Two people are dead after a truck vs 3 motorcycle accident in Nelson Township on Friday morning. According to the Buffalo County Sheriff's Department, a pickup was traveling northbound on Hwy 35 when it crossed the centerline and struck three motorcycles traveling southbound. Two of the motorcycle drivers died of their injuries while a third was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The driver of the truck was not injured. The names of the victims were not released.
A Menomonie man is looking at charges after police say he killed a woman's dog during a fight. Prosecutors in Chippewa Falls filed the charges Friday. Officers say 41-year-old Jason Hoyt killed the dog during a domestic violence disturbance. Officers say Hoyt threatened to run over his girlfriend in a UTV last week at their home in Howard. Investigators say he chased her in the UTV, but flipped. That wreck killed the woman's dog. Hoyt is looking at both domestic violence and animal cruelty charges, both are felonies.
Eau Claire's McKinley Road bike path is on the state's latest list of road projects. Governor Evers' office on Friday said there will be 921-thousand-dollars available for the new path at McKinley and Birch Street. The path will connect two trails, and give kids at the McKinley Charter School and Northwoods Elementary a way to walk to school. There's no word when work is expected to begin.
The leader of a Western Wisconsin drug trafficking organization is going to prison. Hector Jimenez-Sosa of Eau Claire was sentenced in U-S District Court for distributing meth. The federal investigation says he was the head of a meth, fentanyl, and cocaine ring, getting the drugs via mail from California. After his sentence is finished, he'll have four years of supervised release.
A single student is believed to be responsible for a series of threats made to western Wisconsin Schools. Staff from Chippewa Falls school district and the Wisconsin Department of Justice say a series of threats made last week through the official online reporting app Speak Up Speak Out came from one student. Those threats forced the closure of schools in Altoona, Augusta, Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls and Elk Mound. The unidentified student will be facing legal and school-related consequences, though it is unclear if they have been arrested.
A man is facing a misdemeanor charge after allegedly committing an act of vandalism at a Donald Trump-themed store in Red Wing. The 31-year-old man was cited for property damage last Tuesday after allegedly screaming and yelling at staff members and damaging a Trump flag. Police say the man is also suspected of stealing political signs. Red Wing's police chief issued a statement urging Minnesotans to respect each other no matter what political party they support.
An injured person is recovering after a helicopter rescue in Winona County. The county sheriff's office was notified about a missing person on Saturday afternoon. The unidentified individual was reportedly repairing a fence at a farm in Pleasant Valley and failed to return. A Minnesota State Patrol helicopter was used to fly the person out of a remote area that most rescue vehicles could not access. The sheriff's office says the person had serious injuries but should recover.
The Northwoods' congressman continues to push his questions about Madison's duplicate ballots. Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany last week asked for an independent investigation of how 22-hundred voters in ten Madison wards were sent two ballots. Tiffany said he's not satisfied with the answers he's gotten from Madison's clerk. He also said there are some inconsistencies in the clerk's explanation. Madison Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl says a mistake led to the duplicate ballots and has insisted that no one in Madison will be able to vote twice in November.
University of Minnesota faculty are pushing for an updated economic impact study to assess the institution's influence on the state economy. The last study, conducted in 2017, estimated the economic impact at eight-billion dollars. Faculty members argue that changes in tuition and enrollment since then may have altered this figure significantly. The updated study aims to provide clearer insights into the university's contributions to the community and statewide economy.
Multiple agencies are investigating after a suspicious package was sent to the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office in St. Paul. The office was evacuated Friday after the package from the "United States Traitor Elimination Army" was received. A substance inside the package was tested and found to be non-hazardous. The FBI, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Minnesota State Patrol are working to determine who may have sent the package.
Robert F. Kennedy Junior will remain on Wisconsin's presidential ballot. The state's Supreme Court issued the ruling Friday, unanimously rejecting the lawsuit to have his name removed. Justices called Kennedy's legal briefs "inadequate." Earlier Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Kennedy's appeal to be placed on the New York ballot.
The University of Wisconsin regents are unanimously voting to fire former UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow. The Board voted Friday morning to terminate Gow's employment. Gow has been on paid leave since last winter, after he and his wife were found to have been posting porn videos online. Gow says posting the videos was a form of free speech and self-expression.
Wisconsin is getting 32-million dollars for non-motorized transportation projects over the next four years. The Department of Transportation says 56 projects will benefit from the federal funding over the next four years. Approved projects include pedestrian paths, bike trails, and safer routes to school for students. One-point-four million will go to Rice Lake for a multi-use trail, and Waupaca gets almost a million dollars for an ADA-compliant pedestrian bridge.
The most recent poll shows Vice President Harris with a two-point lead over former President Trump in Wisconsin. The New York Times/Siena College Poll has Harris ahead 49-percent to 47-percent. The poll surveyed 680 "likely voters" between September 21st to the 26th. The result is well within the plus-or-minus four-percent margin of error.
State health officials say a Minnesota resident who had contact with a bat in July has died of rabies. The exposure happened in western Minnesota and the patient was over 65-years-old. The CDC confirmed the rabies diagnosis at its lab in Atlanta on September 20th. In a Friday news release, the Minnesota Department of Health said it's working to determine if anyone else may have been exposed to the disease, but added there's no ongoing risk to the public. Public health veterinarian Dr. Stacey Holzbauer recommended rabies immunizations for pets and livestock.
Nearly half of Americans say they feel lonely at least sometimes, but Wisconsin is among the states with the lowest rate of loneliness. That's according to the U.S. Census Bureau's latest Household Pulse Survey, which looks at Americans' financial and economic well-being, among other topics. The survey says 40-point-three-percent of U.S. adults reported experiencing feelings of loneliness at least sometimes. Wisconsin had the third-lowest rate at 37-percent, behind Iowa and Delaware. Alaska had the highest rate of loneliness at just under 46-percent.
Monopoly is set to release a St. Paul edition of its classic board game. Famous game makers invite the public to suggest local businesses and landmarks to be included. Submissions can be sent via email. This will be the first Minnesota-themed Monopoly game in nearly three decades, and will be released on June 18th next year.
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