Students in the Mondovi School District are returning to in-person classes today. The students had be learning virtually since the Thanksgiving Break due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Motorists are reminded to be on the lookout for children walking to and from school and to stop for school buses when their red lights are flashing.
The Pepin County Sheriffs Office is reminding anglers and recreationalists of unpredictable ice conditions on Lake Pepin. Please be aware that ice thickness varies throughout the lake. The department has received multiple reports of ATV/UTV's falling through the ice this weekend. Do your homework on current lake conditions and follow DNR rules and guidelines pertaining to your equipment weight.
Property owners on Laneville Drive will be receiving letters from the city of Durand asking them if they want sidewalk installed when Laneville is reconstructed this summer. Because Laneville was not part of the CBDG grant, property owners will have a special assessment on their property to help cover the costs of the project. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says the if sidewalk is installed the costs would rise considerably. Without the sidewalk, property owners would be charged $42 per linear foot of frontage, and if the sidewalk was installed, an additional $38 per linear foot would be charged back to the property owner.
The Chippewa Falls police department is warning of a scam asking residents for donations for bulletproof vests. According to a post on their Facebook page, someone received a letter from what appeared to be the Chippewa Falls Police Department asking for donations for the bulletproof vests. The department said they are not requesting any donations at this time. If you received a letter, phone call, or e-mail, notify the Chippewa Falls Police Department.
The Pierce County Sheriff's Department is reporting another scam. The Sheriff's Office has received a report of someone calling Pierce County residents indicating that there's a warrant out for their arrest and need to pay money to satisfy the warrant. THIS IS A SCAM! The Sheriff's Office never calls people to satisfy a warrant. If you receive a call like this please contact the Sheriff's Department.
House Democrats plan to pass a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet to remove Donald Trump from office, under provisions of the 25th Amendment. LaCrosse Democrat Ron Kind thinks it's unlikely the 25 Amendment will be invoked but holds out the possibility of Trump resigning. Kind was on WISN's "UpFront" program on Sunday.
Wisconsin Congressman Glenn Grothman now says President Donald Trump shares blame for this week’s mob violence at the U-S Capitol. The Sixth District Republican initially criticized Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump, Junior for inciting protesters. Grothman said in a radio interview Friday, "I think the president did gin up this day to be more than it should have been. And some of my colleagues did as well." He also said the idea of saying no to Wisconsin's election results is a "very dangerous precedent" and completely opposite of what's in the Constitution.
A Milwaukee newspaper is blasting two Wisconsin congressmen for saying they would have voted to overturn Joe Biden's victory in Wisconsin. Republicans Tom Tiffany and Scott Fitzgerald were the state's only House members who objected to Biden's Electoral College wins in Arizona and Pennsylvania. Both said in interviews Thursday that they'd have voted to overturn Biden's Wisconsin win too, had it been subject to a vote. That didn't happen because Senator Ron Johnson backed off on his promise to object to the state's electoral votes after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. Now, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Editorial Board is calling for all three men to either resign or be removed from office.
The Marathon County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident where a 15-year-old girl had to be rescued from a bridge over the Rib River. A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper saw the girl hanging onto the bridge railing with one arm Friday afternoon. The trooper stopped his squad car and ran to the girl, reaching over and grabbing her arm. With the help of another driver who had stopped, the teenager was pulled to safety, then taken to a nearby hospital for a medical evaluation. Authorities haven’t said how the girl got into that situation and her name hasn’t been released.
U-S Senator Ron Johnson says he hasn’t made a final decision on a campaign for reelection yet. The Wisconsin Republican is facing mounting calls for him to step aside – mostly from political opponents who don’t like his consistent support of the president. Johnson’s seat will be on the ballot in November 2022. He could decide to run for a third term, run for Wisconsin governor, or step down from the Senate and leave politics. There will be a domino effect because many Republicans are waiting to see what he does before they decide what office they will or won’t campaign for. When he won reelection four years ago, Johnson said he wouldn’t serve more than two terms.
There is a much larger police presence at the Minnesota State Capitol in the early days of the regular legislative session. Dozens of additional officers were sent to the building Wednesday after thousands of protesters stormed the U-S Capitol building in Washington, D-C. Legislative leaders like Republican Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka and D-F-L House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler says they welcome the increased protection. Gazelka says lawmakers feel safe, but it is smart to take precautions. Winkler agrees, saying Minnesota has learned the hard way that not being prepared can result in the destruction of property and loss of life.
Republicans leaders of the legislature's finance committee say they will pay out the money owed to Milwaukee and Dane Counties for the presidential recall. The Joint Committee on Finance has released funds to both counties, but leaders say they still have concerns over the costs of the recount. Both recounts came in under budget, but Co-Chair Howard Marklein says the counties shouldn't have rented expensive buildings and may have overpaid workers. The move comes over a month since the recounts were completed.
A coronavirus response bill just passed by Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly seems to have a bleak future. Republicans in the Senate don’t like it. And, even if the legislation managed to get legislative approval, Democratic Governor Tony Evers would be expected to veto it. The governor and Democratic lawmakers have their own package of bills that Republicans won’t support. The Wisconsin Legislature hasn’t passed anything addressing the coronavirus pandemic since April and recent talks between the governor and Republican leadership didn’t produce any agreement. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he is still hopeful the Senate will take up his legislation which earned approval Thursday.
Convicted felons in Wisconsin can't own guns, even if they weren't convicted of a violent crime. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Milwaukee man with a felony conviction for not paying his child support should not get special dispensation because his crime was not violent. The high court’s 5-to-2 majority says it’s not going to create a "hierarchy of felonies." Justice Brian Hagedorn disagrees. He writes that "people who are convicted of violent misdemeanors don’t lose their gun right, so why should non-violent felons?"
The annual Prairie du Sac eagle-watching event is going virtual in 2021. Programming will be streamed online for the next two months. The president of the Ferry Bluff Eagle Council, Jeb Barzen, says virtual programming will include the release of a rehabilitated bald eagle to the wild, a live raptor show, and many more of the favorite events and presentations offered every year at this time. The live-steaming starts the afternoon of January 16th at 1:00 p-m. This will be the 34th year of Bald Eagle Watching Days. The population has grown from 108 occupied nests in 1973 to almost 17-hundred in 2019.
Green Bay police say the bank robber they were looking for was standing in a hotel lobby waiting for a ride Thursday morning. The suspect had presented a note to a teller demanding money at the Chase Bank location across the street from Green Bay Police Headquarters. When they tracked the man down he was standing in the lobby of the Quality Inn and Suites, about a block away. He was found to be carrying more than 20-thousand dollars. Police say they don’t think the robber realized he was so close to the police station. He’s being held on bank robbery charges in the Brown County Jail. His name hasn’t been released.
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