The Pierce County Sheriff's Department is announcing the release of a sex offender back into the county. Charles K Dallman will be released on July 9th and has been listed as homeless. The conditions of his release include no contact with minors, and no alcohol consumption, he will also be required to meet with law enforcement and will be electronically monitored.
The City of Mondovi has approved a bid of $391,000 from Gerke Excavating of Tomah to replace the sewer on Riverside Avenue. The City council approved the bid to replace the sewer during the last council meeting. That project should be completed this summer. Meanwhile, Police Chief Severson told the council that because of a new state law, the police will be allowed to charge a fee for those who request body camera footage. The charge will be to pay for the redaction of footage before it can be released.
With the rain expected on the 4th of July, the Lake Eau Galle Association has moved its fireworks display to tonight at dusk. Meanwhile in Mondovi, their 4th of July Celebration is tomorrow with the kiddie parade at 12:30 and the grand parade at 1. There will also be a craft show and the Mondovi fireworks are still scheduled for dusk tomorrow night over Mirror Lake.
The City of Durand is facing a million dollar project for the water filter plant. During the last city council meeting the council talked about that project and the $3 million Madison Street Project. The water filter plant is in need of replacement and the city is looking at ways to pay for both projects in the coming years. Because the water filter plant is part of the water utility, the city could issue revenue bonds for the project to save debt capacity for other projects like Madison Street.
A Rochester couple is facing charges after their six-year-old son was wounded by a shotgun. Authorities in Wabasha County say the boy and two other children were playing with the gun inside a vehicle on June 25th. The boy was wounded when the shotgun went off. Nicole McGee and Raymond Duque were each charged with a felony count of child endangerment yesterday. They also face several misdemeanors, including negligent storage of a firearm.
Chippewa County is going to look at the feasibility of a new hospital. The county last night listened to the pitch to spend 70 thousand-dollars to have the Chippewa Valley Health Cooperative look at what is needed to bring a new hospital to the Chippewa Valley. The 70 thousand-dollars is about half of the cost of the study. County Administrator Randy Scholz says in addition to a new hospital, he said the county needs a new morgue and new space for emergency services. No one is saying if the old St. Joe's Hospital is being considered for the possible new hospital in Chippewa Falls.
Wisconsin's liberal majority Supreme Court is going to decide on abortion. The court yesterday said it will hear two challenges to Wisconsin's 1849 abortion law. The first is a challenge to the ruling from a Dane County judge that says the abortion ban deals with mothers who want to kill their unborn babies, and has nothing to do with doctors who perform abortions. The second case deals with a request from Planned Parenthood to declare that there is a right to abortion in Wisconsin. Pro-Life groups in Wisconsin say if pro-abortion advocates want to change the law on abortion, they need to go through the legislature and not through the courts.
Wisconsin has landed another 50 million-dollars for being a regional tech hub. Governor Evers yesterday said the federal government made it official yesterday and said Wisconsin is now part of the second phase of the tech hub project. Wisconsin is focusing on biohealth and technological innovation. That means the state, several private companies, and the University of Wisconsin will use 49 million-dollars in grant money to grow a new biohealth sector in the state. Wisconsin made the first round of the program last fall and is just one of 12 states to make the second round this summer.
Wisconsin troopers will be in buses and large trucks to watch drivers from a higher vantage point during a campaign in mid-July. Wisconsin State Patrol says the Trooper in a Truck campaign focuses on highways and aims to reduce crashes and injuries involving commercial trucks. In the last five years, there has been an average of seven-thousand crashes involving large trucks in Wisconsin. Seventy people died in those crashes. The campaign will run from July 8th until the 12th.
An organization that oversees the electric grid in the central U.S. says the region is facing a serious power deficit over the next decade. The Midcontinent Independent System Operator released a report last month indicating a need for more electric generation for an area that stretches from Louisiana to Minnesota. If electricity demand continues at the current pace, the grid could face a nearly four-gigawatt deficit next year. That could grow to nearly 13-gigawatts by the end of the decade. The organization said the report should be used as a tool to help utilities plan for growing demand over the next few years.
Xcel Energy is agreeing to a smaller bill increase for natural gas customers in Minnesota. The Minneapolis-based utility announced yesterday that it would shrink its initial request for a nine-point-six percent hike to seven-point-five percent. Under the deal, the increase for residential customers would be smaller than for larger commercial businesses. That would result in bills that are four dollars and 20 cents per month higher for the average residential customer. The proposal still must be approved by the state utility regulator, the Public Utilities Commission.
A new law in Minnesota allows adopted individuals 18 and older to access their original birth records, providing valuable information that was previously unavailable. The law, which took effect on July 1, opens up approximately 150,000 birth records for public release. Advocates who discovered their birth family through Ancestry.com have worked for years to expand access to this information. Minnesota now joins 14 other states in granting unrestricted access to birth records for adopted individuals, with birth parents having the option to provide contact information or choose not to be contacted. This law marks a significant step towards equality and understanding for adoptees seeking to learn more about their origins.
A plea hearing is set for the mother of missing 3-year-old Elijah Vue. The lawyer for 31-year-old Katrina Baur was back in a Manitowoc County courtroom and asked for the plea hearing on behalf of her client Monday afternoon. Baur and her boyfriend 39-year-old Jesse Vang are facing child neglect charges not related to the disappearance of Elijah, but to alleged incidents that happened before he was reported missing back on February 20th. Baur’s plea date is set for July 18th at the Manitowoc County Courthouse. Vang will be back in court in September.
About one-point-four million people will be driving on Wisconsin roads for the Fourth of July holiday. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says peak travel times are expected to be between two P-M and seven P-M on this Wednesday the second, and two P-M until eight P-M on Sunday the seventh. Information about traffic, construction projects, and crashes will be available on the 5-1-1 Wisconsin app or website.
Learning about the NFL Draft in its 2025 host city. A new temporary exhibit at the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame provides a timeline of pro football’s annual player selection process which dates back to the 1930’s. It also shows how NFL teams use grading systems to assess risk when drafting players, and spotlights the first time Wisconsin hosted the draft, back in 1940 in Milwaukee. The exhibit is located on the first floor of the Hall of Fame near the community gallery. Green Bay will host the 2025 NFL Draft next April.
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