Finances for the city of Durand are looking good. During last night's council meeting, representatives from Ehler and Associates updated the city on its finances. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says the council learned there may be a way to fund the remaining portion of the Madison Street Project using the current TIF District. Milliren says the city will first close out all of the current projects and look at all of the possible options for the Madison Street Project which is scheduled for 2026.
Police in Chippewa Falls say the latest school threat was, once again, not credible. Officers say they will step-up patrols at the city's middle school for the next couple of days out of an abundance of caution, but they don't expect any problems. Chippewa Falls Schools are not saying just what the latest threat entailed. Wisconsin has seen a wave of school threats over the past two weeks. The attorney general's office says nearly 150 school threats have come-in to schools across the state since the middle of the month.
An area hospital has a new administrator. Daniel Coenen has been named as the new administrator for Tri-County Hospital and Clinics on October 1st. Coenen earned an associate degree in Applied Science from Western Technical College and a bachelor’s degree in Radiology Science from Adventist University of Health Sciences in Orlando, Florida. Dan also has a master’s degree in Business Administration from Viterbo University. Coenen takes over for Joni Olson who is retiring after 46yrs with Gundersen Health System.
A pastor who resigned his positions at two Wabasha County churches before returning to India is under investigation for allegedly stealing from parishioners. Law enforcement requested a search warrant for a bank account owned by Father Prince Raja on September 16th. Members of churches in Winona and Kellogg say Raja requested money from them that was never repaid and left the country owing them more than 70-thousand dollars. The Diocese of Winona-Rochester says Raja resigned and returned to India for personal reasons at the end of June. The diocese also says no parish funds were affected by Raja's actions and that it is cooperating with local law enforcement.
The Chippewa County Sheriff's Department is warning residents of a scam. The department posted on social media that a resident was called and told they missed jury duty and had to pay a $5000 fine as there were now two warrants for their arrest. The Sheriff's Department says their phone number was spoofed. The department reminds residents that they will not call and demand money over the phone to just hang up if they receive one of these calls.
A 16-year-old is the prime suspect in a series of thefts in Lake Hallie. Police say they arrested the teen Saturday. Investigators say the teenager was on house arrest because of a previous arrest and stole at least two cars. They say the teen also stole at least one gun. Lake Hallie Police say the case is another reminder to lock your car, and make sure your valuables are secured.
Police are asking questions after they say a four-year-old was shot in Neillsville. It happened yesterday morning at a home on West 7th Street. Police say the four-year-old was rushed to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Investigators say an underage relative shot the little girl. They are not calling the shooting an accident, yet, and police are not saying how old the relative is.
The Justice Department is suing two rural Rusk County communities over their decision to scrap their electronic voting machines. The Biden Administration filed its lawsuit last week against Thornapple and Lawrence townships. Both communities voted last year to stop using their electronic voting machines. The DOJ complaint says federal law requires at least one electronic voting machine at each polling place so that disabled voters have an option. Lawrence Township leaders say they've already settled with the Justice Department and will bring their electronic machine back. Thornapple Township is fighting the case.
Wisconsin is giving out 125-thousand dollars in grants for hunting recruitment and retention. The state Department of Natural Resources says it'll give out the money to projects that encourage young people to learn how to hunt in Wisconsin, and increase the total number of hunters in the state. Past projects that benefited from Hunter R-Three grants include expos for new hunters, archery ranges for after-school clubs, and purchasing outdoor wheelchairs for public use. Applications will be accepted until October fifteenth.
A longtime frozen food delivery service will shut down its operations in Wisconsin. Cygnus Home Service let the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development know that in November, it will close eight facilities around the state for Yelloh, formerly known as Schwan’s Home Delivery. A total of 79 workers will be laid off due to the closures. The company cited pandemic-driven staffing shortages and supply chain disruptions as reasons for the closures. Schwan’s began its home delivery business in 1952.
Less than half of UW-Madison's new record-breaking freshman class is from Wisconsin. The university released its 2024 freshman enrollment numbers on Monday. There are 85 hundred freshmen this year, a seven percent increase from last year. But just 38 hundred of those kids are from Wisconsin. The rest are from across the country. UW-Madison continues to be a very popular school. The university said nearly 66 thousand would-be freshmen applied to UW-Madison, nearly 80 percent of them were rejected.
Wausau's absentee ballot dropbox appeared and disappeared outside City Hall last weekend. Mayor Doug Diny admits to wheeling the box into his office after noticing it wasn't bolted down and secured. Diny told WSAU he was “dumbfounded” and that the unsecured box “could have been thrown in a river.” Diny said he was caught off guard and would like more input from the city council and the public, although the Wisconsin Supreme Court recently gave authority over the boxes to local clerks. The mayor said he’ll respect any decision to have the dropbox placed and secured outside City Hall if the Clerk chooses. A photo of Diny wheeling the box into city hall drew sharp backlash from some on the city council including Council President Lisa Rasmussen who questioned the legality and ethics of the move. It’s not clear that any laws were broken.
A Minnesota man will be honored for saving an 85-year-old man's life last year. The Carnegie Hero Fund plans to award the Carnegie Medal to 25-year-old Dalton Grose of Waterville. Grose was working on a boat in Albert Lea last September when he and a coworker saw a truck go over a retaining wall and into Fountain Lake. Grose took the boat to the crash scene and dived into the lake, pulling Dwight Weise out of the truck and carrying him to shore. Weise and Grose were both uninjured. Grose is one of 18 people who will receive the medal this year.
Minnesota hunters will kick off the fall turkey season this weekend. Turkey hunting will begin on Saturday and continue through October 27th. Bows, crossbows, and shotguns can be used, with a limit of one bird of either sex during the season. More information on hunting licenses and other requirements is available on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources website.
Only eight products are still in the running to be named the Coolest Thing Made in Minnesota. Online voting has narrowed the field to a list that includes American Crystal Sugar, 3M Scotch-brand Magic Tape, Arctic Cat's ZR-858 snowmobile and Red Wing Shoes' Beckman Boot. Voting in the quarterfinal round will conclude on Sunday. Products receiving the most votes in each quarterfinal matchup will move on to next week's semi-finals.
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