The construction of the new Tarrant Park Pool continues. Durand Mayor Patrick Miliren was able to tour the site last week and says crews hope to have the building completed by the end of the month. The pool is still scheduled to be completed by June 1 of next year.
One person is dead after a motorcycle crash in the Town of Gale on Thursday evening. According to the Trempealeau County Sheriff's Department, the motorcycle was traveling northbound on Hwy 53 near Hwy TTT, and hit an object in the road. The driver lost control tipped the motorcycle onto its side and was ejected from the motorcycle. He was taken to a La Crosse Hospital where he later died. The man's name has not been released.
The sheriff in Trempealeau County says a missing teenager from Green Bay has been found safe. Deputies say they found 17-year-old Braelynn Mueller on Saturday. She'd been missing from her home in Green Bay since early July. The sheriff's office says she was spotted several times in Trempealeau County, and last week reached-out for help in finding her.
A Rochester woman has been identified as the person killed over the weekend in a Goodhue County vehicle collision. An SUV and a Jeep collided with each other just after 1 a.m. Saturday on Highway 52 just outside of Zumbrota. The SUV's driver, 60-year-old Larae Post, was killed. The other driver, a woman from California, suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash which remains under investigation.
A group home worker from Fall Creek is facing charges after investigators say she had sex with one of her patients. Prosecutors filed the charges last week against 29-year-old Alicia Vogler of Elk Mound. Fall Creek Police say Vogler had sex with a man who was living at the Palmer Place group home under a protective order. Authorities were called after several coworkers said the two were too close, and after managers say they found several sexually explicit text messages. Vogler is charged with four counts of second-degree sexual assault. She'd be forced to register as a sex offender if convicted.
There's no word on the conditions of a La Crosse police officer and a male suspect after they were reportedly run over by another officer. News 8 is reporting that an officer had wrestled an individual to the ground Friday night shortly after 8 p.m. in the parking lot of the All Abilities Trane Park. Another police vehicle arrived in the parking lot and ran over both the officer and the suspect. Police did not release the identities of the officers or the suspect and did not provide details regarding the suspect's arrest.
Nearly $30 million in federal American Rescue Plan funding is allocated for projects to increase internet access in Wisconsin. Eleven projects are being funded through the state Public Service Commission’s Digital Connectivity and Navigators Program. That will allow more than 50,000 households to receive a loaned device, and over 30,000 to access free wi-fi. The largest recipient, United Way of Wisconsin, will get just under $16.5 million to distribute devices. Governor Tony Evers' office says since launching in 2019, the program has assisted more 410,000 households and businesses.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources stresses hunters know their target this deer bow hunting season. Elk Zone Biologist Christina Kizewski says elk are typically quite a bit larger than adult deer. Elk are about one to two feet taller than adult deer at that shoulder height. An elk calf would be at this time of year about the same size as an adult white tailed doe but displays different coloration. Visit the DNR's website for a species identification tool and other hunting tips.
We could get an update on any rules charges for the next deer season later today. The Department of Natural Resource's Deer Advisory Committee meets today in Madison. The agenda includes new boundaries for the state's deer management units. Any changes would be for 2025, as deer season in Wisconsin for this year is already open.
Police in Two Rivers are confirming the human remains found last weekend are of missing child Elijah Vue. A deer hunter found the remains on private property last Saturday in the town off the Lake Michigan coast, about 40 miles southeast of Green Bay. Elijah was three years old when he was reported missing in February. His birthday was in August. Elijah's mother Katrina Baur and her boyfriend Jesse Vang were both charged with chronic neglect of a child back in February. No charges have been made regarding Elijah's disappearance.
There's a lack of optimism about where Wisconsin is headed. The latest Marquette Law School Poll says most people in the state continue to say we're on the wrong track. Fifty-three percent of people according to the new poll say Wisconsin is headed in the wrong direction. Pollsters say 46-percent of people think we're headed in the right direction, but the poll also shows more than half the people in Wisconsin think their finances are worse-off than a few years ago. Still, voters don't seem to blame Governor Evers too much. His approval rating in the latest Marquette Poll remains at 51-percent. The highest of any elected official in the state.
A new report finds that a majority of counties in the state have less jobs now than before the pandemic. A Wisconsin Policy Forum report released today found that while the state set a record for total jobs in 2023, 42 of the state's 72 counties actually averaged fewer jobs in 2023 than in 2019. Milwaukee County lost the most jobs in the five year span followed by Brown and Wood counties. Meanwhile, Dane and Kenosha counties added the most total jobs.
Wisconsin's seventh case of the West Nile Virus this year has been confirmed. State health officials confirmed a case in a Rock County resident today. It marks the first human case in Rock County so far this year. The health department notes that most people who get West Nile Virus don't get sick from it, but urge people to take precautions including reducing their exposure to mosquitos. Less than one-percent of people who contract West Nile Virus develop serious symptoms.
A state senator is being banned from Tribal Lands by the Lac du Flambeau Tribe. The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians announced today that a resolution banning State Senator Mary Felzkowski was passed earlier this week. The tribe said the ban is for what they called "inappropriate remarks" at a town meeting in Woodruff last month. According to the tribe, she compared them to "terrorists" while discussing travel on roads on tribal lands. Felzkowsi is currently the co-chair of the Special Committee on state Tribal Relations.
A decision may be nearer regarding a contested pipeline project in northern Wisconsin. One week ago the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released its final Environmental Impact Statement on the proposed Enbridge Line 5 Segment Relocation Project. The existing pipeline between Superior and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is 71 years old and a portion runs through reservation lands of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The proposed relocation would reroute the line. A coalition of business, agriculture and labor groups support the project, while the tribe and environmental groups want Line 5 shut down. Enbridge will need to secure permits from the DNR and Army Corps of Engineers before work can commence on the project.
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is extending its MSP RESERVE program to Terminal 1. This will be starting September 17th, 2024. The free program allows passengers to reserve a time slot for security screening to reduce wait times. Travelers can book reservations online up to a week in advance and will use a designated lane at the North Checkpoint. The program, which initially launched at Terminal Two in May 2023, aims to enhance efficiency and traveler experience.
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