New Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Pepin County in November. According to Pepin County Health Officer Heidi Stewart, says the county is at its highest peak since July. As of the weekend, 3 people were hospitalized in Pepin County.
Gas prices are on the decline in Wisconsin. According to Triple-A, the average price for regular unleaded is three dollars and four cents per gallon. That's down over five cents from last week and down over ten cents from last month. The average price in Durand is 3.04 a gallon, and in Eau, Claire gas is averaging $2.89 a gallon also down significantly from last month.
A Chippewa Falls man is facing his 12th OWI Charge. According to Altoona Police, officers pulled over Osburn Burkins on Hastings Way over the weekend for displaying false licenses plates. Burkins admitted to drinking and being too impaired to drive and was arrested and is being held on a $25,000 cash bond. His next court appearance is December 14.
The School District of Onalaska is canceling classes at its middle school today, as the district and law enforcement investigate a threat. In a letter to parents, the district said administrators and the Onalaska Police were made aware of a serious threat directed toward the Middle School. It was decided to cancel classes for Middle School Students today while authorities continue the investigation into the threat.
One person is dead after a roll-over accident in Polk County on Sunday. According to the Polk County Sheriffs Department, a truck traveling on 220th street lost control on an incline, slid into the ditch, and rolled over twice stopping about 150 feet from the roadway. The rollover caused severe damage to the driver's side of the roof of the truck and the driver died at the scene of the accident.
According to Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind, Wisconsin is set to receive an investment of $142.7 million in water infrastructure funding for 2022 through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This funding will put be used to work rebuilding the state's water infrastructure and help communities address PFAS contamination, replace lead service lines, and provide clean drinking water for all. This is the first-year allotment of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for water infrastructure. Funding will be distributed to Wisconsin over the next five years through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) State Revolving Funds (SRF) program.
A continued budget surplus is expected today when Minnesota Management and Budget releases the latest state economic forecast. The fiscal year 2021 revenues came in two-point-six-billion dollars over the February budget forecast in July. Business groups want lawmakers to ease their burden of replenishing the state's COVID-delated Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. G-O-P Representative Rod Hamilton of Mountain Lake says that makes sense because Minnesota still has more than a billion dollars in federal American Rescue Plan funding. D-F-L Representative Mohamud Noor of Minneapolis says they still need to distribute 250 million dollars in COVID bonuses to front-line workers.
You may think it’s cool to have a stop sign nailed to your bedroom wall, but that could be a big mistake. For one thing, it could cause a fatal accident. For another, you could face fines and some jail time. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation reports there have been 80 signs stolen in the Northwest Region alone this year. Sign coordinator Steven Allard says that’s more than he has seen in any of his previous 25 years with the state agency. Dunn County Sheriff Kevin Bygd tells W-E-A-U Television one of the most common targets is any sign bearing the numbers 4-20 – which is a reference to marijuana use. Wis-DOT says there have been about 20 vehicle crashes this year in areas with missing traffic signs.
People in Hastings have rallied to show their support for the former chairperson for the local school board and her child. Kelsey Waits failed to win re-election last November. During the campaign, a social media account labeled “Concerned Parents of Hastings” revealed that Waits’ younger child is transgender. Waits says she worried when the information was published that her child wasn’t ready. She told reporters she was worried about the risk of suicide. She says losing the election almost seemed like a relief.
Mauston police say everyone is disappointed that the city’s holiday parade has been canceled due to the pandemic again. Juneau County has the worst COVID case counts in Wisconsin. It’s warning some residents thinking about holding their own parade not to do it. They have been talking about an impromptu event. Instead of driving on city streets with no police escort, they decided to pass out candy in a parking lot. Police say it’s about safety. Normally, roads would be closed and traffic control would be in place for a parade. Police aren’t threatening to pass out citations as long as all traffic rules are followed, but they say holding one in an “uncontrolled environment” could be risky.
A bill signed into law by Governor Evers aims to increase exports of Wisconsin agricultural products by 25 percent in five years. The Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection will work with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation on a plan to increase the value of Wisconsin’s milk and dairy, meat, crops, and other products. Five million dollars was allocated to the D-A-T-C-P's Center for International Agribusiness Marketing for the program. Evers issued a statement saying, "We started this work to promote and increase Wisconsin’s product exports even before the pandemic to help support our farmers and our rural communities."
A conservative political group wants to strike down federal elections laws that require it to disclose its donors. That lawsuit, filed on Thursday by Wisconsin Family Action, is asking a federal court to strike down regulation from the Federal Elections Commission that requires a political action committee to disclose any donor that contributes more than 200 dollars. Lawyers for the group say that is an illegal imposition on their member's right to freely associate with each other. Advocates for elections reform say it's an attempt to get dark money into elections.
A Minneapolis woman says police staffing shortages became apparent to her after she was carjacked. K-A-R-E Television reports a woman named Kristin says she was able to track the vehicle because it is equipped with G-P-S tracking. When she called a dispatcher she was told officers were too busy responding to more serious crimes like shootings. Kristin says at one point her S-U-V was showing up as stopped just four blocks from the M-P-D Fourth Police Precinct Headquarters. She says she kept calling to report where the vehicle was and she was told each time that her report would be “adding to the file.”
The Green Bay Plan Commission has endorsed the construction of an upscale hotel to be located near Lambeau Field. The 100-room Legacy Hotel would go up on the site of the former Brett Favre’s Steakhouse. A conditional use permit was needed because the six-story hotel would be higher than the local limit of 45 feet. Other city approvals are still needed and developers are hoping to get about five million dollars in city assistance from tax incentives. The hotel could be operating two years from this month.
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