The Mondovi City Council is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include a presentation from Mondovi Business Association, budget inquiries from the Police Department, and reports from the Mayor and Department Heads. The council will also go into a closed session to consider a strategy to be adopted with respect to litigation in which the council is or is likely to become involved. Tonight's meeting begins at 5:30 at the Marten Center in Mondovi.
Some of the leftover chickens from Pure Prairie Poultry's closing are headed for the dinner plate thanks to UW-River Falls students. The students processed about 100 of the chickens. The original idea was to teach the students about agriculture and show them how food comes into being. The plan was to then donate the meat to local food pantries, but the university doesn't have the proper license. River Falls says it will instead sell the chicken meat, and donate the proceeds.
The dry weather and high fire danger in Western Wisconsin continues. Area Fire Districts, including Durand and Mondovi, have burning bans in place. Over the weekend firefighters responded to several fires that destroyed 5 buildings. High winds are expected over the next few days and the best chance of rain is Thursday night. Even with that rain, the fire danger will still be high until we receive snow cover.
Drive through voting is opening today in Eau Claire, and the City says it's expecting a large turnout. Voters will be able to update their voting address and registration information while in the drive-through at City Hall. The drive-through will be open from nine A-M through four P-M on weekdays until November first. Several streets in the area will temporarily switch to one ways during these hours, and detours will be available for those who aren't in the area to vote. More information is available on the City of Eau Claire website.
A man from Western Wisconsin will spend three years in prison for federal wire fraud. A jury found 45-year-old Robert Carter from Eau Claire guilty. He was accused of faking interest in buying a trucking company in Fond du Lac to learn detailed financial information. Carter then altered his own company's documents using that information, and fraudulently bought several semi-trucks and trailers. The U-S Department of Justice says he stole more than half-a-million dollars in the scheme.
The Pierce County Veterans Service Office is bringing an award-winning play to River Falls. The Play, "The American Solider will be performed on Veterans Day starting at 6pm at the Meyer Middle School Audoritium. The play is a one-man show based on letters from veterans and their families spanning from the revolution to the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The event is free and for more information contact the Pierce County Veterans Service Office.
It could soon cost Eau Claire's garbage companies a lot more to pick up your trash. The city's new budget includes a 400 percent increase in the fee that Eau Claire charges to its garbage companies. The city is also looking at a nearly 300 percent fee increase for garbage trucks. Deputy city manager Dave Solberg says the idea is to raise money for Eau Claire's Neighborhood Services Department. Trash companies in Eau Claire say they don't know how they are going to afford the fee increases. Solberg says the people of Eau Claire could end-up paying for the extra costs.
Prosecutors in Rusk County say an inmate wanted his cell mate to help him kill two people. The D.A.'s Office announced the charges against 65-year-old Malcolm Young yesterday. Investigators say he asked his cell mate to find three or four guns with guns and eliminate two people. No one is saying who Young wanted killed, or why. Young is looking at conspiracy to commit murder, and conspiracy to commit robbery charges. Investigators say he told them that it was just 'jail talk,' and that he didn't have a reason to kill anyone.
Residents are displaced from a pair of weekend fires at apartment complexes in southeast Wisconsin. The first happened in West Bend Saturday morning. Residents of the six-unit building were fully evacuated and there were no injuries, but the building was deemed uninhabitable. On Sunday afternoon nearly 100 firefighters responded to fire at a 16-unit building in Waukesha. Strong winds helped spread the fire and a firefighter was injured. The lack of sprinklers was a contributing factor in each fire. The cause of each is under investigation.
Minnesota health officials are urging Minnesotans to make sure they are vaccinated against whooping cough. The Minnesota Department of Health says just over a thousand cases have now been reported throughout the state, compared to 61 cases during the same period last year. Vaccinations for the illness need to be updated every ten years to help decrease the severity of symptoms and the length of time it lingers. The Department of Health says whooping cough can lead to pneumonia if it is left untreated.
One man is under arrest and accused in a fatal shooting at a flag football game in Milwaukee. Thirty-year-old Gavino Avalos-Morales is facing four charges, including a homicide charge, for the shooting earlier this month. He's accused of shooting another man, who died at the hospital. The shooting happened during a physical fight at the game, according to surveillance footage. The victim wasn't seen with a weapon on the video.
There's no word if there's any Spotted Cow in the shipment of hurricane relief that's headed from New Glarus to Tennessee. Volunteers loaded an ambulance with hurricane supplies over the weekend. The plan is to eventually drive the ambulance to Unicoi County, Tennessee. Crews say there's still some room in the ambulance, so they're looking to fill it up and head out tomorrow or the next day. Unicoi County is one of the counties in eastern Tennessee that is still recovering from Hurricane Helene.
A new report shows 85 people lost their lives to domestic violence last year in Wisconsin. The report from End Abuse Wisconsin comes right before the end of Domestic Abuse Awareness Month this October. The ages of last year's victims range from one year old to 84-years-old, and deaths occurred about once every four days.
The creepy dolls are back at the History Center of Olmsted County. The history center is holding its sixth annual Creepy Doll Contest through October 31st. The theme this year is Circus After Dark, with eight dolls in the running for this year's title. More information about the contest and how to vote is available on the history center's social media pages.
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