One person was injured in a motorcycle crash in Trimbelle Township on Sunday. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 47yr old Jason VAlley was eastbound on Hwy J when he failed to negotiate a curve, crossed the center line, and entered the north ditch. Valley's motorcycle rolled and he was ejected. Valley was med-flighted to Regions Hospital.
One person was injured in a two-vehicle accident in El Paso Township on Sunday. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 16yr old Jarett Young was exiting from a private driveway onto Hwy N and drove into the path of an eastbound vehicle driven by 40yr old Rizalina Knowlton of Cottage Grove, MN. Knowlton was transported to the hospital while Young and three juvenile passengers were uninjured.
The Pepin County Health Department will be providing booster doses of Pfizer vaccine to individuals who received the second dose of Pfizer at least 6 months ago. People 65 and older, those 50-64 and 18-49 with certain underlying medical conditions, tose 18-64 who are at increased risk for covid 19 because of their job or institutional settings will be eligible for the booster. For more information, contact the Pepin County Health Department.
Elementary school students in the Menomonie School District will be required to wear masks while in school. Monday, the Menomonie School Board voted 5-4 for the requirement as students at that age are currently ineligible for the covid 19 vaccine. The exact date of the new mandate has yet to be determined and will stay in effect until changed by the board.
An Eau Claire man convicted of possessing child porn has been sentenced to prison. On Monday, Judge Michael Schumacher sentenced Beau Morrow to three years in prison and to register as a sex offender. Investigators say that Morrow uploaded images of a child sexual assault and other images to his phone. He was found guilty in June.
If he is convicted on all the charges he faces from a police pursuit and standoff, a Minnesota man could be sentenced to 13 years in prison. Forty-eight-year-old Raymond Martin of Burnsville is accused of leading officers on a chase that reached speeds of 100 miles an hour on Interstate 94, passing through two western Wisconsin counties. Then he refused to get out of his car and a standoff in the Town of Rusk lasted three hours. Burns is charged with recklessly endangering safety and two other felonies. He’s also charged with first-offense operating while intoxicated. He has a hearing set for Thursday in St. Croix County Court.
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate is confirming 39 appointees of Governor Tony Evers Tuesday. They include Transportation Secretary Craig Thompson, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Secretary Missy Hughes, Safety and Professional Services Secretary Dawn Crim, and Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Secretary Randy Romanski. But his pick of environmental educator Sandy Nass of Ashland to the Natural Resources Board was not among them. Evers said, "the people I have appointed are not partisan, they’re just good human beings that want to serve the state of Wisconsin and in this particular case the Natural Resources Board.” Evers said the current situation in which Fred Prehn of Wausau remains on the board months after his term expired – “makes us look like idiots as a state.”
The National Eagle Center in Wabasha is embarking on a 27-million-dollar upgrade and will be closed from October 25th through next spring while work is completed. The project includes an expansion for what officials term museum-quality exhibits, plus an outdoor amphitheater with additional space for exhibits and programs. Mayor Emily Durand says the timing couldn't be better as Wabasha recovers from a period of great uncertainty. Durand adds "a richly engaging collection combined with live eagles along the natural habitat of the flourishing Mississippi River will be unforgettable for all who visit."
A shuttle service without a human driver will soon be operating in downtown Rochester. State transportation officials will be there Thursday morning to launch "Med City Mover," the first low-speed, driverless, electric, multi-passenger shuttle to travel streets in Minnesota seven days a week. Among those on hand for the kick-off will be MN-DOT Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Rochester Mayor Kim Norton.
A change in state statutes would recognize that some sex workers in Wisconsin are victims of human trafficking. The bipartisan bill that was the subject of a public hearing last week would end the practice of charging people under the age of 18 with prostitution. Experts maintain that human trafficking takes place in all 72 counties in the state. The bill has bipartisan support. Republican state Representative Joel Kitchens says the young people should be treated as victims and should be provided with the help they need. Supporters stress that the legislation doesn’t legalize prostitution.
Governor Tony Evers doesn’t think much, of former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman’s review of the 2020 election in Wisconsin. In particular, Gableman’s statement that local election clerks will have to prove election fraud did not occur. The Democratic governor called the Republican effort “a 700-thousand dollar boondoggle” during comments in Madison on Tuesday.
Minnesota officials say more than 600-thousand Minnesota households are now eligible for energy assistance under expanded income limits. The state still has about 130-million dollars from American Rescue Plan and could another 115 million if Congress passes a budget. Michael Schmitz with the state Department of Commerce says assistance for water and sewer bills is also available for the first time. Only one combined application is required for that assistance, plus heating help and home weatherization assistance. He says Minnesota was the first state to get its plan approved in the spring. The state's Cold Weather Rule goes into effect Friday.
Eviction from their homes is a real threat for thousands of Wisconsin residents who are still struggling financially. The federal moratorium on evictions is scheduled to end Saturday. A Quote Wizard survey backed by Lending Tree finds 10 percent of the residents in this state are behind on paying their rent. About 36 percent are clearly facing eviction. One big factor is that housing costs are up by nearly 70 percent over the last decade. During that same time period, average income has risen only 30 percent.
The Republican Party of Minnesota will elect a new state chair on Saturday. The G-O-P State Central Committee is meeting at the Hopkins Center for the Arts. Former state Senator David Hann of Eden Prairie is the favorite to lead Minnesota Republicans. Former state Representative Jim Newberger was running but dropped out earlier this month. Businessman Jerry Dettinger is also a candidate. Ex-G-O-P chair Jennifer Carnahan stepped down after close friend and Republican donor Anton Lazzaro was indicted on federal sex trafficking charges.
Roman Catholic Cardinal Raymond Burke says he has left the hospital and moved into a house near his family. The letter he posted on his website doesn’t say where that is. The 73-year-old says his recovery is going slowly. He says he still suffers from fatigue and has difficultly breathing. The high-ranking church official who had been a vaccine skeptic tweeted in early August that he had been infected. His staff tweeted six days later that Burke was sedated and was breathing through a ventilator
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