The City of Durand has approved an agreement with the Arkansaw Sanitary District to allow the district to send its wastewater to the Durand Wastewater Treatment Plant. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says Durand will charge the Sanitary District like any other customer. Arkansaw will be responsible for building the sewer line to Durand. The new line will need to be in place by 2029.
The City of Mondovi approved renewing the $1.5 million Promissory Note with the Bank of Alma. Mondovi Mayor Brady Weiss says the money is planned to be used to make improvements to Washington Street from Hwy 10 to Hwy 37. The City Council did not set a date for that project to begin.
Another chance for severe weather in the WRDN listening area today. Clouds will be on the increase throughout out the day as a cold front approaches from the west. A line of storms is expected to develop in West-Central Minnesota this afternoon and move east into Wisconsin this evening. Damaging winds and large hail are the primary threat. Quite and cooler weather is expected for the Labor Day Holiday Weekend.
Whooping cough is making its way through Chippewa County. The Eau Claire City-County Health Department says several cases have been identified in the county. The illness can cause coughing that lasts weeks or months. Whooping cough is on the rise this year in Wisconsin statewide -- more than 275 confirmed cases of the highly contagious illness are reported so far this year compared to 51 last year.
Eau Claire's city council unanimously voted to support limitations on federal campaign spending. The council approved an advisory resolution supporting a constitutional amendment that would reverse the Citizen's United Supreme Court ruling. The 2010 decision ruled that companies have no limit to how much they spend on campaigns. The resolution doesn't change any laws but represents support for the constitutional amendment.
The cameras on the stop-and-go lights in Altoona are working. Police in the city say their flock cameras have helped make more than 20 arrests this year. Altoona has 11 cameras posted at various lights throughout the city, but mainly on the roads leading in-and-out of town. Officer Jacob Henning says the cameras are most helpful in catching out of town, or out of state criminals. That includes one arrest of two people from Minneapolis who were stealing things in both Altoona and Eau Claire.
A Winona man has pled not guilty to first-degree attempted intentional homicide charges in connection to the shooting at George's Lounge in Fountain City. 40yr old Damien Winn made the plea yesterday in Buffalo County Court. Authorities allege that Winn shot the man in the abdomen in the parking lot of George's Lounge on March 30 and then fled. His next court appearance is Sept 18.
A Minnesota state trooper will be in court today to face charges related to a deadly crash in Rochester. Trooper Shane Roper was charged with manslaughter following the May crash that killed 18-year-old Olivia Flores. Investigators say Roper was traveling over 80 miles an hour without his emergency lights on at the time of the crash. Information released by the State Patrol also showed Roper had four previous crashes while on duty.
Most people in Wisconsin have so-called forever chemicals in their blood, but UW researchers say they don't know if they are causing any health problems. A new study from the University of Wisconsin says a majority of the people who volunteered for the study have traces of PFAS chemicals in their system. The report says older, higher-income, white men have the highest levels. As for where they got the chemicals, researchers say in most cases the people with PFAS said they ate fish they caught or microwave popcorn. There are worries that PFAS chemicals can cause all manner of health problems, but the UW team says it could not find a definitive link in its study.
Wisconsin is seeing more money coming to the state. The latest report from the state's Department of Revenue says tax collections for fiscal year 2024 jumped by over one percent. Meaning there's an extra 275 million dollars for the state. The DOR says the numbers aren't finalized, and that won't happen til October. The state is also not saying just why tax collections jumped, or where the extra money may be spent.
A judge has upheld a partial veto from Governor Tony Evers that modified school funding. Dane County Judge Stephen Ehlke ruled Tuesday that the bills Governor Evers used his partial veto on were budget and appropriations bills and thus subject to the partial veto. That means the Governor can strike out parts of sentences and string together different plans. In this case, Evers turned a bill that would have increased funding on school literacy into a general spending increase for the Department of Public Instruction, while also cutting grants for school vouchers and private schools. The judge also ruled that the legislature's joint finance committee still had the right to decide how to distribute the original 50 million dollars in literacy funding.
The recall effort against Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is dead, again. Yesterday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected the attempt to revive the case by skipping it directly to the high court. The justices didn't offer any explanation. A group of conservatives twice targeted Vos for recall because they didn't like how he handled the 2020 election. They failed to collect enough valid signatures in Vos' old district, and then didn't get enough valid signatures in his new legislative district. The recall appeal can move forward, but it likely won't be decided until after Election Day in November, and would likely be moot after that.
The Minnesota Republican Party is backing GOP congressional candidate Joe Teirab despite the local party's reluctance. State Republican Chairman David Hann released a statement today saying they fully back the party representative for incumbent Angie Craig's seat. Second Congressional District Republicans pushed back a decision on whether to endorse Teirab after he won the GOP primary two weeks ago. He was not backed by the local party, which endorsed candidate Tayler Rahm, who suspended his campaign to work as former President Trump's senior adviser in Minnesota. The Second Congressional District Republicans were scheduled to decide yesterday whether to formally back the candidate but tabled the vote.
A surge in COVID-19 in Wisconsin to start the school year. Wastewater monitoring data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services shows the concentration of the virus is at its highest since this past February. Twelve municipalities around the state showed COVID levels considered “very high” with “significant increases” in six of them. Updated quarantine guidelines from the CDC state that those infected with the virus should stay home 24 hours after a fever has resolved without using fever-reducing medications
Wardens want you to be safe on the water this Labor Day Weekend. The Department of Natural Resources reminds everyone to stay sober and wear their flotation devices. Not wearing a preserver is one of the leading causes of death on the water. There have already been 13 boating related deaths this year, and 9 of those weren't wearing life preservers. You should also keep an eye on the weather forecast, and be sure people know where you're heading.
Corn mazes around Wisconsin celebrate the coming of the NFL Draft. A collaboration between the 2025 Draft Local Organizing Committee and several family farms will salute the agricultural history of Wisconsin and bring attention to the April event in Green Bay. With the kickoff of the NFL regular season nearing, corn mazes with football-themed designs will open throughout September in Ripon, Chilton, Stevens Point and Bonduel. The draft is expected to draw a quarter-million fans and nearly a hundred million dollars of revenue to Wisconsin.
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