Authorities in western Wisconsin are investigating the death of an infant. Menomonie police responded to a report of a disorderly male late last Friday night and found a six-week-old boy without a pulse and not breathing. First responders attempted life-saving measures but the infant was taken to Red Cedar Mayo Clinic where he died. The boy's name isn't being released.
The Durand Fire Department responded to a fire at the Alma Power Plant on Saturday. The department was providing mutual assistance to Alma Fire and other departments. No word of injuries or cause of that fire.
One person is dead and another injured after a two-vehicle accident in Preston Township last Thursday. According to the Trempealeau County Sheriffs Department, 68yr old Ernest Berg of Blair was traveling northbound on Hwy 53 and was making a left-hand turn onto Hwy 95, when he turned into the path of a vehicle driven by 17yr old Micah Nehring of Whitehall. Berg was ejected from his vehicle and pinned under it. He was extracted and transported to Tri-County Hospital but died from his injuries. Nehring and a 14yr old passenger suffered minor injuries. The accident is still under investigation.
Wisconsin Third District Congressman Ron Kind says there's a reason why rebate checks in the latest COVID-19 relief bill are not being "means-tested" according to household incomes. The 1-point-9 trillion-dollar "American Rescue Plan", passed by the House Friday night includes 1400 dollar checks, a 400 million dollar boost to unemployment, and billions to boost vaccine distribution.
The Pepin County Sheriff's department is reporting a scam in the area. The department says that someone using the name Holly and saying they work for the Pepin County Clerk of Courts asking residents for their bank account and credit card account information. The Pepin County Clerk of Courts would never call residents asking for their personal information. This is a scam and you should hang up. If you did give out your information you should call your financial institution and have all your accounts flagged.
No one was hurt when a vehicle broke through the ice on Nugget Lake over the weekend. According to the Pierce County Sheriffs Department, deputies responded to the call and found the vehicle partially submerged. With the warmer weather this week, the department is urging extreme caution if you plan on ice fishing out on the area lakes.
The Wisconsin DNR is reminding ice anglers that today is the day all Ice Shanties south of Hwy 64 must be removed by today. Ice fishing will still be allowed but only with portable shanties that are taken down each day. For those experiencing difficulty in removal, the DNR suggests calling a local fishing club or seek help from other anglers. Shanties north of Hwy 64 are allowed to remain until March 15.
U-S Senator Ron Johnson says the nation should spend the remaining one-trillion dollars to help people before going further into debt. The Wisconsin Republican says he isn’t denying that people are hurting. The one-trillion dollars he referred to during a visit to Eau Claire last weekend is left over from the first COVID-19 Relief Bill. The U-S Senate will take up the one-point-nine-trillion dollar package just passed by the House this week. Republicans say the current COVID-19 Relief Bill is bloated and contains too much spending not connected to people suffering through the pandemic.
Landowners on select parcels of private land in central Dunn County are eligible for free chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance permits. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) asks landowners within the surveillance area to apply for a permit to help the DNR better understand the extent of CWD in the area. These permits are property-specific and available on select private land within the CWD surveillance area. Individuals who receive a permit must use the weapon choice listed on the permit. The permits are valid for any adult deer, either antlered or antlerless, and all deer harvested must be tested for CWD. To obtain a CWD surveillance permit, contact DNR Wildlife Biologist Terry Shaurette at 608-386-2368. Please have your Go Wild customer ID ready when you call.
Crash scene investigators say a driver was going 120 miles-an-hour shortly before he had a fatal car wreck more than three years ago. A jury in Monroe County found 48-year-old Yancy Dieter guilty of reckless homicide and multiple additional charges earlier this week. The Wisconsin Lab of Hygiene estimated his blood-alcohol concentration was well above the legal time when he had the wreck in the village of Warrens that killed his passenger. Dieter’s sentencing is scheduled for April 21st.
State health officials say there's a new online tool to help Wisconsin residents find out where to get a coronavirus shot. The Department of Health Services launched the COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Map Friday which aims to connect people with a vaccine provider. D-H-S says the map is designed to improve transparency in the vaccine distribution process. It shows where there are "active" community-based vaccination clinics and which people are eligible to receive a dose. Most sites require pre-scheduled appointments. The map is on the Wisconsin D-H-S webpage.
The state’s largest business group is going to court to get clearer rules about environmental clean-ups. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce is suing the Department of Natural Resources over a series of rule changes the group says are “unlawful.” The suit was filed Thursday in Waukesha County Circuit Court. W-M-C accuses the state of deciding what qualifies as a clean-up and what qualifies as contamination on a case-by-case basis. It argues spilled milk could even be considered contamination under the vague guidelines. It wants the judge to force the D-N-R to follow Wisconsin’s open and public rulemaking procedures.
G-E Healthcare could get up to 50-million dollars for its campus covering 561 acres in Waukesha. The Milwaukee Business Journal is reporting the company is selling the property near Interstate 94 and Highway 16 as it moves into its new headquarters in West Milwaukee and Wauwatosa. G-E Healthcare had already announced its plans to move the jobs out of Waukesha. There are more than one-point-two-million square feet of office space at the prime location in Waukesha. About 600 workers will remain there after the move.
Minnesotans are paying some of the highest gas prices since October of 2019. Triple-A Minnesota's Jesse Simon says the cold snap in the South resulted in more than 20 oil refineries shutting down. He says many hope to be back online in the coming days which means gasoline deliveries are going to resume soon. Simon says gas prices are likely to be volatile for a while, but when crude production is back to normal levels we'll see some normalization. The average price for a gallon of unleaded in Minnesota is two-dollars-and-64 cents.
The general manager of the Minnesota State Fair is expecting the annual event to return this summer. It was canceled last year by the coronavirus pandemic – the first time the Great Minnesota Get Together had been called off in 74 years. Jerry Hammer says the outlook for the event that draws upwards of two million people is encouraging, but there is no timeline for a final decision. Hammer says safety precautions will be followed – including face masks, social distancing, non-contact payment, and the possibility of limits on attendance. The last time the fair was canceled was in 1946 in the middle of the polio pandemic.
Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are not happy with the state's first wolf hunt. D-N-R wildlife director Eric Lobner said he wishes he would have closed the season sooner. Hunters and trappers in Wisconsin bagged 216 gray wolves in just three days. The D-N-R's goal was just 120 animals. Lobener says they could've and should've closed the hunt before Wednesday. Hunters were supposed to have seven days to harvest wolves. Another wolf season is set for November.
It's a very special delivery for one Green Bay family. Police say two officers delivered a baby boy in the parking lot of a Walgreens Friday morning. The baby was born around 12:30 a-m. It's the first delivery for both officers. An ambulance arrived to take the family to the hospital and all is reportedly well.
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