A Mindoro Man is in custody after a high-speed chase that lasted for 28 miles through Pepin and Buffalo Counties. According to the Pepin County Sheriffs Department, 23yr old Frederick Clements was pulled over by deputies near Hwy 35 and Bogus road on Tuesday afternoon. After initially stopping he fled and at times reached speeds of 110 mph. The pursuit was terminated in the Village of Pepin for safety reasons. Clements was then spotted traveling south on Hwy 35 and the pursuit was re-initiated and went into Buffalo County where Buffalo County Sheriffs Deputies and Wabasha Police joined the pursuit. Clements entered Alma where the pursuit was terminated until he was spotted south of Alma and authorities used stop sticks and deflated three of Clements tires. He was then boxed in and pulled over. He is facing felony charges in Pepin and Buffalo Counties.
One person was injured in a motorcycle vs deer accident in Mondovi Township on Monday. According to the Buffalo County Sheriff's Department, 28yr old David Warn, III of Milton was traveling northbound on Hwy 37 when a deer ran out onto the road and the motorcycle struck the deer. Warn was taken to an Eau Claire Hospital with head injuries.
One person was injured in a motorcycle accident in Maiden Rock Township Sunday afternoon. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 53yr old Christiana Maxson of Mantorville, MN was traveling southbound on Hwy UU when she lost control on a curve, left the roadway, and overturned. She was transported to Mayo Hospital in Red Wing.
According to the CDC, three counties in Western Wisconsin are experiencing high rates of Covid-19. The latest CDC tracker website shows Pepin, Eau Claire, and Chippewa counties listed in the high category of covid-19 rates. During an interview with WRDN last Wednesday, Pepin County Health Officer Heidi Stewart the increase in cases started in Mid July. Stewart recommends people continue to use basic prevention methods like washing hands, social distancing, staying home if you dont feel well, and wear a mask if you are at indoor events.
The state is setting aside $10 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds for tourism support. Governor Tony Evers made the announcement during a stop in Ashwaubenon on Tuesday. Evers is asking people to continue to get vaccinated and to use their masks as they travel, in order to keep Wisconsin's tourism season open.
A man who shot paintballs at members of the U-S Army Reserve will enter a guilty plea. Ian Olson of Nashotah is described as a Q-Anon supporter. He was arrested in March. Witnesses say he got out of his car in Pewaukee, pointed what appeared to be a rifle at the service members, and said, “This is for America!” After two or three shots the paintball gun jammed. Two servicemen tackled him to the ground and held him until police arrived. Olson will be sentenced on the charge of attacking U-S servicemen at a date that hasn’t been set. Authorities haven’t said what the sentence might be.
Minnesota is now receiving applications for potential cases of wrongful convictions. Attorney General Keith Ellison launched the state's Conviction Review Unit Tuesday through a partnership with the Minnesota Innocence Project. Ellison says "every criminal case has room for error because the criminal justice system is run by human beings...it's important to understand when we do not hit the mark of justice and to correct those occasions when that happens." The unit is funded by a two-year, 300-thousand-dollar grant and will be the first of its kind in Minnesota to review cases of people imprisoned for crimes they may not have committed.
National Night Out was held across Western Wisconsin Last night. Good crowds were reported at the events and here in Durand many residents came out to the Bauer Built Sports Complex to view the new squad car and other equipment from Durand Police, Fire and Ambulance Service., and meet members of all three services. The police had a kickball game against the kids and after the event the movie Trolls, World Tour was show compliments of the Durand-Arkansaw School District.
University of Wisconsin System leaders will have to get permission from a Republican-controlled legislative committee for any COVID-related regulations at its schools. The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules voted 6-4 along party lines today (Tuesday) to require the U-W System to issue an emergency order within 30 days to enact pandemic protocols, including mandatory testing and masks on campus. U-W System spokesman Mark Pitsch said in a statement, "today's action feels like a political statement; our focus is to ensure we are doing what needs to be done now to safely open for in-person teaching this fall." Committee co-chair, Senator Steve Nass of Whitewater said, "today, the legislature through JCRAR has told the UW System they can no longer ignore state law with regards to Covid-19 mandates impacting students and campus visitors." UW-Madison is planning to require weekly testing of unvaccinated students on campus this fall.
Target is reinstating its face mask mandate for its employees as COVID-19 makes a resurgence across the country. The Minnesota-based retail giant is not requiring masks for its customers, although it is strongly encouraging shoppers to wear masks in areas where transmission is considered "substantial" or "high" risk. The new policy takes effect Tuesday. Walmart and many other retailers are also again requiring workers to wear face masks.
Almost 50 million dollars in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan will be used in Wisconsin to address mental health and substance abuse needs. The Department of Health Services made the announcement Monday. Over the next four years, 22 million dollars will be dedicated to substance abuse services and another 24-point-six million will go to mental health. State officials have called access to affordable mental and behavioral health care a critical need in Wisconsin. The coronavirus pandemic has made the situation worse.
State Senator Chris Larson is dropping out of the U-S Senate race and endorsing Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes. Larson entered the crowded Democratic primary field in May. He would have had to give up his Milwaukee state Senate seat if he had stayed in the race. Larson said in a statement that Barnes, one of eight remaining Democratic candidates, is "best positioned to defeat Ron Johnson." The Oshkosh Republican has yet to announce whether he'll seek a third term.
A southwest Wisconsin woman is jailed for the weekend shooting death of her boyfriend. The Richland County Sheriff's Department says Lori Miller and Benjamin Brewer of Muscoda got into a fight Saturday night and Brewer was shot. Deputies say he died at the scene before paramedics got there. Miller was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries. She was booked on suspicion of second-degree reckless homicide. The incident remains under investigation.
The congressional delegations from Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota are working together to put through legislation that would help ranchers during future droughts. Conservation Reserve Program Flexibility Act would make it possible for the U-S Department of Agriculture to allow emergency haying on C-R-P lands before August 1st during certain conditions. Early haying is typically not allowed to protects birds' primary nesting season.
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