A Buffalo County man accused in the shooting death of his wife waived his preliminary hearing Friday and is bound over for trial. Thirty-eight-year-old Jonathan Medeiros of Nelson is charged with the first-degree intentional homicide of 38-year-old Jolene Medeiros. The criminal complaint says Jonathan called authorities January 24th to report he had shot and killed his wife. Deputies found Jolene with two gunshot wounds to the head. He’s being held on a 500-thousand-dollar cash bond. An arrangement hearing is set for March 4th.
A Chippewa Falls man is now charged with homicide, accused of hitting and killing a woman with his truck while under the influence of drugs. Prosecutors say Trevor Plemon was high when he hit a woman walking on the side of Highway 64 south of Bloomer last September. Plemon's next court date is March 1st.
One person was injured in a truck vs bus accident in the Town of Arcadia on Friday. According to the Trempealeau County Sheriffs Department, a driver of a pickup truck traveling southbound on Hwy 93 near Lewis Valley road, lost control, crossed the centerline entering the northbound land, and struck an on-coming school bus head-on. The school bus then overturned. No children were on the bus at the time of the accident. The driver of the truck was injured. No names were released.
An Eau Claire County man is jailed on animal neglect charges. Twenty-one-year-old Devin Maclein of Augusta is accused of failure to provide proper animal shelter and sanitation and proper food and water to confined animals. Department of Agriculture inspectors found 12 animal carcasses on his property in October. Malcein could face up to 27 years in prison and 30-thousand dollars in fines if convicted.
Legal recreational marijuana will be part of the two-year state budget Governor Tony Evers proposes next week. The drug would be regulated and taxed in much the same way the state does with alcohol. Wisconsin would join 15 other states that have already legalized recreational marijuana, including Michigan and Illinois. According to the governor, this would generate about 165-million dollars annually. Evers made a similar proposal in his previous budget, but it was rejected by Republicans in the state legislature.
If you need to venture outdoors during this week's very cold weather, Andrew Becket with Wisconsin Emergency Management says you'll need to dress appropriately. Any exposed skin can put you at risk of frostbite. Also be aware of the signs of hypothermia, which include excessive shivering, exhaustion, confusion, and slurred speech.
Members of the U.S. Senate will serve as jurors, as the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump gets underway in Washington Tuesday. Senator Ron Johnson believes the trial is unconstitutional. A conviction would bar Trump from running for office again. On WISN's 'UpFront' Sunday program, the Wisconsin Republican called impeaching Trump on allegations he incited the violent mob that stormed the Capitol last month "vindictive," and "divisive."
A bipartisan group of Minnesota legislators is asking health officials to elevate the status of people with Down syndrome on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. Seventeen lawmakers signed a letter to Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm accusing the state of "neglecting some of our most vulnerable citizens." Over the last month, families of people with Down syndrome have asked to move their loved ones up on the plan, citing serious underlying health conditions.
Wisconsin Democrats introduced a bill Friday that would create a statewide mask order for the remainder of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move comes after the Republican-controlled Assembly voted to repeal Governor Tony Evers' current mask mandate and the governor issued another 60-day order. Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz said,"the Republicans who voted to overturn Wisconsin’s mask order have sworn up and down that it 'isn't about masks' and there was bipartisan opposition in both houses to overturning it, so I look forward to strong bipartisan support for this bill." G-O-P leaders say Governor Evers abused his executive authority by issuing COVID emergency orders.
Attorney General Josh Kaul's office says Rolling Hills Dairy Farm has agreed to pay 144-thousand dollars for violations of Wisconsin's wastewater laws in Luxemburg. The settlement also requires Rolling Hills to construct additional runoff controls at the concentrated feeding operation. Kaul said, "the work of D-N-R and D-O-J to enforce our environmental laws has resulted in a significant financial penalty and greater protection against runoff into the East Twin River in Kewaunee County.” The East Twin River is classified as a trout stream and is on Wisconsin’s list of waterways that are impaired due to excess phosphorus. The state claims that Rolling Hills Dairy denied D-N-R staff access to inspect the area.
A Republican-authored COVID-19 relief package ended a month-long trip through the legislature with a veto by Governor Tony Evers. The bill would have stripped more powers away from the governor, including control over where federal funding is spent. It also would have restricted Evers from issuing anymore mask orders. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu says they wanted to protect businesses who were doing the right thing, adding, "I wouldn’t let local health departments unilaterally shut down a Main Street business that’s trying to operate." But Democratic Senator Jon Erpenbach said that Senate Republicans strayed away from the compromise they’d made with the governor, "so at the end of the day we're left with nothing."
The U-S Coast Guard reports 66 people that were stranded on three separate ice floes were rescued Thursday morning in Door County. The ice broke off from shore and traveled more than a thousand feet. The Door County Sheriff's Office said it took about three hours for multiple agencies to remove the 66 fishermen from the ice. No injuries were reported. Coast Guard Commander Bryan Swintek said the successful rescue is a direct result of effective training and the long standing and close relationships with our agency partners in the greater Sturgeon Bay Area.
Rochester police are warning about the dangers of drugs bought on the street following two recent overdose deaths. Officers say an 18-year-old man died after taking a pill that resembled oxycodone and a 22-year-old victim had a history of drug use. Investigators say they're working to determine the content of some pills seized in a drug bust last month. They say the pills look similar to oxycodone but may contain the powerful pain-killer fentanyl. Police say street drugs are especially dangerous because their content and origin are not known. It's expected to weeks to determine the victims' official causes of death.
The N-F-L is offering all 32 of its stadiums to the Biden administration to be mass COVID-19 vaccination sites. The league sent a letter with the offer to the White House Thursday. N-F-L commissioner Roger Goodell says each team would work with local, state, and federal health leaders on setting up the sites at each locale. The Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins, and New England Patriots are already hosting coronavirus immunizations at or near their stadiums.
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