One man was arrested after fleeing a Mondovi Police Officer early Sunday morning. According to Mondovi Police, officers clocked 58-year-old Paul Winger traveling 67 in a 30-mile-per-hour zone by Mondovi Dairy Systems. Winger refused to pull over and his vehicle was found abandoned on East Hudson Street. Responding officers along with Buffalo and Pepin County Sheriff's Deputies set up a perminter and found Winger. He has been charged with owi first offense and fleeing an officer.
A River Falls man was arrested on Saturday after a high-speed pursuit in Buffalo County. According to the Buffalo County Sheriff's Department, deputies received several reports of an erratic driver traveling northbound on Hwy 35 in the Town of Buffalo. When deputies attempted to pull over 30-year-old Brendan Maher of River Falls he failed to stop and a pursuit began for about 12 miles. Spike strips were used and the pursuit ended on Hwy 35 near Twilight Road in the Town of Belvidere. Maher has been charged with fleeing an officer, operating while intoxicated, operating after revocation, and other traffic violations.
The School District of Mondovi is the first school district in Western Wisconsin to buy five electric school buses. The Blue Bus Corporation buses are capable of holding 71 passengers each. The district had new charges installed and the buses were delivered to the district. Funding for the buses was made possible by a federal grant. Drivers say the electric buses feel almost the same as driving gasoline-powered buses.
The Trempealeau County Sheriff's Office says a man died while cleaning the City of Blair's water tank. It happened Saturday afternoon when the sheriff's office was called to the water tank where a man was said to be trapped. The man -- whose name is not being released as of now -- was wearing scuba gear while he cleaned sediment from the tank. Officials say the man had complained to coworkers he was becoming cold but he kept working. They believe he became hypothermic and lost the mobility of his hands. They tried pulling him from the tank, but he became tangled in the suction tube and died.
Investigators say they believe the cause of a fire at a duplex in La Crosse this weekend was electrical in nature. Only moderate damage was reported to the duplex and there were no injuries from the fire that broke out Saturday night. Firefighters were able to contain the fire before it spread. It was mostly restricted to the attic of the duplex.
A new analysis says the University of Wisconsin-Madison is the most selective college or university in the state. Data for the analysis, developed from The Business Journal, used figures from the U.S. Department of Education. UW-Madison's acceptance rate last year was just over 49 percent while ultimately more than 29 percent of those accepted enrolled. UW-Madison was followed by UW-La Crosse, the Milwaukee School of Engineering, and UW-Eau Claire in the average rankings for state colleges.
The Wisconsin Ethics Commission will be referring felony charges against the Save America political action committee and a state representative to other counties after three cited conflicts of interest. The county prosecutors of Chippewa, Florence, and Langlade will not prosecute claims that an alleged scheme took place between Donald Trump's Save America political action committee, GOP Rep. Janel Brandtjen, county Republican party officials, and the campaign committee of Adam Steen. The 2022 election was in hopes of replacing Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. The ethics committee believes that Trump and Brandtjen convinced Steen while pressuring him to illegally decertify the 2020 election.
A woman charged in connection with the death of two children in a buggy crash in southern Minnesota will make her first appearance in court today. Samantha Petersen will make her initial appearance in Fillmore County Court this morning. Petersen is facing 21 charges, including multiple counts of criminal vehicular homicide tied to the September crash. The two other children who were in the buggy were injured in the crash. Petersen's sister has also been charged after allegedly trying to take the blame for the crash to help her sister avoid arrest. Her first court appearance is set for Thursday.
A Wisconsin utility is requesting state funding. WISN reports that We Energies has filed a special $25 million request with the state Public Service Commission. A utility spokesperson says We Energies wants to step up clearing branches and trees from around power lines, one of the major causes for outages in this winter's major snowstorm. The Citizens Utility Board is objecting to the plan, saying We Energies ought to have this sort of funding in its own budget, rather than asking the state for money.
Green Bay Republican US Representative Mike Gallagher has announced he will be exiting Congress next month. The four-term congressman already announced he would not seek reelection in February because he wanted to enter the private sector and spend more time with family. Yesterday he said he would be leaving on April 19th, leaving House Speaker Mike Johnson with just a one-member majority.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is sharing some reminders on encountering wildlife this spring. Officials say it is important to "keep wildlife wild" and never try to care for an undomesticated animal if you don't have the expertise. DNR officials say they receive many calls from people this time of year who may see a young animal alone and incorrectly assume it has been abandoned by its mother or orphaned. Wildlife should be left alone in order to ensure health and safety for both animals and people, according to experts. If you are very concerned about an animal that seems to be sick or injured the best course of action is to keep your distance, take pictures or notes, and call DNR.
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is joining other state attorneys general that's suing Apple over antitrust charges. The attorneys general are echoing U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland's claims that the tech company held up improvements for customers while blocking competitors from having any real chance of success. Kaul says Wisconsin consumers should not have to pay inflated prices or have their options limited by anti-competitive conduct. Apple pushed back, claiming in a statement the lawsuit is -- quote -- wrong on the facts and the law.
A Wisconsin GOP Congressman is calling for an end to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies in the U.S. military. In an interview with 27 News, Glenn Grothman said DEI policies lead to more division and have "contributed to a decrease in recruitment numbers." Grothman is the Chairman on the Subcommittee on National Security, the Border and Foreign Affairs, and has held hearings on Capitol Hill to discuss how DEI efforts negatively affect U.S. military operations. Democrats disagree and believe cases of sexual assault and mental health have caused retention rates to drop. Grothman has confirmed that lawmakers could take action by drafting a bill that would eliminate a percentage of DEI experts and officers.
A Darlington man is sentenced after nearly 200 dead goats are found on a southwest Wisconsin farm he oversaw. Kyle Lincicum will serve 15 years in prison and another nine years in jail after he pleaded guilty in December to several animal abuse charges, including intentionally failing to provide food for an animal, and intentionally not disposing of carcasses. The charges came after the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office got a call from the Farm Service Agency in March of last year about the dead goats on a farm in Seymour Township. Lincicum was also ordered to pay the victim of his actions more than $240,000 in restitution
A goat in western Minnesota has tested positive for avian flu. The Minnesota Board of Animal Health confirmed the case on Wednesday, saying the young goat was on a farm in Stevens County with a poultry flock that had the same virus. The case was discovered after the owner of the farm told state officials about the deaths of some baby goats and a carcass was taken to the University of Minnesota, where it tested positive for avian flu. Health officials say this is the first domestic ruminant in the U.S. to test positive for avian flu.
The wrecking ball is coming soon for a beloved bar in La Crosse. At the Board of Public Works meeting Monday, a contract is expected to be awarded for the Glory Days bar, which was heavily damaged along with nearby buildings in a fire two years ago. Its owners had said they hoped to rebuild and reopen the bar, but have been unable to do so. The bar was popular for its collection of Green Bay Packers memorabilia.
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