One person is dead after a single-vehicle accident in Trenton Township on Saturday. According to the Pierce County Sheriffs Department, 32yr old Anthony Wadsworth of Hager City was traveling northbound on Hwy 63 near 201th Avenue when he drove off the roadway, down into a wooded ravine resulting in fatal injuries. Wadsworth was pronounced dead at the scene by the Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office. That accident remains under investigation.
One Person is dead after an apparent homicide in rural Nelson on Sunday. According to the Buffalo County Sheriffs Department, deputies were called to a home near Nelson from a man who reportedly told dispatchers he had shot and killed a woman. When deputies arrived they found the woman, an adult male, and an unharmed teenager. The male was arrested. The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation is assisting with the investigation.
Advent Health of Durand received 400 doses of the covid 19 vaccine yesterday on the first day of phase 1b which includes those 65yr old and older. Angela Jacobson, Director of Emergency Preparedness with Advent Health says those 65 and older should call either clinic to schedule an appointment to receive the vaccine. Jacobson says vaccinators across the state are still waiting to find out who else is included in phase 1b from the State Disaster Advisory Committee.
The Mondovi City Council is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include an update on the search for a new city administrator, approvale of short term borrowing for the Waste Water Treatment plant and discussion and action on lifting open restrictions on the open container ordinace for the upcoming Shamrock Shuffle scheduled for March 18. Tonights meeting begins at 6:30 at the Marten Community Center in Mondovi.
An Eau Claire Memorial Student is dead after a car accident on Friday night. Eau Claire Police say the accident happened on Medow Lane and the student, 14yr old Brook Kelly, and the driver were thrown from the vehicle. The driver, along with two other 15yr old girls were taken to the hospital while Kelly died of her injuries. Eau Claire Memorial has counselors available for students, families, and staff.
A nurse and nursing student at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire want to educate young people about the effects of vaping, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic. The faculty-student research team plans to coordinate with local youth clubs to share virtual presentations about the short and long-term effects vaping has on the body. They're offering presentations in Eau Claire, Chippewa, Dunn, and Jackson counties.
The two leaders of the Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee have sent a letter to the governor saying he has the authority and resources to upgrade the unemployment insurance I-T system. Senate Chair Howard Marklein and Assembly Chair Mark Born say if the I-T system is what’s causing the backlog of unemployment claims, Governor Evers’ action is overdue. Marklein and Born point out that the Evers administration has reportedly looked into replacing that system for at least a year, but hasn’t submitted a request proposal. They say Evers is wrong when he claims he needs legislative approval for the project.
A former Marshfield teen is being sought by police in several states. Sixteen-year-old Wayatt Canon is said to have stolen a handgun and ammunition before taking a car and leaving his family in North Carolina without medication that's needed to help control a mental health condition. Family members say he may be headed back to the Marshfield area or could be trying to make it to Minnesota or the Dakotas. He's said to be driving a blue Jeep with North Carolina plates, but chances are those have already been removed. If you see him or know of his whereabouts, you're asked to call 911.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services is sending more COVID relief funding to child care providers in the state. More than 82-hundred providers who received support in December are now eligible for additional funds for January and February. D-H-S will issue about 45-million dollars for these two months. Officials began sending applications and forms to eligible providers on Monday. The deadline to apply is February 5th. Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead says throughout this pandemic, child care providers have given tremendous time and effort to remain open and serve families.
A recent Minnesota tourism and hospitality industry survey addressing late 2020 business impact shows nearly two-thirds of all respondents reported business significantly lower compared to 2019. Officials with Explore Minnesota, the state's tourism arm, say if things don't turn around, more than half of tourism businesses could struggle to stay in business over the next four to six months.
The website WalletHub claims Wisconsin is the 11th-best state in the country for driving. Researchers measured the cost of ownership and maintenance, traffic and infrastructure, safety, and access to vehicles and maintenance. The Badger State is ranked 10th in cost, 20th in traffic, 40th in safety, and 17th in access. The top three states for driving are Texas, Indiana, and North Carolina. At the bottom of the list are Hawaii, California, and Washington.
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction says the launch of a new resource center will help meet the mental health needs of students in the state. The Wisconsin Center for Resilient Schools offers free coaching to public, private, and charter school districts. The resources offered by the W-C-R-S are all virtual for now. The federally-funded program will last until 2022 as it stands right now, but the center hopes to find a source of continued funding for the project before then.
Monday was the first day Wisconsin residents who are 65 and older are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, but they may not get the shot anytime soon. A Department of Health Services spokesperson points out there are about 700-thousand Wisconsinites over the age of 65 – but the state only receives 70-thousand first doses of the vaccine each week. Those numbers mean it will take some time to vaccinate everyone in the age group who wants the vaccine. State officials have asked the federal government to increase the volume being shipped to Wisconsin.
A 32-year-old marijuana industry activist is charged with threatening a member of Congress. Jason Robert Karimi was temporarily living in Minnesota when the threat was allegedly made. He faces one federal count of interstate communication of a threat. The U-S House of Representatives member hasn’t been identified. Prosecutors say Karimi left a voice mail saying he wanted the person to be as “scared as possible,” adding, “we’re coming for ya.” Karimi told F-B-I investigators he intended the cause only “political pain.” The voice mail was left five days after the insurrection at the U-S Capitol.
A federal judge says a Rhode Island man had only received “slaps on the wrist” in the past, so a stiffer sentence was called for. Twenty-nine-year-old Aaron T. Moul was sentenced to four years in prison last week for harassing and threatening a person in Wisconsin. Moul entered a guilty plea to cyberstalking and other charges. He had been accused of contacting the person in Langlade County last April through Facebook. Over the next few days, he threatened to injure or kill the victim, while sending sexual pictures of himself. Moul was targeting a person in Arizona in the same manner at the same time.
The “MyPillow Guy” says former President Donald Trump has promised to back him if he runs for Minnesota governor. Mike Lindell has been one of Trump’s strongest supporters and has kept pushing theories about the presidential election being stolen. Trump lost Minnesota by seven percentage points, indicating that embracing the former president might not be a path to success for Republicans. Lindell estimates he was a warm-up speaker at more than 60 Trump campaign rallies. He was co-chair of Trump’s Minnesota campaign.
A Waconia, MN restaurant is offering a new service as it gets creative to develop business during the coronavirus pandemic. The Iron Tap is located two blocks from frozen Lake Waconia. While he was trying to brainstorm ideas to increase his business, owner Greg James realized there were 15-hundred ice houses full of potential customers. The Iron Tap is delivering food and beer using a snowmobile. The ice houses don’t have actual addresses, but customers can share their location by using their cell phones. The key component to the new service came when James hired 19-year-old Jake Foley who grew up on the lake and knows it well. He’s the snowmobile delivery person.
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