The Menomonie City Council will be discussing and taking action on a proposed 55 unit housing project for senior citizens, the physically disabled and veterans at tonight's council meeting. The project would be constructed in a vacant lot on 21st street across from the Middle School. The Menomonie Planning Commission approved the project last week. If approved, construction would begin in the spring of 2023 with completion by the summer of 2024.
A man accused of hiding a corpse has been convicted by an Eau Claire County jury. Fifty-six-year-old Roger Minck was found guilty Thursday. The charges are connected to the overdose death of Toby Cleasby of Gilmanton three years ago. Cleasby went missing and his body wasn’t found for more than a month. Investigators say he had gone to Minck’s home to buy some drugs. Minck faces a maximum of 31 years in prison when he is sentenced next March.
The Sunday afternoon message from the Augusta Police Department in Eau Claire County was simple – just stay home if you can. Wintry weather over the weekend caused big problems for drivers in Western and Northern Wisconsin. Roads became slick with accumulating snow and falling temperatures overnight into Sunday. Many locations in that part of the state were listed on the Wisconsin Department of Transportation website as having slippery stretches. Farther north, roads were snow-covered and some north-central Wisconsin roads were listed as ice-covered and hazardous. Freezing rain made the drive dangerous in southern Wisconsin between La Crosse and Milwaukee. Authorities reported dozens of accidents.
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture has released data from its gypsy moth trapping efforts for the past year. The agency says 99,647 moths were caught in 2021 in just over 10,700 traps across the state. That's up from 83,720 from the year before and much higher than the 52,396 captured during 2019. The state's trapping program helps keep track of the size and location of moth populations. This information helps determine potential sites for next year's aerial spray treatments. In 2021, DATCP treated about 88,977 acres across 14 counties across Wisconsin.
Phone scammers may be moving on from claiming they're from the I R S, but that doesn't mean they're trying to stop taking your money. I R S spokesman Christopher Miller says those scammers have instead moved on to exploiting the pandemic to get your money and information. Miller says that, as always, no legitimate government agency or group will ask you for gift cards or banking information over the phone or through a text message.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has confirmed the first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in this state. A man in Milwaukee County tested positive following a recent trip to South Africa. Doctors say the man is fully vaccinated and had recently received a booster shot. The Omicron variant was first identified in South Africa and has been classified as a variant of concern by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The patient’s name and medical condition haven’t been released.
After an inspection found no safety issues, the Leo Frigo Bridge carrying Interstate 43 over the Fox River has been re-opened to traffic. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says vehicles were re-routed after a driver reported to police he felt a bump while traveling on the bridge. When the officer checked it out, he reported he felt a bump or a pavement issue as well. The bridge was closed while the D-O-T, Brown County Highway Department, Wisconsin State Patrol, Brown County Sheriff’s Office, and Green Bay Police Department checked it out. After an extensive inspection, engineers determined the bridge was safe for travel. The Frigo Bridge had a severe buckling issue eight years ago. That closed it for more than four months while repairs were made.
A St. Paul-based company is donating 100-thousand packages of milk to a program fighting hunger in Wisconsin. Kemps is donating the special milk that can be stored without cold temperatures to food pantries and shelters serving the Green Bay and Appleton areas. Thirty-thousand packs arrived Thursday. That milk is pasteurized at ultra-high temperatures and that gives it a shelf life of up to a year. Fresh milk normally has a shelf life of about 20 days before it spoils.
If you're looking for a special gift this holiday season, why not get your loved ones Something Special From Wisconsin? That's the state program that helps you find locally made and grown products. Alice in Dairyland Julia Nunes says it's a great way to beat those pesky supply chain issues. You can find a complete list of products enrolled in the program online at Something Special WI dot Com.
Madison police say an anonymous tip led to the arrest of a student who had a loaded gun inside La Follette High School Thursday afternoon. The incident was reported at about 1:40 p-m. Officers say when they got to the classroom where 18-year-old Marquan T. Webb was, he tried to push his way past them to get away. When a school administrator blocked him, the student was arrested. Webb was booked into the Dane County Jail on several felony counts, including possession of a firearm on school property.
The Wisconsin National Guard is helping fill worker shortages at mental health and disability care facilities. The Department of Health Services says about 60 troops have been sent to work as nursing assistants at Wisconsin’s four mental health facilities. They’ve completed a 16-hour nursing assistant class, and are working to finish the official 59-hour class to become certified nursing assistants. The Guard says it’s the first time troops have been sent to these types of facilities. Wisconsin has relied on the Guard for many different missions over the past two years, including coronavirus testing and staffing election-day polling places.
A progressive watchdog group wants a Dane County judge to hold Assembly Speaker Robin Vos in contempt of court for not releasing records about the G-O-P's election investigation. The Wisconsin State Journal reports American Oversight filed a motion Friday that calls for Vos to pay a two-thousand-dollar daily fine until he turns over the information. He was ordered to provide the documents last month. Vos okayed nearly 680-thousand dollars in taxpayer funding for the Republican review of the 2020 presidential election. He hasn't responded to the latest court motion.
The F-A-A is awarding Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport more than 12-million dollars to build an Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting facility. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith say the funding comes after a summer of unprecedented wildfires in Minnesota. Klobuchar said constructing a new fire station at M-S-P is critical to supporting the airport's infrastructure and ensuring the safety of all residents and visitors. This is phase one of a plan to build an emergency operations center to house firefighters, police, and 9-1-1 dispatch departments.
The Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture will acknowledge the 75th anniversary for the U-S Air Force next summer. The 69th edition of the annual fly-in convention will be held in late July at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. E-A-A spokesman Rick Larsen says the history of the Air Force will be showcased, from its founding to the “impressive personnel, aircraft, and technology of today.” The event will include fly-bys, static displays, and presentations all week. The U-S Air Force was created on September 18th, 1947.
The Minnesota D-N-R is lifting its temporary ban on the movement of farmed deer in the state. The emergency rule issued on October 11th will be rescinded on Monday. Officials say the rule was aimed at preventing the spread of chronic wasting disease and protecting the health of Minnesota's wild deer. It was put in place after the D-N-R learned 387 CWD-positive deer from a farm in Wisconsin were shipped to Minnesota and six other states. Investigators say they cannot fully determine the risk the Wisconsin deer pose to Minnesota's wild and farmed population due to gaps in data and loss of records in other states.
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