Firefighters from 10 departments including Durand battled a house fire at 103 North 2nd Street in Alma Friday Afternoon. According to the Buffalo County Sheriff's Department, the multi-family dwelling was heavily damaged in the blaze but all of the occupants as well as neighbors on both sides of the residence were evacuated and no injuries were reported. The Red Cross was assisting the displaced families and no word on the cause of that blaze.
State Senator Kathy Bernier says she won't be running for another term. Bernier served 12 years in the State Legislature and 13 years before that as a county clerk in Chippewa County. She says she will be stepping back from politics to focus on her family and grandchildren. Bernier has most recently been an outspoken critic of the ongoing G O P investigation into the 2020 presidential election, a stance that has put her at odds with other members of her caucus. Bernier says that didn't factor into her decision not to run. Brian Westrate has announced he is running for the open seat representing the 23rd Senate District.
A 32-year-old La Crosse mother could go to prison after her infant son ingested heroin last month. Emergency responders were called to Jessica L. Borger’s home three days before Christmas. They were told her 10-month-old son was choking then became unresponsive. The boy regained consciousness after paramedics administered Narcan. When police told the mother Narcan had been used to revive him, she blamed an overnight guess who had used heroin. She said that person may have left some of the drugs behind. Borger has been charged with child neglect.
La Crosse police are continuing to investigate a fatal shooting early Saturday morning on the city’s north side. Officers responding to a call say they found one victim suffering from a gunshot wound at about 2:30 a-m. That person was taken to a nearby hospital but doctors weren’t able to save them. Traffic was routed away from the 700 block of Rose Street through early Saturday afternoon as evidence was being recovered from the scene. No names have been released.
A Minnesota man was arrested for driving while intoxicated on Saturday night. According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, troopers responded to a wrong-way driver on Interstate 94 near mile marker 78 Saturday night. After stopping the vehicle near Osseo, troopers did field sobriety tests on 66yr old Kim Dali of Detroit Lakes, MN. Dali was taken to the hospital for a blood test and then taken to the Eau Clair County Jail and is facing operating while intoxicated 6th offense charges.
Wisconsin Senate G-O-P Leader Devin LeMahieu says the governor should send more federal aid to the state’s hospitals and nursing homes. LeMahieu says the help is needed during the current surge in COVID-19 cases. Democratic Governor Tony Evers has a broad authority to determine how to spend more than five billion dollars in federal funding Wisconsin has received. Evers has mostly ignored Republican input about how the money should be spent. LeMahieu says staffing shortages could be addressed by boosting pay for workers.
U-S Senator Ron Johnson has officially confirmed he is running for a third team. The Wisconsin Republican had said he would serve only one more term after his re-election in 2016. In an Op-Ed piece in the Wall Street Journal, Johnson noted the country is in “too much peril” for him to leave. He wrote that he didn’t make the decision lightly. The veteran politician will be challenged by Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski, and Milwaukee Bucks team executive Alan Lasry, among others. Johnson was first elected to represent Wisconsin in 2010.
State consumer protection says you should be taking a look at your credit card or bank statements for unwanted subscription services. Director Michael Domke says it's very easy to get tricked into paying or overpaying for an app or service these days. Domke says you should also check to see if a service you signed up for has just raised its price without telling you, or if you're paying for streaming services you aren't using.
Interim UW System President Tommy Thompson will resign from his post in March. In a letter to Board of Regents President Edmund Manydeeds, Thompson said he took an interim position with the understanding he was needed, and that it would be temporary. Wisconsin’s longest-serving governor was brought aboard in July 2020, after a failed search to find a replacement for the retiring Ray Cross. In his letter, Thompson noted the regents will soon identify a candidate to become the full-time president.
Prosecutors are releasing details about a southeast Minnesota man accused of attacking an Olmsted County detention deputy. The Olmsted County Attorney's Office filed three assault charges against 32-year-old Joseph Martin for the December 12th incident. One of the counts alleges Martin, "specifically intended to inflict substantial bodily harm when he targeted” the victim’s head. That victim was another inmate Martin attacked before punching the 70-year-old deputy in the head. The new criminal complaint also outlines an incident last summer where Martin punched two victims in the head at a bar, knocking them unconscious.
Even though there is a strong push at the Wisconsin Capitol to rewrite the state’s voting laws, a top Republican says he wants to end the regular session in March. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu isn’t giving much credence to the idea of extending the session to make some big changes. A review of the 2020 presidential election should be complete by the end of this month. That would leave less than two months for the Legislature to complete its work and pass a series of election law changes – changes the Democratic governor would be expected to veto. LeMahieu has been skeptical about suggestions that lawmakers should take over the administration of Wisconsin elections.
A Wisconsin man tells authorities he got lost in a wooded area of Columbia County and was gored by a buck. Portage firefighters and Columbia County deputies were able to rescue the man Wednesday afternoon. Deputies say they found his A-T-V and began to follow his tracks. He was found in a drainage ditch with a leg wound. The man’s name hasn’t been released. Authorities say he was disoriented and might have been suffering from hypothermia. He was airlifted to a hospital and is expected to recover.
A Rochester woman charged in the U-S Capitol attack is now suing the Washington, D-C police chief and other Metropolitan officers. Victoria White filed a civil suit alleging she was engaged in protected speech or a peaceful protest when she was "beaten with a metal baton approximately 35 times and punched in the face five times." She claims her constitutional rights were violated and she did not threaten or harm any federal or state agent. There is video evidence of White being assaulted by police on January 6th. She's facing federal charges of civil disorder, entering a restricted building, disorderly conduct in a restrictive building, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
Hospital officials are urging Minnesotans not to go to emergency departments or urgent care centers for COVID tests. The Minnesota Hospital Association says a high volume of patients has driven up wait times for medical emergencies at several hospitals. The association says "we have run out of words to describe what we are undergoing - a crisis does not even come close; hospitals are literally full." Officials are urging those who need a COVID test to go to one of the many state testing sites or use a home test kit. They say I-C-Us are full, emergency departments are full, medical-surgical units are full, hallways are full, and surgeries are being canceled.
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