One person was injured in a motorcycle accident in Maiden Rock Township Saturday. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 27yr old Alexander Jackson of Zumbrota was traveling westbound on Hwy H at Hwy S when his rear tire locked up, causing Jackson to lose control of the motorcycle and overturn. Jackson was med flighted to St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester.
One person was injured in a motorcycle accident in Diamond Bluff Township Saturday. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 67yr old Michael Lenz of Cottage Grove was traveling northbound on Hwy 35 near Hwy O when he struck a deer, entered the north ditch, and was ejected from the motorcycle. Lenz was taken to Red Wing Hospital.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Monday announced the Village of Elmwood is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to address deficiencies in its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of lead service lines in the Village of Elmwood. The SDWLP has determined that the project will not result in significant adverse environmental effects, and no further environmental review or analysis is needed before proceeding with funding the project. The public is encouraged to submit comments regarding this decision and the potential environmental impacts of this project by November 22nd to the Wisconsin DNR.
The family of Madalyn Zwiefelhofer has filed a suit against the driver convicted of causing a fatal 2018 crash in Lake Hallie. The civil suit was filed last month in Chippewa County court. It lists as defendants Colten Treu and two insurance companies. Treu is serving a prison sentence for causing the accident that left four people dead. Zwiefelhofer survived, but her family says she has permanent injuries that are “disabling” and “debilitating,” causing the family emotional distress. Treu is serving a 54-year prison term for his conviction on four counts of homicide by intoxication.
The Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc. (WisTAF) announced $3.3 million in civil legal aid grant awards that will be used by 19 nonprofit organizations in all regions of Wisconsin to protect people’s safety, livelihood, housing, and independence in the face of legal challenges. Catholic Charities of the Dioceses of La Crosse is receiving a $15,000 grant from the foundation to serve Western Wisconsin. That grant will be distributed in 2022. WisTAF, a nonprofit organization established by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, is the state’s channel for general civil legal aid funding. In 2020, providers used WisTAF grants to assist more than 10,000 clients spread across every county in the state.
The sentence is 15 years in prison for a Cannon Falls who shot and killed his father in August of 2020. Twenty-two-year-old Cole DeGroot pleaded guilty to murdering 56-year-old Terry DeGroot following an argument over a skid loader that got stuck in a creek on a farm where they were working. Investigators say the younger DeGroot rode a bike to his family's property, got a gun, and killed his father while he was sitting in the cab of the skid loader. Deputies say the son called 9-1-1, saying he was "going to do something stupid" and shoot his dad.
A Rochester man faces D-W-I and assault charges after authorities say he sideswiped a parked car, hit a stop sign and a fire hydrant, then crashed into the front of a Rochester house Saturday night. Authorities say 43-year-old Joshua Laber was still in the car when the occupants came out. He was arrested only after he attempted to run then kicked one of the officers in the knee. In 2020 Laber, a former police officer was charged with criminal sexual conduct for alleged inappropriate touching of a juvenile. He was charged with witness tampering in relation to that case after he tried to get the victim to change her story.
Both federal and state authorities are investigating the discovery of human remains at Fort McCoy. The F-B-I is leading the investigation. A spokesperson says there is no reason to believe the case is connected to any of the Afghan refugees or active duty personnel now living at the facility. The Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office is conducting an autopsy to come up with positive identification of the remains. They were found in a remote area of the military base Saturday.
Beginning early next year, United Airlines will no longer serve Central Wisconsin Airport. CWA Director Brian Grefe says one reason will be familiar – the worker shortage. Grefe says if you’re planning to fly out of CWA in January, you should be booking with an airline other than United.
A missing woman has been found safe in Dodge County. Authorities say Amanda Bahr had disappeared earlier Sunday morning. The sheriff’s office reports it has taken Jesse Lafferty into custody. Lafferty had been a person of interest in Bahr’s disappearance. She went missing after a domestic incident in the Town of Lebanon. Officials were told the 32-year-old woman was potentially in danger. They say the case remains under investigation and it is expected that charges will be filed against Lafferty.
Governor Tony Evers is calling the Racine County sheriff’s demand for criminal charges against members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission an example of “bold partisanship.” Sheriff Christopher Schmaling’s investigation focused on allegations from the families of eight nursing home residents. They said their relatives cast ballots but didn’t have the mental capacity to do that knowingly. Appearing on W-K-O-W Television’s “Capital City Sunday,” Evers said the sheriff’s support for former President Donald Trump is behind his decision to recommend the criminal charges be filed against five commission members.
Charges have been filed against a woman who pointed a fake gun at a Minnesota State Patrol trooper Saturday night. The incident caused traffic to be shut down on Interstate 94. It started when the trooper saw a driver leave a parking lot and turn the wrong way on a one-way street. That same driver corrected her direction but drove erratically until she entered a closed construction zone. When she finally stopped, he got out of her car and walked toward the trooper, pointing what looked like a handgun at the trooper. She then got back in the car and drove away. The woman in her 70s was finally taken into custody. Her name hasn’t been released.
There's no data on missing and murdered indigenous women in Wisconsin. That, says Oneida National Councilwoman Jennifer Webster, is why the crimes against those victims go unsolved. Webster says it has been a problem for years. She sits on a task force created by Attorney General Josh Kaul. The task force has existed for more than a year and has conducted several meetings. Despite that, there is no timetable for recommendations to be issued. The federal government calls this a crisis. Two laws have been passed but the Government Accountability Office says the U-S Department of Justice and the Department of Interior have failed to implement them.
The Green Bay area health care organization Prevea Health has terminated its partnership with Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The end of that relationship is effective immediately. Rodgers served as a spokesperson at Prevea Health since 2012. Prevea Health did not list a specific reason for ending the partnership with Rodgers, but it follows a week of controversy regarding Rodger's vaccine status and comments about the COVID-19 treatment.
Wisconsin families will soon have a better idea of how their local public school district is spending taxpayer money. A new state law signed Friday instructs school districts and the state to create a website that clearly shows how much money each district in Wisconsin gets, and how that money is spent. That information is already available, but it’s not necessarily easy to find or decipher.
A Minnesota man says he was sitting down for lunch during his Cancun vacation when he found himself in the middle of a gun battle. It happened last Thursday. Ethan Forney says more than a dozen people started running up the beach yelling, “Run!” Forney says he saw a man holding an assault rifle and he wound up locked in a storage room for more than an hour with hotel employees and other guests. Mexican authorities say a group of drug gang gunmen executed two rival drug dealers on the beach. One of the victims ran into a hotel before he died.
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