Members of the Lake Eau Galle Association held their semi-annual meeting on Saturday in Eau Galle. The association is working on receiving a WI DNR grant to help dredge the lake. As part of the grant, the association has sent out surveys to land owners and members on the public use of the lake. The surveys are due back by June 10 and if you would like a survey and have not received one, visit lake eau galle dot org.
With the probability of this being the last year of use of the current Tarrent Park Pool, city leaders are trying to find a way to replace the pool. Durand Mayor Patrick Millren says the city council will be setting the new construction and bid schedule in the next few weeks. The first bids for the pool were 33 percent over budget which has led to the delay in the replacement of the pool.
Eight people were injured when an SUV struck a horse and buggy in the town of Pigeon on Thursday. According to the Trempealeau County Sheriffs Department, an SUV was traveling southbound on Hwy 53 when it struck the rear of the horse and buggy that was waiting to make a left turn onto a private driveway. There were 8 people in the buggy all of whom suffered a range of minor to severe injuries. One of the injured was med flighted to UW-Madison. The driver of the Jeep was not injured. That accident remains under investigation.
Two people were injured in a motorcycle accident in the Town of Dodge on Saturday. According to the Trempealeau County Sheriffs Department, 30yr old Christopher Balko and 32yr old Ashley Renne, both of Winona were traveling southbound on Hwy G when Balko failed to negotiate a curve, entered the gravel shoulder, and lost control of the motorcycle. Both Balko and Renne were ejected from the motorcycle. Balko was med flighted to the hospital with severe injuries, while Renne was treated at the scene.
One person was killed in an accident in Eau Claire on Friday night. According to Eau Claire Police, officers responded to an accident on Clairemont Avenue and Fairfax Street and found the driver of one vehicles had been killed. The second driver was arrested and officers believe speed and alcohol were factors in the crash.
A Plainview milk cooperative has been fined nearly $18000 for allowing milk-laden wastewater to drain from its facility and into a nearby creek twice in 2022. According to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation, Plainview Milk Products Cooperative failed to immediately report these releases to the Minnesota Duty Officer and the MPCA as required in its permit. The investigation also confirmed that the company had an inadequate system to monitor its wastewater flows, and between 2019 and 2022, more than 20% of its required monthly discharge monitoring reports were submitted late.
An Eau Claire man has been arrested after a pursuit in Eau Claire and Chippewa Counties. According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, troopers attempted to pull over 61yr old Paul Smith of Eau Claire after driving through a stop sign on Hastings Way near Hwy 94. Smith refused to pull over and fled. Troopers ended the pursuit, but Smith was found on I-94 Westbound where he exited onto Hwy 29 and drove east in the Westbound Lanes. Again troopers attempted to pull Smith over. Smith was finally stopped when the Lake Hallie Police used tire deflation devices. Smith was arrested in Chippewa County on OWI 5th offense.
The funeral for fallen deputy Kaitie Leising was held Friday afternoon. Family, friends, and co-workers gathered in the Hudson High School gym, alongside hundreds of law enforcement officers, to pay final respects to Leising, the 29-year-old St. Croix County sheriff's deputy killed in the line of duty on May 6. Sheriff Scott Knudson remembered her dedication to serving the community and the positive impact she had on everyone she met. The funeral concluded with taps, a 21-gun salute, an end-of-watch dispatch call, and an hour-long procession of police vehicles.
There's a report that a British firm wants to open a battery plant in Chippewa Falls. The Leader-Telegram says Collaborative Engineering Services are eyeing the old EOG Resources sand plant for the new facility. It'll cost between 12 and 15 million-dollars to revamp the old sand plant and buy new equipment. Company managers say they like the Chippewa Falls site because it is large, it is ready to be put to use, and there's a rail line. There's no word just when we could see work start at the plant.
Minnesota Lawmakers are reaching an agreement on increased funding for education. Minnesota House and Senate legislators met on Friday to discuss the education finance bill. In a deal, they agreed to spend two-point-two-billion dollars on education over the next two fiscal years, as well as an additional 300-million dollars in funding for special education. The House and Senate floors must now vote on the plan.
A Reedsburg School District student dies while trying to get on the school bus Friday morning. The Sauk County Sheriff's Office says the student and the bus were hit by a truck on Wisconsin Highway 33 near the city around 7:30. The student died at the scene and the truck driver suffered minor injuries. No one on the bus was hurt.
A Wisconsin U.S. Senator wants to alter a federal agency’s decision on labeling to protect Wisconsin dairy producers. Senator Tammy Baldwin asks the Food and Drug Administration to reconsider their decision on labeling certain non-dairy products as "milk”. Baldwin co-sponsored the Fair Dairy Act earlier this year to crack down on products like almond milk and soy milk using the word “milk” on their labels. Since she says the agency hasn’t been enforcing what the measure calls for, Baldwin says she sent a bipartisan letter Thursday asking the FDA’s head to take such action. She adds if the FDA doesn't change their policy, Congress will move to enact the Fair Dairy Act into law.
Police officers involved in the shooting of a man in Stevens Point last month have been cleared. A release from the Portage District Attorney's Office Thursday says an investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Justice - Division of Criminal Investigation finds the use of deadly force was necessary when the officers shot in response to gunfire from Nicholas Meyer. No police were injured in the exchange of gunshots. Meyer, who surrendered after being shot by one of the responding officers, faces three felonies, including two first-degree attempted homicide charges.
There won't be an inspector general coming to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Lawmakers last week stripped the plan out of the new state budget. WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe says it's disappointing because she wanted an inspector general to handle voting and ballot complaints, and be a watchdog for elections in Wisconsin. Republican state Rep. Scott Krug says lawmakers would rather spend money on local election officials, and deal with any issues at the local level.
Yesterday was Hmong-Lao Veterans Day in Wisconsin and Governor Tony Evers ordered flags to be lowered. In his proclamation, Evers says the story of Hmong-Lao veterans and their service is integral to the story of Wisconsin. Hmong fought alongside the US in the Vietnam War, and thousands settled in Wisconsin after the war ended. Wisconsin is home to the third largest population of Hmong in the US.
Minnesota authorities say more than 34-hundred drivers received tickets for violating the state's hands-free law last month. The violation comes with a fine of 120 dollars for the first offense and more than 300 dollars for frequent violators. The law bans motorists from holding their phones or other devices in their hands while driving. St. Paul Police issued the most tickets for distracted driving last month with 571.
A Wisconsin brewery earns an international award. New Glarus Brewing takes away a gold medal at the 2023 World Beer Cup for its brew called Vintage 22. The beverage is a spontaneously fermented traditional Belgian Lambic sour ale combining young beer and beer that's been aging for over four years. That mix then ferments a second time in the bottle. The prize-winning beer is available only at the brewery’s Beer Depot in New Glarus.
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