The Pepin County Sheriff's Department along with Durand Fire and Pepin County Land Conservation have acquired 3 drones. Pepin County Chief Deputy Matt Roesler says the drone purchase for the sheriff's department was made possible by a large donation from an anonymous doner. Roesler says each department has a drone to fit their needs. Each department will have multiple people trained in the operation of the drones.
The Construction project on 3rd Avenue East and Lanville road continues to progress. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says sidewalks should start to be installed next week on 3rd Avenue East. The first layer of blacktop is scheduled to be installed on Drier Street sometime next week.
The Barron County Sheriff’s Office reports a 21-year-old Amish woman was injured when a truck hit her buggy Tuesday evening. The accident happened on a county road in the Town of Prairie Lake just before 7:00 p-m. Deputies say the woman is expected to recover after receiving treatment at Mayo Hospital in Barron. Her name hasn’t been released. The horse that was pulling the buggy ran off, but it has been found and authorities say it wasn’t injured. Investigators say the setting sun was a factor.
Winona Republican Jeremy Miller is the new majority leader in the Minnesota Senate. Senate G-O-P members elected Miller Wednesday night to succeed Paul Gazelka who resigned last week. Miller said it was an honor and a privilege to be elected by his peers as majority leader. He was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2010 and has been president of the chamber since 2019. Miller was a founder of the bi-partisan Purple Caucus with former D-F-L Senator Roger Reinert of Duluth in 2013. He's the chief financial officer of his family's scrap metal business in Winona.
Interim UW President Tommy Thompson will be visiting UW-Eau Claire on Monday. According to UW-Eau Claire, the visit is part of a systemwide effort to achieve a 70% vaccination rate on all UW Campuses. Thompson will encourage students who have not yet been vaccinated to take advantage of a pop-up vaccine clinic that will be offered that day. The visit will be from 10am-1pm on the campus mall.
A husband is pleading guilty to attempted first-degree intentional homicide charges for shooting his wife in Black River Falls. Thirty-six-year-old Johnathan Heller had faced a total of five serious charges before reaching a plea agreement. Authorities say a woman called 9-1-1 May 5th saying her husband had shot her and she had left the home, but a small child was still there. When deputies found Heller in the town of Manchester, he was carrying the toddler. He handed the child to the deputies and was taken into custody. Heller is scheduled for sentencing in Jackson County Court next month.
A House Ethics Committee investigation into Congressman Jim Hagedorn office is called a waste of taxpayer money. The Minnesota Republican’s attorney says the issue was self-reported last year. The committee’s report will be released next month. Published reports indicated Hagedorn’s office used 100 thousand dollars in taxpayer funds for campaign mailings from a company partly owned by a staff member in that office. Then, last fall it was reported the First District congressman’s office hadn’t paid rent for a space owned by a donor that it used as headquarters in Mankato.
Flags will be flying at half-staff Saturday in Wisconsin to honor three brothers from New London killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Navy Fireman 1st Class Malcom Barber, Fireman 1st Class Leroy Barber and Fireman 2nd Class Randolph Barber all died aboard the U-S-S Oklahoma on December 7th, 1941 in Hawaii. Their remains were accounted for last June. The Barber brothers will be laid to rest with full military honors Saturday in New London. Governor Tony Evers is also expected to order flags at half-staff Saturday on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. He said it was specifically important to honor the Barbers and their return.
The Minnesota Board of Animal Health is confirming two different equine diseases in horses in two counties. The disease was detected after they were euthanized following deteriorating conditions. An Itasca County mare was confirmed to have Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), which is spread to horses by mosquitoes. A Washington County mare tested positive for Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1), which is easily spread between horses and can remain inactive for long periods of time. The Board of Animal Health encourages all horse owners to work with their veterinarians to get their horses vaccinated and booster vaccines regularly, especially in an area where the disease has been confirmed.
Ho-Chunk Nation President Marlon Whiteeagle says safeguards have been added to prevent computer issues like the ones that forced gaming centers to close two weeks ago. The nation’s I-T team locked down the network immediately so workarounds could be found. The statement released Thursday says “no one specific individual was targeted,” but very little additional information is being released. Five of the nation’s six gaming centers were closed Thursday, August 26th, and reopened the following Monday, August 30th. The Madison location remained open, but it, too, had some computer issues.
At least two Republican former officeholders are saying the Wisconsin election investigation is flawed and will undermine Americans’ confidence in their elections. Former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman and former Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson – both Republicans – say the investigation led by their party lacks credibility, transparency and raises security risks. President Joe Biden defeated former President Donald Trump by more than 20 thousand votes in the state. Party officials have raised questions about the November vote, but have failed to produce any evidence of widespread fraud.
The first Republican candidate has officially announced she's running for governor. Rebecca Kleefisch formally launched her campaign on Thursday, with a video in which she alleged that Democrat Tony Evers time in office has been "marked by failure and weakness." The former lieutenant governor is the first high-profile Republican to announce plans to challenge Evers in 2022. Others who have been considering a bid include lobbyist Bill McCoshen, state Representative John Macco, and former U.S Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson.
Two Republican lawmakers have introduced plans they say will protect First Amendment rights on social media platforms. State Representative Shae Sortwell and state Senator Roger Roth say social media companies could be sued for censoring online postings. The changes aren’t expected to ever become law in Wisconsin. One would let people sue if their posts are removed or if they have been “shadow-banned” from social media platforms like Facebook. A second would give journalists more freedom to post and the third would create a penalty structure for any government officials who try to fight or remove online posts. Sortwell and Roth say their plans push back against big tech’s growing influence on free speech.
U-S Senator Amy Klobuchar is revealing that she is a breast cancer survivor. Klobuchar says Mayo Clinic doctors found white spots during a routine mammogram in February. The senator said she had the cancer removed. Klobuchar says she also underwent radiation in May and that the treatment went well. Klobuchar says doctors believe that her chances of developing cancer again are no greater than the average person. In a social media post, Klobuchar says she has immense gratitude for her family, friends, colleagues, and the people of Minnesota, and "I know that each day is a gift."
Authorities in Waukesha County have charged a 29-year-old man with threatening to blow up a bank. An employee of the bank hailed a police officer last Friday saying a man approached her as she was leaving work, asked if she worked at the bank, then said it was “dangerous” because the bank was “going to be robbed, and shot up, and blown up.” The woman had taken a picture of Joshua LePak and she showed it to the officer. LePak is charged with terrorist threats and a bomb scare. He made an initial court appearance Tuesday and has a preliminary hearing set for next week.
A farmer in Minnesota is showcasing a different kind of maze. WCCO-TV reports Hemp Maze Minnesota at Willow's Keep Farm is exactly how it sounds. The two-acre field puzzle is made entirely of the plant and is situated in Zumbrota which is around an hour south of the Twin Cities. The owner and operator of the maze says it was constructed to educate those interested in learning about hemp and what the plant provides in everyday goods. He said he believes it's the only hemp maze in the state and possibly the country.
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