The sheriff in Dunn County is looking into a string of mailbox explosions. Deputies say they got a call about a handful of mailboxes that blew up in the township of Rock Creek on Saturday. Investigators are not saying what was used to blow the mailboxes up, but they say it was likely fireworks or some other kind of homemade explosive. The sheriff's office says the explosions are likely not targeted. There aren't any reports of any injuries.
Residents of Pepin, Buffalo, Pierce, and Trempealeau Counties are reminded to fill out the statewide Broadband Survey. The survey is intended to help the counties and the state to develop a plan to deploy broadband internet service to homes and businesses. Pepin County has had the most surveys in the state at 181 respondents, followed by La Crosse County at 156 responses. The survey has been extended until this Friday. Visit the Pepin County Website for a link to the survey.
The Mondovi City Council is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include the approval of the construction contract for the new library, the offer of employment for a full-time police officer, and reports from the mayor and department heads. Tonight's meeting begins at 5:30 at the Marten Center.
A former Eau Claire small-business owner has launched a second campaign for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District. Democrat Rebecca Cooke's announcement officially opens the 2024 race for a critical seat that could factor in Democrats' efforts to regain control of the House. Cooke is hoping to unseat first-term Republican Representative Derrick Van Orden. She finished second behind state Senator Brad Pfaff in last year's Democratic primary. Pfaff lost the general election to Van Orden by some 12,000 votes. He blamed a lack of support from the National Democratic party for the loss.
A Menonomie man has been sentenced to prison in connection with the death of his 6-week-old son. Dunn County judge Christina Mayer sentenced Jonathan Lucas to five years in prison after Lucas pleaded no contest to reckless homicide earlier this year for the 2021 death of Daemyn Lucas. Officers found the infant not breathing on a kitchen countertop. An autopsy showed he died of traumatic head injuries, including bone fractures due to physical assault.
There's a strike at the Leinenkugel's Brewery in Chippewa Falls. Some of the plant's workers walked off the job yesterday morning. The local Teamsters union says up to 45 people are on strike. The Teamsters want more money in their new contract. A Leinie's rep says the company has made 'a competitive offer.' The brewery doesn't expect the strike to disrupt the flow of beer. This is the first strike at Leinenkugel's since the 1980s.
The latest report from Wisconsin's broadband task force sets its sights on even faster internet. Governor Evers' Task Force on Broadband Access released its third report yesterday. Part of the report is an update on the work to bring faster internet to more people in the state, the other half is a list of goals for the future. The task force continues to want to deliver internet with 25 megabits of download speed by 2025. But the new report also sets the goal of 100 megabits by 2028. To do that, the report says Wisconsin will need a lot more money and some technical changes to move construction along.
Four Wisconsin hunters will get a chance to bag an elk this fall. The Department of Natural Resources on Monday announced winners of a random drawing from more than 21,300 applicants. All four hunters have been contacted; they’re from Cedarburg, Green Bay, Sparta, and Mount Horeb. An eight bull quota approved in May by the Natural Resources Board is the same as for the 2021 and 2022 seasons. The Ojibwe tribes have declared the remaining four elk, per their treaty rights within the Ceded Territory. The season opens October 14 in the northern elk zone, covering portions of five counties with a herd numbering some 355 elk..
A man has been arrested after he jumped out of an airplane's emergency exit at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. According to reports, airport police were waiting for the man to arrive at the airport on a Sun Country Airlines flight Sunday night. The man was wanted on a restraining order violation, and he reportedly bailed out of the emergency exit after the plane had landed and passengers were leaving the aircraft. He was later found hiding in a food service truck and was arrested.
A man has sustained minor injuries after he crashed into a Chick-Fil-A restaurant in Rochester. The incident happened over the weekend when according to officials, the man's car lurched forward after he had placed an order. This reportedly caused him to lift his feet off both the gas and brake pedals before the car hopped the curb and ran into the side of the restaurant. The impact left a hole in the building and cracked several bricks, and the man was treated for minor injuries.
Wisconsin's governor says he's willing to talk about a broader tax cut, but he wants something in return. Governor Tony Evers told a Madison TV station over the weekend that he vetoed the Republicans' three-and-a-half billion-dollar tax cut from the state budget because it was 'too broad.' The governor says he's willing to negotiate about a new tax cut but wants to see what else Republican lawmakers are willing to bring to the table. The governor's veto all but eliminated any tax cut for people making more than about 38-thousand dollars a year in Wisconsin.
The top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says a court will have to decide if Governor Evers has the power to extend school funding out for the next 400 years. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos was on UPFRONT over the weekend. He called the governor's budget veto which eliminated some numbers and a dash to extend a two-year school funding increase out until the year 2045, 'questionable.' Wisconsin governors have broad veto powers, but Vos said it remains to be seen if the governor has that much power. Vos said Republicans are preparing to sue.
The reaction to Friday's ruling on abortion in Wisconsin is, unsurprisingly, split. A judge in Madison on Friday ruled that a lawsuit against the state's 1849 abortion law can continue, because as she put it the law doesn't apply to abortion, only the killing of a baby. Wisconsin Family Action president Julaine Appling said she is disappointed in the ruling, but not surprised. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin called the ruling 'an important step forward.' The lawsuit is eventually expected to end up before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, but just where the justices set the line on abortion in Wisconsin is not yet known.
A Minocqua man has been sentenced for hiding a replica ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ car. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin says Bruce Polczynski lied to conceal a 1969 Dodge Charger replica of the General Lee vehicle from the 1980’s TV show from U.S. bankruptcy officials so it and another vehicle wouldn’t be used to pay creditors. Polczynski, who pled guilty in March, was sentenced to what Judge James Peterson called a “just sentence” of three years of probation. He also has to pay a $1,000 fine for bankruptcy fraud. Peterson said he took the 57-year-old Polczynski’s health and financial circumstances into consideration when issuing the sentence.
The company’s 120th-anniversary party will begin Thursday in Milwaukee, with Harley-Davidson riders coming from all around the globe to be a part of the every-fifth-year celebration. Several events will be a part of the celebration, including concerts by Green Day and Foo Fighters in Milwaukee’s Veterans Park. The Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival runs from this Thursday through Sunday.
A Green Bay Packer legend tries his hand at another rather athletic feat Thursday. Donald Driver gave a try at jumping from the iconic Lake Geneva Mailboat to a dock to deliver mail, and back to the boat. Driver’s first attempt was a success, but a video provided by Visit Lake Geneva shows him falling onto his back on the way back into the boat. Driver, who laughed while on his back after falling into the watercraft, was uninjured. Each year, tryouts are held for those seeking positions to deliver mail from the boat. Driver is featured in a new Visit Lake Geneva tourism campaign.
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