A Mondovi man has been arrested on child pornography possession charges. According to the Buffalo County Sheriff's Department, investigators from the WI Department of Justice Criminal Investigation, Buffalo and Trempealeau County Sheriff's Department, and Mondovi Police executed a search warrant on Thursday at the home of 38yr old Kyle Gilles. During the search officers located evidence of child pornography on a computer belonging to Gilles, and evidence of a marijuana growing operation. Gilles was arrested on child porn possession and manufacture with intent to deliver THC and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The City of Durand is working with the organizers of Fun Fest to work out details for next year's event. There will be changes next year as the vacant lots next to Memorial Park have been sold and new housing is planned to be built on the lots. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says the city is working with organizers to keep Fun Fest at Memorial Park. Another factor for next year will be the reconstruction of Madison Street in the Downtown.
A group in Mondovi is exploring the possibility of having Pickle Ball Courts installed. Currently, the group uses the tennis courts at Mondovi School District, but the courts are too big and not always available. The group approached the City Council last week asking how they could move forward with a project either at Mirror Lake Park or Tourist Park. The Mayor suggests the group talk with the Park Board first to find a suitable location and look at possible grant programs to help pay for the courts.
The Buffalo and Pepin County ADRC will be holding another Stepping on Class starting on Wednesday. The class is designed to help seniors prevent falls. Class facilitator Rhonda Sweeney says not only does the class teach new habits, but medical experts also have presentations as well. The class will be held on Wednesdays at the Nelson Town Hall starting this Wednesday. To register, contact the Buffalo and Pepin ADRC.
The Wabasha County Board is meeting tomorrow. Items on the agenda include approval of maintenance contracts with the Cities for 2024, approval of the family home visiting grant agreement, and a presentation of the quarterly 4-H and Extension report. Tomorrow's meeting begins at 9am in the board room at the Wabasha County Government Center.
Crews in Chippewa Falls are looking into a weekend house fire. No one was hurt when the house on Dover Street caught fire yesterday. Firefighters say it looks like the fire started in the kitchen. Crews were able to keep the flames to one level of the house. Firefighters rescued both a cat and a dog from the fire, they say the two are doing fine.
Eau Claire's new parking rules start tomorrow. The city posted a reminder to Facebook over the weekend, explaining that Block Face Parking will start in August. The idea is that people will now have to move their car, at least, around the block to avoid a parking ticket downtown. City leaders hope to open up more downtown parking for visitors and shoppers. The change will allow for two hours of parking on each block, each day. You can find out more about the switchover on the city's website.
Four people are dead after a pair of crashes at the EAA show in Oshkosh. Both crashes happened Saturday. Investigators say two people died when their plane crashed into Lake Winnebago earlier in the day Saturday. The other two died when a helicopter and gyrocopter collided later that afternoon. The sheriff's office in Oshkosh has not yet identified any of the four who were killed. Local, state, and federal investigators are now looking into the crashes.
A new report says 99 percent of Wisconsin's water systems are safe to drink. The Department of Natural Resources released the report on Friday. It says over 99 percent of water systems in the state 'met all health standards.' That includes passing tests for lead, nitrates, bacteria, and other chemicals. The report doesn't, however, offer any insight into PFAS chemicals. There weren't any official tests for PFAS chemicals last year, but the DNR says that has changed, and there will be a report on PFAS in Wisconsin's water system next year.
The back-and-forth over early voting in Wisconsin isn't ending. The heads of both the Wisconsin Republican Party and the Democratic Party of Wisconsin were on Capital City Sunday in Madison over the weekend. Republican Boss Brian Schimming said the new Republican early voting initiative is a recognition that Republicans can no longer wait for Election Day. Democratic Party boss Ben Wikler said the Republican early voting push is hypocritical because Republicans criticized early and absentee voting following the 2020 election. The new Republican push is being eyed for next fall.
Minnesota health officials are investigating a number of sicknesses that may have been caused by bacteria in raw milk. The Department of Health says it has received five reports of illness caused by Salmonella among kids in the Twin Cities Metro area. The Department said the children ranged in age from three months to ten years old and one was hospitalized. Health officials are asking anyone with raw milk not to consume it.
You could qualify for free or reduced-price broadband internet. Alyssa Kenney with the state Public Service Commission says a new Internet Discount Finder will help residents navigate available programs without having to make a bunch of calls. All you have to do is provide your address, and a list of benefits you already qualify for, and the program will do the rest. To find out more, head to P S C dot W I dot Gov and click on "Internet Discount Finder"
Two people were injured following a plane crash Thursday afternoon in Green Lake County. The sheriff's office there said one of the people on the downed aircraft walked to a nearby home in the town of Brooklyn to call for help. Emergency responders found the plane in a cornfield. The pilot of the plane and a passenger in it were taken to a hospital with minor injuries. There’s no word on what caused the crash.
Taylor Schabusiness was mentally competent when she killed and dismembered a Green Bay man. That’s what a Brown County jury decided in less than an hour Thursday after hearing testimony from several witnesses Thursday. Schabusiness was convicted by that same jury Wednesday of homicide, third-degree sexual abuse, and mutilating a corpse in the 2022 killing of Shad Thyrion. She’s scheduled to receive a prison sentence on September 26th.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources wants your help collecting data on deer and game birds. The Operation Deer Watch Survey and the Game Bird Brood Observations Survey will begin accepting reports from the public on August 1st. According to the DNR, the surveys are designed to measure the reproductive status of deer and game birds and will give a clearer picture of how wildlife is doing. Observations are collected using the Survey123 smartphone app which can be downloaded at the DNR website.
Country artist Tim McGraw is coming to Wisconsin next year. He'll play in Milwaukee at Fiserv Forum on April 19th. Carly Pearce will be the opening act. Tickets go on sale at 10:00 a.m. on August 4th online at ticket-master-dot-com.
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