A sex offender who was homeless in Durand has been relocated to Pepin. According to the Pepin County Sheriff's Department, 55yr old Allan Owens was relocated to the Great River Amish Inn Hotel at 311 3d Street in Pepin. Owens was released from prison in September of this year and for a while was homeless in the Durand area. The sheriff's department says Owens will be at the Hotel until further notice.
The Wisconsin Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) has announced the award of 19 grant projects totaling $5,611,235.82 in state funding to local public safety answering points (PSAPs) across Wisconsin. Dunn County received a $71,000 grant, Pepin County $162,000 and Trempealeau County received a $179,000 grant. Funding will be used for various projects related to PSAP equipment upgrades, advanced training necessary for Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) implementation, and PSAP consolidation efforts
The Wisconsin Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) has announced the award of 28 grant projects totaling $1,458,838.48 in state funding to local county land information offices across Wisconsin. The Pepin County Land Conservation Office received a $61,000 grant. Funding will be used for various projects related to geographic information systems (GIS) data creation, preparation, and remediation activities necessary for enabling Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1).
The Wisconsin DNR is warning those wanting to go ice fishing to stay off the ice here in Western Wisconsin. Jake Holsclaw, off-highway vehicle administrator with the Wisconsin DNR, said with the warm temperatures so far this month the ice can be unpredictable and to use caution before heading out on the ice. If you are heading out on the ice, Holsclaw said you can drill a hole close to shore to test the ice thickness. Bring a life jacket or floatation device with you, and always tell others where you are going and when you plan to be back.
Former Third District Representative Ron Kind announced Thursday he was appointed the title of an "Honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire”, also known as an OBE. Kind served as the co-chair of two panels which promoted closer relations and understanding between elected members of the governments of the U.S. and the United Kingdom. The OBE is given by Great Britain to reward the contributions of civilians and members of the armed services for charitable work, public service, and contributions to the arts and sciences.
A missing western Wisconsin woman has been found, and the statewide Silver Alert for her has been canceled. The State Patrol issued a Silver Alert for 78-year-old Maureen Mahoney yesterday morning. Troopers say she was last seen in La Crosse, and they feared she may be driving to her property in Waukesha, or to see her family in Illinois. The State Patrol is not saying just where she was found, but they say she was found safe, and the Silver Alert was canceled.
There won't be any pay raises for UW-Eau Claire, UW-Stout, or UW-River Falls workers for the foreseeable future. University regents on Saturday left all of them in limbo when they rejected a deal with Republican lawmakers on diversity, equity, and inclusion spending. Lawmakers offered to release the money for pay raises and millions of dollars more if the university would 're-purpose' some DEI jobs, and put a three-year hold on new DEI hires. Regents voted 9-8 against the deal. Regent Evan Brenkus accused supporters of the deal of 'selling out minorities for millions of dollars.'
People in Eau Claire are going to have to wait til next spring to see some of the city's big projects finished. Eau Claire on Friday declared an end to the construction season. That means both the city's new transit hub and the Menomonie Market project will have to wait to be finished. The halt to construction also means parts of Main Street, Gray Street and Hobart Street will remain closed til the weather improves.
The St. Paul Police Department says a missing 19-year-old woman from Goodhue County is home safe. The woman at the center of a weeks-long search had last been seen on Sunday, November 26th. Per the missing persons alert, the woman was in immediate danger. According to reports from this weekend, the woman approached an officer on Saturday night saying that she was not missing.
Two groups of demonstrators are working to pressure U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin to publicly call for a ceasefire in Israel and Palestine. People associated with Madison for a World Beyond War and Jewish Voice for Peace have been staging vigils outside the Wisconsin Democrat's Madison office over the past week. On Friday, they read the names of children killed in the bombings in Gaza. They want Baldwin to join other members of Congress who have made public statements supporting a ceasefire and for the government to cut military aid to Israel.
Salmonella cases have doubled again since the start of an outbreak tied to cantaloupe. The Centers for Disease Control says there are now 230 people nationwide with the illness, with 18 cases reported in Wisconsin. Since the last update from November 30, 113 more people in four states reported new cases. The CDC says many people with salmonella recover without receiving medical treatment, so the real number of cases could be higher. The CDC says it's best not to eat pre-cut cantaloupes if you don't know whether the fruit is Malichita or Rudy brand.
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The Lac Du Flambeau tribe is asking for millions in dollars in damages to roads they say were trespassed on for years. WXPR reports lawyers for the tribe sent a letter to the Town of Lac Du Flambeau last week saying they will not issue any access permits to those roads on tribal lands until they are paid over 9 point 6 million dollars in damages. The town has paid out 140-thousand dollars this year to keep those roads open while negotiations continue. The town board discussed the issue in a closed session last week and said they'll be discussing it with their legal counsel.
Autopsy results are released on three Marines, including one from Wisconsin, who died last July in North Carolina. The report released Wednesday from the Pender County Sheriff’s Office found that the three, including Madison native Tanner Kaltenberg, died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning while sitting in a car with unconnected and rusted exhaust pipes. The car was parked in the parking lot of a convenience store about 30 miles from Camp Lejeune. The findings show no obvious signs of suicide, foul play or drug use. Toxicology reports had the three Marines' blood concentrations of carbon monoxide ranging from 24% to 27%. The 19-year-old Kaltenberg joined the Marines in May of 2021 after graduating from Verona High School.
Foxconn is once again getting paid by the state of Wisconsin for hitting its jobs goals. Governor Evers' administration Thursday said Foxconn qualified for six-million dollars in tax credits for having just over a thousand workers at its Mount Pleasant facility. The six-million is two-million less than Foxconn got last year but brings the total payment from the Evers Administration to over 43-million dollars. Foxconn was originally in line for nearly three-billion dollars in tax credits under the deal it signed with former Governor Scott Walker. But Foxconn was never paid under that deal because it never hired enough people. Governor Evers rewrote the Foxconn deal in 2021 and has paid Foxconn each year since.
Customers of Xcel Energy and Minnesota Power will be paying more for energy next year. The state Public Utilities Commission approved an interim rate increase for Minnesota power that will increase residential rates by eight-point-six percent. That will add about eight-dollars a month to the average residential bill. The agency also approved a slightly smaller natural gas price hike for Xcel Energy customers. Both utilities have asked for large increases that are still being reviewed by the P-U-C.
A new study by University of Minnesota researchers may provide a path to a permanent cure for polio. The study says a human antibody can attach itself to the three different types of the polio virus and neutralize it completely. While polio cases worldwide have been greatly reduced due to vaccinations, isolated cases have been reported in the last decade.
Wisconsin’s two biggest cities are also among America’s most fun cities. The personal finance website WalletHub compiled a list of 180 fun American cities based on such metrics as movie costs, fitness centers per capita, and average business hours of breweries. Milwaukee placed number 40 on the list, and Madison came in at number 60. The website points out a Bureau of Labor Statistics report that says the average American spends over $3,400 on entertainment annually. And it should come as no surprise that the top spot on the list, by a wide margin, is held by Las Vegas.
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