Durand High School is one of the top schools in the state and nation. According to rankings from U.S. News and World Report, Durand High School was ranked the 115th best school in the state and 3759 in the Nation. Nearly 18,000 schools were ranked on six factors based on their performance on state assessments and how well they prepare students for college. Wisconsin, which has 540 high schools, has a graduation rate of close to 90%, assesses high school students' English, reading, mathematics, science, and workforce skills through a number of ACT tests. Durand was one of 462 High Schools in Wisconsin that made the rankings.
The Pepin County Board has a new supervisor. Gene Doherty was appointed to take the seat of Michelle Rosenberg Pittman for District 5, City of Durand Ward 2. Pittman took a job with the Pepin County Highway Department, and could no longer serve on the County Board. Doherty is a past member of the Pepin County Board and was the only applicant for the open seat.
Scams are popping up like mushrooms around the state, including one targeting people over the electric bills. Scammers typically demand customers settle up overdue bills with a prepaid debit card. Chris Ouellette of Xcel energy says Xcell will never request payment that way, over even call customers regarding overdue bills.
Wabasha Police are warning Wabasha Residents and Businesses of a company calling offering to inspect and repair roofs due to last weekend's hail storm. A business called the department to report that they received a call from a customer that had 3 calls from a roofing company wanting to re-roof due to the recent hail in the area. Persistent in setting up appointments to inspect roofs. The police department is asking everyone to be cautious of these storm chasers. If your property was damaged your insurance agent should be the first person contact to report it. The insurance company will have your property inspected. They will not have someone call you randomly. Door-to-door solicitors are not allowed in city limits.
A home health aide in Rochester is accused of giving painkillers to a hospice patient without a license. Police began investigating after the patient died last year and the medical examiner determined the cause of death was the toxic effects of morphine. Fifty-six-year-old Josephina Okeke admitted giving the woman doses and is charged with unlawful practice of medicine. The criminal complaint says the doctor ordered the victim to receive one dose of morphine every three hours, but Okeke gave her a dose once every hour for five hours. She told investigators that she was being forced to administer medications and knew she wasn't supposed to.
The La Crosse Diocese is lifting its mask mandates. The Diocese released new guidelines that were announced yesterday and include the lifting of the mask requirement to attend mass and each parish will individually decide social distancing requirements on a weekly basis. The diocese is encouraging those parishioners who are not vaccinated to continue to wear a mask. The sign of peace will still be omitted from the mass and only bread will be given during communion.
Republicans have ended a pandemic-era change in the state's unemployment rules and will force people to do job searches again. The legislature's Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules voted 6 to 4 on Wednesday to end the waiver of those work search requirements. Chairman Steve Nass says people need to get back into the workforce and this will get them there faster by denying them unemployment if they don't make an effort. DWD Secretary-designee Amy Pechacek (pe-HA-check) says people have still been looking for jobs even without the requirements, but Republicans dismissed those comments. Democrats say the move will only hurt people who have been caring for their families while waiting for jobs to reopen.
When the House of Representatives voted to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6th attack on the U-S Capitol, 35 Republicans broke ranks and supported the idea -- none from Wisconsin. Wednesday’s vote was 252-to-175 and all five Republican members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation voting against the creation of the panel. It would be modeled after the commission that investigated the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks. The 10 members would include five Democrats and five Republicans. The measure moves next to the U-S Senate.
The fence surrounding the Minnesota State Capitol is scheduled to come down on June 1st. The State Department of Administration says it will take several days to be taken down but should be gone by the time lawmakers return for a special session. The fence has cost around 200-thousand dollars since the first barriers went up in late May of 2020 during the riots that followed the death of George Floyd. It remains unclear when the Capitol building itself will be opened to the public.
Governor Evers is calling a special session of the Legislature to address health care and economic recovery. The special session will be held this upcoming Tuesday. Lawmakers are being asked to consider expanding BadgerCare and address Wisconsin's economic recovery from the coronavirus. The Democratic governor wants the Republican-controlled Legislature to invest millions of dollars in building projects and other areas, including various aspects of the healthcare system. Republican leaders have gaveled out Evers’ past special sessions within minutes of starting.
A Missouri man charged in the murders of two Wisconsin brothers has now been charged in federal court, with mail fraud. Charges against 27-year-old Garland Joseph Nelson come from the scheme which led to the fatal shooting of Wisconsin brothers Nicholas and Justin Diemel. Nelson is scheduled to go on trial next year in state court for the killings. Investigators say he agreed to feed and pasture the Diemel cattle, sell them, then send the profit to Diemel’s Livestock in Shawano County. Although he did pay the brothers some money, he apparently sold, traded, or killed many of the Wisconsin cattle without paying up. The Diemels were at the farm in Braymer, Missouri in July 2019 to collect 215-thousand dollars when they were killed.
Around 12-thousand pigs are dead after a weekend fire on a farm near Waseca, MN. Crews called to Woodville Pork Sunday night found one building completely engulfed in flames. Nine area fire departments battled the flames overnight. An estimated three thousand sows and nine thousand piglets perished and two buildings were destroyed. Around three thousand pigs in another building survived. No humans were injured. The Minnesota State Fire Marshal's Office is trying to determine the cause.
A lawsuit filed in both Milwaukee and Racine County Circuit Courts is said to be the first-of-its-kind in Wisconsin. Eleven municipalities are suing 20 pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution companies for their role in the opioid epidemic. Their attorney says the cities and villages have spent a lot of money dealing with the opioid abuse problem and they are demanding reimbursement for their expenses. They say the case will move through local courts more quickly than it would at the federal level. Milwaukee County had a record 545 overdose deaths last year alone.
Target Corporation is reporting a strong first quarter as the COVID pandemic started to slow down. The Minnesota-based retailer said same-store sales increased 18 percent and online sales rose 50 percent. Clothing sales were up more than 60 percent and sales of home goods were up 35 percent. Total sales rose 23-point-three percent to 23-point-88-billion dollars. Analysts were projecting sales of 21-point-seven billion. Target has had strong sales throughout the pandemic.
A driver stopped and ticketed for going 82 miles an hour on Interstate 94 in southeastern Wisconsin denies that he was asleep. A deputy with the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office says the Illinois man was asleep behind the wheel and his Tesla was on autopilot at 8:00 a-m Sunday. Deputy David Gomez says the driver woke up when he pulled him over. Thirty-eight-year-old Mitul Patel of Palatine, Illinois initially denied falling asleep, but he admitted he was tired. He was headed to his job as a FedEx driver in Cudahy. More than one caller to 9-1-1 had reported Patel was asleep while his car was in motion. Patel was cited for inattentive driving and released. The Tesla was towed because deputies say it was unsafe for him to continue driving at the time.
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