The Durand City Council is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include discussion and possible action regarding the chicken ordinance and discussion regarding handgun replacement purchase for the police. The council will also go into closed session to discuss the possible purchase of property from Xcel Energy. Tonight's meeting begins at 6:30 at Durand City Hall.
The City of Mondovi will be helping out on the repavement project at Linse Field. Representatives from the Softball/Baseball Association asked the council last night if the city could provide some sand to be used as a base for the new concrete that is to be installed at the park. The council agreed to the request. That project is expected to be done in the coming weeks.
An Eau Claire man is dead after falling while climbing Devils Tower in Wyoming. The National Parks Service says officers found 21-year-old Stewart Porter's body Sunday near the El Cracko Diablo portion of the tower. Investigators say he and a climbing partner were rappelling the second pitch when he fell. His partner was trapped on the tower until Park Service crews could rescue them.
UW-Eau Claire is once again on the list of best colleges in the Midwest. The latest U.S. News and World Report's annual ranking is out, and the Eau Claire campus is ranked fourth in the Midwest for best colleges. UW-EC is also ranked 20th out of 165 public and private regional schools in the Midwest. That's up one spot from last year. Chancellor James Schmidt says the rankings are recognition of the quality education at the UW, particularly at the Eau Claire campus.
No students were injured in a bus crash yesterday. According to the Chippewa Fall School District, a bus carrying the soccer team was traveling to Menomonie when another vehicle ran a stop sign and collided with the bus. None of the students were injured in the accident and another bus was dispatched to take the team to the game in Menomonie.
Election officials in Wabasha County are working with the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office to correct a ballot error affecting voters in Zumbro Falls. The county administrator says the wrong state House race appears on ballots sent to voters in the city. The ballots included the House District 20-A race, but should have had the District 20-B race printed on them. The county is working to have new ballots sent out and will discard any completed ballots containing the wrong information.
The Minnesota Department of Health says two people became ill after being exposed to pigs at the Minnesota State Fair. The report indicates that two fairgoers under the age of 18 sought treatment earlier this month. Testing found they had been sickened by H3-N2-v, a strain of the influenza A virus. The report shows that one person had direct contact with the pigs while the other did not. The Department of Health does not expect any further spread of the illness.
There's been an arrest in a 40-year-old cold case out of Tomah. Officials from Monroe County, Vernon County and La Crosse County yesterday said they've finally arrested a suspect in the 1985 murder of a UW-La Crosse student. Terry Dolowy's body was headless and burned when officials found it back in February of 1985, and her death went unsolved until earlier this year when investigators say they got a DNA match to a suspect still living in Tomah. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office says deputies arrested 60-year-old Michael Popp in the crime. He was 21-years-old at the time, and worked as a truck driver. Investigators say they have more evidence than just the DNA link, but they're not saying what they have. Popp is currently in jail, and being held on a million-dollars bond.
One of Wisconsin's Republican congressmen says Madison's clerk needs to offer a better explanation as to how some voters got two ballots in the mail. Northwoods Congressman Tom Tiffany said the clerk's office needs to answer a number of questions, including how they can guarantee that some voters won't be able to vote twice. Madison's clerk said a mistake sent nearly two thousand voters duplicate ballots. The clerk's office says barcodes will stop people from voting twice. But Tiffany said that's not good enough. He wants to know if the mistake was incompetence, or something criminal.
Some small Wisconsin communities are getting 460-thousand dollars to improve water systems. The Department of Natural Resources says the money will be used to take PFAs and manganese out of water systems for services like schools, day cares, and apartment complexes. Funding is coming from the federal government. The DNR says it expects to distribute five-million-dollars in the second grant cycle, which will open applications on October first.
Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin want to avoid another fight to get off the ballot. State Rep. Scott Krug, who oversees the Assembly's elections committee, said on UpFront over the weekend that he wants to change the state law that forces people to run for office. Krug said there's no victory in forcing a candidate to continue with their campaign. RFK Jr. is fighting to get off the November ballot in Wisconsin. His case is now before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, but the justices have not yet issued a ruling.
Wisconsin's governor expects to once again disagree with Republican lawmakers on how much money to spend in the next state budget. Governor Evers told the Wisconsin Counties Association yesterday that he expects to have the same budget arguments as years past. Evers says his priorities for the next state budget are finding a way to fix child care in the state, and of course send more money to the University of Wisconsin. Republicans have either modified or completely re-written each one of the governor's previous three budgets. They expect to do the same next year as well.
Burn local, buy local. That’s the message about firewood from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. October is National Firewood Awareness Month, and the DNR says if you intend to burn firewood during a camping trip, purchase the wood on-site rather than bringing it from home or picking it up along the way. Purchasing the firewood on-site prevents the spread of invasive pests and harmful insects that could harm trees around the state. The agency also recommends that campers leave any unused firewood behind.
Mental health aid for underprivileged Wisconsinites is on the way. $4.7 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration will expand mental health services at eight community health centers statewide next year. A release says the funds are meant for services for those who are uninsured, underinsured or enrolled in Medicaid. The money distributed through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will also help expand access to care and support combating the opioid crisis in the U.S.
A Minnesota man has found audio recordings of President Nixon on Marijuana. He stated that marijuana is "not addictive and dangerous," contrary to his public stance during the War on Drugs. The tapes were recorded in 1973. Historians suggest his policies were politically motivated, responding to public opinion rather than his actual beliefs. This revelation may impact future discussions, as the DEA plans a hearing to consider reclassifying marijuana to Schedule III.
Wisconsin's State Law Library will be named after a trailblazing lawyer. The Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Director of State Courts Office announced the library will be named in honor of Lavinia Goodell, Wisconsin's first woman lawyer. On June 17, 1874, Goodell became the first woman to practice law in Wisconsin, overcoming significant barriers and advocating for legislative changes that opened doors for future women to follow in her footsteps. Justice Ann Walsh Bradley says naming the State Law Library in Goodell's honor is an opportunity to recognize her legacy and inspire the next generation of women in Wisconsin.
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