More snow is expected today as another storm system moves through the upper midwest. According to the National Weather Service, anywhere from 1-3 inches of snow along with some freezing drizzle this evening with some minor ice accumulation. After the storm moves through, much colder weather is expected with overnight lows below zero and afternoon highs in the teens to near 20. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the entire WRDN Listening are until 9pm this evening.
One person was injured in a single-vehicle accident in Clifton Township last Wednesday. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 51y old Todd Smith of River Falls was traveling northbound on Hwy F when he lost control of his vehicle, entered the west ditch, and struck a power pole. Smith was taken to Hudson Hospital with undetermined injuries.
One person was injured in a single-vehicle accident in Spring Lake Township on Friday morning. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 18yr old Kaylina Bemis of Elmwood was traveling northbound on Hwy 128 when she lost control of her vehicle and struck the guardrail. Bemis was taken to River Falls Area Hospital with undetermined injuries.
Two men have been arrested in Chippewa County for stealing catalytic converters. According to Lake Hallie police, Ryan Deveau and Timothy Cox were pulled over after someone alerted authorities to people walking around the Wisconsin Auto Auction with flashlights. Officers found a freshly cut catalytic converter and other car parts along with tools. Both were arrested on charges of theft and possession of methamphetamine.
It’s complicating the resettlement process - a growing number of female Afghan refugees at Fort McCoy are getting pregnant. Some of them are still waiting to be resettled. Military officials report almost 500 afghan women have been pregnant on the Wisconsin base since they started arriving in August. Pregnant refugees in their third trimester are given priority to be permanently resettled faster than the general population. Base officials are working with local hospitals on the deliveries. Classes and support groups for new and expecting mothers are being held.
Wisconsin’s COVID-19 vaccination rate hasn't changed much despite a statewide advisory urging people to get vaccinated. Around 61-and-half-percent of Wisconsin’s population has had one vaccination dose. That’s a little less than three-and-a-half million people. Dane, Menominee, and Door counties are the only ones with vaccination rates over 70 percent. Wisconsin is heading into the last week of the year averaging just more than 25-thousand COVID-19 shots each week. The state Department of Health Services also reports an average of about 17-thousand booster shots each week.
Minnesota health officials are battling the COVID pandemic and a "more normal" flu season in Minnesota. The latest influenza report shows the first flu-related death of a child happened the week ending December 18th. The flu is blamed for five fatalities so far this season. There were zero pediatric flu deaths last year and a total of seven. Thirty-nine patients are currently hospitalized with influenza - compared to 35 all of last season. There were 87 school outbreaks before the holiday break and nine nursing home outbreaks.
Jury selection will start next Monday for the Dane County man accused of killing his parents. Prosecutors say Chandler Halderson killed Bart and Krista Halderson during the Fourth of July weekend, then lied to police about where they were after he reported them missing. Dismembered remains identified as the two victims were found scattered in locations across Dane County. Halderson is charged with two counts each of first-degree intentional homicide, hiding a corpse, mutilating a corpse, and lying about the whereabouts of a missing person.
The Kewaunee County Sheriff’s Office reports a 48-year-old suspect has been arrested for allegedly making threats of violence against a cell phone store. David Riemer was taken into custody last week on a charge of disorderly conduct. A 9-1-1 caller told dispatchers last Thursday at about 10:55 a-m that a man had threatened people who were inside the Cellcom store in the Village of Luxemburg. Riemer had left by the time authorities arrived, but he was caught a short time later. Investigators say he never showed a weapon.
Authorities in Racine County say they chased a fleeing car at speeds up to 120 miles an hour on Christmas Eve before finally stopping two suspects and taking them into custody. Twenty-three-year-old Shamir McNair and 30-year-old Antoine Gibson – both of Chicago – were arrested. A deputy had conducted a traffic stop for speeding on Interstate 94. Shortly after stopping, the vehicle took off again. The two men were finally arrested in Franklin. McNair was the driver and he has been charged with eluding, recklessly endangering safety, and obstructing an officer. Gibson is charged with drug possession after marijuana was discovered in the car.
The latest coronavirus surge is putting a strain on Wisconsin hospitals. They’re asking people to do what they can to avoid getting sick. Advocate Aurora Hospital took out a full-page ad in Sunday’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, asking people to do what they can to stay out of the hospital. Advocate Aurora says it’s seeing three times as many coronavirus patients as it did just two months ago. The ad asks people to wear masks and get vaccinated. Hospital officials in Green Bay recently wrote an op-ed in the Press-Gazette, asking the same thing.
Most people in Wisconsin will have to wait for the new pills that treat the coronavirus. State health officials say supplies of Pfizer and Merck’s new medication are limited and will be sent to the most vulnerable and hard-hit communities first. In the meantime, the Department of Health Services says people need to get vaccinated and get boosted. Deputy state health secretary Deb Standridge says that’s the best way to protect yourself.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating a fatal shooting incident that happened last week involving an Austin police officer. Police say the man was holding a knife when he confronted officers in a gas station parking lot Thursday. Those officers were responding to reports of a man armed with a machete who had been walking in and out of traffic. Tasers were ineffective and the man walked into a nearby apartment complex and started threatening to hurt people. He finally walked to the gas station at about 9:30 p-m Thursday and was shot during the confrontation.
The annual Mendota Freeze contest has been extended by the recent warm temperatures Madison is experiencing. The Clean Lake Alliance holds the contest each year, letting people predict when Lake Mendota will become fully frozen. The winner gets a thousand-dollar gift card good and Land’s End. The average freeze date for the lake is December 20th, but that hasn’t happened this year. The Wisconsin State Climatology Office has to declare that 90 percent of the lake has been frozen for the rest of the winter.
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