An ambulance was hit by paintballs in Western Wisconsin while it was transporting a patient between hospitals. The Menomonie Fire Department says medical crews drove between Mayo Menomonie and Mayo Stillwater. At some point during the drive, the ambulance was hit with blue paintballs. The vehicle wasn't damaged. The fire department asks anyone with information to contact them.
The City of Mondovi will be purchasing 3 license plate reader cameras. During this week's council meeting Buffalo County Sheriff Michael Osmond had a presentation on the cameras. Osmond says the cameras are not for traffic violations but for criminal investigations. The sheriff's department can also use the cameras during amber, silver, and green alerts to locate vehicles. Currently, Buffalo County has 6 of the cameras in use throughout the county.
The City of Durand continues is search for a new city administrator. The city council will be holding a special meeting next Wednesday to interview the applicants for the position and narrow down the number of applicants for an additional interview. Current administrator Scott Rassmuesson is scheduled to retire on July 1st.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has changed road signs at a Barron County intersection after a fatal crash killed 3 people in 2023. In May of 2023, 17yr old Brody Bleskacke of Elmwood was traveling westbound on Hwy A and failed to stop at the stop sign at Hwy 25 and collided with a vehicle on Hwy 25. The crash killed a 54yr old from Spooner, Bleskack's brother and another 13yr old. A crash reconstruction determined that sunlight at the time of the crash caused the yellow stop sign to blend into the surroundings, plus a sign warning of a T intersection ahead was down at the time of the crash. Since the accident, the intersection has been changed, rumble strips have been installed on Hwy A and the T intersection sign has been reinstalled.
The City of Wabasha will have a grand opening of the new athletic complex this evening. The new complex includes baseball fields, tennis and pickleball courts, and a hockey rink. There will be food and refreshments available plus the St. Paul Saints will be having a game to benefit the Falcon Youth Baseball Association and the Wabasha-Kellogg Summer Softball Association. The grand opening is from 4-7pm this evening.
City leaders in Eau Claire are jumping on-board with the plan to replace most gas-powered cars in the next decade. City Councilmembers Larry Mboga and Joshua Miller spoke yesterday in a local park to say they are committed to the Biden Administration's goal of having 56 percent of cars be EVs by 2032. The two say moving away from gas-powered cars will improve the air quality throughout Wisconsin. They also hope that building the EV network to charge all of those electric cars will bring more jobs to the state. They did not say, however, how they plan to convince people to give-up their gas-powered cars in the next eight years.
Cadott is looking to maybe sell its power grid. The Village Board will vote Monday on whether to sell the city's electric network to the Chippewa Valley Electric Cooperative. This is not the first time Cadott has talked about selling its grid. Co-op leaders say if Cadott hangs-on to its power lines and power polls, people in the village could see their power bills jump by 40 percent. Almost all of that would go to cover the cost of maintaining the grid. Co-op leaders also say doing nothing isn't an option, because parts of Cadott's grid are so old they're dangerous.
Things are not yet back to normal at Ascension in Wisconsin. The hospital suffered a ransomware attack back on May 8th, and has been locked out of parts of its network ever since. Ascension says doctors and nurses at its 140 hospitals and clinics have been affected. The hospital even called-in the FBI. Ascension this week said some doctors at some hospitals have some access to their electronic medical records. The system hack has forced doctors and nurses to go back to hand-written notes, and that has caused significant delays across Ascension's entire network.
Wisconsin needs a new commander for the National Guard. Governor Evers' office yesterday said Major General Paul Knapp is resigning as Adjutant General next week. No one is saying why Knapp is stepping down. Knapp has served as the state's National Guard commander for the past four years. Brigadier General David May will serve as his temporary replacement.
Wisconsin's bird flocks have avoided this latest round of the bird flu. The state's Department of Agriculture says there hasn't been a report of the bird flu in either commercial or backyard flocks since January. That was a case in Washburn County that saw over 40-thousand birds destroyed. Before that, there were two outbreaks in commercial flocks in Barron County late last year. DATCP officials also say they have not seen any bird flu cases in people who work with dairy cows in the state, though the department says it is actually monitoring the situation.
Turtles are about to start looking for nesting spots in Wisconsin and may be more common in unusual areas. The Department of Natural Resources says all eleven species native to the state will be coming out of their habitats soon. They sometimes choose to nest in yards and roadways, which adds a risk of the turtles being run over by cars. The DNR says moving turtles that aren't aggressive by both sides of their shells is safest, while more aggressive species like snapping turtles should only be held by the back of their shell.
Wisconsin is jumping into the venture capital game. Governor Tony Evers yesterday announced the creation of the 100-million-dollar Wisconsin Investment Fund. Half the money is coming from the state, while the other half is coming from private investors. Five firms will help manage the money, and about half of the investments are earmarked for bio-health startups and entrepreneurs. Wisconsin EDC director Missy Hughes says the idea is to help companies grow in Wisconsin, thrive in Wisconsin, and ultimately stay in Wisconsin.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is calling for the resignation of State Senator Nicole Mitchell. Leaders of the DFL are also looking for the Woodbury lawmaker to step down. The moves came after Mitchell was formally charged with burglary for allegedly breaking into her stepmother's Detroit Lakes home late last month. A few days later, Republican members of the state Senate filed an ethics complaint against Mitchell. Shortly after, the legislator was removed from committees and caucus meetings. Mitchell's next court date is set for June 10th.
Delta workers at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport are on the verge of forming a union for the first time, with ramp and cargo agents leading the charge. Despite Delta's efforts to thwart the unionization, workers are determined to push through. The agents, who have attempted to unionize three times since the Delta-Northwest merger in 2008, are now collaborating with other unions for support. The group hopes to trigger a vote for unionization by September and secure a contract within six months.
The state Department of Natural Resources wants to know how Minnesotans like to cook their fish. The agency is asking Minnesotans to submit their favorite fish recipes through their Wild Minnesota Recipe Exchange webpage. Recipes submitted may be featured on DNR social media platforms during the summer. The deadline for submitting recipes is June 30th.
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