One person was injured in single vehicle accident in Oak Grove Township on Saturday. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 22yr old Cierra Wilson of Chanhassen, MN was traveling northbound on Hwy 35 when she lost control of her vehicle and entered the ditch. Wilson was transported to Regions Hospital in St. Paul.
One person was injured in a UTV accident in Trenton Township on Saturday. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 54yr old Dulcie Anderson of Hager City had parked a UTV and exited the vehicle. The UTV started to roll forward and Anderson tried to stop it. The UTV struck a pole and rolled over onto Anderson. She was taken to Mayo Hospital in Red Wing.
There are questions to answer about a fisherman whose body was pulled from the Chippewa Flowage yesterday. Crews in Sawyer County recovered 74-year-old Lowell Tesky's body yesterday, he'd been reported missing on Friday when other fishermen found his empty boat. No one is saying how Tesky ended up in the water. The Sawyer County Sheriff's Office is investigating.
A new plan at the Wisconsin Capitol could have some kids in the state back to school sooner. The plan would allow schools to start their year before September 1st. Right now, schools need special permission to start in August. The rules allowing for the early starts are ending this year, an the plan looks to give more flexibility to more local school districts.
Prosecutors in Jackson County are moving ahead with their case against the man who they say lit eight fires over the past five months. The D.A.'s office announced the charges yesterday against 46-year-old Daniel Johnson. He's accused of setting the fires in the Black River Falls area. The first fire was back on April 9th, and the last fire was August 10th. Firefighters say they ranged in size from a couple feet to more than 16 acres in one case. There are no reports of any injuries, though there are plenty of reports of damage.
The state Department of Justice is investigating a fatal shooting by a sheriff’s deputy in northwest Wisconsin. The shooting that left 44-year-old Jay Allen Claremboux dead happened the afternoon of August 15, when Ashland County deputies responding to a domestic dispute in a rural area south of Mellen encountered Claremboux assaulting one of two women. He was armed with a knife, and Patrol Sergeant Jason Janacek shot Claremboux. First aid was rendered but he died at the scene. The women received superficial injuries. Janacek, a 21 year law enforcement veteran, is on administrative leave while the Division of Criminal Investigation reviews the shooting.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking hunters to double-check their targets when the bear season starts this Friday. Researchers within the agency are monitoring about three-dozen black bears around the state. The bears are marked with ear tags and radio collars and are part of an ongoing study about how the animals react to changes in natural food supplies. The department is asking hunters to avoid shooting the tagged animals because the researchers need long-term data from individual bears to complete their study.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says residents looking to visit state parks, forests, or trails during Labor Day weekend should buy their state park and forest vehicle admission stickers online. DNR says the stickers are required for all vehicles when entering state parks. They cost 28 dollars for most Wisconsinites. Daily admission passes are only available on-site and range in price depending on the state park and vehicle size.
The Minnesota Department of Health will soon be screening babies for a group of rare conditions that can cause serious problems if not treated early in life. The state health department announced the addition of Krabbe Disease, G-A-M-T and M-P-S Two to its newborn screening program yesterday. The state health commissioner said the additions will strengthen what is already one of the most comprehensive newborn screening programs in the U.S. The agency is still working on adding the new conditions to the program and a date for implementation has not been set.
A new aquatic plant plan for Lake Eau Galle will be presented during the bi-annual meeting of the Lake Eau Galle Association. Dave Blummer from LEAPS will provide the presentation to outline the proposed plan to manage the plant growth in the lake. That meeting is September 6th starting at 6pm at the Sportsman's Club Shelter by the Eau Galle Dam.
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The First Lady is heading to Wisconsin this week. Jill Biden will join Wisconsin U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Thursday in Madison for an event to highlight the importance of early detection and improving access to cancer screenings. Mrs. Biden will then speak at an educator appreciation event with the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers in Madison before rejoining Baldwin that evening for a political fundraiser. The First Lady’s Madison stop is one of three stops in the Midwest for her this week.
A well-known ferry boat participated in a rescue mission on Lake Michigan Friday morning. While the Lake Express was heading back to port in Milwaukee from Muskegon, Michigan, the ship’s captain noticed another boat smoking and taking on water. As the captain turned his craft around and radioed for help, the ferry and several fishermen in the harbor arrived to quickly get the people aboard the sinking boat out of the water. The U.S. Coast Guard tweeted that all seven in the submerged boat were evaluated by EMS crews, and two of those rescued were seen at a local hospital. There’s no word on their injuries or condition.
Wisconsin students are not getting all the immunizations the state says they need. Last year, 90 percent of students met the minimum requirements for entry to school, but Wisconsin immunization program manager Dr. Stephanie Schauer tells WXPR those levels are still too low. Schauer says 5 to 6 percent fewer kids are getting their required measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines. If you're not sure if your child has gotten all their vaccines, talk to your doctor or check at a local clinic.
A new bipartisan Assembly task force will explore the impact of AI in Wisconsin. Neenah Republican, Representative Nate Gustafson, will co-chair the panel. He admits, some or us are apprehensive about AI, with misconceptions "based of off the Terminator." Gustafson noted AI is already in use, and that his press release announcing his appointment was generated using chatgpt. Speaker Robin Vos named Gustafson and Onalaska Democrat Steve Doyle as co-chairs. It was one of four study committees Vos announced last week, and Governor Tony Evers’ administration has also announced formation of an AI task force.
A new U.S. House caucus has a focus on college football. The Congressional Historic Stadium Caucus launched Friday with the intent of preserving and modernizing 18 historic college football stadiums. Louisiana Republican Garrett Graves and Wisconsin Democrat Mark Pocan want to target security enhancements, technology upgrades and create infrastructure upgrades for the stadiums, some of which are more than 120 years old. Included on the list, UW Madison’s Camp Randall Stadium, which was built in 1917 and is the oldest in the BIG10 conference.
It's that time of year again. UW-Eau Claire is less than a week away from move-in and the beginning of the school year. The dorms open next Sunday, and students will move in by next Tuesday. The school is not saying just how many students will be in the dorms this year. A full university headcount won't come until the semester is in full swing next month.
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