The Durand City Council is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include reports from the mayor and department heads, and discussion and possible action on hiring a new full-time police officer. Tonight's meeting begins at 6:30 at Durand City Hall.
Hunters harvested about 11 percent fewer deer during the gun hunt this year than the 5 year average. Department of Natural Resources wildlife supervisor Jeff Pritzl says it's part of the ebb and flow of how the deer hunt works. The DNR reported that hunters in Pepin County harvested 1159 deer, Pierce County 2292, Buffalo County 2833, Trempeleau County 3894 and Dunn County had 4361 deer harvested. The archery season is going well, and is down just 2 percent from last year. Wardens say there were only three shooting incidents during the gun hunt, and no one was killed.
The Durand Travel Mart has been sold. Mega Co-Op closed the travel mart recently and has sold it to Convenience Store Opperations LLC. The Travel mart will change brands from Shell to BP. The company is hoping to receive all its required city permits at tonight's city council meeting.
911 dispatchers in Eau Claire can now send texts and get live video back in return. It's part of the county's new Prepared Live 911 system. It's been up and running for the past two weeks, now the county is looking to let people know about it. Dispatch director Greg Rosno says the idea is to give dispatchers, along with first responders, more information about what is going on the scene. 911 dispatchers can send callers a link, that link then activates their phone's camera, and gives authorities a live look at just what's happening.
Prosecutors say if it weren't for a license plate reader, the suspect in a grisly Wisconsin murder may still be on the loose. Police in Missouri arrested Jose Dominguez-Garcia last week after a license plate reader flagged his car. He'd been on the run since 2020 when police say he allegedly killed his estranged girlfriend, Rosaly Rodriguez, and left her body in a suitcase in Chippewa County. She was originally from Sauk County, and worked at the Dells. Dominguez-Garcia is waiting to be brought back to Wisconsin to face murder charges in the case. No one in Chippewa County or Missouri, however, is saying just when that will happen.
The Goodhue County Sheriff's Office says no foul play is suspected in the death of a man who was missing for more than a week. The body of 57-year-old Brad Nagel was found on property he owned in rural Red Wing on Sunday. Sheriff Marty Kelly announced yesterday that Nagel suffered a single, self-inflicted wound and that his body was found at the bottom of a steep embankment on the property. Nagel was reported missing in mid-November and his truck was found in a back channel of the Mississippi River on November 19th.
Several people are displaced following a structure fire in Tomah. According to a press release from the Tomah Fire Department crews responded Sunday morning to an apartment on fire above Peking Chinese Restaurant. Crews reported seeing fire showing from the window, and that it was growing. Mutual aid was requested. According to the press release, crews were on scene for nearly 11 hours, and 10 people were displaced. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
A Wisconsin man found not competent to stand trial after being accused of killing his neighbor in 2016 in Eau Claire is awaiting extradition. WEAU News reports that 51-year-old Shane Helmbrecht remains in the Cook County Jail in Chicago. Court documents show Helmbrecht was detained in Mexico earlier this month, after a US Customs agent learned he had an out of state warrant. Helmbrecht is charged with first-degree intentional homicide for the death of Jenn Ward, who was shot and killed inside her Eau Claire home in August 2016.
Minnesotans can now comment on the final designs for the new state flag and seal. The State Emblems Redesign Commission has posted the six flag designs and five seal designs on its webpage. Viewers can click on the link for each design and submit comments about it. The page can be accessed through the Minnesota Historical Society website. The commission plans to pick a final design for the flag and the seal before the end of the year.
Mayo Clinic is expanding its Rochester campus in an effort to reimagine the future of healthcare. The massive expansion is part of Mayo Clinic's new "Bold. Forward. Unbound." vision. The Rochester campus will gain five new clinical buildings and new digital technologies. Mayo Clinic says the plan will transform healthcare globally while reimagining patient and staff experiences in Rochester. The expansion is projected to cost five-billion-dollars over a six-year-span.
Governor Tony Evers' office is defending his secret government email account. A number of reports yesterday confirmed that the governor used the email warren-dot-sphan@wisconsin-dot-gov. The governor's office says the email allowed him to communicate with top state officials, but Republican lawmakers and government reform groups say the governor doesn't need a secret email to do that. They now want to see the 17 thousand emails the governor sent from his other account. The governor's spokesperson says the Warren Spahn email gave the governor some more 'digital security,' by having an email alias.
Lawmakers at the Wisconsin Capitol are considering a plan that would guarantee student journalists freedom to cover the stories that they want. New legislation would make it clear that high schools and universities cannot 'exercise prior restraint' over student newspapers. That means schools cannot edit or block stories that the administration doesn't like. There was a hearing on the plan last month, and the legislation has support from both Republicans and Democrats. The proposal would clarify the law after a 1988 Supreme Court ruling that allows schools to edit student newspapers because those newspapers are sponsored by the school.
Republican Brad Schimel plans to run for Wisconsin Supreme Court. Conservative website Wisconsin Right Now reports that the 58-year-old Waukesha County judge and former state attorney general plans an announcement for Thursday in Waukesha. He’d become a conservative challenger to liberal Justice Anne Walsh Bradley. The 72-year-old Bradley is expected to seek a fourth ten year term in 2025. Schimel was elected attorney general in 2014. He lost in a close reelection race four years later to Democrat Josh Kaul, after which Governor Scott Walker appointed him to Waukesha County Circuit Court
A Minnesota hunter is celebrating a rare find following a weekend trip to Granite Falls. Chase Mortenson of Madison was hunting on his uncle's farm on Sunday when he bagged a buck with three antlers growing from its head. The rare "unicorn buck" had a pair of normal antlers as well as a small outgrowth in the middle of its forehead. Mortenson shot at the deer and initially thought he'd missed, but says he found the buck about 20 yards away from his stand.
A Minnesota town is ranked one of the 20 most beautiful winter towns in the country. Travel plus Leisure recognizes Lanesboro, Minnesota, as the 18th best winter town. The town is located in the southeast part of the state, between the bluffs of the Root River Valley. Lanesboro has various outdoor activities during the winter and summer, with many bed and breakfast locations for people to enjoy.
Reducing food waste in Wisconsin. That’s the focus of a proposed bill in the Wisconsin legislature. The measure would give excess food to those in the state who need it, and would lower the amount of food thrown away in the state, which the Department of Natural Resources estimated at over 850,000 tons in 2020, with most of it still edible. The bill would provide $200,000 to groups for the initiation of food waste reduction projects in Wisconsin.
It looks like a nutcracker, but it opens your beer. That's the best way to describe Miller Lite's new beercracker. The company is offering the limited time bottle opener/decoration for the holiday season. The traditional nutcracker has been replaced with a mouth that opens beer bottles, and a removable hat that opens beer cans. There's even a small gift-wrapped box of Miller Lite at the beercracker's feet. You can get them at Miller Lite's online store, but you can't wait. They are on sale tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday only.
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