Menomonie police say they have the man who skipped his jury trial this week in custody. Twenty-three-year-old Jesse D. Nelson was supposed to go on trial Tuesday to face at least five child sex charges. But, W-E-A-U/T-V reports that when everyone gathered for the trial at the Dunn County Courthouse Nelson wasn’t there. Nelson is accused of having sexual contact with a child under 16. Police are thanking the people who gave them information about his location so he could be arrested.
The Wisconsin State Patrol has announced it will be conducting ariel enforcement over parts of Dunn County over the weekend. The patrol will use a plane to spot speeders and guide troopers on the ground who will then initiate a traffic stop. Interstate 94 in Dunn County will be monitored on Saturday. The patrol is also planning on flying over Hwy 29 in Chippewa County on Friday.
The 154th Wabasha County Fair is underway in Wabasha. Today is senior day at the fair where seniors get reduced admission and there will be music and euchre tournament for the seniors. Today the Swine, Beef, and sheep shows will be held. Admission is $5 for the day or $10 for the season. The Wabasha County fair continues through Saturday at the Fairgrounds just west of Wabasha.
A Southeast Minnesota farmer had 900 gallons of diesel fuel stolen from his farm. Authorities say the farmer near Eyota noticed his fuel take empty Monday night and they believe someone cut the lock and stole the fuel. Law enforcement suspects the fuel was taken all at once and the thief would have had to bring their own power source and large trailer to take the fuel. The cost of the theft is estimated at nearly $5000.
The US Army Corps of Engineers is announced that the Lock at Fountain City will be closed for maintenance for four days in July. The corp will be replacing the lock chamber's miter gates The closure dates will be July 19, 21, 26, and 28. During those days, the lock is closed to all traffic, commercial and recreational, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. After work is done on those days, the Corps said it would prioritize who would go through the lock first. They said first are government vessels, followed by excursion craft, commercial navigation, then recreational boats. The lock staff will communicate locking instructions via marine radio.
The Western Technical College System has given the Youth Fire Training program at WTC a grant for over 190,000 for the Youth Fire Training Program. The training program gives high school students an early opportunity to get credits towards certifications that allow them to start their firefighting careers. The money will be used toward a trailer that will transport fire training equipment between high schools in Western Wisconsin.
A Wisconsin doctor says he is working to set up clinics offering abortion services in northern Illinois. Doctor Dennis Christensen has bought two buildings where he says abortion pills could be offered this week at one site. Surgical abortions would be available at the second site within six months. The doctor says Illinois clinics are inundated by patients wanting abortions. In some cases, they are being forced to wait two weeks – and waiting that long can be the difference between having a medical abortion or needing surgery to terminate the pregnancy.
A digital forensics team will be searching the phone of Natural Resources Board chair Fred Prehn (PRAYN) for deleted text messages. Attorneys for Midwest Environmental Advocates said they've turned over data pulled from Prehn's phone to a group that will scour it for records relating to his refusal to step down from the board. His replacement was named by Governor Evers, but was never confirmed by the State Senate. M E A is performing an open records request and says they have evidence from other sources that Prehn was discussing his plans with other people even before his replacement was named. Former Governor Scott Walker also urged Prehn to stay on the board to counter any appointments from Evers.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission doesn’t yet have any advice for clerks or voters after the state Supreme Court ruling that unmanned absentee ballot drop boxes were illegal last November. After several hours of discussion and multiple failed votes, the commission wasn’t able to come to any decision. The three Republican commissioners wanted to dictate what the clerks should do but the three Democratic commissioners said clerks already know how to conduct elections. The primary election is coming up in less than a month.
Janesville city officials expect the expansion at G-E-A Mechanical Equipment to mean 74 new full-time jobs for the area. A Tax Increment Financing Development Agreement was approved by the City Council Monday. G-E-A was considering locations in several other states before choosing Janesville. W-M-T-V reports the city agrees to transfer a 16-acre property to the company for one-dollar – then the company will repay the property’s value over the term of the agreement. G-E-A is an international group that supplies food, beverage, and pharmaceutical systems to its customers.
The author of the new law allowing the sale of low-dose T-H-C edibles is working with Minnesota cities and counties to craft regulations for the hemp products. Representative Heather Edelson (ED'-uhl-sen) of Edina says local governments can implement rules for retailers that are best for their communities, such as licensing retailers and limiting where T-H-C products can be sold. Edelson says T-H-C products were being sold illegally in C-B-D stores as Delta Eight and Nine, and the new state law limits doses to five milligrams of T-H-C. She is working on a proposal to add state-level regulations in the next legislative session. Some G-O-P lawmakers are calling for the law to be repealed.
The mayor of Madison says people who harass election workers should be fined. Satya Rhodes-Conway is proposing to let police ticket people up to one-thousand dollars for threatening, screaming at, or being disruptive to election or poll workers. The mayor says election workers should not have to worry about doing her job. Her proposal is up for a vote next week.
Expanded testing has begun for monkeypox -- even though the number of confirmed cases remains low in Minnesota. The State Health Department’s Cynthia Kenyon says monkeypox symptoms include fever and malaise, and then a rash. Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester are testing for the monkeypox disease using the Centers for Disease Control’s orthopoxviral. The laboratory’s response aims to increase nationwide testing capacity as the country has seen 790 monkeypox cases through July Eighth. As of today (Wednesday), there have been nine confirmed cases of monkeypox reported in Minnesota.
That lake water is cold. Officials report the average surface temperature on Lake Superior in the coldest it has been at this point in the year since 1997. K-B-J-R/T-V reports that’s bad for fishing and for people who want to go swimming. However, it’s not all bad. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says the cold temperatures are good for the ecosystem in general. Corey Goldsworthy says the cold water discourages the spawning of invasive species and gives the native species a good chance to bounce back.
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