The city of Durand is looking at borrowing a small amount of money each year to continue doing small street projects. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says the idea would be to borrow $140000 each year for another project. That additional money would then be levied on the tax rolls. The proposed 2025 budget will be discussed and voted on during the November 20th council meeting.
Dunn County leaders want Wisconsin to expand the state's healthcare program. This week, the county board approved a resolution that calls on the state legislature to expand Medicaid. Human Services director Paula Winter says there are too many uninsured people in Dunn County, and that means the county has to foot the bill when those people get sick or need medical care. Winter says the county's Community Support Program and Crisis Intervention Services are the most expensive. Lawmakers in Wisconsin have resisted expanding Medicaid for years, saying adding more people to the system will be too expensive.
Seven people are hurt in a Western Wisconsin crash. The Altoona Police Department says a semi lost control and hit two cars while exiting Highway 53 onto Highway 12. Lanes were closed for several hours while the crash was being investigated. It's unknown how badly the seven people were injured.
Schools across southeast Minnesota are helping their students to explore promising careers by giving them opportunities for up-close tours of local manufacturing companies and in-depth knowledge of skills-based careers. Students from Wabasha-Kellogg, Red Wing, and Plainview Elgin Millville will attend Construct Tomorrow and tour companies like Crenlo Engineered Cabs. According to Minnesota’s Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), manufacturing roles constitute 11% of all available jobs in the state. Last year, manufacturing contributed $57.2 billion, or 12%, to the state's economy. The average annual manufacturing wage in Minnesota is $79,000 — 10% above the average for all jobs. Going forward, more than 93,000 job openings can be expected for manufacturing production positions in Minnesota through 2032.
There are an even-ten-thousand-students at UW-Eau Claire this year. The University of Wisconsin released its official 10th day enrollment figures yesterday, and the Eau Claire campus has ten-thousand students. That makes Eau Claire the sixth-largest campus in the state. UW-Madison is, obviously, the largest with nearly 52-thousand students. UW-Stout has just under seven thousand students, while River Falls has just over five thousand. UW-La Crosse has almost 500 more students than the campus in Eau Claire.
The teenager accused of killing Lily Peters is finally going to answer the charges against him. A judge in Chippewa County yesterday set an arraignment for December 16th. The hearing comes after the teen's lawyer did not appeal to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to try and keep the case in juvenile court. The teenager is accused of killing and sexually assaulting Peters as she was walking home back in April of 2022. She was ten-years-old, he was 14 at the time. The case has been delayed because of the back-and-forth over where the teenager would be tried. Even with the new movement, it will be sometime next year before the trial could begin.
A southern Minnesota man has been sentenced for his role in a drive-by shooting in Wisconsin. Police arrested 32-year-old Deandrew Grant following last year's shooting at a pizza restaurant in La Crosse. Several people were wounded and the restaurant suffered significant damage. Grant pled guilty last month to charges including attempted homicide, battery with a dangerous weapon and reckless endangerment. He was sentenced to 32 years in prison and eight years of supervised release earlier this week.
Wisconsin election managers say nearly a million people have already voted. In Milwaukee, the city's Election Commission said 63-thousand people have already voted. The tallies are different in each community, but local clerks all say they are seeing more interest in early voting this year. Voters can continue to cast their ballots in-person until Friday. After that, voters are going to have to wait for Election Day to actually vote.
Wisconsin's new rules of the road book is supposed to be easier to read. Yesterday, the state's Department of Transportation said it had updated the rules of the road. The new book is supposed to be easier to read, simpler, and more straightforward. Wis-DOT says they want to make sure that everyone can understand the rules for driving in the state. You can find the updated version at Wis-DOT's website.
The Supreme Court has ruled that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. must remain on the ballot in Michigan and Wisconsin. Kennedy, who dropped out of the presidential race in August, was looking to be removed from the ballot in the key swing states after endorsing Donald Trump. State election officials had already said early and absentee voting in the states was already well underway, with the Supreme Court giving a decision on the emergency appeal with no further explanation.
A former Minnesota State trooper accused of causing a deadly crash is asking a judge to dismiss eight of nine charges against him. Shane Roper faces several offenses including second-degree manslaughter and criminal vehicular homicide. Both charges carry a maximum sentence of ten years in jail. Roper's attorneys recently filed a motion claiming prosecutors failed to meet their burden of offering direct evidence that shows their client's actions led to the cause of death. The defendant is expected back in court on November 21.
Wisconsin's state superintendent says she's asking for 60-million dollars to recruit and retain educators in the state. Dr. Jill Underly says her proposal would pay for licensures for new teachers, stipends to help student teachers reduce debt, and a new grant program to expand the education workforce. She also proposed free breakfast and lunch for all Wisconsin students last week. The full Department of Public Instruction budget proposal will be released next month.
A Minnesota woman is facing charges of voter fraud. Authorities say Danielle Christine Miller of Nashwauk filled out the absentee ballot for her mother, who died back in August. Miller says her mother was a fan of former President Donald Trump and wanted to vote for him. Miller admitted to signing the deceased woman's name on the ballot. She'll appear before a judge on December 4th.
A leading sauerkraut producer is moving its headquarters to Wisconsin. Fermented Food Holdings will invest $13 million in its production facility in the Outagamie County village of Bear Creek and will relocate its corporate headquarters to Madison. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation awarded the company $500,000 in performance-based tax credits to make the moves. The kraut maker looks to increase its annual capacity by 20 million pounds of cabbage and add 60 jobs due to the expansion. Wisconsin is the fourth-largest producer of cabbage in the U.S.
All Wisconsin counties are in high or very high fire danger. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says central and east-central Wisconsin is in very high fire danger. The rest of the state is in high fire danger.
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