Mike Miller, the Directo of the Durand Ambulance Services is retiring. Miller made the announcement at this week's Durand City Council Meeting. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says two other officers of the service will take over the director's duties for now. Director Miller's last day with the ambulance service is February 28th.
The ground is broken for Menomonie's new homeless shelter. City leaders and volunteers turned over the first shovels full of dirt for what will become the new Stepping Stones shelter in Dunn County. Stepping Stones director Padraig Gallagher says there's a need for a shelter in Dunn County. A million-and-a-half dollar grant from the state is paying for the construction.
Expect to see more officers on patrol along Hwy 10 in Pepin and Buffalo Counties this Sunday. The Buffalo County Sheriff's Department says there will be enhanced patrols from both the Pepin and Buffalo County and Wisconsin State Patrol will be on the lookout for impaired drivers from 6pm until midnight. Authorities remind Superbowl Sunday fans to celebrate responsibly and have a designated driver.
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture has announced Lotts-A-Meat in Bloomer, Wis., is issuing a voluntary Class I recall of packaged meats sold wholesale and at retail. Products were sold at retail in Bloomer, Cadott, Fall Creek, and New Auburn. This is a Class I recall, initiated based on evidence collected during a routine inspection by state inspectors. Evidence shows that the products include undeclared allergens, and undeclared restricted ingredients, and were produced without the benefit of inspection. No illnesses have been reported as a result of consuming these products. Anyone with signs or symptoms of a foodborne illness should contact their doctor. Consumers who have these products can discard them.
An Eau Claire man will not be going to prison for a 2021 stabbing that sent another person to the hospital. A judge yesterday sentenced 35-year-old James Sande to three years probation instead. Eau Claire police say Sande stabbed someone at the Brickhouse Bar on New Year's Day back in 2021. He told police someone was trying to kill him, but others at the bar say Sande got into a fight.
An arrest has been made in the assault of Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig. Police in Washington D.C. tweeted yesterday that the suspect is charged with simple assault. The police did not provide a motive for the assault, but Craig's Chief of Staff said in a statement there was no evidence that it was politically motivated. The statement said apart from some bruising, Craig is "physically okay" after being assaulted early yesterday morning in the elevator of her D.C. apartment.
A teacher's aide in Black River Falls schools is on leave after a student recorded what the district is calling a racially insensitive remark. No one is saying just what the aide said, and a link to the video on Facebook was taken down. The school district yesterday said the comment was directed at a native student. The district also said it is investigating, and will 'address the matter as appropriate.' Parents say they want the aide fired, and they want someone held accountable.
There won't be any charges connected to the crash in far northern Wisconsin involving a former state senator that left two people dead. Prosecutors in Ashland yesterday said they aren't charging anyone for the crash last July. Investigators say former state Senator Janet Bewley pulled into the path of a mom and her daughter who were speeding down Highway 2 just before the crash. The D.A.'s office says the mom was driving 100 miles per hour, and they found a vape pen with THC in her car. Bewley had just had eye surgery, but prosecutors say she was cleared to drive. The father of the little girl killed in the wreck is suing.
A new year-long statewide multimedia campaign will make people aware of Wisconsin’s 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Department of Health Services Crisis Services Coordinator Caroline Crehan Neumann says that includes groups at higher risk of suicide. Anyone, anywhere in the state can call, text or chat 24/7 to reach a trained counselor.
A group of Democrats at the Wisconsin Capitol continue to press to have elections commissioner Bob Spindell replaced. They are still angry about his post-election comments that they say amount to voter suppression. Spindell wrote to Republican leaders explaining that he convinced some black voters in Milwaukee not to vote for Democrats last November. The Democrats say Spindell is a 'danger to democracy.' Spindell has refused to step down, and Republican leaders at the Capitol have so far refused to replace him.
There's a new case of CWD in northern Wisconsin. The state's Department of Natural Resources yesterday confirmed a case in wild deer in Langlade County. Specifically, the DNR says the deer was found within ten miles of the Menominee Reservation, Menominee County and Oconto County borders. The discovery means a change for deer hunters, there is now a three-year ban on baiting and feeding in Langlade County. This is the first time CWD has been found in Langlade County.
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Transportation Security Administration officers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is seeing an uptick in guns at security checkpoints. MSP TSA agents confiscated two guns within the span of six hours on Tuesday. Officials say both guns were detected by the same officer at the same security checkpoint. The first firearm was found in a carry-on bag early in the morning, and the second gun was found six hours later in another passenger's bag. Airport Police confiscated both weapons.
An effort discouraging the sale of tobacco and vape products to those under the age of 21 has been initiated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The Tobacco 21 public education campaign is underway after a recent statewide survey shows the retailer violation rate for underage sale of tobacco and vape products last year was 11.9%. That’s double the pre-pandemic rate of 5.5%. The state health agency says around 7,900 Wisconsin residents die from preventable tobacco-related diseases annually, with Wisconsin DHS Deputy Secretary Deb Standridge pointing out that “Young people can become addicted before they are old enough to understand the risks” of tobacco and vape products.
Governor Tony Evers will propose investments in veterans’ health in his state budget. The Democratic governor on Thursday released a summary of proposals for veterans in the state. Those include an additional $1 million in annual funding for veterans services offices, $500,000 in new funding for the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs to evaluate the needs of those who’ve served multiple deployments since 9/11, nearly $3 million to help UW System campuses provide services for veterans and military personnel; and $250,000 to help provide service dogs for veterans suffering from PTSD.
There's a new worry at UW-Milwaukee's satellite campuses. The campuses in Waukesha and West Bend are just a shell of what they used to be, the latest enrollment numbers show just 340 students at UW-Washington County and just 800 students at UW-Waukesha. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel spoke to processors who worry they will be the next UW campuses to close. The UW System is currently closing the campus in Richland Center because of low enrollment. UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone says no one is talking about closing the campuses, in fact, he says there have been conversations about putting more money into the schools.
A Wisconsin non-profit providing services to spay and neuter pets has a specialty license plate available to view. The Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles received the request for the plate from the organization called The Fix Is In, Incorporated. Proceeds from the $25 donation added to the regular registration fee for the plates will support the group’s aim to reduce the number of cats and dogs in Wisconsin shelters and reduce the overpopulation problem for cats and dogs. The application for the request is available for public comment through March 10th. You can Google “Wisconsin DMV the fix is in” to view the plate.
A community in Northwest Wisconsin will cheer on one of its own in the Super Bowl. Rookie linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, Leo Chenal, was drafted from the Badgers in 2022, following his junior year. But he was a powerhouse even before that, starting varsity football all four years at Grantsburg High School. The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles play at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, in Glendale, Arizona.
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