One person is dead and two others injured in a two-vehicle accident near Chippewa Falls Sunday afternoon. According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, an 85yr old female from Chippewa Falls was traveling southbound on Hwy 178 when her vehicle was struck head-on by a northbound vehicle that had failed to negotiate a curve. She was pronounced dead at the scene while the two people in the northbound vehicle were transported to Mayo Eau Claire. That accident remains under investigation by the Wisconsin State Patrol.
The Buffalo County Sheriff's Department is reminding hunters that use an ATV or UTV that the towns of Modena, Dover, Alma, Lincoln, Montana, Waumandee, and Glencoe all opted out of having town roads as ATV routes. This means that ATV's-UTV's can only travel on county roads in those townships. Trails are open until December 1st from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset and the maximum speed limit is 35mph. Hunters are also reminded that there is no ATV/UTV travel allowed on state highways.
A Hayward man was arrested for operating under the influence, 3rd offense Saturday in Dunn County. According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, 31yr old David Boswell was pulled over by troopers for deviation from a designated traffic lane. Boswell showed signs of impairment and admitted to using illegal narcotics. There was also a 2yr old child in the vehicle. Boswell was arrested and taken to the Dunn County Jail charged with operating under the influence 3rd offense with a minor in the vehicle, operating while revoked, carrying a concealed weapon, child safety seat violation, and misdemeanor bail jumping.
A western Wisconsin man faces more than a dozen charges for an incident that left two Sparta police officers injured. Police say they were responding to a report of a combative subject last Friday night when 25-year-old Anthony Cox tried to grab an officer's weapon and threatened to shoot them. The altercation left one officer with minor injuries and a second officer was treated at a hospital. Cox has his next court hearing on November 22nd in Monroe County.
The D-N-R is conducting a second round of invasive carp removal in the Mississippi River in southwestern Wisconsin today. The carp will be removed from the area known as Pool 8 by using the so-called Modified Unified Method which combines netting and herding techniques to drive invasive carp to a small containment area for removal. In April the technique resulted in the capture of 34 silver carp. The goal is to remove existing carp in the pool, curb the potential for invasive carp reproduction and prevent their establishment in Minnesota and Wisconsin waters.
Attorney General Josh Kaul is asking a Dane County judge to stop former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman from enforcing subpoenas in the G-O-P election investigation. Kaul filed a request for a restraining order Thursday, saying Gableman's special counsel issued subpoenas to elections officials as part of "an unlawful investigation focused on debunked theories about the November 2020 election." Gableman subpoenaed the mayors of Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Racine, and Kenosha along with the Wisconsin Elections Commission administrator.
A chronic wasting disease bill sponsored by Congressman Ron Kind unanimously passed the House Agriculture Committee Thursday. The Wisconsin Democrat is working with Pennsylvania Republican Glenn Thompson on legislation aimed at researching and managing the disease most often found in deer. C-W-D also affects elk, moose, and caribou and is always fatal. Kind calls himself an “avid hunter” and says it is important to maintain a healthy deer herd in Wisconsin. So far, chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in 25 of the 50 states.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is urging farmers to be extra cautious when applying anhydrous ammonia to their fields after this year's harvest. Officials say anhydrous can burn eyes, lungs, and skin. Accidents have proven dangerous and even deadly. Officials remind farmers to slow down, wear protective equipment and always have at least five gallons of safety water nearby when applying anhydrous. Additional safety tips can be found at m-d-a(dot)state(dot)m-n(dot)u-s, keyword "anhydrous ammonia."
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Hy-Vee has issued a consumer advisory on a nationwide onion recall. Hy-Vee says it was recently notified by its supplier Capitol City Fruit that in August the grocer had received a shipment of onions that are part of the recall. The potentially impacted onions would have been sold at Hy-Vee stores between August 13th and September 1st, 2021. The only affected products sold at Hy-Vee stores were three-pound bags of yellow onions. Hy-Vee says out of an abundance of caution you should discard any affected product or return the product to your local Hy-Vee store for a full refund.
A Minneapolis police officer is facing charges for crashing his S-U-V into another vehicle and killing the driver while chasing a stolen car. The Hennepin County Attorney's Office says Officer Brian Cummings is facing second-degree manslaughter and criminal vehicular homicide in the death of 40-year-old Leneal Frazier of St. Paul. Investigators say Officer Cummings was going nearly 80 miles per hour when he slammed into Frazier's Jeep on July 6th. The pursuit continued for 20 blocks through north Minneapolis and Cummings followed the suspect vehicle through stop signs and red lights. Prosecutor Mike Freeman said Cummings' action deviated from his oath and his negligence caused the death of Frazier. The victim was the uncle of the 17-year-old girl who recorded the police killing of George Floyd.
Republican leaders released their maps of new legislative and congressional seats on Wednesday, and have said they’ll vote on those next month. In a statement, the Democratic governor said “it’s unconscionable and insulting to the people of this state, frankly, that Republicans think they can pass another set of gerrymandered maps modeled after the same gerrymandered ones we've had for a decade.” It’s the latest indication that redistricting will eventually end up in court. Legal actions on the issue are pending, before both a panel of federal judges and the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
A Dane County judge says the way the Wisconsin D-N-R applied the state's wolf hunt law is unconstitutional. Circuit Court Judge Jacob Frost is putting the wolf hunting season on hold and ordering the D-N-R to set up a quota of zero animals until it complies with its own rules. Frost says the agency needs to develop a wolf management plan and implement rules to regulate the hunt. The season is scheduled to open on November 6th. Wisconsin hunters killed 218 wolves in less than 72 hours during the February hunt, which was nearly double the quota. A D-N-R spokesperson said the agency is reviewing the ruling.
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Secretary Emilie Amundson says she is putting together a proposal for a study committee that would examine the child care and early education needs in the state. Amundson talked about the proposal during a visit to the Parenting Place in La Crosse. She says increasing childcare in Wisconsin is a way to get people back to work. Amundson told listeners she comes to the Coulee Region “to listen and to learn.” She says that area of Wisconsin has been “incredibly innovative” and at the forefront of solving many challenges.
A report from the Legislative Audit Bureau found voting machines to be accurate, and no widespread fraud in Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election. But it also makes multiple recommendations regarding state elections laws and procedures. Green Bay Republican state Senator Rob Cowles said in a tweet “despite concerns with statewide elections procedures, this audit showed us that the election was largely safe and secure.” Cowles, who co-chairs the committee which oversees the Audit Bureau, added that the audit clearly shows the need to make changes to those laws and procedures. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said the audit “proves why further investigation is necessary.”
The State of Wisconsin plans to use a one-million-dollar federal grant to chart a path toward electric vehicle adoption in the state. State officials say they submitted the proposal focused on planning for electric vehicle charging stations, electric vehicle manufacturing supply chain opportunities, and end-use demand to accelerate the electrification of the transportation sector. Department of Transportation Secretary Craig Thompson said if Wisconsin is going to remain competitive, we need to develop the infrastructure to make and fuel electric vehicles, and this grant will help us do just that.
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