With the new Kwik Trip in Durand, there have been increasing instances of semi trucks, using GPS, are told to use 14th Ave East and Hardy Street behind Marron Foods to get to the Kwik Trip if they are coming into Durand on Hwy 85. While no heavy truck traffic is allowed, Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says once the semis make the turn onto 14th avenue east, it's difficult for them to turn around. Milliren says the city has contacted gps providers to change the suggested route and will look at other ideas to prevent the truck traffic from using 14th Ave East and Hardy Street.
The City of Mondovi's new wastewater treatment plant is close to coming online, and there may be a new revenue stream for the city. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has developed a Water Quality Trading Clearinghouse to allow the trading of clean water credits. Matthew Claucherty with the Wisconsin DNR says a Mondovi may be able to sell pollution credits to another city. The new program is the first of its kind in the nation.
The Buffalo County Board of Supervisors is seeking one, civic-minded, energetic community member to serve on the County Board of Supervisors District 2 (Town of Canton, Maxville, and Mondovi). Residency in one of these towns is required to be considered for this vacancy. The appointed individual will serve on the Buffalo County Board of Supervisors and various Committees for the remainder of the term which ends in April 2024. For more information and/or to request a copy of the application materials, please call Roxann Halverson, Buffalo County Clerk, at 608-685-6209 by April 13.
A Menomonie man has been arrested and is facing possession of child pornography and possession of drugs. In January, authorities received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that child pornography was found on an account that led to 25yr old Darren Mustache. After a search of his home, authorities found drugs along with a computer that had suspected images of child pornography.
The Wisconsin DNR is seeking comments that include harvest quotas and other key parts of deer management as part of the annual County Deer Advisory Council process, also known as the CDAC. The comment period is from April 8 through April 16 and the county deer advisory committees will also be meeting. Meetings for Pepin and Dunn County are on May 2, while Buffalo and Pierce Counties will hold their CDAC meetings on May 3rd. Find the complete list of county meetings or submit a comment at the Wisconsin DNR Website.
Eau Claire Police are clearing two officers involved in a shooting from last fall. The city's police department yesterday said the officer's actions were 'appropriate, necessary, and compliant' with police procedures. The two officers shot and wounded a man after he pointed a gun at them following a 911 call last September. The man with the gun survived the shooting, and the officers were not hurt. Eau Claire County's D.A. had already cleared the officers of any potential charges in the case.
UW-Eau Claire students turned out more than anyone else in Tuesday's election. The city clerk's office says Ward 20, which includes most of the campus, was the busiest ward in the entire city. Unofficial results show there were 883 votes cast in Ward 20, last spring just 76 people voted in Ward 20. There were 158 votes from the UW-Eau Claire ward in the supreme court election back in 2019.
Winona Police are considering the disappearance of a 26-year-old woman "suspicious" and "involuntary." Authorities said yesterday morning that they believe foul play might be involved in the disappearance of Madeline Kingsbury. Kingsbury was last seen Friday morning dropping her children off at daycare along with their father. She didn't show up for work or pick up her children that day. Her family is offering a 50-thousand dollar reward for information leading to her whereabouts.
The University of Wisconsin's president is defending the recent tuition hike as part of the 'war for talent.' President Jay Rothman this week said Wisconsin needs to produce more engineers, nurses, teachers, data scientists, and others at UW Schools, and he says those schools need the money to educate those students. UW Regents last week okayed a five percent tuition increase for next year, with almost all of it going to teacher raises. Rothman says the UW System continues to be affordable, even with the tuition increase. He says the next step is convincing more people that a UW degree is worth the cost.
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Republicans now have a supermajority in the Wisconsin Senate. Republican Representative Dan Knodl beat out Democratic businesswoman Jodi Habush Sinykin in the Wisconsin Senate District Eight election Tuesday. This gives Republicans a two-thirds majority in the Senate, but overriding vetoes from the governor will still be difficult because they're two seats shy of a supermajority in the Wisconsin House.
A Sawyer County woman achieved two historic firsts in Tuesday’s spring elections Monica Isham is the new Judge for the newly established Sawyer County Circuit Court Branch 2. Isham, Deputy Attorney General for Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, is the first woman and first Native American to serve as a judge in Sawyer County. She grew up on the LCO Reservation outside Hayward and is a graduate of Hayward High School, UW Green Bay, and Marquette University Law School.
Two referenda regarding judicial matters in Wisconsin passed by a two-to-one margin. One allows judges to consider past violent crime convictions when they set bail. The crimes specified in the legislation include homicide, sexual assault, arson, and human trafficking. Opponents of the idea believe it will lead to higher cash bail amounts which will keep poor defendants incarcerated. The other approved referendum gives judges the authority to set public protection standards before releasing someone prior to their trial date.
Turnout for Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election is a record-breaker. Officials say 36% of eligible voters had already come to the polls with more than 10% of votes yet to be counted. That turnout tops the 34% of state voters who came out for the 2011 Supreme Court election which Justice David Prosser won. That election came during the Act 10 union bargaining legislation period in Wisconsin.
A Milwaukee woman accused of abducting two children is arrested near the Wisconsin-Iowa border. The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office says 37-year-old Precious McArthur was wanted by Milwaukee Police for the alleged abduction of a four-year-old and a nine-year-old by a non-custodial parent. Authorities say McArthur didn’t stop her vehicle for deputies in the Township of Marietta. A deployed tire deflation device led to the vehicle stopping in Wauzeka Township, and McArthur being taken into custody. The two children inside the vehicle were unharmed and taken into protective custody.
St. Paul officials are taking action to respond to flood conditions. The city declared a local flood emergency yesterday. The action allows the city to move resources more quickly to protect residents and infrastructure from Mississippi River flooding. Mayor Melvin Carter released a statement saying the flood emergency was needed due to the recent snowfall, ongoing snowmelt, and rain in the forecast.
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