A Trempealeau County man is going to federal prison for his role in stealing dozens of guns from a La Crosse County gun store. Federal authorities accused Nehemiah Sample of Trempealeau and two other suspects from La Crosse of stealing 41 guns from a store in Rockland last April. Sample was arrested in Arkansas after trying to sell the guns out of his car. Sample was sentenced to two years in Federal Prison on Wednesday.
Chippewa County is now officially on the record in asking HSHS and Prevea not to abandon their patients. The county board last night approved a resolution that asks HSHS and Prevea to 'work collaboratively with community partners for the continuation of care and services in the Chippewa Valley.' The resolution doesn't force either HSHS or Prevea to do anything, it simply asks that they try and find patients new doctors and new care centers before the two close later this spring.
The school board president in Chippewa Falls is defending the decision to not tell parents about a credible threat at the city's middle school. Board President David Czech sent a letter home to parents explaining that Chippewa Falls Schools didn't tell parents about a student who was searching about pipe bombs and had a journal of detailed threats back in October because the police got involved. Czech says the student was a credible threat, but not an active threat. And he said the school districts didn't tell parents because they didn't want to start a panic. Czech went on to say that criticism of how the school handled the situation is all about a 'political narrative.' Chippewa Falls Schools will hold a public hearing later this month to answer questions about the threat, and how the school handled it.
The Pierce Pepin Cares board approved a total of $3,800 in grants to the Ellsworth High School, Basics for Local Kids, the Assistance and Resource Center (ARC), and the Salvation Army. Basics for Local Kids received a $1,000 grant to support purchasing winter wear for children in sizes that aren’t donated. ARC’s $1,000 grant will be used for general operating expenses to support ARC's mission of providing short-term financial assistance to River Falls and Ellsworth residents to help them meet their basic needs. Ellsworth High School’s $800 grant will provide breakfast for students during the Promo Fair, an event allowing students to preview classes for the next school year and explore post-graduation opportunities. The Salvation Army received a $1,000 grant to provide emergency utility assistance. Pierce Pepin Cares is funded by PPCS members who generously round up their monthly energy bills to the nearest dollar through Operation Round Up®, as well as direct donations.
Wisconsin saw its first ever February tornado. The National Weather Service says the tornado hit between Evansville and Edgerton about 6 p.m. last night. There are no reports of any serious injuries, but there are plenty of reports of damage. The tornado was just part of a large storm system that tracked across Rock County and parts of southern Wisconsin before crossing the Milwaukee-area, and eventually heading out over Lake Michigan. Winter tornadoes are rare in Wisconsin, but this one was driven last night by record high temperatures and winds out of the south.
Wisconsin's governor isn't saying what he will do with his political maps because he doesn't really believe that Republicans will actually approve them. Governor Evers yesterday told reporters that he will believe it when he sees it. Top Republicans at the Wisconsin Capitol say they approve the governor's maps, without any changes, next week as a way to head-off potentially worse maps that could come from the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Republican lawmakers approved the governor's maps with some tweaks last week, but he refused to sign those because of those changes.
Wisconsin Democrats aren't sure if they will support a plan to cut taxes for middle class families in the state. Democratic state Representative Tip McGuire from Kenosha yesterday said the two-point one billion-dollar tax cut for middle class families could leave the state short. Wisconsin has a three billion-dollar budget surplus and another billion-plus in its rainy day fund. Governor Evers said he hasn't seen the specifics of the plan and isn't promising anything. The two-point-one billion-dollar tax cut is the third tax cut that Republican lawmakers have tried to pass. The governor has scuttled the others, calling them tax cuts for the rich.
The University of Minnesota-Rochester is extending its admissions deadline. The university says students now have until June 1st to confirm whether they will enroll for the upcoming year. The extension was made necessary by a delay in launching the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid. University officials say the delay will give students and parents time to ask questions and get advice before making a final decision.
A Wisconsin man is in custody, accused of hitting a Minnesota woman with a UTV and leaving her in a snowbank. Thirty-six-year-old Emily Helseth says she was walking to her sister's house in Westby, Wisconsin when she was hit and pinned underneath a UTV. Prosecutors say the driver, 22-year-old Mitchell McKittrick, dragged Helseth into a snowbank. She was left with several injuries, including a collapsed lung and a broken back. McKittrick is due in court on February 27.
Parents are being warned about recent scams making the rounds targeting kids online. The FBI says teens are being coerced into sending explicit photos of themselves to someone typically posing as someone else online. Then, those scammers hold the photos hostage, essentially demanding money for keeping them private. Officials refer to the sextortion scheme as an elevated type of catfishing with potentially more damaging consequences than just financial loss.
There's an increase in odometer rollbacks and title fraud cases in Wisconsin from out-of-state businesses advertising as wholesale dealers. The state Department of Motor Vehicles says 32 dealers have had their licenses taken away in the past two months for business facilities that hadn't been maintained. Two of the dealers rolled back more than six-million miles between 64 cars, while others were giving out false titles. Wholesale licenses have increased nearly twelve-hundred-percent since 2018.
A Wisconsin man is sentenced for his role in the January 6th Capitol insurrection. A U.S. District Court judge in Washington, D.C. this week sentenced 25-year-old Riley Kasper of Pulaski to 36 months in federal prison for his role in the 2021 riot. Kasper bragged about using bear spray on police officers who were defending the nation’s Capitol from a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump. His actions were documented by body-worn police cameras and his own boasts on social media, in which he described assaulting multiple officers as “satisfying.” Kasper pleaded guilty in September.
A New York City man allegedly behind a pro sports ticket scam in Wisconsin pleaded guilty Tuesday. According to court records, Nikhil Mahtani placed ads on Craigslist offering high-end tickets and luxury box suites to the National Football League and National Basketball Association games between 2019 and 2022. The U.S. District Attorney’s Office says in a release the 28-year-old Mahtani allegedly accepted nearly $100,000 from victims in Wisconsin and across the country for fake tickets and suites. Mahtani faces up to 20 years in prison when he’s sentenced in May. He could also be fined up to $250,000.
The Minnesota Supreme Court is giving more details about its ruling that former President Donald Trump can remain on the state's primary ballot. The November ruling dismissed a lawsuit that sought to keep Trump off the ballot based on a section of the Constitution that makes candidates ineligible if they have supported an insurrection. The justices agreed that there is no Minnesota law to keep an ineligible candidate from being on the primary ballot if their party allows them to be there. It also said the ruling could be revisited ahead of the general election if Trump is the Republican Party nominee.
Because of the warm weather recently, people are being warned of deer ticks after some were found in the Twin Cities. The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District says the first tick was found on Monday in Rosemount. The public affairs manager for the district says the ticks are carrying Lyme disease. The ticks are out due to the warm temperatures. People are asked to destroy ticks when found.
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