An Arkansaw man was arrested for OWI on Thursday in Dunn County. According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, troopers pulled over 60-year-old Larry Baker for an unsafe lane deviation on Hwy 29 near Hwy E. Troopers noticed a heavy odor of intoxicants emitting from the vehicle and Baker admitted to consuming alcohol prior to driving. Troopers conducted a field sobriety test and Baker was arrested for OWI-5th offense. Baker was taken to the Dunn County Jail.
Menomonie Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect in an armed robbery of the Circle C convenience store on Thursday. According to police the suspect entered the store and brandished a machete toward the store clerk. The suspect removed cash from several registers and then fled. The suspect is described as a Caucasian male, wearing a gray Under Armour sweatshirt with a camouflage-colored logo, blue jeans, black shoes, dark cloth gloves, and a black face mask. Menomonie Police are sharing security camera footage from the robbery with the hope that someone recognizes the suspect. Anyone with information is asked to contact Menomonie Police.
A lost woman in Buffalo County was found by rescuers. According to the Buffalo County Sheriffs Department, on Friday night, deputies were called to an area off of Hwy KK near the town of Nelson from the woman who said she was lost in the woods. Rescuers from Buffalo and Pepin County used drones, K-9 units and searched on foot and found the woman at around midnight. She was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
There's a warning about the air in Wester Wisconsin. The state's Department of Natural Resources yesterday issued an air quality alert for the entire WRDN listening area because of the smoke from Canada's wildfire. The DNR says the air may be unhealthy for some people. The DNR says the same Canadian wildfire smoke is expected to move across the rest of the state later today and could trigger other air quality alerts throughout the day.
State DNR officials say a lake in Eau Claire will be safe for swimming and fishing while an herbicide is being used to get rid of pondweed. The Department of Natural Resources will oversee the application of the herbicide Endothall on Monday at Half Moon Lake. According to the Eau Claire Community Services department, the entire lake has been overrun by pondweed. While swimming and fishing will still be allowed, the DNR does plan to suspend the use of the lake water for irrigation for seven days.
It will be a busy weekend at UW-Eau Claire this weekend. The school is getting ready for graduation. The commencement ceremonies will be on Saturday in Zorn Arena. Seating will be limited, and the university is already telling families about their opportunities to watch graduation remotely. There are also plenty of parking warnings going up on and near campus.
The rules for absentee voting in Wisconsin aren't changing, at least not yet. A federal judge in Madison on Friday tossed a lawsuit from a Democratic firm that sought to end Wisconsin's requirement for a witness to sign off on all absentee ballots. The lawsuit argued the law was too restrictive, and forced witnesses to know detailed information about the voter who they were signing for. The judge said that argument didn't make sense, and said Wisconsin's absentee voting laws are written to allow most able adults to act as voting witnesses. There's no word yet about an appeal.
Due to high groundwater levels influenced by water levels on the Mississippi River, the downtown reconsonstrucion project in Wabasha is shifting from Bridge Avenue to Pembroke Avenue. The city announced that crews will begin work on Pembroke Avenue this week. Work will begin with milling the asphalt surface, followed by utility installation starting at the intersection of Pembroke Avenue and Main Street. During this time, directional signage will be installed along 4th Grant Boulevard to direct traffic to Alleghany Avenue for access to downtown. In addition, Bridge Avenue from Main Street to 2nd Street will have gravel installed to allow for traffic to use that portion of the roadway.
Bird lovers in Western Wisconsin are celebrating World Migratory Bird Day. The Trempealeau National Refuge in the Village of Trempealeau had a birding festival on Saturday. Trempealeau is located off the Mississippi River and officials say the refuge is "in a great location to provide habitats for birds that are migrating." They added that it provides visitors an opportunity to learn about bird protection. The festival included presentations and bird watching and also allowed visitors to watch the bird banding process.
If you're planning a yard sale this summer, or are out thrifting yourself, Wisconsin Consumer Protection has some tips. Administrator Michelle Reinen says you should watch out for unsafe toys or products before you make a purchase. You can look up your potential purchase online at Safer Products dot Gov, and see if a recall has been issued. Reinen says they've also been getting reports of people passing counterfeit bills at rummage sales. Watch out for people trying to make small purchases with large bills, and if you think you're being scammed, call local law enforcement to file a report.
Wisconsin voters will not see a line for the No Labels Party on the ballot this fall. The party this week asked the Wisconsin Elections Commission to remove its name from the November ballot. No Labels couldn't find a candidate, so there's no name to go along with the party. The Election Commission is expected to officially remove No Labels next week.
Senator Tammy Baldwin is joining two other senators to introduce a bi-partisan bill to ban water beads. The bill is named "Esther's Law" for a ten-month-old Wisconsin girl who died after swallowing one. The small, colorful balls can be sold as toys and in craft kits and can grow up to 100 times their original size when exposed to water. The measure would have the Consumer Product Safety Commission ban the products from being marketed as toys, educational or art materials or sensory tools. Baldwin is joined by Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins and Pennsylvania Democratic Senator Bob Casey.
The family of two Sun Prairie boys who drowned in a retention pond is considering a lawsuit. Eight-year-old Legend Sims and six-year-old Antwon Sims fell through the ice of the pond and died after first responders pulled them out of the water. The claim sent to the City of Sun Prairie isn't a notification of a lawsuit but does indicate the family is keeping its options open. Their lawyer tells WKOW TV that their main concern is a barrier to prevent more children from going out onto the lake. The City put a fence around the pond in the days following the boys' deaths, but it was removed last month. The City Council has approved 200-thousand dollars toward pond safety measures.
Minneapolis-based Target is offering Pride merchandise in fewer stores this year after experiencing backlash in 2023. Some of the LGBTQ-friendly items were pulled from the retailer's stores last year with some calling for a boycott. Target officials say some of its workers were faced with confrontational behavior, as well as threats made on its customer hotline. All of the store's Pride merchandise will be available online.
Nearly 86-hundred University of Wisconsin-Madison students are celebrating their degrees following commencement over the weekend. Ceremonies were held at Kohl Center on Friday and at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday. The university presented more than 62-hundred bachelor's degrees, nearly 14-hundred master's degrees, and 968 P-H-Ds. A number of graduates walked out during Saturday's commencement in protest of the war between Israel and Hamas.
A remarkable feat for a Fox Valley high schooler. Neenah High School student Tony Marose earned a perfect score of 36 on his ACT exam. Marose’s result on the college entrance test is a combination of his math, science, reading and English scores. Data from ACT says that the average score for the exam is 19.5. Of the over 1.3 million students who take the test, less than two-tenths of one percent achieve a perfect score.
Stevens Point may become the home for a place "where art, cats and coffee come together." According to its Facebook page, the Starry Night Cat Cafe will be the "first-ever cat cafe." Along with locally made coffee, tea, and light snacks, the cafe will also host a sanctuary for cats from the Humane Society of Portage County that are up for adoption. The Starry Night Cat Cafe is currently an online store and its Facebook page says proceeds are going towards opening the cafe. The page says "Coming in 2024," but an opening date is not specified.
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