More Severe Storms moved through the WRDN Listening area last night. According to the National Weather Service, there were reports of hail up to 1.75 inches in Durand while 1-inch hail fell in Nelson and Alma. Widespread power outages were also reported. Another chance of severe weather is possible this afternoon and into this evening.
A large class for the first session of swimming lessons at Tarrant Park this summer. Public Works Superintendent Matt Gills told Durand City Council members last night that 120 children had been registered for the first session of swimming lessons in June. Gilles says Public Works will fill the pool on May 23rd, and if everything goes well, the pool will open on June 2nd.
Two people were injured in a rollover accident just south of Durand on Hwy 25 Tuesday. According to the Pepin County Sheriffs Department, a straight truck driven by 27yr old David Rhy of Wilson was traveling northbound on Hwy 25 behind a delivery vehicle. The delivery vehicle stopped to wait for a southbound farm tractor to pass, and in an effort to avoid rear-ending the delivery vehicle, Rhy braked hard and entered the northbound ditch causing the truck to roll over. Rhy and passenger 50yr old John King of Menomonie were injured in the accident.
The Durand American Legion Post 181 in conjunction with the City of Durand’s Chippewa Riverfront Beautification Project, is planning on adding names of living or deceased Pepin County Veterans to the memorial wall at Riverside Park in Downtown Durand. A sponsor can donate to have a deceased veteran's name placed on the wall. For more information please contact Mark Chilson at 715-672-2422.
The union that represents workers at the Seven Mile Creek Landfill in Eau Claire County accuses the owner of unfair labor practices. Local 139 of the International Union of Operating Engineers says the allegations are being investigated by the National Labor Relations Board. Those workers went on strike last week. Members claim the landfill owners delayed action on a collective bargaining agreement after they had unionized in February. The union says the company has retaliated against the workers for joining the union.
The U-S Department of the Interior has released Volume 1 of a report on the history of Indian boarding schools. The Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative found there were 408 of the schools in 37 states between 1819 and 1969. One was located In Tomah. Democratic Congressman Ron Kind says the school policies “caused unimaginable pain and suffering,” with the impacts “deeply felt for generations.” Kind says he hopes the initiative will continue to shed light on that dark chapter in U-S history.
Gasoline prices are getting higher in Wisconsin. Triple-A says the average price for a gallon of regular in Wisconsin is four dollars, 19-cents. That’s two cents higher than Tuesday and 21 cents higher than a week ago. The average price of a gallon of premium is four-93, and diesel fuel averages five-13.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will likely decide if state lawmakers can have a say in the attorney general’s decisions. The law says the attorney general has to get permission from the legislature before settling or ending a lawsuit. A Dane County judge last week ruled lawmakers overstepped their bounds when they passed that law in 2018, but the ruling won't’ be enforced until after an appeal can be filed. The law was passed just before Governor Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul took office. Democrats called it a power grab; Republicans said they were simply reforming the power of the executive branch. There’s no telling when the Supreme Court may take up the ruling.
With the special investigation of the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin paused former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman is still being paid. Assembly Speaker Robin Voss hired Gableman to conduct the probe. Vos says Gableman will not assist with at least five lawsuits connected to the review. The Journal Sentinel reports the updated agreement cuts Gableman’s salary in half – to 55-hundred dollars a month. The investigation could be revived if the courts rule election officials and others have to comply with the subpoenas he issued.
Second-degree murder charges have been filed against a Dodge Center man who shot another man to death Sunday. Thirty-one-year-old William Isaac Shillingford was spotted hiding by a shed on the victim’s property at about 10:45 p-m. Property owner John Colbert grabbed a handgun and walked toward his garage when Shillingford is accused of firing three shots, hitting Colbert twice. Colbert died before he could be taken to a hospital. Shillingford was arrested and the suspected murder weapon was found where officers say he threw it.
--
A not guilty plea was entered on behalf of a 17-year-old high school student charged with one count of substantial battery. Tayshon Ross was bound over for trial in Dane County Court. W-I-S-C / T-V reports that during the incident at La Follette High School in mid-January the victim was injured so severely he had to be hospitalized. Video surveillance at the school shows Ross punching the 15-year-old in the face. The ruling to take the case to trial was issued during the arraignment for Ross Tuesday.
“National Child Care Walk Out” was held Monday to make people consider what their world would be like without daycare. Brooke Skidmore is co-owner of the Growing Tree in New Glarus. She tells W-K-O-W / T-V that low pay is a problem for businesses trying to offer the service. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the average childcare worker in Wisconsin makes about 25-thousand dollars a year. Daycare providers plan to travel to Washington, D-C next week to speak to Congress about the issue.
A Minnesota congressional candidate tells authorities she was threatened while she was out campaigning Tuesday night. Republican Jennifer Carnahan says a young man made several threatening comments to her while she was going door-to-door in Faribault at about 5:25 p-m. Carnahan says the white man between 18 and 20 years old then swerved his vehicle at her as she walked away. Police are looking for a blue Ford Focus. They would like to talk to any witness who saw what happened. Carnahan is running for her late husband’s seat in the U-S House of Representatives.
U-S Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are among the leaders of a bipartisan push for more funding to address the bird flu outbreak. The Minnesota Democrats have signed a letter pointing out that highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in 32 states and has killed more than 36-million birds. The letter to leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee says the development has serious implications for U-S poultry producers, rural communities, and the agricultural economy.
A 61-year-old man suspected of operating while intoxicated was found sleeping in a forklift Monday night. Rock County Sheriff’s deputies say the man was driving a Ford pickup when it went into a ditch and became stuck. W-M-T-V reports deputies responded to a call about a stalled vehicle at about 11:15 p-m. When they arrived they found the man sleeping in the forklift that he was going to use to get his truck free. The suspect’s name hasn’t been released. He was booked into the Rock County Jail on an O-W-I charge, his fifth offense.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says this year’s ice-out is a little late but the fishing opener will go off as planned Saturday. Spokesperson Brad Parsons says Minnesota lakes are about a week to 10 days behind in the ice-out, particularly in the northern part of the state. Parsons says to expect cold water and the fish moving a little slower. He says the annual fishing opener is a tradition for many Minnesota families. He says it’s a celebration that goes back years and years. About a half-million anglers are expected to take part this weekend.
No comments:
Post a Comment