One person is dead after a motorcycle accident north of Zumbro Falls on Wednesday. According to the Wabasha County Sheriffs Department, 39yr old Lee Larson of Lake City was found near the intersection of County Road 3 and 17 in a field next to his motorcycle. That accident remains under investigation.
In August, the Durand Arkansaw School Board will be approving a back-to-school plan for the upcoming school year. Durand Arkansaw School Superintendent Greg Doverspike says there will be no changes proposed. The back-to-school plan was required as part of the Covid Relief money the district has received. The third installment of that money is approximately $ 1 million.
Prosecutors have dismissed one homicide charge as part of a plea agreement with a 56-year-old Eau Claire man. Selwyn Smith was facing charges in two separate cases before the agreement. He had been accused of shooting 38-year-old Freddie Flowers to death last year. Smith pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of a firearm by a felon and two felony drug charges. He faces a maximum prison term of 81 years. Smith is to be sentenced December 5th in Eau Claire County court.
One person is dead after a house fire in Chippewa Falls on Wednesday. Firefighters were called to the fire at 721 Superior Street on Wednesday and were able to extinguish the blaze within 15minutes. However one person died in the blaze and after an investigation, authorities arrested 59yr old Scott Vaningan in connection with the fire on Thursday. Police say Vaningan knew the victim and the death and fire are being investigated as a criminal act.
The Mega Millions jackpot now exceeds one billion dollars. Your chances of winning Friday night’s drawing outright? Roughly one in one-hundred and three million. According to UW Madison Professor Laura Albert you have a better chance of being attacked by a shark. Many people buy multiple tickets. Albert says that increases your chances of winning – but not by much.
A 23-year-old Wisconsin man wanted for selling the drugs that caused a fatal overdose has been arrested in Arkansas. U-S Marshals took Lathan Foster into custody Wednesday in Benton County, Arkansas. W-K-B-T/T-V reports he is accused of selling drugs containing fentanyl that led to the death of a West Salem man in December. An autopsy of Jeremy Pittman’s body determined fentanyl toxicity was the cause of his death. Foster is still in Arkansas waiting for extradition to La Crosse County.
President Biden’s 280-billion-dollar CHIPS and Science Act passed Thursday in the House of Representatives without any help from Republican members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation. Two dozen Republicans did vote for the bill that would subsidize domestic semiconductor manufacturing and invest in science and technology innovation. Opponents have called the bill “corporate welfare” for huge companies that don’t need the help. Wisconsin Congressman Mike Gallagher is more concerned about security, saying Congress should pass legislation that is “laser-focused on the challenge we face from the Chinese Communist Party.”
A Dane County judge has awarded 98 thousand dollars to cover the attorney fees for a liberal watchdog group seeking information about the partisan investigation into Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election. Judge Valerie Bailey-Rihn said that a taxpayer-funded review found “absolutely no evidence of election fraud” during a Thursday hearing. W-I-S-C/T-V reports she ordered Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to cover the attorney fees for violating Wisconsin open records laws but awarded no punitive fees. Vos’ attorney says he will recommend that his client appeal the ruling.
No fewer than 140 thousand people in Wisconsin have already voted in the August primary election. The Wisconsin Elections Commission says that’s the number of mail-in ballots that have been sent back to local clerks’ offices. About 315 thousand ballots had been mailed out to voters across the state. The 140-thousand number does not include people who’ve been voting absentee in-person since Tuesday. Two statewide candidates have suspended their campaigns since many voters filled out their ballots. Anyone who voted for U-S Senate candidates Tom Nelson or Alex Lasry can ask their local clerks to cancel their ballots, and get a new one. Primary Election Day is August 9th.
Wisconsin is among the states in-line to get millions from a new settlement with another opioid maker. Wisconsin and 11 other states are announcing a tentative four-point-two billion-dollar settlement with Teva Pharmaceuticals. That’s in addition to last year’s 26-billion-dollar settlement with other opioid makers. Wisconsin’s share of the new settlement has not been disclosed, but it figures to be well into the millions of dollars.
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A Marathon County judge has refused to allow the defendant in a 2019 triple shooting to withdraw his no-contest plea. One person died and two were wounded in the shooting at a Wausau cemetery. W-S-A-W/T-V reports Henry West was supposed to be sentenced in May but that has been delayed by a change in defense attorneys and the motion to withdraw his plea. West was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide, two counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, and two counts of arson. Fifty-two-year-old Patricia Grimm was shot to death at the Pine Grove Cemetery. A 60-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman were wounded. Now, he will be sentenced August 9th.
Backers of legislation defining what an illegal strip search of a student is say they believe the bill will have bipartisan support. It would ban school officials from conducting strip searches and would make the language-specific in what has become outdated state law. W-B-A-Y/T-V reports the move comes after an Oconto County judge dismissed charges against former Suring Superintendent of Schools Kelly Casper. She had forced six girls to undress to their underwear as they were searched for vaping cartridges.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s 10-year economic expansion plan is getting mixed reviews from Minnesota’s business community. Beth Kadoun with the Minnesota Chamber says they and the governor have many similar goals -- thriving communities, attracting a workforce, and a growing business community. But Kadoun describes some parts of Walz’s plan as being “a real barrier and headwind” to economic growth in the state, primarily reducing the tax burden and other costs. The governor responds everyone wants lower taxes, but the effect on education and workforce development could end up hurting Minnesota businesses.
A rash of thefts involving Kia and Hyundai cars has spurred Beloit police to try to do something to help. The department has announced it will hand out free steering wheel locks to city residents. W-M-T-V reports that during the National Night Out event next Wednesday police say the first 100 Beloit residents who have a Kia or Hyundai in the model years of 2015 to 2022 will be able to claim a free steering wheel lock. You will need to bring your vehicle to the event or show registration paperwork.
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