The sheriff in Dunn County is looking for suspects in a beating at Shooters Showgirls in Elk Mound from back in March. Investigators on Friday released security camera footage from the club that shows five college-aged suspects who deputies say later beat up a man in the club's parking lot. The beating sent the man to the hospital with a broken cheek and a possible brain bleed. The security video shows the moments leading up to the fight but does not show the fight itself. But no one is saying why the fight happened.
There's been an arrest in a western Wisconsin killing. The Trempealeau County Sheriff's Office says deputies arrested a person on Friday for a death that happened in Ettrick back on May 15th. No one is saying anything about the case, including who was arrested. The sheriff's office also continues to remain tight-lipped about just what happened with the death in Ettrick. Investigators say it's a homicide, but they're not saying much else.
The City of Durand will now look at applying for a CDBG grant to help cover the costs of the Madison Street Project. As part of the grant process, residents who live along the project will be surveyed on their household income. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says if the grant is approved it could help to cover half of the costs of the water and sewer parts of the project. Milliren says if the grant is approved, the project wouldn't start until 2026.
One person remains in jail after a standoff Friday night ended with a shooting. Eau Claire Police say it started as a disturbance call. The suspect had a handgun, and police say an officer shot and wounded him. There was then an hours-long standoff. Police were eventually able to talk the suspect into surrendering, and they were taken to jail. The shooting remains under investigation.
Two people are injured after a collision with a highway sign in Goodhue County. The Minnesota State Patrol says a Honda Goldwing motorcycle hit a "road closed" sign on State Highway 58 on Sunday night. Sean Askew of Zumbrota suffered life-threatening injuries, while passenger Ginny Hoffman of Pine Island was also hospitalized with less serious injuries. Investigators say alcohol was a factor in the crash and Eskew and Hoffman were not wearing helmets.
There are layoffs coming at Viterbo. The school in La Crosse on Friday said it is making cuts to try and trim its expenses. In all, 27 positions at the university are being eliminated. Viterbo's president says they are looking at both an enrollment decline and a growing deficit. That deficit is expected to hit five-and-a-half million dollars next year.
Police in Rice Lake are asking for help in finding a local woman who's been missing for weeks. The city's police department took to Facebook yesterday to ask anyone for any information about Melissa Davis. Her family says they haven't seen or heard from her in weeks. Rice Lake Police are not saying anything about how she left, or where she may be. Her pictures are online, and you can find out more at the Rice Lake Police Department's Facebook page.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin say there is a bird flu risk in drinking raw milk. Scientists at UW-Madison say people who drink raw milk from cows that have bird flu are at risk because the pasteurization process that killed the virus does not happen with raw milk. Researchers have found that cows can catch the bird flu, but they say there's no evidence that regular milk can pass the flu along. There are no reports yet of anyone getting the bird flu from raw milk, but researchers say it's possible. Their advice is to heat-up any raw milk in order to kill the bird flu.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a bill allocating 30 million dollars to rural emergency medical services. These services will happen in Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota, with 24 million for short-term aid and six million for a pilot program. The pilot program will be testing roving paramedics to help improve in response times. Despite the funding, EMS providers say it falls short of the 122 million dollars needed to sustain services. The bill also addresses an office for EMS and workforce shortages. An Emergency Medical Service Task Force will propose long-term solutions in August.
Fewer federal student loan applications were turned in this year compared to last in Wisconsin. The state Policy Forum says the FAFSA form was available in January of this year when it was previously open in October. Technical problems were also reported while students and parents were filling out their forms. Madison College reported getting hundreds fewer applications than in previous years.
A Republican appointee on the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents says he won't be stepping down even though his term expired at the start of the month. Robert Atwell, founder of Nicolet Bankshares, was appointed by Republican Governor Scott Walker for a seven-year term back in 2017. In an email, Atwell said he was reminded by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos that he could stay on indefinitely until a replacement is appointed. For that to happen, a successor would need to be appointed by Democratic Governor Tony Evers and confirmed by the state's Republican-led Senate.
Nearly three-quarters of Minnesota is now drought-free. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows just over 72 percent of the state with no trace of drought, up from nearly 61 percent last week. About eight percent of the state is in moderate drought, with 19 percent classified as abnormally dry. Ninety-nine percent of the state was in some form of drought as recently as late March.
The country's tallest water slide is now open in Wisconsin. The giant water slide can be found at Mt. Olympus Water and Theme Park in Wisconsin Dells. The Rise of Icarus attraction featuring five slides opened to the public on Friday, just in time for the Memorial Day Weekend. The tallest slide is called "The Fall," standing at 145 feet for the record.
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