Property owners on Laneview Avenue may see a special assessment for the reconstruction project this summer. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says the city council is reviewing the special assessment ordinance. Because the Laneview Avenue project was not covered under the CDBG Grant that covers 3rd Avenue East, the city is allowed to special assess property owners to cover some of the costs of the project.
The Wabasha County Board is meeting Tuesday morning. Items on the agenda include approval of the road improvement grant application for Hwy 26 and Hwy 81, approval to purchase a new loader for the highway department, and support a grant to purchase a new groomer for the snowmobile club. Tomorrow's meeting begins at 9am at the board room at the Wabasha County Government Center.
A 45-year-old La Crosse man facing drug charges has made his initial court appearance after a major drug bust earlier this week. Authorities say they found drugs with a street value of 36-thousand dollars while they were taking Aubrey Marshall into custody. La Crosse police say they seized 150 grams of cocaine, 135 grams of T-H-C, and 354 grams of fentanyl, a highly-lethal drug. Marshall’s criminal history includes a 15-year federal prison term for drug crimes. Police say they are still looking for Raymond Lewis and Christina Joswick – who lived with Marshall in his home.
A western Wisconsin teenager has avoided jail time after a judge put her on probation. Kali Bookey was facing attempted homicide charges for attacking her brother’s girlfriend four years ago. She was 14 years old when she rode her bicycle to the victim’s home and held a pillow over her head while beating her up. The victim – who was 16 at the time – says Bookey slashed at her throat with a broken bowl. The St. Croix County judge said if Bookey stays out of trouble for five years, her criminal record will be cleared off the record.
A southeast Minnesota man is hospitalized in Rochester after being found unresponsive lying in the street outside a bar in Dover. The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office says the 36-year-old victim was found in front of the Road Trip Bar and Grill around 10 p-m Thursday. Deputies say he was breathing and blood was coming from both ears. He underwent emergency surgery for an apparent serious head injury. His current condition wasn't available. Officers say this is still an active investigation.
The Better Business Bureau says posting a photo of your vaccination record could lead to your personal information like full name and date of birth being compromised, and the image of the form could also provide scammers with a template to produce fake forms that could be sold online as well. For those who must scratch that social-media itch to tell their friends that they've been vaccinated, the B-B-B says stick to sharing a photo of your I'm vaccinated" sticker, or just taking a selfie after your shot. Officials in Europe have shut down some phony vaccination certificate rings, the B-B-B says it's only a matter of time before those start showing up stateside as well.
Opponents of Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 pipeline project are hoping President Biden shuts that work down, too. Biden’s decision to stop work on the Keystone X-L pipeline has bolstered the hopes for other groups trying to stop similar pipeline projects. Opponents of Line 3 demonstrated Saturday near the Enbridge Energy headquarters in Superior. The marchers carried signs and said the Line 3 pipeline endangers the environment and is a threat to pollute the water supply. Enbridge says replacing the aging pipeline with new pipe made of thicker steel with technologically advanced coatings will actually be safer for the environment and the water supply.
The push to legalize recreational marijuana is on again in Minnesota. House Democratic Majority Leader Ryan Winkler this afternoon will introduce what he called an "adult-use cannabis" bill. It appears Governor Tim Walz supports the idea, saying last week when he rolled out his budget proposal that he'd like legislators to "take a look at recreational cannabis." The proposal will likely face stiff opposition in the Republican-controlled Minnesota Senate. Many opponents warn recreational marijuana will bring a host of problems to Minnesota.
Governor Tony Evers hopes Assembly Republicans will not pass a resolution next week that would end his COVID emergency declaration and statewide mask mandate. Evers told reporters, "It's unbelievable to me that we can have the entire health world opposing them striking down this order. And they ignore the science, they ignore the people that implement the science." The governor claims the issue is about saving lives. Assembly Speaker Robin Voss put the resolution on hold Thursday after learning that canceling the order could cost Wisconsin around 50-million dollars in federal funding. Vos vows to pass it once he's certain those concerns are addressed.
Public health managers in Wisconsin say they are being overwhelmed by the number of people seeking the coronavirus vaccine. Many people are being turned away right now. Greenfield Health Department Director Darren Rausch says demand for the vaccine is about four times the available supply. Rausch says people are finding out that just because they are eligible to get the shot, it doesn’t mean there is an available dose for them. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports doctors have administered 476-thousand of the 846-thousand doses allocated to the state.
University of Wisconsin students working at COVID-19 vaccination sites can earn a 500-dollar tuition credit. The credit builds upon the existing incentives for nursing and pharmacy students to work in hospitals to work in health care settings. U-W System President Tommy Thompson said "this 500-dollar tuition credit will assist our students in serving in clinical, campus, Tribal, and other community settings." Eligible students must be enrolled in a nursing or pharmacy program at a U-W campus during the spring semester and work at least 16 hours or two days as COVID vaccinator before March 31st.
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce accuses Governor Tony Evers of planning a 450-million-dollar “surprise tax” on Paycheck Protection loans. The business group says nearly 90-thousand small businesses are about to be victimized by the governor – again. The Evers administration is reportedly planning to tax those loans. Congress has said it wants the funding to be tax-free, but it can’t order the states not to levy their own taxes. W-M-C warns many small businesses can’t afford another mandated experience from the state government.
A new report from the Wisconsin Elections Commission shows record voting numbers and few problems in the November 2020 election. W-E-C administrator Meagan Wolfe said, “thousands of election officials across the state worked countless nights and weekends to deliver a well-administered election despite the challenges of an ongoing pandemic, a battle against election misinformation, and a heightened level of scrutiny which often unfairly villainized them for simply doing their jobs.” The report found nearly three-point-three-million Wisconsin residents - or more than 72 percent of the state's voting-age population - cast a ballot in the General Election. Clerks processed almost two-million absentee ballots and voter registrations climbed nearly 12 percent. The report did indicate that a massive increase in absentee voting revealed public confusion about the process
A petition with hundreds of signatures is calling for the resignation of Rochester Public Schools Superintendent Michael Munoz. New plagiarism allegations prompted the petition from mostly Rochester students and graduates. Munoz was previously suspended five days without pay after it was learned that a letter sent to district staff thanking them for their efforts during the pandemic included unattributed writings of another educator. A 2015 Century High School grad says he launched the petition in response to recent reports that Munoz plagiarized portions of speeches, letters, and social media posts.
Organizers say the Green Bay Boat Show will be the first major event held at Resch Expo. Dealers and exhibitors from across the state of Wisconsin are signed up to be a part of the show starting February 12 and running through the 14, The Green Bay R-V and Camping Expo was supposed to be the first event at the new facility, but it was canceled. Organizers said it would have been a challenge to keep the R-V units clean and safe for visitors.
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