One person is dead and another injured after a two-vehicle accident in Clifton Township on Friday. According to the Pierce County Sheriffs Department, 40yr old Ryan Murphy of Afton, MN was traveling southbound on Hwy F when she crossed the center line and struck a northbound vehicle driven by 61yr old Susan Pierce from River Falls. Pierce was taken to Regions Hospital while Murphy was pronounced dead at the scene. That accident remains under investigation.
A Wisconsin State Patrol officer is among three people hurt in a crash Monday in Eau Claire County. Deputies say the state trooper was inside her squad during a traffic stop on Interstate 94 when the car was rear-ended. The collision caused the patrol vehicle to hit the car she had pulled over. All three people were taken to the hospital. Their medical conditions were immediately available. The chain-reaction crash shut down the westbound lanes of I-94 for a couple hours.
The Mondovi City Council is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include amending the water and sewer rates for residents and businesses in the city, discussion and possible action on an amendment to the ordinance regarding matching funds for CDBG Grants, and reports from the mayor and department heads. Tonight's meeting begins at 6:30 at the Marten Center.
A gypsy moth quarantine is now in place in Eau Claire County. The quarantine restricts the movement of certain items to prevent the spread of the moth. The inspection requirements are now in place in 52 of Wisconsin's 72 counties. The state department of agriculture says items covered by the quarantine include outdoor patio furniture, firewood, logs, nursery stock, Christmas trees, and mobile homes.
The Lake City Police Department is asking for assistance in locating a missing 62-year-old man. John Vater was last seen Saturday morning leaving his residence on foot. There has been no contact with family or friends since then and because of health concerns, authorities are concerned for his welfare. John’s last cell phone activity put him in Winona. John is five-eleven, weighs 159 pounds, and has brown eyes and gray hair. He was last seen wearing a dark jacket, gray shorts, and a baseball cap. Anyone with information is urged to call 9-1-1.
Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind says President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan includes the broadband expansion critical for rural Wisconsin. Kind and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh will be in Eau Claire and La Crosse Tuesday promoting broadband expansion and job creation.
Diocese of La Crosse Bishop William Callahan is asking asked a controversial Catholic priest to resign. Father James Altman announced the news during his Sunday sermon which was posted to YouTube later in the day. Altman stated his lawyer is challenging Callahan’s request. Altman currently serves at St. James the Less Parish in La Crosse. He's made public comments over the past year, including anti-Black and LGBTQ-plus rhetoric, stating that all Democrats are "Godless" hypocrites going to hell, and spreading misinformation on vaccines and COVID-19.
Small businesses can now apply for more than 400-million dollars in grants from the latest federal COVID relief funding. Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation secretary Missy Hughes says the five-thousand-dollar checks will do a lot of work in local communities. The application deadline is June 7th. The grants are expected to help as many as 84-thousand businesses that have gross revenue between ten thousand and seven million dollars.
Governor Tony Evers says he thinks a COVID-19 vaccine lottery is a bad idea. Evers says he’d rather spend Wisconsin’s coronavirus stimulus money on other things. Other states like Ohio have seen huge jumps in vaccinations after setting up lotteries to entice people to get their shots. Ohio offers a one million dollar prize in its vaccine lottery. Evers says the businesses hurt by the pandemic need the money to help them recover.
G-O-P legislation to limit participation in Wisconsin school sports by transgender women and girls have public hearings Wednesday. A pair of bills would require all K-through-12 schools, University of Wisconsin System schools, and state technical colleges to divide all teams by sex and officially bar any students born male from women's teams. Assembly bill sponsor, Representative Barb Dittrich of Oconomowoc, said "if the governor really cares about women, he should absolutely advance this legislation." Governor Evers says he'll veto the legislation if it gets to his desk. He called it "a solution seeking a problem that doesn't exist."
Nearly half of Wisconsin’s voter fraud cases from last November came from La Crosse. Wisconsin election officials are looking into 27 voter fraud cases. 16 of them are from La Crosse, where voters used a U-P-S store as their voting address. The others include four people who voted both in-person and through the mail, one felon who voted, and others who returned other people’s absentee ballots. More than three million people voted in Wisconsin in November.
People on unemployment in Wisconsin have to start looking for work this week. Lawmakers last week voted to reinstate the state's work-search requirement. That means anyone collecting unemployment benefits must apply for jobs, and show proof to the state, in order to keep their benefits. Republicans at the Capitol and business groups across the state say there is a desperate need for workers. They say overly generous unemployment benefits are paying people too much to stay home.
There will be a debate about guns at the Wisconsin Capitol this week. The Assembly Committee on State Affairs is scheduled to take up a proposal that would limit how some federal gun laws could be enforced in the state. It's similar to what Second Amendment Sanctuary counties have declared. A public hearing on the plan is set for noon tomorrow.
The former Speaker of the House is scheduled to appear Thursday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. Paul Ryan will be the first speaker in the "Time for Choosing" series -- which is a new forum for leading voices in the conservative movement to address critical questions facing the future of the Republican Party. The event will be held in-person, outdoors on the library's campus. Due to COVID-19 restrictions -- social distancing protocols will be in place and there will be a limited number of seats available. The Wisconsin Republican served as U-S House speaker from October 2015 to January 2019.
Stepped-up seatbelt enforcement is underway on Minnesota roads. The Office of Traffic Safety says 38 unbelted motorists have died already this year in Minnesota, an increase of 13 from the same time last year. Speed has also been a concern, prompting a statewide speed enforcement campaign already this spring. Overall traffic deaths increased by 40 compared to the same time last year. The extra seatbelt emphasis runs through Memorial Day weekend until June 6th.
If you're planning to spend time outdoors in the coming days be sure to check for ticks once you're back inside. Along with ticks, pest control experts are saying mosquitos are also going to be more prevalent. The warmer temperatures, right on the heels of recent rain, are the ideal conditions for mosquitos to hatch. Long pants and sleeves are recommended as the best protection against both pests, along with an EPA-approved bug spray.
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