Dunn County has received for state grants to help improve broadband access for residents in the county. The tows of Grant received an $816,000 grant, the Village of Knapp, $580,000, the town of Lucas $535,000, and the Town of Colfax $335,000. The grants will provide broadband access to 273 homes and 100 businesses. Dun County has pledged $182,000 to the projects. The grants are part of the $43.2 million in new broadband grants announced by Governor Evers and the Public Service Commission.
While the reconstruction of Hwy 10 from west of Durand to the Pierce County Line continues, the highway is now re-opening all the way to the Pierce County line. Hwy 10 had been closed at the beginning of the project to install new culverts near Arkansaw. Motorists are advised to drive with extra caution through the work zone. Hwy 10 still remains closed for another project between Ellsworth and Prescott.
A local school bus driver could potentially face charges after a bus carrying Eau Claire middle schoolers was involved in a crash last week. According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, the driver of the school bus is being referred to the St. Croix County District Attorney's Office on the potential misdemeanor charge of operating a school bus without the proper school bus endorsement. The accident on I94 injured 6 students, a chaperon,e and the bus driver.
No one offered any specifics about a threat to Chippewa Falls schools last week. The administration at Chippewa Falls High School sent a note home to parents saying that they are aware of a recent threat to the school. The note says law enforcement investigated the threat, and the school said there's no evidence of a credible threat. The letter to parents say the school cannot share any more information because of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
UW-Eau Claire is being recognized for its sustainability efforts. The university on Friday said it has received a silver ranking from the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System. UW-Eau Claire is one of just 350 or so schools to get a ranking. Eau Claire has both an Administrative Office of Sustainability and the Student Office of Sustainability, and a full time sustainability director. The school says it's hoping to go for the gold ranking next year.
A man from Florida will spend four years in prison for sexually assaulting an eleven-year-old girl in Chippewa County. The man was charged with the assault in 2011 and pleaded no contest last summer. The girl says he showed her and two other children pornographic videos. After his sentence is complete, he'll have eight years of probation.
Votes at the annual Spring DNR Surveys show Wisconsin residents want to restrict wake surfing. That was just one of the topics up for a vote at the Spring Hearing. On a vote of 10,274 to 3,363, residents agreed they want the state to take action to ban excessive wakes on lakes smaller than 1500 acres and require any wake surfing on lakes that are large enough to allow for it to take place at least 700 feet from shore. That is far more restrictive than a plan forwarded by Republican lawmakers last fall. The bill would have allowed wakeboarding on lakes as small as 50 acres, but it failed to advance
A man is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Olmsted County. The Minnesota State Patrol says 55-year-old Corey Krohn of Rochester drove off U.S. 63 in Oronoco Township yesterday afternoon. Krohn died and a 15-year-old passenger in the truck had minor injuries. Investigators say both the driver and passenger were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash.
One Fox Valley community is opting out of No Mow May. Planners in Fox Crossing say they are dropping the plan to not mow lawns next month because it doesn't appear to work. No Mow May came from a now-retracted Lawrence University study. The idea is to let lawns grow to help bees and other pollinators. Fox Crossing community development director George Dearborn says there are other ways to help pollinators without letting the grass grow out of control. He suggests planting native plants, and limiting your use of pesticides.
Madison Police say the Mifflin Block Party once again ended with arrests and a huge mess. The city says 80 people were arrested Saturday, most of them for underage drinking. Six people, however, were taken to jail. Officers say a car was flipped over, and another was severely damaged when the crowd got wild. A Madison Police officer was also hurt when someone hit him with their car. That driver sped away. In all, 11 people were taken to local hospitals from the block party. Again, most of those were from drinking too much.
UW-Madison is making it clear what will, and what will not be accepted as part of any on-campus protests. The school on Friday issued a new set of guidelines for protests. The rules come after weeks of anti-Israeli protests on college campuses across the country. UW-Madison will allow protests as long as they don't break school rules, threaten, injure, or intimidate anyone. Signs, t-shirts, and even chants will be allowed in most cases.
A Native American tribe is asking the Minnesota Historical Society to return an artifact reportedly used in a mass execution in the 1800s. The Prairie Island Indian Community has filed a claim through its historic preservation office to have the "Mankato Hanging Rope" returned to the tribe. The noose was reportedly used to hang 38 Dakota men in Mankato in 1862 following the U.S.-Dakota War. The tribe says the noose was stolen from the grave of a tribal member and was later donated to the historical society. The request is under review and a decision is expected by late next month.
A dog saves the day for a family in Oconomowoc. The Western Lakes Fire Department says when a fire broke out at the home of the dog’s family Tuesday afternoon, the pup broke down a gate to run upstairs and alert a family member with a baby. When the family member saw the fire downstairs, they grabbed the baby and dog and fled the burning home safely. Firefighters quickly brought the blaze under control. Its cause is unknown.
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