The City of Durand Police Department is getting a new squad car after the 2013 squad began to have transmission and steering issues. Durand Police Chief Stan Ridgeway says the vehicle the police use are not the same as civilian vehicles. To fix the 2013 squad the department was looking at approximately $5000 in repairs. The department received about $4500 for the squad.
The City of Mondovi has released its preliminary budget for 2022. The budget includes an increase in the tax levy to a total of $923,966. Mondovi Mayor Brady Weiss says while no one wants to raise taxes, but the council has to be realistic on how the city operates. The public will have a chance to review and discuss the budget during the annual budget meeting on November 16.
The Durand Safety Committee is meeting on Wednesday to discuss the possibility of making permanent the one side of Country Lane no parking. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says it makes sense for safety purposes. To avoid any confusion, the no parking would be for all of Country Lane from Hwy PP to Laneville Road.
An inattentive driver has been cited for hitting a La Crosse police squad car and injuring an officer. The squad car was parked behind a stalled vehicle under an overpass for Interstate 90 last week. The driver slammed into the rear of the squad car, pushing it into the backside of the disabled vehicle. The officer suffered minor injuries and the people in the disabled vehicle weren’t hurt. No names have been released.
State Senator Kathleen Bernier says she's not convinced that the Wisconsin Elections Commission committed a crime in how it handled voting in nursing homes in 2020. Bernier tells Capital City Sunday that really doesn't matter, though. Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling says the Commission itself should face charges for keeping special voting deputies out of nursing homes in 2020. He claims that allowed nursing home staffers to cast false ballots in the name of patients. No charges have been filed by the DA's office.
Over the next few weeks, more than 850 Afghan refugees are going to be settling down in Wisconsin locations. Officials say their destinations in the Badger State will be Madison, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Wausau, and the Fox Valley area. Department of Children and Families Secretary Emilie Amundson says many of the Afghans living at Fort McCoy indicated an interest in staying in Wisconsin. When they arrive at their new home cities, partner agencies will help the families find employment and make a new place to live.
Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson is watching its stock price move higher after the European Union announced it’s easing out of a trade dispute that started during the Trump administration. The Union had bumped up its tariffs on steel and aluminum. After the weekend announcement, shares of the motorcycle maker’s stock jumped more than nine percent before Wall Street opened Monday morning. The U-S had imposed a 25-percent tariff on steel and 10 percent tariff on aluminum three years ago – citing national security. Motorcycles were among the American goods impacted when Europe retaliated through the World Trade Organization.
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The president of the Wisconsin Association of Private Colleges and Universities is retiring after nearly 30 years in the position. Rolf Wegenke assumed the job in 1992. Wegenke has spent much of his time convincing people that private colleges are affordable. The average annual cost of attending one of the schools he represents is 33-thousand-422 dollars, but the average financial aid package is just over 29 thousand. That means the out-of-pocket cost for students is four-thousand-415 dollars. The Madison-based organization represents 23 private nonprofit schools and the almost 54-thousand students enrolled there.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is scheduled for a first Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday in Washington, D-C. Barrett moves a step closer to becoming the country’s ambassador to Luxembourg. The Democrat will answer questions from members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He is expected to deliver opening remarks before being questioned. President Joe Biden nominated Barrett for the position last summer. A vote on Barrett is expected to be taken in December. He’s been Milwaukee’s mayor for 17 years.
The superintendent of schools for the Baraboo district has confirmed two of the three people killed in a car crash Friday were students. Fire people were in the vehicle when it hit a tree alongside a county road near Fairfield. Superintendent Rainey Briggs says the victims include two students and one former student. No names have been released. Briggs says the decision to identify the victims will be left up to the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office.
The chances that Minnesota’s frontline workers will be receiving COVID bonuses before the end of the year are melting away. A special panel wasn’t able to agree on which workers should qualify, so the task has been left up to the Legislature. One Democrat, Cedrick Frazier, says he’s not hearing an offer from his Republican counterparts for any compromise. Senate Republicans are said to be upset with the Walz administration’s handling of COVID-19 and are threatening to fire Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm. Walz says he won’t call a special session where Malcolm would be fired – so that means the bonuses could be put on hold until the regular legislative session beginning next year.
Wisconsin’s attorney general has released a legislative wish list . Democrat Josh Kaul, who’s up for reelection in 2022, proposes a 155 million dollar “Safer Wisconsin” package. It includes funding for community policing and school safety programs, and grants to recruit more police officers. Republican legislators have already rejected other proposals from the AG, including expanded background checks for gun purchasers, and a red-flag law allowing judges to order temporary removal of guns from people deemed a danger to themselves or others.
The state will use a half-million-dollar U-S-D-A grant to promote, develop and increase stress management and mental health resources for Wisconsin farmers. Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Secretary Randy Romanski says from unpredictable weather to fluctuating market prices, farmers are faced with challenges every day that can cause stress and anxiety. The Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service will receive some funding to coordinate peer support training for 18 farmers through the Wisconsin Peer Specialists Program.
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