The Chippewa Valley is looking at a chance for severe storms tomorrow. Forecasters expect rain and a few rumbles of thunder today, but they say the chances for stronger storms are much greater tomorrow. Western Wisconsin is at the northern tip of a storm system that could bring high winds, hail, and even a tornado or two to the western third of the state.
A home is a total loss after a fire on Saturday Afternoon in Buffalo Township. According to the Buffalo County Sheriff's Department, firefighters from Dodge, Arcadia, Founty City, and Tri-Community responded to the blaze at S3226 Brandhorst Road and found the home fully engulfed. The family of three was not home at the time of the fire, but three cats and a dog perished in the fire. The cause of that fire is still under investigation.
One person is dead after a motorcycle accident in New Haven Township on Saturday. According to the Dunn County Sheriff's Department, a male was traveling northbound on 145th Street, when the motorcycle traveled left of center, entered the west ditch, and struck a field driveway causing the motorcycle to leave the ground and eject the driver. The Dunn County Medical Examiner's Office responded to the scene and pronounced the driver deceased. Alcohol appears to be a factor in the accident. The name of the driver is being withheld pending notifications of the family.
One person was injured in a single-vehicle accident in Mondovi Township on Sunday. According to the Buffalo County Sheriff's Department, 32yr old Abraham Fick of Maiden Rock was traveling eastbound on Hwy 10 near Fitzgerald Road, when he crossed the center line and struck the guardrail on the westbound side of the road. He then overcorrected and the vehicle rolled and ended up in the westbound ditch. Fick was transported to Eau Claire Hospital with life-threatening injuries. During an investigation of the accident, it was discovered Fick was operating while under the influence. He has been charged with OWI first offense.
One person was injured in a motorcycle crash in the town of Modena on Saturday. According to the Buffalo County Sheriffs Department, 56yr old Christine Miller of Kilkenny, MN was traveling southbound on Hwy KK near Hanson Road when she negotiated a curve too fast, lost control of the motorcycle and ended up in the southbound ditch. She was med-flighted to Mayo Hospital in Eau Claire.
One person was injured in a single-vehicle accident in Buffalo Township Saturday afternoon. According to the Buffalo County Sheriff's Department, 26yr old David Knot was traveling on Pieper's Valley Road when he noticed he was too close to a mailbox, and over-corrected causing the vehicle to skid, enter the eastbound ditch, and roll several times. Knot was taken to Winona Hospital.
A suspicious death in Trempealeau County is now being called a homicide. The sheriff's office yesterday upgraded last week's death in Ettrick. There are some unanswered questions in the case. The Trempealeau County Sheriff's Office says the death happened last Wednesday near Highway 53 and County Road TT. The person's identity hasn't been revealed or how they died.
When the new Dollar General was built the sewer lines under Hwy 85 needed to be replaced. However the patch in the road has settled, causing a bad dip in the road. Durand Public Works Director Matt Gills says that he thinks the cause of the settling is because the roadbed has settled. So who is responsible for fixing the road? Gillis says since the Wisconsin DOT issued the permit to repair the line, it's up to the DOT and Dollar General. According to Gills, the city and county have been in contact with the DOT to try and get the patch repaired.
After more than seven decades and 100-thousand graduates, UW-Eau Claire commencement ceremonies will have a new home. Saturday's graduation at Zorn Arena was the last in the facility that opened in 1952. University officials say the all-time 100-thousandth UW-Eau Claire graduate was among the nearly 15-hundred students who received their degrees on Saturday. The school's next commencement ceremony will be in December at the Sonnetag Center, which opens this fall.
State investigators continue to say they don't know who planted the marijuana found growing outside the Wisconsin Capitol. Capitol Police found the pot growing in a tulip bed outside the statehouse last week. Investigators say it was clearly planted because it was spaced-out and growing in intervals. No one knows just when the pot was planted, but it's been taken out of the flower bed and taken into evidence.
Twin sisters involved in a deadly Fillmore County buggy crash want the charges against them dropped. Prosecutors say Sumatran Peterson was allegedly driving under the influence when she crashed into an Amish buggy near Rochester last September, killing two children. Authorities say she then persuaded her identical twin, Sarah Peterson, to trade places with her. Both sisters have been charged in connection with the incident. A defense attorney claims the state lacks sufficient evidence.
Wisconsin unemployment is now less than three percent. The state Department of Workforce Development says unemployment is more than one percentage point less than the national average. The number of unemployed people statewide decreased by about 13-hundred over the month.
A Dane County 21-year-old is pleading no contest to attempted homicide in connection with an alleged kidnapping plot. A court on Friday found Gabriel Savage guilty, but not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. Savage was accused of plotting to kidnap a former DeForest classmate and then kill her and her parents and himself. He was arrested last June on four counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, but three of the charges were dropped after Friday's plea. Savage is scheduled to return to court on Tuesday and is expected to be ordered to enter a treatment facility.
Most Minnesota voters want legislators to work out a deal with rideshare companies who are threatening to leave the state over a minimum pay requirement. A recent KSTP/Survey USA poll shows that 51 percent say a compromise should be worked out with Uber and Lyft. Sixteen percent say the statewide pay bill should pass and 16 percent say the Minneapolis ordinance should be allowed to take effect.
Leaders of Monk Botanical Gardens in Wausau have walked back a poorly received re-branding effort In a statement on Wednesday they've announced that the Wausau Botanic Garden name has been thrown out less than four weeks after they announced the change, which was immediately met with pushback from the community and the family of the late Robert Monk- who donated the land for the gardens with the intent that it be used for a public garden and outdoor learning center. After digesting that feedback, leaders announced they would reconsider the move last week- leading to Wednesday's announcement that the name "Monk Botanical Gardens" has returned to the property. Board President Paul David adds that if there is a future name change or rebrand for the property, the Monk name will still be included.
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson would like to see marijuana sales legalized in Wisconsin. You may be hearing more of this from elected officials in Wisconsin, now that the Biden Administration has reclassified marijuana from a dangerous Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug. Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota have all legalized recreational sales of the drug. Johnson and others argue Wisconsin is missing out on revenue from that. Wisconsin residents are spending millions of dollars on legal cannabis in neighboring states.
A Minnesota city is getting praise for being a great place to retire. Forbes magazine placed Rochester on its list of the 25 best places to retire last week. The list was determined on factors like natural hazards, doctor availability, crime and affordable living. The magazine listed the Mayo Clinic, good air quality and a low serious crime rate as good reasons to move to Rochester. But it also docked the city points for being cold in the winter and not being very walkable.
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