No one was injured in a house fire in Nelson on Sunday afternoon. According to the Buffalo County Sheriffs Department, the Nelson Fire Department responded to a structure fire at S862 Hwy I in the Township of Nelson. Upon arrival, firefighters were told the occupants of the residence were not in the residence and were accounted for. The home was fully engulfed and is a total loss. The cause of that fire is not known at this time.
No one was injured in a house fire in the Township of Modena on Friday afternoon. According to the Buffalo County Sheriffs Department, Mondovi Firefighters responded to the blaze on Hwy J in the town of Modena. The vacant home was fully engulfed and is a total loss. The Sheriffs Department is considering the fire suspicious in nature and is asking that anyone with information on the fire call the Buffalo County Sheriffs Department.
The Mondovi City Council is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include discussion of the City Administrator Interim position and the search for a new Administrator, discussion of the finance committee recommendation to refuse the contract increase from Durand Sanitation, and discussion of the full-time police department vacancy. Tonight's meeting begins at 6:30 at the Marten Center in Mondovi.
A space heater is said to have caused a house fire in Chippewa Falls. That's according to fire investigators who say a malfunctioning space heater caused the fire at a home along Therbrook Street early yesterday morning. No injuries were reported, but the fire caused several thousands of dollars in damages, according to fire officials.
The Eau Claire County Sherrif will not investigate the Eau Claire City Council or the Eau Claire County Board for violations of Constitutional Rights. In a press release, the sheriff says he has received numerous emails asking him to investigate both governmental bodies after they both passed a mask ordinance. The sheriff says both the council and county board passed the ordinances during legally convened meetings to include public input and cited the Wisconsin Constitution which states that no member of the legislature shall be liable in any civil action, or criminal prosecution whatever, for words spoken in debate. The sheriff also states that his office has not issued any citations to citizens or businesses under the ordinance.
Public school open enrollment is underway in the state. This allows parents to apply for school districts for their children outside of where they live. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction allows a three-month time frame to apply for the upcoming school year. This year's deadline is April 30th at 4 p-m.
The state of Minnesota is opening a third large-scale community vaccination site in Rochester. The first two permanent COVID vaccination programs recently began operating in Minneapolis and Duluth. The Rochester site will serve around 15-hundred Minnesotans ag 65 and older in its first week. Governor Tim Walz says they are expanding the network in southern Minnesota to give residents more access to shots they live, "so we can crash COVID-19 and get back to business as usual." More than 220-thousand seniors registered for the vaccine registry.
Two Democratic state lawmakers who have introduced legislation for ranked-choice voting in Wisconsin say it would make it harder for extremist candidates to win. State Representative Mark Spreitzer and state Senator Chris Larson call ranked-choice voting an innovative and practical way to make sure people can vote for “who they truly want.” It’s already being used in Minneapolis. Ranked-choice voting systems let voters rank candidates in order of their preference, rather than selecting a single candidate. If a candidate gets 50-percent of the vote – plus one – he or she is the winner. If no candidate gets an absolute majority, then the candidate with the lowest vote total is eliminated and their votes are distributed among the remaining candidates based on the voters’ next preference. The process is repeated until one candidate gets an absolute majority.
Will a new name help us learn to love invasive Asian Carp? The Illinois Department of Natural Resource and its partners want to give the fish that's threatening the Great Lakes a makeover, as a healthy, delicious, organic, sustainable food source. If it works, that could mean more commercial fishing operations removing more tons of carp from Illinois rivers just outside of Lake Michigan. A proposed new name for the carp is being kept secret for now, but the campaign will point out that the various Asian carp species are not only tasty but rich in protein and omega-3 fatty acids.
The student government at the University of Wisconsin is trying to move forward with the COVID Student Relief Fund. However, the U-W blocked the legislation's newest amendment due to continuing legal concerns. As an alternative, the Associated Students of Madison proposes that the university use money from the Wisconsin Endowment Fund to help students. There's no word on the University's response.
Governor Tony Evers says his two-year budget proposal contains more than 43-million dollars for Wisconsin's agriculture economy and farm families. The funding will be used to expand market opportunities, support new and innovative farming practices, strengthen the agricultural workforce, connecting local producers to food banks and pantries, and support farmers mental health and wellbeing. Evers said, "Long before the COVID-19 pandemic hit and then throughout this pandemic, our farmers and producers were fighting every day to save their farms and to save their industry while helping us put food on our tables." The governor will announce his full budget on February 16th.
Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg is reminding residents that the city's own local mask resolution will remain, regardless of what happens to the governor's latest statewide order. "I know it's exhausting, I know people are sick of it, really sick of it, but just keep at it," Rosenberg said. Evers issued a new emergency order and mask mandate on Friday after the Republican-controlled legislature voted to end them. Republican leaders are urging the state Supreme Court to rule on whether or not the governor exceeded his authority.
Minnesota Law enforcement agencies statewide are launching a speed enforcement campaign. State officials warn what they've dubbed a speeding crisis last year claimed the most lives in a single year since 2008. Speed was listed as the primary factor in 364 traffic deaths on Minnesota roads in 2019, but that number jumped to 397 in 2020. Officials say speeding motorists can expect to be stopped and fined, with stiffer penalties, including suspension of license, for people driving over 100 miles an hour.
An assistant prosecutor in northwest Wisconsin is charged with secretly recording his sexual encounters with two women. According to the Wisconsin Department of Justice, each of the women had cases, or potential cases, with the Burnett County D-A's office. Fifty-year-old Daniel Steffen of Osceola is accused of recording himself having sex with the women at his home and office. According to the criminal complaint, both women told state Justice Department investigators they were not aware they were being recorded. Steffen is due in court this week.
The Twin Cities are heading into the longest stretch of subzero low temperatures since 2014. Meteorologists say the cold is here to stay and is expected to last for at least the next week. The coldest weather will come late this week into the weekend when wind chills could get below negative 30. High temperatures likely won't reach the double-digits all week.
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