The City of Durand received no bids on a lot across from Caddie Woodlawn School. The city owns two lots on Auth Street and is working on having possibly combining both lots and having a small portion of land that would remain with the city as an easement for the water utility. The Finance committee will take up the issue and report back to the council on how the city should proceed with the sale of the lots, either by sealed bid or listing it with a realtor.
The city of Mondovi will do a review of the wastewater treatment plant after the bids for the project came in over budget. Mondovi Mayor Brady Weiss says the city will be meeting with USDA, CBS Squared, and Contractors. Construction and material costs have been the reason for the increase in the project. The current wastewater treatment plant is over 80yrs old and is operating under a variance from the DNR.
The Menomonie Police are asking for the public's help after a rash of thefts from vehicles reported in the Fryklund/Harvey Drive area Wednesday night. Two residents reported items were stolen from their vehicles and a third victim had the tires from his Toyota Camery stolen. The incidents occurred between 7:30pm and 6am on Wednesday. If anyone observed any suspicious activity they are to call the Menomonie Police or the Dunn County Crimestoppers. Residents are also reminded to lock their vehicles and homes and night.
A longtime worker for the city of Eau Claire has lost his job for spending rebate cards at Menards. A second worker could also lose his job and both men face possible criminal charges. They spent a few hundred dollars at the home improvement store using rebate cards that should have gone to the city. John Roscoe worked for Eau Claire for 30 years and gave up his job as parks superintendent last month. Jason Palmer is on unpaid leave until the criminal case against him is resolved. He has worked for the city for 15 years. The charge against both is misdemeanor theft.
Authorities in southeast Minnesota say a woman is dead after a house fire Thursday morning in Oronoco. Olmsted County Sheriff's deputies say the fire was reported just before 2:30 a-m. Firefighters found the home engulfed in flames and later located the 82-year-old victim inside a bedroom. Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the fire.
A Rochester man is agreeing to a deal with prosecutors for the deaths of his pregnant girlfriend and her daughter last fall. Thirty-year-old Renard Carter entered guilty pleas to three counts of second-degree murder Thursday. The criminal complaint alleges Carter strangled 23-year-old Kiona Foote, which also resulted in the death of her unborn child, and her two-year-old daughter, Miyona Miller. Their bodies were found in a Rochester apartment on September 13th and Carter was arrested that day in South Carolina. No sentencing date has been scheduled.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to review a judge’s ruling that Republican lawmakers illegally hired private attorneys using taxpayer money. Those attorneys were hired by Republican leaders as they anticipated legal challenges over redistricting. Dane County Judge Stephen Ehlke voided the million-dollar contracts in April. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu asked the state’s high court to take the case – even before a decision from a state appeals court. LeMahieu and Vos say the state Constitution gives them implied powers to retain legal counsel.
Flags will be flying at half-staff Saturday across Wisconsin in honor of Airman 2nd Class Edward J. Miller of Evansville, who died serving in the Korean War. Airman Miller and 51 other military members on November 22nd, 1952 when their transport plane crashed into a mountain during a blizzard near Anchorage, Alaska. Airman Miller's remains were identified in 2019 following a multi-year search by a joint Army and Air Force recovery team. Governor Tony Evers said in his order that "Airman 2nd Class Edward J. Miller gave the ultimate sacrifice, and we honor and remember his bravery and service as he returns home to his final resting place." Miller will be laid to rest with full military honors at Maple Hill Cemetery in Evansville on Saturday.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is investigating a shooting by a Barron County sheriff's deputy that left a man in critically injured. Deputies say the man threatened a neighbor in the Village of Mikana and then barricaded himself in a room with a gun. The suspect was reportedly shot after raising his gun at a deputy. The suspect was airlifted to a hospital in critical but stable condition. No one else was hurt and the deputy was placed on administrative leave. The suspect's name hasn't been released.
The Department of Workforce Development reports Wisconsin's unemployment rate was three-point-nine percent for the third straight month in June. Employers added ten-thousand-700 total non-farm and 84-hundred private sector jobs last month. The state's labor force grew by ten thousand in June. D-W-D Secretary-designee Amy Pechacek said, "Wisconsin's June job numbers are another welcome sign of Wisconsin's economic recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as vaccination rates rise." The U-S jobless rate was two points higher than Wisconsin at five-point-nine percent in June.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is expecting a housing crunch when students return to campus this fall. Housing officials say they are expecting more students wanting to live on campus. Most will be incoming freshmen. A university spokesperson says work is being done to make room for them because demand is high. Two years ago there were about eight thousand students living on campus. About 85 hundred requests are expected this time. Space could be opened at the Lowell Center and plans are to place more students in many dorm rooms.
The Asian carp is getting a new name. The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee will pick a new name for the fish next month. Some Asian-Americans say the name is racist. Asian carp got their name because they came to the United States in the hulls of ships from China. Over the years, they’ve invaded and disrupted the Mississippi River and other waterways. Great Lakes states have been working for years to contain them.
The Fox River Navigational System Authority says the Kaukauna Locks System is open to boat traffic for the first time since the mid-1980s – more than three decades. After years of restoration and repairs to the Veterans Memorial Bridge, boaters can now travel up and down the river – all the way to Menasha. The locks were built more than 170 years ago in 1848. That is also the only fully-restored locks system in the nation that is hand-operated. Officials say there are about 25 miles of river that people will be able to navigate. A one-mile trail system is being added alongside the locks. It should open next spring.
Details haven’t been “fleshed out” yet, but organizers say they’re working with Milwaukee police on the city’s first-ever nude bike ride. The event is tentatively scheduled for September 11th. Spokesman John Jankowski confirms that naked bicycle riding is against the law, but he’s working with police to make sure the event can happen safely. Backers say the ride is a “peaceful protest” and a push for “body acceptance.” Jankowski had hoped the naked ride would be held last month, but he says he had to push it back due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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