Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers was in Durand yesterday. The Governor stopped at Caddie-Woodlawn Elementary School and met with students and staff. The Governor spent some time reading to the students and met with staff to talk about the challenges facing school districts. Evers has announced a proposed $2 billion increase in public school funding for the next biennium budget.
Two people are dead after an airplane crash at the Red Wing Regional Airport in Pierce County on Tuesday. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, a 2012 Glass Air Super 2 SFT left an airport in Rochester at 12:20pm for a training flight to Red Wing Regional Airport in Bay City. The Sherrif's Department is waiting for FAA and the NTSB to arrive at the airport to investigate the crash.
One person was injured in a two-vehicle accident Friday in Pierce County. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 35yr old Meng Vang of St. Paul was traveling northbound on Hwy 63 and attempting to make a left turn into a private driveway when his vehicle was struck on the driver's side by a northbound semi driven by 54yr old John Hamilton of Hazen, ND. Both vehicles came to rest in the west ditch, and Vang was transported to Western Wisconsin Health in Baldwin.
One person was injured in a two-vehicle accident last Wednesday in River Falls Township. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 63yr old Patricia Beissel of Hastings was traveling eastbound on Hwy 29 attempting to make a left-hand turn into a private driveway when her vehicle was rear-ended by an eastbound vehicle driven by 61yr old Sherrie McRoberts of River Falls. Both vehicles came to rest in the eastbound lane of Hwy 29. McRoberts was taken to River Falls Area Hospital.
One person was hurt in a house fire in Eau Claire on Tuesday. According to the Eau Claire Fire Department, firefighters responded to the home at 1018 Birch Street and found fire coming from the first floor and heavy smoke in the home. Several rooms in the home were on fire and all of the occupants were out of the home and accounted for. One occupant suffered a minor injury and was treated at the scene. The cause of that fire is still under investigation.
The Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee will meet Thursday to decide how to spend the money from a 31-million dollar opioid settlement. An objection was raised earlier this year by an anonymous committee member when the Department of Health Services released its plan. Committee co-chair Mark Born says Republican members have been working on revisions to the D-H-S approach. A news conference will be held at the Capitol before the committee begins its meeting.
Union members say they are eager to return to the job but their strike is continuing. Union officials for the workers at C-N-H Industrial say they plan to meet with company leaders soon but getting a meeting scheduled has been difficult. W-D-J-T/T-V reports contract negotiations were broken off months ago. One union official says the company hasn’t offered any contract changes and he says he doesn’t think they are any closer to an agreement than they were in May. C-N-H makes products for the agriculture and construction industries.
Wisconsin health officials say they’re hopeful the newest COVID-19 booster shots will improve the ’s vaccination numbers. Almost 62-percent of Wisconsin residents have received the initial coronavirus vaccine series, but only 35 percent have received at least one booster shot. The newest shots rolling out in September are designed to be effective against the latest omicron variants of the virus. The latest shot will become available soon across Wisconsin.
Governor Tony Evers has announced he plans to propose a nearly two billion dollar increase for public schools in the next state budget. The biggest ticket items and Evers proposed K-12 spending plan are increasing revenue limits by 350 dollars per pupil in the 2022-‘23 school year, and by 650 dollars in the following year. He also wants to provide 800 million dollars in additional state aid to hold down the impact on local property taxes, and 750 million dollars for special education.
Another downtown Milwaukee shooting has people uneasy in the city’s busy entertainment district. Cell phone video shows the chaos Friday night at the end of a police chase and shootout between officers and a homicide suspect. W-T-M-J/T-V reports that’s when 47-year-old Ernest Terrell Blakney was fatally wounded. Blakney was wanted for killing his girlfriend and setting her home on fire. During that gunfire exchange a 22-year-old woman from Hudson – who wasn’t involved – was hit while she stood outside a bar. Police say she was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to recover.
A drug bust in the Village of Port Edwards has resulted in the arrest of four people. The Wood County Sheriff’s Office worked with police officers from departments in Port Edwards, Nekoosa, and Grand Rapids on the Friday search. W-S-A-W/T-V reports that those arrested were Jeffery Manley, Kaitlyn McGuffey, Joshua Pillsbury, and Samantha Krebs. Investigators say they found large quantities of drugs like meth, fentanyl, and marijuana. Charges will be forwarded to the Wood County district attorney’s office.
Las Vegas police are searching for a suspect who stabbed an investigative reporter outside his home last weekend. Sixty-nine-year-old Jeff German’s body was found at about 10:30 a-m Saturday. Police investigators say they have some leads and they do know who they are searching for, but that person hasn’t been arrested. German received his Master’s degree from Marquette University.
A lawsuit challenging the Minnesota age limit on who can own a gun is going to trial. Three Minnesotans under the age of 21 are taking legal action. They argue that the age limit violates the Second Amendment rights of 18-to-20-year-old adults. Attorneys representing the state say the restriction is justified because those under 21 offer a greater risk of violence involving firearms. A federal judge will hear arguments in St. Paul on October 4
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