Dunn County leaders are asking for the state to help renovate one of UW-Stout's oldest buildings. The county wants lawmakers to include Heritage Hall in the new state budget. Heritage is over 50 years old, and the university says it needs about 140-million dollars worth of work. A 2020 feasibility study said the needs are pressing. The Dunn County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved a resolution formally asking for the money.
The Mondovi City Council approved ordering new decorative street lights for the downtown. During the last council meeting members discussed ordering street lights now for the South Eau Claire Street project even though the current project is north eau claire street. Mondovi Mayor Brady Weiss says the council wanted both North and South Eau Claire Street to look the same. Crews are currently working on a rebuild of North Eau Claire Street to the city limits.
With the Tarrent Park pool most likely in its last year of use, the city of Durand is still planning for a new pool. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says the council will be deciding some issues over the next few meetings. The last time bids were submitted for a new pool they came in over budget by 33 percent.
Wisconsin is looking to set aside 125-million dollars for PFAS contamination across the state. The budget-writing Joint Finance Committee yesterday agreed to create a trust fund to help local communities deal with PFAS in their local water supplies. State Rep. Mark Born says Wisconsin needs to take some time and figure out the best strategy for dealing with PFAS contamination, but he said setting 125-million dollars aside now will guarantee there will be money in the future to address the state's needs. Democrats at the Capitol are happy with the trust fund, but want the Republican-controlled legislature to do more about water quality right away.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance for information regarding the drive-by shooting of an occupied residence in Clark County. According to the sheriff's department, the shooting occurred on November 6th 2022 at approximately 7:35pm. The suspect vehicle fired multiple rounds while traveling eastbound on Granton Road striking a residence. Anyone with information is to contact the Clark County Sheriff's Department.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has released new studies on birth outcomes in the state. Data shows the state's overall stillbirth rate has been decreasing over the last ten years and is now lower than the national rate. The report shows the stillbirth rate was 4.9 per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths in 2021. But Dr. Jasmine Zapata, DHS Chief Medical Officer for Maternal Health, said significant disparities in infant deaths are a continued health crisis that will take a comprehensive approach to resolve.
Minnesota legislators are moving forward with an exemption for Mayo Clinic hospitals from nurse-staffing legislation. A conference committee amended the "Keep Nurses at the Bedside Act" Thursday to exclude all Mayo Clinics in the state from the bill's requirements. The measure aims to create staffing committees to determine staffing levels for hospitals. The amended version still needs approval from the House and Senate.
Minnesota lawmakers are making a deal on a three-billion dollar plan for one-time tax rebate checks. The proposal calls for single Minnesota residents who make up to 75-thousand dollars a year to get a one-time refundable tax credit of 260-dollars, and married residents who make up to 150-thousand dollars would get 520-dollars. There will also be an increased credit for families with children- offering 260-dollars more per child for up to three children. The deal still needs approval from the House and Senator before heading to Governor Walz to be signed.
Upper Iowa University is closing its regional education centers in Wisconsin. According to the Cedar Rapids Gazete, 22 people who work on Upper Iowa's campus in Fayette are losing their jobs. All six of Upper Iowa's regional centers in Wisconsin and its only regional center in Illinois will close, and 15 employees who work at those sites will be laid off. The newspaper reports the university is refocusing on areas with the highest enrollment. Upper Iowa's first regional education center opened in Madison, Wisconsin in 1981. That center is among the seven being closed.
Nearly all of Wollersheim Winery's red grape crop will be lost this year after an unusual stretch of hot weather in April caused most of the vines to bloom prematurely. The Sauk City area winery's red grape crop makes up the majority of vines on site and contributes to the making of several "estate wines." Winemaker Philippe Coquard says it's the worst year he's had in his nearly 40 years of winemaking in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court says a woman who was sexually assaulted by a basketball coach when she was 13 waited too long to sue the league where she played. The court yesterday rejected the woman's lawsuit against the AAU. She sued the league under Wisconsin's law that allows for civil suits in abuse cases until someone is 35-years-old. She got her suit filed not long before her 35th birthday, but the court said because the law only applies to churches and religious orders, or the abusers themselves, the woman missed the deadline. The abuse happened in the 1990s. The man who abused her was convicted, and sentenced n 2016 to 13 years in prison.
The leader of the Wisconsin state Senate wants changes to a shared revenue bill. Assembly Speaker Robin said Wednesday that negotiations on the bill are done “We feel like six months worth of time was enough negotiations now it's time to act we want to get this across the finish line because we have the rest of the budget to do.” But state Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu told the Associated Press on Thursday his caucus would likely strip out a provision that would require approval from voters in Milwaukee to raise local sales taxes. Vos said could kill the bill that the Assembly passed.
A federal judge won't issue an immediate shutdown of an oil pipeline that runs through a Native American reservation. Judge William Conley says the request from the Bad River Tribe of Lake Superior Chippewa to shut down portions of an Enbridge oil pipeline isn't something he can do. The Bad River Tribe successfully won a fight to get the pipeline removed after easements for the line expired in 2013 and were never renewed. But the Tribe and Enbridge have been at odds about what to do with the existing pipe while Enbridge works out a reroute around tribal lands. The Tribe says the existing line is failing and needs to be shut down immediately, Enbridge says tribal leadership won't let the company come repair the line.
The annual Cows on the Concourse returns to downtown Madison. The event which will get National Dairy Month festivities going is themed “Who Let the Cows Out.” The June 3rd happening will give Madisonians the opportunity to meet up with Wisconsin dairy cows and dairy farmers. The free event running from 8 A.M.’til 1 P.M. will also include a scavenger hunt and grilled cheese sandwiches. You can find out more by clicking the link on the homepage at “Dane County Dairy dot com”.
One of Wisconsin's congressmen is the fastest man in Congress, again. Congressman Mike Gallagher won the ACLI Capital Challenge Wednesday. It's a 5k race for members of Congress and others at the Capitol. This is the sixth straight year that Gallagher has won the race. He completed the race in just over 20 minutes. The race is held each year in support of Junior Achievement USA. Gallagher has not lost a race since 2017.
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