Five people were injured when a vehicle struck two motorcycles in the township of Nelson on Saturday. According to the Buffalo County Sheriff's Department, 52yr old Richard Allemann of Cochrane was traveling on Hwy 35, fell asleep, drifted across the centerline, and struck two motorcycles driven by 30yr old Andrew Petrenko of Fox Lake, IL, and 28yr old Jonathan Bradey of Ingleside, IL. Brady and his passenger 24yr old Marissa Grant of Antioch, IL was med flighted to Mayo Rochester with substantial injuries, while Petrenko, Allemann, and his passenger 25yr old Andrew Allemann of Cochrane all had minor injuries.
Two people were injured in a motorcycle vs truck accident in Oak Grove Township on Monday. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 65yr old Steven Gray of Richfield, MN was traveling southbound on Hwy 35 when he struck a pickup truck that was making a U-turn on Hwy 35 driven by 43yr old Timothly Lesso of Minneapolis. Both Gray and 61yr old Susan Kropfield of Burnsville, MN was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul.
Two people were injured in a motorcycle accident on Hwy 35 in Maiden Rock Township on Saturday. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 50yr old Joseph Steinbruckner and passenger 50yr old Rochelle Steinbruckner of St. Paul Park, MN was traveling northbound on Hwy 35 when they struck a deer causing the motorcycle to skid before coming to rest in the road. Both were taken to Mayo Hospital in Red Wing.
Representatives of Countryside-Landmark Cooperative held a media webinar to introduce the new name of the Co-Op. The new name of the co-op is Alciva. President and CEO Jim Dell says the name represents the commitment of employees of both co-ops to work together. The combined co-ops will have 833 employees, serving 25,000 members in North West, West, Central and Southcentral WI, along with portions of MN, IA, IL.
An Osseo man has been charged with possession of child pornography in Trempealeau County Court. 40yr old Levi Robb was charged yesterday after he was arrested on June 10th during an investigation into a child sexual assault. Investigators found Robb's cell phone which contained images and videos of suspected child sexual abuse material. Robb's next court appearance is on Friday.
Governor Tony Evers says the bill he signed into law this week will speed up the disbursement of settlement money the state gets from opioid manufacturers. Every Democrat in the Legislature opposed the new law except one. The state will have to work with counties on separate lawsuits which have been filed with opioid manufacturers and distributors. It requires that 30 percent of any settlement funds go to the state, while 70 percent goes to local governments. A news conference announcing the signing was held Tuesday in Waukesha.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says a suspect in a fatal shooting in northern Wisconsin could be in Minnesota. A first-degree intentional homicide warrant has been issued for Christopher Terrell Anderson - also known as D-J Bravo. The B-C-A say two vehicles that Anderson was believed to be driving were located in St. Paul. Anderson is accused of killing Hannah R. Miller of Rhinelander last Wednesday. Investigators say they share a child. Anyone with information about Anderson should call 9-1-1 or the Oneida County Sheriff's Office in Wisconsin.
Minnesota law enforcement made 376 D-W-I arrests over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. That's 16 more than last year. There will be stepped-up enforcement on Minnesota roads through the end of the month. State Patrol Lieutenant Gordon Shank says "more people are out and about in the summer, but we want to make sure drivers are focusing on job number-one when behind the wheel and that's driving safely." Authorities are looking for impaired drivers and speeders.
A defense attorney for teenager Kyle Rittenhouse wants the judge to let him argue that one of the three men his client shot last August was a sex offender. Kenosha County prosecutors have charged Rittenhouse with killing Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber during the protests last summer. Rittenhouse has argued he fired in self-defense. His attorney wants to be allowed to argue Rosenbaum was convicted of having sex with a minor in Arizona in 2002, making him a convicted felon. The theory would be that Rosenbaum was trying to steal the gun held by Rittenhouse because he couldn’t legally possess one.
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison report the state’s wolf population has dropped by as much as one-third this year. Researchers say about 100 wolves were killed – in addition to the 218 taken during the hunting season in February. Many of the deaths are blamed on poaching. The scientists say their findings indicate it would be risky to have another wolf hunt this fall, although state officials are still planning for one.
The American Red Cross is now facing an emergency blood shortage following a difficult Fourth of July week for donations. Minnesota Red Cross spokeswoman Sue Thesenga says right now blood donations are currently being distributed to hospitals faster than the donations are coming in, and we really need people to come out and help us reverse this. Thesenga says they have issued an urgent call for eligible donors of all blood types, especially type "O".
We should know by Friday whether Governor Tony Evers will sign the state budget or veto all of it - or portions of the spending plan. Evers said during a stop in Milwaukee today (Tuesday), "we're going to be spending just about every waking moment over the next couple days figuring out what our position will be on that. So stay tuned." The 87-billion-dollar budget crafted by Republicans includes three billion in tax cuts. Evers called "inadequate" the 128-million dollars in new funding for K-12 schools over the next two years. G-O-P leaders say more state money isn't needed for schools because of federal aid sent to Wisconsin.
Minnesota frontline workers are being told to apply for 250 million dollars of pandemic bonus pay. Requests have already been filed by grocery store workers, food service staff, nurses, and educators. A special legislative session will be held in September to determine who qualifies. The amount of the bonus will depend on how many recipients are chosen. If state lawmakers and the governor put 250 thousand workers on the eligibility list, each of those would get a thousand dollars.
A Wisconsin man has apparently started his own review of the 2020 election in the state. The Journal-Sentinel is reporting Peter Bernegger has reviewed ballots in Verona, Westport, and other communities. An online editorial posted in his name questioned the reliability of Wisconsin elections. He claimed the vote was “rigged” because several people showed up at the polls and were told they had already voted – when they hadn’t. Bernegger sued Door County Clerk Jill Lau two months ago as he tried to access election documents there. No ruling has been issued in that case.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking residents to keep an eye out for dead or sick birds. State scientists are monitoring a mystery illness that has been killing or sickening birds from Virginia to Indiana. State officials are asking anyone who sees sick or dead birds to call their local conservation office. The symptoms of the mystery sickness include crusty eyes and tremors. D-N-R officials say there have already been a few reports of that illness in Wisconsin.
Organizers are canceling the 2021 Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival in Superior next month. The executive committee determined there wasn't enough time to successfully plan for the August 27th and 28th event. Superior Rotary Club 40 president Charlie Johnson said, "we typically begin recruiting in January to give teams enough time to fundraise for our charitable partner, 23rd Veteran." Each dragon boat teams consists of up to 20 people. The Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival has raised more than one-point-three million dollars for charitable organizations in the Twin Ports.
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