One person is dead after a motorcycle vs pickup truck accident in the Town of Buffalo on Sunday. According to the Buffalo County Sheriff's Department, a 41yr old male was traveling Gin Mill Lane and crossed into the opposite lane of traffic on a blind curve and struck the pickup truck head-on. The driver of the motorcycle was killed in the accident, while the driver of the pickup was not injured. That accident remains under investigation.
The Tarrant Park Pool construction continues to progress. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says crews are now digging out the bowl of the pool. Crews will also start constructing the walls of the bathhouse starting in the next few weeks.
Governor Tony Evers was in Elk Mound at the Myers Brothers Grain facility to announce a $450,000 Agriculture Road Improvement grant for the town of Elk Mound to update 970th Street that runs in front of the grain facility. Evers says not only is the road important for agriculture but the road is used by students at Elk Mound Schools. The project is expected to be completed in the summer of 2025.
The company that built an add-on to the Mondovi Wastewater Treatment Plant is in financial trouble. During this week's Mondovi City Council Meeting, Mayor Weiss told the council the company known as Clear-As notified the city that they are dissolving. Mayor Weiss says the add-on was intended to reduce phosphorus in the Buffalo River. The add-on from Clear-As has not been working properly since it was installed, but Weiss says the rest of the plant continues to operate normally.
Eau Claire has removed the benches and picnic tables from one local park because of the homeless. Police officers accompanied crews yesterday as they took the benches and tables out of Wilson Park. The city's Billie Hufford says they sent the police because the homeless in the park have harassed park crews for months, even making it tough to mow. There have also been complaints about aggressive homeless people bothering anyone who wants to use the park. Things got so bad, that Eau Claire canceled plans to install a new fountain in the park last summer. Hufford said there are no plans to return the benches or picnic tables anytime soon.
Wisconsin may get its first national park designation. The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands will hear proposed legislation to make the Apostle Islands a national park. Currently, the islands, located in far Northwestern Wisconsin, are a national lake shore. State Seventh District Congressman, Tom Tiffany, introduced the legislation to make them a national park. The Apostle Islands have been a national lakeshore since 1970.
Thousands of high schoolers across Wisconsin are getting into college next week, even if they didn't apply. The University of Wisconsin said it will send out the first of its direct admissions letters to incoming high school seniors next week. Ten of the UW's 13 campuses are now automatically enrolling qualified high school students in an attempt to boost their numbers. UW President Jay Rothman says 'tens of thousand' of kids will get a letter next week. Every UW campus except Madison, UW-La Crosse, and UW-Eau Claire is participating in the direct admissions program. Students who want to go to those schools will have to apply on their own.
Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources is going to end its ban on carrying a gun near the water. The DNR agreed to repeal its 1999 rule that stopped anyone from carrying a gun near a lake, river, or stream as part of a settlement with the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty. The DNR approved the gun ban after first banning fishermen from using their guns to help catch large fish like muskies or sturgeon. But WILL said the gun ban infringed on the Second Amendment. It will take some time to repeal the rule. The decision to end the ban on guns, however, does not do anything to the law that bans fishermen from using guns to catch fish.
The coming week is going to feel like a tropical heatwave in Wisconsin. The National Weather Service says temperatures will be up near ninety with high humidity starting on Sunday. NWS says the warm and humid airflow is coming from the Gulf of Mexico area, with crops adding additional moisture to the air. Breezy conditions aren't expected.
A reminder to ride an ATV or UTV safely. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources points out that 20 people died from ATV or UTV crashes so far this year, adding that 95% of fatal crash victims from last year weren’t wearing a helmet. The agency urges operators and riders of the vehicles to wear safety equipment. They also make clear that those born in or after 1988 must complete an ATV and UTV safety certification course to drive on public ATV and UTV trails and areas in Wisconsin. More information on riding recreational vehicles safely is available on the DNR website.
A Wisconsin man is charged with fleeing the country to avoid prison for his role in the attack on the US Capitol Federal authorities allege Paul Kovacik fled to Ireland to avoid a sentence for joining a mob of supporters of former President Trump in the attack. Kovacik is charged with defying a court order to surrender and serve three months for participating in the January 6th 2021 riot. He was arrested last month after he voluntarily returned to the US and is currently serving his sentence. A conviction on the new charge could lead to more prison time. Kovacik called himself a “political prisoner” when investigators questioned him after his arrest last month at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
The Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles revokes three car dealer licenses for fraud. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the D-M-V revoked the licenses of Columbia County auto dealers A-1 Alpha Motors, Signature Auto Group, and V-I-P Autos for rolling back odometers on vehicles sold to customers, falsifying title documents when selling vehicles, and selling vehicles directly to retail customers. The D-M-V determined through an investigation that all three dealers had violated state law, and the department immediately revoked each license. People can file a complaint against a dealer by visiting the D-M-V website.
More than 400 nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other clinicians in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin at their Essentia Health clinics and hospitals are now unionized. The Minnesota Nurses Association announced that the group voted overwhelmingly to join its union. Essentia is appealing a decision by the National Labor Relations Board that allowed the vote because it believes the group is too scattered to be represented collectively. Some employees accuse the health system of forcing them to care for more patients with less time and resources.
Valleyfair will hold its long-delayed Fourth of July fireworks show at the end of next month. The Shakopee amusement park was forced to cancel the July 4th event due to flooding. The park announced yesterday that the show will now happen on August 31st as part of Corn Fest. The fireworks are scheduled to begin at 9 p.m.
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