The Democrats who are running for Congress in western Wisconsin have nothing but praise for President Biden after he announced yesterday that he will not be running for re-election any longer. Eric Wilson said this is now an opportunity for Democrats to focus on beating former President Trump come November. State Rep. Katrina Shankland called Biden's decision "deeply patriotic," and said voters should thank President Biden for a lot of things. Rebecca Cooke said while she is grateful for the president's decades of service, she said she's more focused on the race in western Wisconsin.
Two people were injured in a semi vs vehicle accident in the Town of Trempealeau on Wednesday. According to the Trempealeau County Sheriffs Department, Leonard Mound was traveling westbound on Hwy 54 and was stopped to make a left turn when his vehicle was rear-ended by a westbound semi driven by Ayden Broszeit. Mound and his passenger Dixie Feiten were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Pepin County Senior Council will be holding a meeting tomorrow to elect members to the Board of Directors. There are three incumbents that are nominated for another 3yr term inclding Zita Stewart, Carole Orne, and Bonnie Bock. The meeting begins tomorrow morning at 10:30 at the Riverview Community and Senior Center in Durand.
School districts across the state are in a wait-and-see mode to see how the unconstitutional declaration of ACT 10 will affect their budgets. Durand-Arkansaw School Superintendent Ryan Nelson says the district will need to be prepared for any changes. Act 10 prevented teacher unions from negotiating for higher wages above the rate of inflation and was declared unconstitutional by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
A wet June puts Wisconsin’s drought in the rear-view mirror. It wasn’t the wettest June on record, but the Wisconsin Climatology Office reports most locations received at least six inches of rainfall with a statewide average of just under seven inches. That’s 48 percent or just over two-and-quarter inches more than normal, making it the sixth wettest June going back to 1895. And while all that ran following a very wet May crushed the drought, it also meant lots of flooding and storm damage. Rain fell frequently and intensely last month. Some places in northwest and south-central Wisconsin had four- to six-inches more than normal.
We could get some more answers about the rules for absentee voting in Wisconsin by the end of the day. The legislature's Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules will meet this morning to talk about the rules for absentee voting, as well as the rules for ballot challenges. Lawmakers are looking at the mandate from the Wisconsin Elections Commission for one set of rules for absentee voters this year. Absentee voting will be a focus this fall with both new absentee ballot witness envelopes and ballot drop boxes back in use.
We're now waiting for the answers. Governor Evers' artificial intelligence task force will hold its final meeting today. The governor's task force is focusing on how AI can and will change Wisconsin's workforce, and the jobs that will need to be filled in the future. The governor's task force is one of two AI task forces in Wisconsin. The other is through the legislature and focuses on the dangers that can arise from artificial intelligence.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources joined the search for a missing man in the bay of Green Bay over the weekend. It's now been more than a week since Billy Salnik's boat capsized on his way from Green Island to Oconto. Searchers found the boat and his two children in the water last Monday. The kids were dead. Salnik's family says they believe he's gone as well. The Door County Sheriff's Office says it is looking to find Salnik's body.
Attorney General Josh Kaul announced a settlement with Wisconsin Whey Protein Inc. requiring it to pay $350-thousand. The settlement is in relation to Wisconsin's wastewater and stormwater law violations from the corporation's operation of a cheese and whey plant in Darlington, Wisconsin. The settlement was approved by the Lafayette County Circuit Court on July 11th. The state alleged that Wisconsin Whey Protein Inc. did not properly operate and maintain its wastewater treatment facility, resulting in multiple spills of untreated wastewater, some of which entered nearby waterways. The state also alleged that Wisconsin Whey Protein Inc. did not timely obtain the stormwater permit coverage required for its construction and industrial operations.
A fire Friday Evening destroyed a shed, barn, and farming equipment at an agricultural research station used by UW-Madison on the city's far west side. The fire was reported at 6:23 p.m. at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station at 8502 Mineral Point Road. That facility is used by UW-Madison's College of Agricultural Life Sciences. The fire briefly forced authorities to shut down Mineral Point Road between South Junction and South Pleasant View Road as firefighters worked to extinguish the flames. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is unknown, but foul play is not suspected at this time.
Wisconsin congressman Mark Pocan wants President Joe Biden to drop out of the race. Pocan joined fellow House Democrats Chuy Garcia of Illinois, Mark Veasey of Texas, and Jared Huffman of California in a direct public message to the President. They wrote, “we must face the reality that widespread public concerns about your age and fitness are jeopardizing what should be a winning campaign.” The House Democrats are the latest group calling on Biden to withdraw from the presidential campaign over concerns about his fitness. It also makes Pocan the first Wisconsin Democrat to call on Biden to step aside.
Several people were injured in a crash involving a school bus in Racine County Thursday. Ten children and one adult were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries following a noon-hour collision with a minivan. The bus was carrying 51 people to a summer camp event. No one in the minivan was hurt. Some of the uninjured children were taken from the scene by another bus, and others were picked up by their parents. The Racine County Sheriff's Office is investigating.
Governor Tony Evers orders flags half-staff for a former Wisconsin National Guard adjutant general. State and national flags will be flown at half-staff Sunday in honor of Major General Jerald David Slack, who died in May at age 78. Slack’s decades of service with the Wisconsin Air National Guard began in 1961. His government career included work as a civil engineer with the State Highway Commission, followed by positions with the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Administration. Slack was appointed as Wisconsin's adjutant general by former Governor Tommy Thompson in 1989. He was inducted into the Wisconsin Air National Guard Hall of Fame in 2019.
Minneapolis is out of the running to host the Sundance Film Festival in 2027. The city had touted its vibrant arts and entertainment scene, diverse cultural heritage, and passionate film community aS a reason to hold the famous festival. However, Minneapolis wasn't among the six finalists released today. They are Atlanta, Georgia, Boulder, Colorado, Cincinnati, Ohio, Louisville, Kentucky, Park City, Utah and Santa Fe, New Mexico.
A 66-year-old tradition of local kids offering Packers players a ride to practice on their bikes has turned into a huge celebration full of green and gold decorated bikes and hopeful young Packers fans. The tradition is now called the American Family Insurance Dream Drive. If you're interested in heading to Lambeau with your bicycle here's what you need to know: as of now there's no formal sign-up process for a player to ride a fan's bike. Kids must simply arrive outside the Lambeau Field locker room on the east side of the stadium with their bikes and hope to get picked. Young Packers fans are invited to each open practice day to offer players a ride on their bikes from Lambeau to Nitschke Field.
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