a long list of charges after a series of incidents last week. A neighbor called authorities saying 26-year-old Nevin Reit (right) was acting strangely and talking about government conspiracies. A SWAT team from Eau Claire was among several law enforcement agencies involved in taking Reit into custody. He’s accused of putting the barrel of a gun down a woman’s throat, pulling a loaded weapon on police officers, and temporarily escaping out of a locked police car. A 25-thousand-dollar bond was set for Reit during a Monday hearing in Chippewa County Circuit Court.
From now through December 17th Buckets for Hunger Inc., a non-profit charity organization, will match approximately twenty five cents (or more) for every dollar that you donate to the Durand Area Food Pantry. For a $10 donation, you could help purchase about 75 pounds of food for our local families in need through this challenge. Make all donation checks out to Buckets For Hunger (NOT the Food Pantry) and send to Durand Area Food Pantry, 114 E. Main Street, Durand, WI 54736. Buckets for Hunger, Inc. has very generously supported our local pantry in the past
The Minnesota D-N-R is confirming chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a pair of deer in southern Minnesota. A wild deer harvested in Dakota County and a deer killed by a vehicle in Olmsted County were the 94th and 95th in the state to test positive for C-W-D. Conservation officers say the Dakota County wild deer marks the first time the disease has been detected in the new 'south metro' management zone. A Rochester resident brought the deer hit by a car to the D-N-R for C-W-D testing. Researchers say that is the farthest northwest that the disease has been found in the 'southeast' zone.
Minnesota officials are expecting another jump in unemployment insurance claims as effects of the four-week shut-down of bar and restaurants begin spreading through the economy. Employment and Economic Development officials say there is money available in Minnesota's unemployment insurance system, mostly borrowed from the federal government. Officials did not with the expiration of some federal benefits from earlier this spring, there is less of a cushion for impacted workers.
SO
you've bagged your deer for the deer season, now what? Now it's time
to get that deer turned into tasty venison. DNR wildlife management
director Eric Loebner says adding deer meat to your diet is a great
way to get lean, healthy protien. The
DNR offers plenty of tips on dressing your deer, and you can even
learn how to can your meat for the winter. Visit the Wisconsin DNR website for more information.
Governor Tony Evers issued a new public health emergency aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19. Evers notes "hospitals are operating at or very near full capacity and health care providers are struggling to keep up with the demand for care." The governor is asking everyone to stay home if possible. Wisconsin residents will also be required to continuing wearing face masks through the end of January.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says he's open to a request from Minnesota's hospitality industry for state assistance after another COVID closure of bars and restaurants. The governor said, "we need to do something. It won't be enough, but we need to do something in the very short run here to provide a bit of a lifeline to get these folks through." Walz indicates it's too early to commit on specifics but he's talking to top lawmakers. Hospitality industry leaders are asking for 200-million dollars in emergency grants, no-interest loans, sales tax forgiveness, property tax reductions, and a freeze on evictions of commercial hospitality tenants.
The recount process is just starting in Dane and Milwaukee counties and the Trump campaign is filing its first objections. The Trump campaign objected to the manner in which the state allows absentee voting to take place. They're calling for absentee ballots requested online, in-person, or through the indefinitely confined process to be tossed for having a lack of paperwork or signatures. Trump's lawyers also objected to allowing clerks to fill in the witness address on a ballot envelope if the witness can be reached before the cut-off date. The Elections Commission has stated that all of these processes are legal, and local elections staff have so far rejected the objections.
Five
private schools in Racine are asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to
let them continue holding in-person classes. The city’s
public health officer issued an order last week closing classrooms
starting a week from Friday and lasting until January 15th.
Two separate groups are joining the schools behind the petition filed
by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty. They’re
hoping the order by Racine Public Health Administrator Dottie-Kay
Bowersox will at least be put on hold temporarily. Lawyers say
there was a similar case in Dane County where the court allowed
in-person instruction to continue.
A
new Mayo Clinic study suggests more people are drinking and using
drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychiatrist researcher
Doctor Pravesh Sharma found 34 percent of participants reported a
shift in substance abuse use and 70 percent increasing their alcohol
usage. Doctor Sharma said, "we
think that this could be because of patients staying at home most of
the time and other stress around COVID-19." Sharma also
noticed those who have a history of loneliness, anxiety, and
depression, are more at risk with a substance abuse change. He
recommends staying connected with others online and taking a break
from alcohol this holiday season.
Accused Kenosha killer Kyle Rittenhouse is out of jail The Illinois 17-year-old charged with fatally shooting two men and wounding a third, during August riots over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, posted a two million dollar cash bond on Friday. Rittenhouse’s attorneys claim he was acting in self-defense, something Rittenhouse reiterated in a jailhouse interview with the Washington Post this week.
The 12th annual Give to the Max Day is being called "another success" for non-profits and schools around the state. The 24-hour online campaign raised a record 30-point-four million dollars Thursday. Give M-N Executive Director Jake Blumberg says "every year we are just blown away by the generosity of donors not just across every county in the state of Minnesota, but every state and thousands of countries worldwide to support Minnesota causes. " He says organizations from large to small are doing incredibly important work in our communities and every single dollar makes a difference to them.
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