The City of Mondovi will have to re-plant the reed bed portion of the wastewater treatment plant. Mondovi Mayor Brady Weiss says the reed beds are a part of the main plant. The cost of the new reed bed could delay the purchasing of the new license plate reader cameras that the council has approved.
The City of Durand's Wastewater treatment plant passed its DNR yearly assessment. The plant is 43yrs old, and Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says the city continues to find ways to make small changes to the plant to keep it operational. Milliren says the city public works department has done a great job in keeping the plant operational.
The Mayo Clinic Health System says it is suing the city of Eau Claire over a property tax dispute. The health organization claims the city should not have billed the system in excess of a million dollars for real estate and property taxes generated from its ownership of seven city-based properties. City officials argue that Wisconsin law provides an exemption for hospital facilities but that does not include clinics, medical office buildings, and parking lots. Eau Claire's city attorney says he has yet to see the lawsuit.
It's been eight years since anyone has seen a missing Chippewa Falls woman. Saturday was the eighth anniversary of Shannah Boiteau's disappearance. She left her home in Chippewa Falls on June 21st, 2016, and was last seen the next day running from her car in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Police in both Chippewa Falls and St. Cloud searched for her for years. Her family offered a three-thousand-dollar reward for information in the case, but nothing came of it. You can find pictures of Boiteau, and more information about the case online.
The Wabasha County Board is meeting tomorrow morning. Items on the agenda include an extension of an interim ordinance for cannabis and other products containing THC, approval of new meal reimbursement amounts, and approval of the Wabasha County Liquor License Renewals. Tomorrow's meeting begins at 9am in the board room at the Wabasha County Government Center.
There's a hearing today in court in Madison that could change how some people vote in the state. Disability Rights Wisconsin is suing to get some kind of electronic absentee voting option for disabled voters in the state. The group says forcing disabled voters to have someone else fill out their paper ballot creates an unconstitutional hurdle. The group would like to see the change before this November's election. The judge in the case is hearing motions today, there's no word just when full arguments could happen.
Don't take cicadas home with you. That's the word from Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources. The DNR yesterday said they've gotten a couple of reports of people harvesting cicadas from Big Foot Beach State Park in Walworth County. Conservation police say it's against the law to remove bugs from state parks. It's also a bad idea. Moving the cicadas could help spread them throughout Wisconsin. The DNR says it wants to remind people that it is illegal to harvest bugs, but said if it continues, they will issue tickets.
Minnesota Governor Walz is authorizing the Minnesota National Guard to assist with emergency flood operations around the state. The governor issued a peacetime emergency order on Saturday, allowing the National Guard to send soldiers to communities that request help. The governor said in a statement that the intense rain has had "catastrophic effects" on several communities, including property damage and road closures. Le Sueur County asked the National Guard for logistics and operations support for their ongoing flood recovery efforts following the governor's order.
A Republican lawmaker from Green Bay says he plans to try again with a law that would allow parents to set a curfew on their kids' social media accounts. State Rep. David Steffen yesterday said he plans to reintroduce his Kids Online Safety Act. The idea is to have a law that allows for a 'sleep mode' for social media accounts, and that would ban certain algorithms, targeted ads, and direct messages for accounts held by children. Steffen introduced the plan last year, but it didn't go far at the Wisconsin Capitol. Steffen said social media companies have shown that they will not protect kids on their own, so he said the state needs to step in.
Storm trackers are confirming that there were at least three tornadoes in southern Wisconsin Saturday night. A meteorologist for WKOW says twisters were reported in the areas of Platteville, Belmont, Argyle and Janesville. Residents in Lafayette County are reporting wind damage to trees and structures, and images from the area show severe damage to a church in Argyle. Flooded roadways are also being reported, and hail the size of quarters.
The personal health information of nearly 20-thousand Wisconsin Medicaid members may have been leaked in a security breach. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Friday that the breach was discovered after suspicious activity was found on an email account for Disability Rights Wisconsin. The nonprofit organization is now mailing notifications to state Medicaid members who may have had their data compromised. The DHS says those affected will be offered free credit monitoring for one year.
A Wisconsin woman who allegedly tried to poison her husband with animal drugs has taken a plea deal. Wisconsin Circuit Court records show that 51-year-old Amanda Chapin pleaded no contest Friday to a charge of felony first-degree reckless endangering. The charge was downgraded from first-degree attempted homicide after Chapin cut a deal last week with Lafayette County prosecutors. Chapin allegedly put animal euthanasia drugs in her husband's coffee three times in 2022, putting the 70-year-old man in a coma. A criminal complaint from the man's family said he was Chapin's "sugar daddy."
Teamsters Union president Sean O' Brien will speak at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next month. Former President Trump announced the move Friday saying that O'Brien had accepted his invitation. The influential labor group has yet to endorse a presidential candidate, but O'Brien has requested to speak at both party conventions. President Biden won the union's endorsement in 2020 and has secured the endorsement of several other unions, including the United Auto Workers.
A Pewaukee girl has been crowned Miss Wisconsin Teen. The pageant was held last night at Alberta Kimball Auditorium at Oshkosh West High School, and featured performances from 23 Wisconsin girls competing for the title. This year's winner was Ella Bey from Pewaukee. Bey will now compete for Miss America's Teen.
A half dozen Minnesota businesses are getting some financial help from the USDA. The agency awarded 50-million dollars in Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection grants last week, including nearly two-million dollars for six businesses in Minnesota. Olson Custom Farms in Hendricks received the biggest award, getting 600-thousand dollars to help supplement worker pay and benefits. Spring Valley Farms in Morris and Featherstone Fruits and Vegetables in Rushford also received grants of 400-thousand dollars each.
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