The Pepin County Sheriff's Department's K-9 unit assisted in finding a lost person last Friday. According to the Sheriff's Department, deputies responded to a report of someone lost along Hwy P between Durand and Arkansaw. K-9 Officer Jack was deployed to find the person and a short time later a female in distress was found. The Sheriff's Department's drone was also used to help navigate the victim and responders back to safety. At the time of the call, the temperatures were in the single digits. The female was medically assessed by Durand Ambulance.
The City of River Falls is receiving $1.6 million in federal funding to improve the West Central Wisconsin Biosolids Facility. The wastewater recycling facility serves 21 communities in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The improvements to the facility would address end-product handling issues related to storage and improve product marketability, and upgrade infrastructure in need of repairs. The money is coming from the Community Project Funding Request that was included in the recently approved Appropriations Package.
A 36-year-old Chippewa Falls man has been jailed for leading authorities on a chase through two counties. Daniel Zelms faces multiple drug charges as well as reckless driving-endangering safety, and speeding. W-E-A-U Television reports Lake Hallie police started the chase Sunday just before noon when officers say they saw Zelms speed through a red light. He was finally stopped in Eau Claire but then refused to leave his vehicle. After he was forcefully removed police found containers of meth and marijuana in the car.
An Eau Claire man who was involved in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, has received his sentence in federal court on Tuesday. WQOW reports Kevin Loftus was given three years probation, and he must pay $500 in restitution. The sentence handed down by Judge Dabney L. Friedrich comes five months after Loftus pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He was arrested a week after the Capitol riot occurred.
Neillsville police report they have taken four people into custody for stealing gas from cars at Gross Motors earlier this month. W-E-A-U Television reports the suspects are 18-year-old Alexander Drinka of rural Neillsville and three juveniles. The dealership posted a Facebook notice last week that someone had drilled holes into the gas tank of a used vehicle on its lot and drained about 20-dollars’ worth of fuel. Another vehicle at a second location in Neillsville had also had its gas tank drained. Police say the suspects admitted stealing the gas. Drinka reportedly said he and a 15-year-old boy used a cordless drill to puncture the gas tanks, then put the stolen fuel into empty bottles.
Classes were held as usual on Tuesday in Chippewa Falls after a threat was received Monday evening. According to a letter sent to district families, someone overheard a gun threat towards the middle school during the last class of the day on Tuesday. That was reported to the school resource officer and an investigation was conducted and students interviewed students Monday night at their homes. After the investigation, it was determined the threat was not credible and classes would be held as normal on Tuesday with an increased law enforcement presence. One student has been suspended until further notice.
The bi-annual requirement to change clocks across much of the United States got one step closer to ending. The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent. If the bill becomes law, clocks wouldn't change for Spring Forward or Fall Back every year. The U.S. House still has to approve the Sunshine Protection Act bill before it would go to President Joe Biden for his consideration.
The Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board is seeking staff to work at the Real Wisconsin Cheese Grill and the Dairyland Shake Shop during the 2022 Wisconsin State Fair, August 4 - 14, 2022. The Real Wisconsin Cheese Grill is located in the Wisconsin Products Pavilion. Grilled cheese sandwiches are the featured item, but specialty cheese products such as fresh cheese curds, cheese sticks and cheese whips are also sold from the grill. Staff would be responsible for assisting with all aspects of making grilled cheese sandwiches and supporting sales of all cheese products. The Dairyland Shake Shop is located adjacent to the Real Wisconsin Cheese Grill. Staff will be responsible for assisting with all aspects of pouring and selling shakes. Interested applicants must be at least 16 years old, able to lift 50 pounds and stand for extended periods. Two different shifts are available each day, and preference will be given to applicants that can commit to working a minimum of six shifts during the fair. Visit the Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotions Board for more information.
Congressman Mark Pocan is calling U-S Senator Ron Johnson a homophobe because the Republican has pulled his support from Pocan’s brother for a U-S District Court seat in Green Bay. The Journal Sentinel reports Johnson initially supported Judge William Pocan – then blocked his nomination last month. Both Pocan brothers are gay. The senator’s office cited concerns over the low bail Pocan set in a case for a violent felon in Milwaukee County. The Democratic congressman says he has been trying to get Johnson on the phone but the senator won’t take his calls. Over the last year, Pocan has issued several dozen negative tweets about Johnson.
A former second-grade teacher in Green Bay has been ordered to stand trial for the alleged sexual assault of two students. Investigators say the incidents happened in 2015 and 2016 at Baird Elementary. W-L-U-K Television reports David Villareal is accused of touching the victims inappropriately. Villareal has denied the accusations. He is charged with two counts of first-degree child sex assault and one count of repeated sexual assault of the same child. Villareal has resigned.
A warning for people on FoodShare in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says it’s actively investigating reports of compromised FoodShare cards. The agency says anyone enrolled in the program needs to check their balances, check in with the agency that issues the cards, and change passwords and PINs. Health Services says people also need to report lost or stolen FoodShare cards immediately.
Fewer and fewer people are in the hospital with the coronavirus in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Hospital Association says there were only 248 people with COVID-19 in Wisconsin hospitals late Monday. Only 53 were in intensive care units. Those numbers haven’t been that low since the end of last July.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is reminding anglers that fish houses on lakes in northern Minnesota need to be off the ice by Monday, March 21st. With warmer temperatures in the forecast, conservation officers are urging people to begin the process of removing permanent shelters early and taking their fishing gear and trash with them. As the use of wheelhouses has increased, there also have been additional instances of people dumping their sewage atop the ice. If shelters aren’t removed by the deadline, owners can be prosecuted, and structures may be confiscated and removed by a conservation officer. The removal deadline for Minnesota/Canada border waters is March 31st.
A Minnesota native has won this year’s Iditarod Dog Sled Race in Alaska. Brent Sass crossed the finish line in Nome at 5:38 this morning, Alaska Time, or 8:38 A-M here in Minnesota. It’s his first Iditarod win, after finishing in third place last year. He took the lead about halfway through the race and told Alaska Public Media last night that he was “a little shocked” to be in the lead. Sass, who now lives in Eureka, Alaska, was born in Excelsior and raised in the Twin Cities.
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