The Durand Police Department is seeking any information regarding a recent catalytic converter theft that occurred late Friday night into Saturday morning. Investigators are asking the public to review personal security camera video for any suspicious persons or vehicles. Specifically, individuals living in the areas of 10th Ave E, 11th Ave E, Washington St, and Goodrich St. area are asked to report anything suspicious last Friday night and Saturday morning. . If you have any information please contact our department at 715-672-5948 or Pepin County Communication Center at 715-672-5944.
The sentence is nine-and-a-half years in prison for a Hastings man who provided the heroin that led to a fatal drug overdose. Dakota County prosecutors say 42-year-old Jason Slattum pleaded guilty to third-degree murder in the July 2020 death of 50-year-old Michelle Cahill. Hastings police located Cahill unconscious on her bedroom floor and were unable to revive her. The autopsy determined she died of mixed drug toxicity heroin and fentanyl. Cahill's husband told investigators that they purchased heroin from Slattum the night before she died.
La Crosse police say the evidence suggests the deaths of two people found Wednesday night came as the result of domestic violence. W-K-B-T reports it’s being described as a murder-suicide. Investigators say they believe 26-year-old Jordan Garcia killed the dog found in the home, then shot 25-year-old Allison Rodgers, before taking his own life. Officers had been called to the home just before 7:30 p-m about a possible death. La Crosse police say their investigation is active and ongoing.
A Facebook post from Wisconsin River Meats in Mauston says the old portion of the plant is a total loss. A damaging fire ripped through the processing plant Thursday morning. Venison customers were told their meat and orders are stored in a different building at the location and haven’t been affected. The company is asking for patience as it sorts out the cause of the fire and transitions some of its business and invoicing to a warehouse location. No injuries were reported and a damage estimate hasn’t been released.
Supporters say the package of “Unlock the Vote” bills introduced this week would make sure people who are incarcerated – or are currently behind bars – have the information they need to participate in elections. W-M-T-V reports Democratic State Representative Jodi Emerson of Eau Claire introduced the package of four bills along with Democratic State Senator Lena Taylor of Milwaukee. The main bill would clarify the restoration of voting rights to people who have been denied the rights due to a felony conviction. Emerson says she hopes the package will be granted a hearing.
Police believe the man whose burned body was found near the U-W-Green Bay campus last fall had been killed over an 80-thousand-dollar drug debt. W-B-A-Y Television reports first-degree intentional homicide charges were filed against business owner Pedro A. Santiago-Marquez Wednesday. He is one of three men accused of the death of 36-year-old Jason Mendez-Ramos. Police officers responded to a grass fire report last September. Investigators think Mendez-Ramos was killed somewhere else, brought to the location near campus, and this body was set on fire. A witness says Marquez told him he was going to “pop” the victim
The State Legislature is working out how best to spend some 70 million dollars in broadband expansion funding. State Representative David Steffen says lawmakers want to put together an interactive map for residents to see broadband connectivity in their area. The state plans to spend those 70 million dollars specifically on expanding wireless broadband in remote rural parts of Wisconsin and also expanding cell phone coverage along state highways.
It will be easier for front-line workers who get COVID to claim work-comp benefits, under a bill the Minnesota Senate unanimously passed Thursday. The measure extends through January 31st, 2023 the legal presumption that those front-line workers who contract COVID have an "occupational disease" covered by workers' comp law. However, the original law expired at the end of December, so there would be a little over a month when any front-line workers who get COVID could have a harder time qualifying for work comp. Duluth Senator Jennifer McEwen says the legislature should make it retroactive. The Minnesota House is expected to pass the bill this afternoon.
The Minnesota State Fair will again recognize farms that have been in one family for at least 100 years. The Minnesota Farm Bureau's Rachael Peterson says the importance of the Century Farm program stretches beyond our state's producers. Peterson says most people can say, "my grandparents were farmers, and connect to it that way. We really use this to store that information and retain a history of our farms in Minnesota." Applications to be recognized for 2022 are due March 7th.
The contract between the Oshkosh Corporation and the U-S Postal Service may not be “green” enough. The Biden administration said Wednesday the deal worth billions of dollars doesn’t go far enough to combat climate change. Oshkosh agreed to build up 165 thousand Next Generation Delivery Vehicles over the next 10 years. W-B-A-Y Television reports the deal is in jeopardy because only 10 percent of those vehicles will be electric. Washington wants the entire federal fleet of vehicles to eventually be powered by clean energy.
The immigrant rights group Voces de la Frontera will be allowed to intervene in the Dane County lawsuit over the investigation of the 2020 presidential election. W-M-T-V reports Judge Rhonda Lanford made the ruling Wednesday. An attorney for the group says the biggest question concerns the rules for the subpoenas issued by former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman. He's being paid by taxpayers to investigate any irregularities in last November’s vote. An attorney for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos argued allowing the group to intervene would slow the process.
Minnesota lawmakers and Governor Walz have a long list of public works projects for this year's bonding bill but don't agree on how large it will be. The governor is proposing a state record two-point-seven-billion-dollar bonding bill. Walz says, "It puts the state on solid financial grounds and it gets at the backlog." But Senate Republican Majority Leader Jeremy Miller responds, "with all due respect to the governor, my first thought is his bill is probably too large." House Democratic Majority Leader Ryan Winkler predicts as in prior years House Republicans will vote down the bill, triggering the "real" negotiations and we'll be at an end-of-session scramble to put together a bonding bill in a closed room." Lawmakers have until the third week of May.
Investigators with the Richfield police say Tuesday’s fatal shooting outside South Education Center stemmed from a lunchtime argument. Fifteen-year-old Jahmari Rice was fatally wounded and a 17-year-old student is listed in critical condition. A 19-year-old student was also injured. Eighteen-year-old Fernando Valdez Alverez and 19-year-old Alfredo Rosario Salas, both of Minneapolis, are currently in the Hennepin County Jail. The two accused shooters and three victims are all students at the South Education Center in Richfield.
Governor Tony Evers says around 70 Wisconsin National Guard members are assisting at health care facilities after completing a two-week certified nursing assistant training course. Evers says the Wisconsin National Guard has been an invaluable part of our efforts throughout the pandemic, and this mission is no different. The troops are assisting the state in increasing capacity and adding bed space as both the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and staffing shortages at healthcare facilities plague the state. About 50 other soldiers were assigned at long-term care facilities last month.
MnDOT is announcing the winners in the 2022 'Name a Snowplow' contest. Officials say Betty Whiteout is the new name of the plow in District 8, Crtl Salt Delete is the winner in District 7, voters picked The Big Leplowski for District 4, Plowasauras Rex will be clearing roadways in the Metro District, the snowplow in District 3 is named Scoop Dogg, Blizzard of Oz is the District 2 winner, No More Mr. Ice Guy was the winning name in District 1, and Edward Blizzardhands is the plow in District 6. Nearly 60-thousand names were submitted for the second annual 'Name a Snowplow' contest.
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