Residents in the city of Durand may experience tinted water over the next few days as crews continue with fire hydrant flushing throughout the city. Durand Public Works superintendent Matt Gills told the council at last night's meeting that even though the water is tinted it is still safe and that residents should just run the cold water for a few minutes for the water to clear. He also recommended that residents do not do laundry when crews are flushing hydrants in their neighborhoods. Meanwhile, city administrator Rassmuesson told the council he will be attending tonight's Rural Fire Department meeting as the department will be discussing the possible formation of a fire district with the City of Durand Fire Department.
Motorists traveling along Hwy 10 should be on the lookout for extra traffic today as the 100 miles of thrift sales on Hwy 10 start today. There are sales along Hwy 10 from Ellsworth to Neilsville today through Saturday. Those participating in the thrift sales are reminded to slow down in the Hwy 10 construction between Durand and the Pierce-Pepin County Line.
Middle School Students at Durand-Arkansaw Middle School learned about different parts of agriculture yesterday during the annual ag day that is organized by the Durand-Arkansaw FFA. Students went through twelve different stations learning about livestock care, farm equipment, grain bin safety, and even how drones are used in agriculture. Durand-Arkansaw FFA President Eddie Weinzirl says it's a chance to get students excited about agriculture. Weinzirl also said Ag Day gives the FFA members a chance to meet and mentor the middle school students.
A River Falls man has been arrested after leading authorities on a chase through multiple counties. According to Lake Halle Police, officers attempted to pull over Anthony Ledesma after spotting Ledesma driving a pickup truck with out-of-date plates. Ledesma refused to pull over and led officers on a chase through Eau Claire and Trempealeau Counties. He was finally stopped with the use of a tire deflation device. A further investigation found the truck Ledesma was driving was stolen and that he had an arrest warrant from California.
It's a not-guilty plea from the man accused of killing a woman and leaving her body in a suitcase in Chippewa County. Jose Dominguez-Garcia was in court yesterday to enter his plea. He's accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend back in 2020 and leaving her body in a suitcase at an abandoned farmhouse along County Road T, just north of Eau Claire. Dominguez-Garcia's trial is scheduled, for now, to begin next March.
There is some opposition to a new homeless center in downtown Eau Claire. Rose Johnson, the owner of Offbeats Violin & Guitar Studio, said she wants to be compassionate, but the city's planned homeless day center would be right next door to her business. She's worried it could scare customers away. Eau Claire is looking for a place that people who are experiencing homelessness can use during the day to get the help they need. The Western Dairyland Economic Opportunity Council is driving the project and has raised nearly a million-dollars to make it happen. Johnson said she fears a homeless day center will mean an influx of drugs and other crimes to the downtown.
It looks like there will be layoffs coming when Jennie-O closes its plant in western Wisconsin. The company announced plans back in January to end turkey harvesting at the plant in Barron. This month, Jennie-O said 38 people will lose their jobs. The company says everyone who works in harvesting at the plant will have an opportunity to apply for other jobs. If they don't get one of those jobs, they will be let go.
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's top official has taken the first steps toward removing a faculty member who was earlier fired from his job as chancellor over his fledgling porn career. Former chancellor, Joe Gow, said Wednesday that interim Chancellor Betsy Morgan filed three charges against him March 29, accusing him of unethical conduct, failing to cooperate with an investigation, and using UW-La Crosse computers to produce pornographic materials. Officials from UW-La Crosse and the University of Wisconsin have not commented on the story.
High school athletes in Wisconsin will not get paid, at least not yet. The WIAA, the group that manages high school sports in Wisconsin, yesterday rejected a name, image, and likeness proposal. WIAA officials say NIL is coming to high school sports, and suggested the proposal as a way to stay ahead of any new laws or lawsuits. But local athletic directors say the proposed rules didn't work, and said there were just too many unanswered questions. But both the WIAA and local school leaders expect NIL to come back in the future.
A Minnesota milk company is making a big donation to a Rochester food bank. Kemps has given 80-thousand cartons of shelf-stable milk to Channel One Regional Food Bank. The milk does not require refrigeration and can last for a year, versus three weeks for refrigerated milk. The company plans to make another donation of milk to the food bank later this year.
A report from the Food and Drug Administration says fragments of the HPAI virus were found in the milk supply. The virus has been found in raw milk, but based on available information the FDA says pasteurization stops the virus by breaking it up into fragments. Adam Brock is the administrator of the Division of Food and Recreational Safety for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture. He says consumers need to know that the U.S. milk supply is safe He says the pasteurization process takes all kinds of bugs out of the milk supply. The FDA maintains there is nothing it's seen so far that would change its assessment of a safe milk supply.
The Department of Natural Resources is rolling out new regulations on walleye fishing ahead of next weekend's fishing opener. Fisheries director Justine Hass says they're expanding the three-bag limit across most of the state. Andgers can only keep three fish on the water they’re fishing on if the bag limit is three, but may still keep five in total for the day. There's also a limit on sizes that may differ from lake to lake. Make sure you check the rules at the boat launch, and find out more online at D N R dot W I dot Gov.
The top Republican in the Wisconsin Senate is urging the state's superintendent of schools to move ahead with literacy changes for school kids. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu yesterday wrote a letter to the Department of Public Instruction and Superintendent Jill Undelry. He said the governor's partial veto of a plan to send 50 million-dollars to schools across the state should not stand in the way of other reading reforms that were approved by lawmakers. The governor changed the literacy plan, essentially allowing DPI to spend the 50 million as it sees fit. Republican lawmakers are suing the governor over that veto. LeMahieu's letter says that lawsuit is no reason to stall other changes aimed at helping kids in Wisconsin read better.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a lawsuit against Twin Cities used car dealership Midwest Car Search and its owner, Scott Spiczka, for allegedly misrepresenting the quality of cars sold, along with dishonest service contracts and high-interest rates. The lawsuit accuses the dealership of fraudulently selling more than three thousand vehicles to Minnesotans from 2017 to 2022, claiming they were certified when not. This systematic pattern of deception, often targeting individuals with limited English language skills, has prompted the lawsuit, seeking restitution for customers and a stop to the dealership's alleged illegal business practices.
The U.S. Army notified Earl Meyer, 96, of St. Peter, on Monday that it has reversed itself and granted him a Purple Heart, which honors service members wounded or killed in combat. Meyer was injured in Korea in 1951. The decision came after a campaign by his daughters and attorney and support from U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. U.S. District Judge John Tunheim ordered an Army review board to take another look after it had been rejected for years due to a lack of paperwork.
Wisconsin is the fifth least gambling-addicted state in the U.S. The report by WalletHub used data like the number of casinos, lottery sales, and adults with gambling disorders. Utah is the least gambling addicted state, followed by Alaska and Vermont. Nevada, South Dakota and Montana have the most gambling addiction.
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