One person suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle accident in the town of Tremplealeau on Saturday. According to the Trempealeau County Sheriff's Department, an SUV was traveling eastbound on Hwy 54 when it rear-ended a truck slowing down to turn into a driveway. The driver of the SUV had to be extricated from the vehicle and airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries.
There are charges against a Chippewa County man who deputies say shot a couple of rural Eau Claire County homes. Prosecutors filed charges yesterday against Brandon Flanary of Bloomer. The sheriff's office says he randomly fired shots back on July 14th along Town Hall Road, just west of Eau Claire. His bullets hit two homes in the area. The sheriff's office says he later admitted that he was driving around drunk, and firing his gun.
Small Business Owners in the Durand area are invited to a Small Business Development Discussion with the Wisconsin Small Business Development Center from UW-Eau Claire this Wednesday. Representatives from the SBDC will share a little bit about who they are, share success stories of clients that they have worked with, and then open the forum up to questions from attendees. The event will start at 6pm Wednesday at Bohdi's Masonic Lodge. Contact the Durand Improvement Group for more information.
Dunn County's Humane Society is looking for foster families and forever homes. The shelter in Menomonie says they have 80 cats and around 25 dogs that are ready for adoption right now. The Humane Society's Harvey Weidman says a lot of people are looking for pets, and he wants them to come to the shelter first. He says a lot of shelters are struggling with too many animals right now. You can find out more about the pets that are available, or find out how you can become a foster family by going to the Humane Society's website.
Public health managers in Eau Claire are getting ready to ask people about their healthy food habits. The county's health department just received a nearly 50 thousand-dollar grant to study food security in rural, northwestern Wisconsin. The hope is to find a way to get more local, healthy fruits and vegetables on to people's tables. The health department's Janessa VandenBerge says they will likely start their survey next month, and look to have some answers perhaps by the end of the year.
A new president for the Wisconsin Technical College System Layla Merrifield has been a fiscal analyst for the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau and has also worked as a policy adviser for the tech colleges. Her new role includes overseeing the state's sixteen technical colleges. Merrifield also serves as executive director of the Wisconsin Technical College District Boards Association, which represents the trustees of the various technical college boards. Merrifield starts her new position on September 9th.
First responders in Winona are reminding hikers to be careful when visiting Sugar Loaf Park. The fire department was called to the park after a hiker fell on Friday evening. The hiker suffered multiple injuries after falling from the Sugar Loaf rock and was taken to the hospital. It's the second time someone has been injured after a fall from the park's signature attraction in the last two weeks.
The sudden closure of a southeastern Minnesota daycare center has led upset parents to complain to city hall. The Little Gnome daycare facility in Spring Grove announced Saturday that it was closing immediately due to financial problems. Parents complained about the closure on social media, saying the owners should have notified them sooner so they could make other arrangements. Some parents also called city officials to complain about the closure. That led the city clerk to issue a statement on social media asking residents to stop calling city hall.
The DNR expects a better deer herd in northern Wisconsin this year. The Department of Natural Resources released its annual deer forecast last week. Analysts say last winter was mild, and that should help with the number of fawns who made it through the cold months. The DNR said that means there will likely be more young deer in the woods this fall, but the herd should be much better going forward. The DNR report says there are a lot of factors that will impact the northern deer herd, but the report doesn't say anything about wolves.
The State Building Commission has approved approximately $262 million for key projects across Wisconsin. Approved projects include upgrades at several Department of Corrections facilities, including Lincoln Hills School and the Waupun Correctional Institute. Those upgrades include living unit locks and controls replacement at Lincoln Hills to enhance the safety of staff and youth, and camera upgrades at Waupun. The commission also approved spending $9 million to buy the downtown Madison building that houses the Wisconsin Veterans Museum, with plans to build a new five-story museum on the site. A number of Wisconsin colleges are getting funds for projects including the Cofrin Technology and Education Center at UW - Green Bay, renovations of the UW - Milwaukee and UW - River Falls heating plants, and elevator modernization at UW - Whitewater.
Wisconsin bonus antlerless harvest authorizations will be available for purchase starting Monday morning. The state Department of Natural Resources says the authorizations, formerly known as tags, will go on sale in daily phases based on management zones. Harvest opportunities also vary by management zone. More information is available on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website.
Affordable housing for veterans is expanding in Madison, thanks to more than 68-thousand dollars in funding. The U-S Department of Housing and Urban Development says the money will go to the Madison Community Development Authority to help homeless veterans. The program will help them find a place to live, and give them vouchers to help pay for rent. HUD is giving out 20-million dollars nationally to address housing for veterans.
Fort Snelling State Park is reopened after being closed due to flooding on the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. Most hiking trails, the fishing pier, and the Picnic Island boat launch will be open. Some areas like the Caspersen boat launch and certain hiking trails will remain closed for cleanup. Regular park hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
A national discount retailer will close seven stores in Wisconsin. In a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Big Lots disclosed that it’s closing up to 315 locations nationwide, including stores in Fond du Lac, La Crosse, Menomonee Falls, Mount Pleasant, Neenah, Sheboygan and West Bend. The Ohio-based chain blames plunging sales for the store shutdowns, with net sales decreasing by 10.2% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same time last year.
The cost of all-you-can-drink milk at the Minnesota State Fair is going up this year. Midwest Dairy began offering all-you-can-drink milk at the fair in 1955, charging ten cents for the first cup and allowing unlimited refills. The dairy will charge three dollars this year, an increase of a dollar over last year. The dairy says an increase in labor costs led to the price hike.
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