Another issue for the Tarrant Park Pool. At last night's Durand City Council meeting, council members were told that the water stand pipe in the building was frozen and there were nearly 4 inches of ice on the floor of the maintenance room. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says the city will have to wait until the pipe thaws out to determine if there is any possible damage. If the pipe is broken and the floor has to be dug up to repair it, the council would have to approve any repairs before they could begin.
One person was injured in a single-vehicle accident in the town of Mondovi on Tuesday. According to the Buffalo County Sheriffs Department, 57yr old Thomas Franzini of Onalaska was traveling on Hwy 37 near Hwy TT when he lost control of his vehicle, left the roadway and entered the southbound ditch, and collided with a tree. Franzini was transported to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Speed was a factor in that accident.
One person was injured in a single-vehicle accident in Oak Grove Township on Tuesday. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 56yr old Susan Bargellini of River Falls was traveling westbound on Hwy 29 when she lost control, entered the ditch, and overturned the vehicle. Bargellini was taken to Regina Hospital in Hastings.
Firefighters from Augusta, Osseo, Fall Creek, and Fairchild responded to a feed mill fire Wednesday morning. When firefighters arrived they found the mill fully engulfed at the mill on Hwy M just south of Augusta. Firefighters were on the scene for nearly 7 hours and damage is estimated at over $200000. The cause of that fire is still under investigation.
Police in Chippewa Falls are looking into a spike in catalytic converter thefts. Investigators are looking into 12 catalytic converter thefts so far this year. That's a huge jump, last year Chippewa Falls Police reported just 19 stolen catalytic converters all year. Most of these thefts are happening in the East Hill area, and several happen on the same night. Police say five catalytic converters were stolen there earlier this week. Police are asking neighbors to say something if they see or hear something.
A western Wisconsin man has agreed to a plea deal in a string of sexual assault cases. Roger Hattamer Jr. yesterday pleaded no contest to repeated sexual assault of a child. Last month Hattemer pleaded guilty to similar sex charges in Clark and Chippewa counties. He was convicted in a similar case in Rusk County last month. Prosecutors say all of the cases involve the same child. Hattemer will be sentenced later this summer.
The Rice Lake teenager accused of killing two other teens in a wreck last October made his first appearance in Barron County court. Sixteen-year-old Troy Huehn Jr. is accused of rolling his car after hitting a railroad crossing while going 106 miles per hour. The two passengers in his car, 14-year-old Evah Garcia and 15-year-old Winter Broulliard, both died. Huehn is free on bond and due back in court in May.
Governor Evers wants to cut lawmakers out of some conservation programs in the state. The governor unveiled the latest part of his budget yesterday. In addition to asking for more money for conservation and stewardship programs, and looking to invest in what he calls the 'clean economy,' the governor wants to prevent lawmakers from stopping his conservation efforts. Specifically, he wants to remove legislative oversight over any project north of Highway 64, raise his free-spending limit on conservation to a half-million dollars per project, and name lawmakers who anonymously object to conservation projects. The governor will deliver his full budget to lawmakers next week.
There could soon be an option for a lifetime fishing license in Wisconsin. State Senator Patrick Testin has a plan that would allow people to pay a fee once, and never have to renew their fishing license again. A lifetime fishing license would cost just under 600 dollars, Testin says that's what it would cost someone to renew their fishing license for 30 years. There would still be a requirement for certain fish stamps. Testin's plan has yet to see a vote at the Capitol.
Minnesota is the first state to test all newborns for CMV. Officials announced the move yesterday, which follows a year of work to set up a state protocol for testing at birth for the virus. The easily transmissible virus is the leading cause of infant hearing loss and congenital birth defects. CMV is being added to the list of more than 60 conditions that newborns are screened for in Minnesota.
A winning 50 thousand dollar Powerball ticket has been sold in St. Charles, MN. The winner has one year to claim their prize. The ticket was sold Monday night at the Whitewater Travel Plaza. The winning numbers are 5, 11, 22, 23, 69, and a Powerball of 7.
The UW Carbone Cancer Center joins two other American research institutions now participating in a breast cancer vaccine clinical trial. The center announces Tuesday the trial will test a novel vaccine designed to prevent the recurrence of triple-negative breast cancer, which accounts for 10-15% of breast cancers diagnosed. Triple-negative breast cancer cells lack three features targeted by particular drugs that are currently available. That circumstance results in fewer treatment options. A release from the center says participants in the trial will be monitored regularly to see the effects of the vaccine. Johns Hopkins University and the University of Washington School of Medicine will partner with the Carbone Center in administering the trial.
A 48-year-old Illinois man appears in court in Sauk County Tuesday charged with assaulting and stalking a former girlfriend more than a decade ago. According to the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office, the charges against Wendell Gist are connected to crimes between March 2011 and May 2012, with an additional stalking charge causing harm spanning nearly eight years. A criminal complaint says the victim came forward to authorities in 2020, stating that Gist nearly drowned her in the bathtub of a West Baraboo motel, strangled her with a towel, and sexually assaulted her. Court records state Gist also severely burned the woman with a hair straightener. Those records also show the alleged victim was denied a restraining order against Gist when she failed to appear for a court hearing. Gist, who was arrested on a warrant on Monday, had his bond set at $50,000.
Governor Evers is blaming the murder of a Milwaukee police officer on guns, while Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol are blaming Milwaukee's approach to crime. The governor and lawmakers both weighed in on the murder of a Milwaukee police officer yesterday. The governor sent his thoughts and prayers, and said the killing is 'another tragic loss due to gun violence.' Racine state Senator Van Wanggaard said the officer's murder is part of Milwaukee's failed approach to holding criminals accountable. Thirty-seven-year-old Peter Jerving was the first Milwaukee police officer to be killed in the line of duty since 2019.
Food service workers from the Hastings school district are entering day two of a strike. Members of SEIU Local 284 are seeking school administrators for a fair contract. Workers say food service employees are paid a starting wage of less than $15 an hour. The union and school leaders are continuing to meet at the bargaining table.
A Minneapolis non-profit is providing aid to the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Alight is teaming up with global humanitarian non-profit Questscope, which is providing fundraising and tech support. Clothes, blankets, food, and water are desperately needed.
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