The body of a missing Goodhue County man has been found. The Goodhue County Sheriff's Office says the body of 57-year-old Brad Nagel was discovered on his property outside of Red Wing yesterday. Searchers had been focusing their attention on parts of western Wisconsin after Nagel's truck was found earlier this month. More information on Nagel's death is expected later today.
Those wanting to run for office in the spring election in Pierce County will be allowed to file the required paperwork starting on Friday. This will include County Board Supervisior, town board, and school boards. The Deadline to file is January 2nd. The spring primary is set for February 20th with the spring election on April 2nd. For more information, contact the Pierce County Clerk's Office.
The Pepin County 2022 Audit is now available. The public is allowed to view the audit of the county's finances at the Finance/Personnel Office from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Fridays. The county is required to make the audit available for public review per the single audit act of 1994.
The Wabasha Port Authority applied for and received a $2,545,297 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD). The project will allow for the Wabasha Port Authority to efficiently partner with the US Army Corps and Kohner Materials to remove dredged sand material off the river and keep the river navigable. The grant will support the construction of the Wabasha Barge Facility on a vacant, 59-acre parcel on the far west-side of Wabasha, known as the “Carrel’s site”. The Wabasha Port Authority would own the project site and contract out the port operations and transportation of material.
Chi-Hi's robotics team took first place at UW-Stout's Make48 competition. Coach Everett Sarauer says the team had to come up with an idea, build a prototype, pitch it to experts, a lawyer, and finally a panel of judges, all within 48 hours. The team, named Boards 'n Bots, beat out five other regional teams at the Stout competition. In addition to the two thousand-dollars in prize money, each student won a thousand dollar scholarship.
It was a busy Sunday for firefighters in Tomah. Dozens of firefighters spent most of the day fighting a fire at a building in downtown Tomah. Tomah's fire chief says the fire started in an apartment above a local Chinese restaurant. It took 11 hours to fight the fire because of the building's design, and because of an effort to stop the fire from spreading. Ten people were displaced because of the fire, but there are no reports of any injuries.
Kids in Lake Holcombe are getting an extra day of Thanksgiving break because a tow truck crashed into their school. The school district says the tow truck hit the school early yesterday morning and broke a water main. Crews spent the day yesterday fixing the water main and cleaning the school. Lake Holcombe Schools hope to have kids back in the building tomorrow.
Wisconsin lawmakers are looking to make it illegal not to accept cash at most stores. An Assembly panel is holding a hearing on the idea tomorrow. The idea, supporters say, is to make sure that people who don't like to or don't carry cards with them can still buy what they need. The idea came after complaints that post-COVID, some places are no longer taking cash.
The pre-sliced cantaloupe recall for salmonella is growing. The FDA on Friday added three more brands of whole and pre-cut cantaloupes to the recall list. Those include Rudy brand whole cantaloupes, Freshness Guaranteed brand, and RaceTrac brand pre-cut cantaloupes. The FDA already issued recalls for Malichita brand whole cantaloupe, Vinyard brand pre-cut cantaloupe, and ALDI whole cantaloupe and pre-cut fruit products. The FDA says nearly 100 people in 32 states, including here in Wisconsin, have gotten sick from eating the tainted fruit.
The Mayo Clinic is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its first organ transplant. Doctors at the Clinic conducted a kidney transplant from a living donor on November 25th, 1963. Since then, the Clinic has performed more than 31-thousand transplant surgeries, including more than 16-thousand kidney transplants and nearly 21-hundred heart transplants. Doctors say they are researching ways to improve organ health to reduce the need for multiple transplants. They also encourage more people to sign up to be organ donors, saying the lack of willing donors is one of their biggest challenges.
Filling up your gas tank in Wisconsin is costing less this holiday weekend than last. Triple-A reports the current average price in the state for regular gas was at $2.99 a gallon as of Wednesday. That compares to last year when gas prices averaged $3.32 a gallon. Though gas prices are greater than the three-dollar-per-gallon mark in pockets of western and southwest Wisconsin and Door County, the rest of the state is hovering slightly above or below three dollars. Nationally, the gas price average is at $3.28 a gallon.
The former Minnesota police officer who was convicted of killing George Floyd has reportedly been stabbed in prison. Derek Chauvin is serving over 20 years in federal prison for Floyd's murder in Minneapolis in 2020. Sources tell the New York Times that Chauvin was seriously injured Friday after being stabbed by another inmate. The Bureau of Prisons has confirmed an inmate was assaulted at the prison in Tucson where Chauvin is being held. Bureau officials say the inmate was taken to a local hospital for treatment. No details have been released on his condition.
Wildlife rehabilitation experts say a bird rarely seen in Minnesota was surprisingly found just outside the Twin Cities. Last weekend, a good samaritan rescued an ancient murrelet in Hastings after he noticed the bird was unable to fly. He brought it to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota in Roseville, where it later died. In a social media post, the facility thanked the good samaritan for giving the bird the best chance it had rather than leaving it to suffer in the road. They say it's the first time they've ever admitted an ancient murrelet. According to the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union, the bird has only been spotted in the North Star State nine or ten times since 1905.
The Green Bay man known as “Uncle Fester” pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges against him. The 15 counts against Stephen Preisler include manufacturing/delivering amphetamine, maintaining a drug trafficking place, and possession with intent to deliver cocaine. The 65-year-old Preisler has said in court that many of the items seized from his home were not the drugs authorities claim and asked for testing of those items. Preisler is known for books on how to make ricin, methamphetamine and other items under the “Uncle Fester” pseudonym. His trial in Brown County Court is slated to begin on February 7th.
Wisconsinites are being reminded of mental health resources ahead of the holiday season. Governor Tony Evers and First Lady Kathy Evers say in a video that the holiday season can have its highs and lows -- but there are ways to get help. Confidential support is available 24-seven by texting or calling 9-8-8. Evers notes the 2023-2025 budget expands mental health care access for all Wisconsinites.
Annual passes for Wisconsin state parks and forests are now being sold. The 2024 admission stickers give access to more than 60 state parks, forests, and recreation areas across the state. Vehicle admission stickers will be sold on the Wisconsin DNR's website at 28-dollars for residents, and trail passes will be 25-dollars. They are valid from the time they're purchased until December 31 of next year.
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