Durand Police is hosting a community wellness event today. Buffalo County Sheriff Osmond will have a presentation on current drug trends and Pepin County Health will have a mock bedroom showcasing various products commonly seen with vaping and or drug use. Durand Police Chief Stan Ridgeway says there will also be presentations on mental health and internet safety. The event is free and begins today at 5 at Durand Middle School.
Work on W. Riverside Avenue in Mondovi is underway to connect the sanitary sewer to the new wastewater treatment plant. Work will be primarily on the north side of W. Riverside Avenue from Schmidtknecht Road going west. Motorists should expect possible traffic delays during construction. The anticipated completion date is September 27, 2024.
Menomonie is turning hunters loose on its goose problem. Last night, the city council approved goose hunts in four city parks. City officials say the geese are becoming a problem in local parks, and there are worries they could be too much for the local airport. Menomonie's police department will handle the hunt, and the DNR will regulate it. The city says anyone who lives near one of the parks will be notified when there will be a hunt.
Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services has been named as a Tree Line USA Utility for the 20th straight year by the Arbor Day Foundation. The program recognizes public and private utilities demonstrating best practices in protecting and nurturing America’s tree canopy. By achieving this recognition, PPCS has demonstrated its dedication to maintaining healthy community forests while delivering safe and reliable electricity to its customers.
Eau Claire says Kamala Harris has paid her bill. The city yesterday said Harris' campaign paid the 16 thousand-dollar bill for police protection from her last week. Eau Claire is now working under a new set of rules that require private venues, like the one Harris used for her rally, to charge for police protection up front. Eau Claire says there wasn't a cost for JD Vance's visit last week because he used a smaller venue that didn't require any extra police protection.
There are new charges for the Eau Claire aesthetics clinic owner charged with sexual assault. Prosecutors yesterday charged Chris Devlin after they said he and his assistant took pictures of a client's breasts and vagina during an exam for 'scar tissue.' Devlin is accused of sexually assaulting at least six victims who came in for treatments at his Renew Aesthetics spa. He's due back in court to face his charges next month.
A northwestern Wisconsin man is headed to prison for at least 20 years for killing the mother of his child. David Edaburn Jr. pleaded no contest in a Burnett County courtroom yesterday. He told the judge he was high and drunk last September when he stabbed his ex, 32-year-old Brittany Hollan, to death. The medical examiner said she had so many cuts that they couldn't be counted. Edaburn never gave a reason for her murder. He's due to be sentenced in November.
The latest proposal for Wisconsin's healthcare workforce would have the state spend a lot more money. The Governor's Task Force on the Healthcare Workforce released its final report yesterday. The 75-page report doesn't include a specific price tag, but it asks for more money for new nurses, nurses who are already on the job, apprenticeships, healthcare education, and frontline staffers. There are some recommendations to deregulate Wisconsin's healthcare rules, but most of the focus of the report is finding a way for the state to support more training, more education, and more workforce goals. Governor Evers says he supports the proposal, but he's not saying where he plans to find the new money.
A southern Minnesota teen is being charged with underage drinking and driving after crashing into an Olmsted County home. The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened Sunday morning in Dover. The unidentified 17-year-old was taken to the hospital for evaluation after deputies determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol. The house sustained minor damage and no other injuries were reported.
The latest data from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shows a decrease in reported violent crimes in Minnesota last year. The metro area is experiencing an eight-point-two-percent drop and Greater Minnesota seeing a three-point-four-percent decrease. Carjackings declined by nearly 38 percent, while bias crimes increased slightly. The city of Minneapolis reported 41 homicides so far this year, the same as in 2023, with fewer shots fired calls, and gunshot wounds. Law enforcement officers also saw a slight rise in assaults.
Scammers are using people's social media videos to copy their voices. Wisconsin Better Business Bureau president Jim Temmer says it only takes a few seconds of your voice to make a reasonable copy with a computer. They could then use your voice along with your phone number to try and trick your loved ones into handing over money or personal information. Temmer says the best way to prevent this is to only share your videos with your friends and family, and keep a close eye on friend requests to make sure they're not from phony accounts.
Pre-application for six-million dollars in surface water improvement grants is now open in Wisconsin. The Department of Natural Resources says funding is available for projects including surface water education programs, lake and river management planning, and habitat restoration. Pre-applications must be submitted by September 15 to compete for a grant in November.
A woman convicted of killing the man who trafficked her will be heading to prison. 24-year old Chrystul Kizer of Milwaukee was sentenced in Kenosha County Court on Monday to 11 years in prison for the 2017 killing 34-year-old Randall Volar III. She pleaded guilty earlier this year to reckless homicide. Volar, who was White, had been filming his sexual abuse of Kizer, who is Black, for more than a year before she shot him. The case drew national attention on what sort of leniency was available for victims of sex trafficking who strike back at their captors. Kizer was the first to use that defense in a Wisconsin court. Kizer will get a year and a half credit for time served, and spend 5 years on extended supervision after her release.
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman proposes a two-year budget. Rothman says his 2025-2027 budget proposal would allow the UW System to shed its ranking of 43rd among 50 states in public funding and reach the national median. Rothman says it will take an additional $457 million annually to achieve that. Features of the proposed budget include extending the Wisconsin Tuition Program to students from families earning up to $71,000 annually, five and three percent general wage increases for faculty and staff and emphasizing talent development. Rothman said he would not recommend tuition increases over the period covered by the biennial budget.
Nominations for the 2024 Coolest Thing Made In Wisconsin contest are accepted starting today. Contest hosts Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce and Johnson Financial Group say any product manufactured in Wisconsin qualifies. Sixteen nominees will be chosen, and the public will vote in a bracket-style tournament called Manufacturing Madness. Past contenders include military vehicles, beverage dispensers, and pastries. Nominations will be accepted until September 6th on Made-In-W-I-S-dot-com, and the winner will be announced in October.
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