The National Weather Service says a winter storm that got its start in South Dakota is bringing snow to Wisconsin. Winter weather advisories are in effect until noon for most of the state’s 72 counties. Some parts of southern Wisconsin will get rain and drizzle instead of snow. Meteorologists say the heaviest snowfall will be in the northwestern part of the state. Rice Lake could expect up to nearly five inches. Another snow chance enters the picture Tuesday afternoon with temperatures turning sharply colder.
Saying it’s only fueling distrust in Wisconsin elections, Governor Tony Evers wants Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and former state Supreme Court Justice Mike Gableman to wrap up their review of the 2020 presidential results. But Gableman is vowing to continue the taxpayer-funded effort into the new year. And he’s calling for the resignation of state Senator Kathy Bernier, the Lake Hallie Republican who’s been a vocal critic of the partisan probe.
An Eau Claire man who was sent to a state mental health institution after being found not guilty by reason of insanity for the murder of his wife and teenage daughter in 1998 is asking to be released from supervision. 65yr old Cher Cha Moua was released from the institution in 2011 has been under supervised release since then. He is now asking the court to drop the conditions of his supervision saying he is no longer a threat to himself or others. A hearing on his petition is set for late January.
The Wabasha County Board is meeting tomorrow. Items on the agenda include discussion and possible action on the final 2022 property tax levy, and approve budgets for Sheriff's Department, County Attorney's Office, Recorders Office, and the Final County Budget. Tomorrow's meeting begins at 9am at the Wabasha County Government Center.
Wisconsin Third District Democratic Congressman Ron Kind is looking forward to the help contained the recently-passed Infrastructure Bill. While there is money set aside for rural broadband, Kind says it's important to make sure companies like Frontier Communications use it in the way it's intended.
The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the Scrooge who stole from church donation boxes and jars last week. The suspect took donations at Shullsburg Catholic Church Wednesday afternoon. Surveillance photos are being circulated in hopes someone will be able to identify the suspect. He was wearing a black jacket and a blue hooded sweatshirt, with dark tennis shoes, dark-framed glasses, and a camouflage-style baseball cap.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources invites you to start the new year with a hike. This year marks the 11th annual “First Day Hike” at state parks and recreation areas across the United States. Individuals and families can start the new year by connecting with nature in the outdoors. Guided hikes will be available at several properties. You’ll need a vehicle admission sticker to get in. If you can’t hike on New Year’s Day, there’ll be more opportunities to hike by moonlight or on candlelit trails throughout the winter.
Authorities in Florence County report two people are in the hospital after their plane crashed Saturday morning. Callers reported the crash at about 8:38 a-m near Spread Eagle. G-P-S coordinates were used by emergency responders to locate the crash site. The two people who had been in the plane were treated by paramedics, then taken to Dickinson County Memorial Hospital for further treatment. Their names and medical conditions haven’t been released. The Federal Aviation Administration has taken over the investigation.
University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate Ken Sembach is heading up the project that just launched a new, powerful telescope into space. Sembach earned his P-h-D in Madison in 1992. The Webb Telescope launched Saturday morning. Sembach says it will be able to show scientists all kinds of things they couldn’t see before It will be able to look at galaxies billions of light-years away – giving a much more complete picture than the one we’ve seen through the Hubble telescope. It might even detect life on other planets.
It may not feel like it, but gas prices in Wisconsin are some of the cheapest in the country. Triple-A is reporting the cost for a gallon of regular, unleaded gas in Wisconsin averages two dollars, 97 cents. That figure is more than 30 cents under the national average and it has fallen 15 cents in the last month. The cheapest gas prices are apparently in the Appleton area where pump prices average about 2-84 a gallon.
A former candidate for the Fitchburg City Council has been charged with homicide by negligent driving. Shawnicia Youmas was charged in Dane County Court Wednesday. Investigators say her vehicle collided with the motorcycle being operated by Wisconsin Public Media Director Gene Purcell last July. The onboard computer in her car revealed Youmas had been traveling at almost 65 miles an hour less than two seconds before the impact. The speed limit in that neighborhood is 30 miles per hour. Purcell was a longtime official in public broadcasting in Wisconsin.
Charges have been filed against an Auburndale mother after her 11-year-old girl was found barefoot last week at a gas station. Police say the girl wasn’t wearing a coat, hat, or gloves and the temperature at the time was about 20 degrees. The child had visible injuries, including cuts and bruises on her face, neck, and hands. She also had a black eye. Police say Teresa Ertl admitted hitting the victim when they confronted her. Ertl is scheduled to be arraigned January 4th. If convicted, she could be sentenced to more than four years in prison.
There is much speculation about the possible sentence for former police officer Kim Potter after the jury convicted her Thursday. The judge isn’t expected to go light on Potter’s prison term. The maximum is 15 years, but sentencing guidelines for a first offense range from six to eight-and-a-half years. The defense is seeking no prison time but that would require the presence of mitigating or aggravating factors. Prosecution and defense will submit written arguments. Potter was immediately sent to the Minnesota women’s prison in Shakopee after the verdict was returned.
Details regarding Wisconsin’s youngest coronavirus victim will remain confidential. A child recently became the first in Wisconsin younger than ten years old to die with COVID-19. It’s extremely rare for young children to die from the coronavirus. The Department of Health Services says of the nearly ten thousand people who’ve died with coronavirus in Wisconsin, only seven of them were 19 or younger. 73-percent of Wisconsin coronavirus fatalities were 70 or older, and many of them had other health problems.
Skaters in Warroad can skate for more than five miles without turning around. The longest skate path in the U-S has been created there. It’s called the Riverbend Skate Path and its located along the Warroad River. A recent expansion means it's twice as long as it used to be – five-point-two miles. The project started last year and eventually, 300-to-400 skaters were using it on weekends, having fun pulling sleds, curling, playing broomball, or practicing puck handling. The three men who created the skate path are playing several events and activities for users. Work is still being done to make sure it is ready for the winter season.
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