A Red Wing woman has died of her injuries from a crash in Pepin County earlier this month. According to the Pepin County Sheriff's Department, 68yr old Kimmyko Ly Pham died at Mayo Hospital in Rochester. Ly Pham was severely injured on July 8 in Stockholm Township when she pulled out onto Hwy 35 and was struck by a pickup truck driven by 71yr old John Stark of Mindoro.
Firefighters responded to a house fire at W348 Bluff Siding Road in Buffalo Township on Saturday. According to the Buffalo County Sheriff's Department, the house was struck by lighting, and when firefighters arrived there was smoke and flames in the second-floor hallway and wall going to the bedroom. Fountain City Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire before it spread to other areas of the home. No one was injured in that fire.
Two people were injured in a motorcycle accident Sunday in the town of Dover. According to the Buffalo County Sheriff's Department, 60yr old Mark Weinfurtner and 56yr old Darla Weinfurtner of Eau Clarie were traveling north on Hwy H when the rear tire of the motorcycle deflated and the bike entered the east ditch. Both occupants received minor injuries and were treated at the scene.
One person was injured in a motorcycle accident in Trimbelle Township on Sunday. According to the Pierce County Sheriffs Department, 53yr old Jonathan Hendrickson of Lake Elmo, MN was traveling southbound on Hwy O when a deer entered the roadway and struck the motorcycle. Hendrickson lost control and ended up in the east ditch. He was transported to Mayo Hospital in Red Wing.
One person was injured in a motorcycle accident in Clifton Township on Saturday. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 53yr old Matthew Thomas of South Range was traveling eastbound on Hwy 29, when he lost control of his motorcycle and entered the south ditch. Thomas was transported to Regions Hospital.
The Wisconsin State Patrol will be conducting aerial speed enforcement this week in Western Wisconsin. The Patrol announced yesterday the enforcement will be in Eau Claire County tomorrow over Hwy 53 and then on Sunday over I-94. The enforcement program uses 5 Censa airplanes to locate those speeding or aggressive drivers and relay the information to ground-based troopers to conduct a traffic stop.
A Wisconsin lawmaker has been involved in a double-fatal crash in Ashland. Investigators say State Senator Janet Bewley collided with a second vehicle Friday afternoon on U-S Highway 2. Twenty-seven-year-old driver Alyssa Ortman of Pennsylvania and her five-year-old daughter were killed. Ashland police say alcohol wasn’t a factor and no other serious injuries were reported. Bewley served four years in the Wisconsin Assembly and almost eight years in the Senate before she announced earlier this year she won’t run for reelection.
U-S Senator Ron Johnson says he has no reason to oppose a new law protecting same-sex marriage. The Wisconsin Republican says he believes if that happened it would disrupt more American lives than the recent U-S Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe-V-Wade. Johnson says he believes it’s unnecessary to codify same-sex marriage into federal law, saying – to him – it’s “pretty much settled law.” He says he won’t oppose Democratic efforts for the Respect for Marriage Act. U-S Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin is leading the effort to get 10 Republican votes to overcome an expected filibuster by that party.
Four Wisconsin voters with disabilities have filed a federal lawsuit against the state Elections Commission and Administrator Meagan Wolfe The plaintiffs argue the commission and Wolf interpreted the state Supreme Court's absentee ballot drop box decision in a manner that will disenfranchise disabled voters. The court ruled absentee ballot drop boxes are illegal in Wisconsin, and ballots must either be hand delivered or put in the mail. The plaintiffs note disabled voters are often incapable of putting their own ballots in the mail. They're seeking an injunction preventing WEC from administering elections in any manner that does not allow for third-party assistance in returning or mailing ballots.
Minnesota OSHA investigating an A-T-V accident that killed a tree service worker near Caledonia. The Houston County Sheriff’s office says 33-year-old Kayla Wimer-Wood of the Owatonna area was riding Friday when she crashed the four-wheeler. First responders say Wimer-Wood died at the scene. Deputies say she was working for Carr’s Tree Service at the time and was alone on the A-T-V.
Fifteen million dollars is Cargill's share to settle a lawsuit the U-S Justice Department filed against the Minnesota-based food giant and other poultry operators, alleging they conspired to suppress wages for processing plant workers. The Star Tribune quotes a federal official who calls it "a brazen scheme." But Cargill responds "the alleged claims lack merit and do not show a conspiracy to fix wages, nor do they show any improper actions by Cargill or its employees." The company says the merits of the settlement with the Justice Department "outweigh the potential costs of prolonged litigation." The federal investigation was triggered by Cargill and Continental Grain's plan to purchase Sanderson Farms for four-and-a-half-billion dollars -- which would be Cargill's first chicken operation in the U-S.
A 76-year-old Fond du Lac man has pleaded no contest to an election fraud charge. Lawrence Klug and four other people are accused of illegally registering to vote in the 2020 election. Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney says it doesn’t appear that the five people all knew each other. All five registered to vote using the address of a U-P-S store. One count against Klug was dismissed and he paid a fine of almost 11 hundred dollars.
Lincoln County Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Jesse Boyd says county officials have been hearing for years about how unpopular the wheel tax is. The board has voted to sunset the fee of 20 dollars per vehicle. It has meant about a half-million dollars in annual revenue. Boyd tells W-A-O-W/T-V county leaders will make up the lost funding another way. He says Lincoln County will adjust. The wheel tax had been renewed every year since 2019. Last week’s vote ends that.
People working at Marshfield City Hall may be getting some additional gun training. Mayor Lios TeStrake says now that the city council has voted to allow concealed carry of firearms in the building the training isn’t a bad idea. TeStrake says she won’t take a stance on the issue but she would have supported the council decision, either way. The council vote meant a sign prohibiting the possession of firearms inside Marshfield City Hall will be taken down. The new ordinance passed by a six-to-four vote last week.
Tom Nelson suspends his campaign for U-S Senate. In a brief statement released on social media, the Outagamie County Executive throws his support to Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes. Nelson had trailed in recent polls, behind Barnes, Bucks executive Alex Lasry and state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski. The winner of the August Democratic primary will face Republican U.S. Senator Ron Johnson in November.
Organizers of E-A-A AirVenture 2022 say there will be 800 exhibitors for this year’s event in Oshkosh. Spokesperson Dick Knapinski says the pandemic kept a lot of airplane enthusiasts away last year, but thousands are returning. Wittman Airport in Oshkosh will be, temporarily, the busiest one in the world. Knapinski says among the visitors will be people from South America, South Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Storms that passed through the area Saturday left some damage behind. The AirVenture runs through Sunday and is expected to draw at least a half-million visitors.
The list of new things at the 2022 Minnesota State Fair includes the debut of BINGO in the Ramberg Center, two midway rides, and 50 additional merchandise vendors. Spokeswoman Maria Hayden says there are also some new features at the Eco Experience building, including a 20-foot loon from the city of Virginia and a larger-than-life-size cardboard moose. So those will be some fun photo ops and things to see at the fair this year. There’s a new ag competition called the Running of the Ducks, where the birds are racing upright. Gates at the State Fair open at Seven A-M -- an hour later than last year. The Great Minnesota Get-Together runs August 25th through Labor Day, September Fifth.
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