The Durand-Arkansaw School Board has extended the bidding period for the Hanson Park Property. Superintendent Greg Doverspike says the district has so far received one bid and with the holidays the board felt it would be a good idea to extend the bidding to the end of the month. In February, the facilities committee will review all the bids and make a recommendation to the full board at the February meeting.
The city of Durand will be sending out letters to property owners that have empty buildings in the downtown inviting them to meet with the economic development committee. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says the goal is to get the buildings used as businesses again. The letters are expected to go out in the coming weeks.
The first big winter storm to affect the WRDN Listening area will continue through tomorrow. According to the National Weather Service, steady snow will develop later Today into Saturday, with northwest winds near 35 mph resulting in areas of blowing snow. 5-8" of snow accumulation will be possible through Saturday. The combination of moderate, prolonged snowfall and gusty winds will create hazardous travel conditions. After the storm moves through bitterly cold conditions can be expected with highs near or below zero and lows in the teens below zero are expected this weekend into next week. Wind chills will drop into the 20s and 30s below zero starting Saturday night.
An Eau Claire County man is headed to trial at the end of the month to determine if he was mentally ill at the time of a 2021 stabbing and standoff. Adam Langiewicz of Boyd pleaded no contest on Wednesday to a charge of reckless injury against an elderly victim. He is accused of entering his neighbor's home, threatening to kill the man and his wife, and stabbing the man several times. Police say officers had a four-hour stand-off with Langiewicz before he was arrested. His five-day sanity trial is set to start on January 30.
One person is hurt and another is in custody after a reported stabbing in Eau Claire. According to Eau Claire Police, early this morning officers responded to the call in the 2500 block of Boardwalk Circle and found one person with injuries. The victim was taken to the hospital while another person was arrested. Police believe the victim was targeted and there is no risk to the community. The names of the victim and suspect have not been released.
A Minnesota bishop is urging other Catholics to oppose legislation that would allow terminally ill patients to get medical help to end their lives. Winona-Rochester Bishop Robert Barron posted an article on his website last week that called physician-assisted suicide "the slipperiest of slopes." He argues that life is a gift from God and that death cannot be considered a matter of personal choice. The proposal will be debated by state lawmakers when the next session of the legislature begins on February 10th.
State Senate Republicans are not on board with a medical marijuana bill. During a WisPolitics.com luncheon on Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu of Oostburg called the Assembly Republican plan to create state-run dispensaries a non-starter for his caucus. LeMahieu compared the idea of having the Department of Health Services run the dispensaries to “a DMV for medical marijuana.” He also added there are some good things in the bill and he did not rule out a compromise with Assembly Republicans who introduced the bill earlier this week
A 41-year-old man, who is accused of threatening to shoot pedestrians at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus, has been arrested. The Chippewa County Sheriff's Office says they arrested him Thursday morning in Watson. Charges are pending for the man. His identity will be released soon.
This year's individual healthcare marketplace enrollment has broken the Wisconsin state record. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says more than 254-thousand people are signed up for Medicare or Medicaid as of December 23 in the state. That's eleven-thousand more people enrolled in state insurance than when the record was last broken in 2017, and 33-thousand more than last year. Wisconsin residents are still able to sign up for insurance on Health-Care-dot-gov until January 16.
Two Wisconsin task forces have joined together to combat human trafficking in the state's Indigenous communities. The Wisconsin Anti-Human Trafficking and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives task forces will be working together on the efforts. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says they'll be working to identify victims of labor exploitation and prosecute offenders. He says they'll also be analyzing barriers that keep victims from getting help. The Wisconsin Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force will be funded for three years.
Two Wisconsin county law enforcement agencies are issuing safety reminders following close calls this week. An Iowa County Sheriff's deputy reported a car going faster than 70 miles per hour in Dodgeville with only a small portion of the driver's side windshield uncovered. The deputy cleaned off the rest of the car for visibility before the stop ended. Further north, the Marquette County Sheriff's Office is asking drivers to shift left one lane when there is a traffic stop on the right shoulder. A deputy says a stopped vehicle was clipped by another driving by in the far right lane, while he was outside performing the traffic stop last week. No injuries were reported in either traffic incident.
Entry to all Minnesota state parks will be free on Monday. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will waive all entry fees to celebrate Martin Luther King, Junior Day. Fees for activities like camping and equipment rental will still be charged on Monday. The state holds four Free Park Days every year to encourage Minnesotans to be active and enjoy the outdoors.
Governor Walz is happy that providing free meals to Minnesota students has led to increased demand at the state's public schools. The governor served meals to students at Edgerton Elementary School yesterday alongside Lieutenant Governor Flanagan and State Education Commissioner Willie Jett. The state served more than one-million additional breakfasts and lunches during the first month of the new program. Walz called the increase "a good problem to have," even if the state was spending more money than expected to fund the program.
Officials at the University of Minnesota's Raptor Center are hoping that the arrival of cold weather will let them release some young eagles into the wild. Nearly a dozen young bald eagles have been under care at the center for months but are ready for their chance to take flight. The center says the youngsters need to be released near other eagles so they can learn how to hunt properly. But this year's warm weather has scattered the normally large groups of eagles found along the Mississippi River. The Raptor Center says the delayed release has strained the group's available resources, which are mainly funded through community donations.
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