One person is dead after a crash and vehicle fire in Mondovi on Saturday. According to Mondovi Police, 49yr old Clifford Ford was traveling southbound on South Eau Claire Street when his vehicle left the roadway, struck the Buffalo River Bridge, and then caught fire. Ford was found deceased in the vehicle after the fire was brought under control. The cause of that crash is still under investigation.
Police are investigating after a woman was found dead in Red Wing last night. Officers were called to a home on Putnam Avenue after receiving a report about a suicidal man armed with a handgun. The man surrendered to police after a standoff lasting several hours. The woman's body was found inside the home after the man was arrested. Police were still gathering information last night and more details are expected later today.
Stepping Stones of Dunn County will be able to provide turkeys to families in need this Thanksgiving after two donors stepped forward. According to Stepping Stones, an anonymous donor bought 200 turkeys, and the Menomonie Rotary Clubs paid for another 300 turkeys and two weeks of groceries for the food pantry shelves. The donations come after Stepping Stones announced in October they would not be able to provide Thanksgiving turkeys this year.
One person is dead and another injured after a two-vehicle accident in the city of Eau Claire on Thursday. According to Eau Claire Police, an SUV traveling northbound on Clairmont Avenue was attempting to turn left onto Folsom Street and was struck by a truck towing a trailer loaded with railroad ties was traveling southbound on Clairmont Avenue. The 74yr old driver of the SUV died from his injuries at the hospital while the driver of the truck was not injured. That accident remains under investigation.
The Durand Improvement Group has announced the grand marshal for the upcoming Holidazzle Day Parade. Linda and Steve Talford will lead the parade this year. Linda is a leader at Faith Lutheran Church and helps organize the Sunday Supper and Fun Fest Chicken tent each year. The Holidazzle parade will be on November 30th at 6:30pm in Downtown Durand.
Wisconsin is among the states included in the latest recall. On Saturday, the CDC issued a nationwide recall for organic carrots grown by Grimmway Farms. There's an E. coli outbreak that's already sickened nearly 40 people. The CCDC says 15 people have gone to the hospital because of E. Coli. The carrots were sold as far back as September, but the CDC says some people may still have the possibly tainted carrots in their homes. If you do, the advice is to simply toss them out.
Wisconsin's Supreme Court will hear arguments today about the constitution and Wisconsin's elections boss. Democrats are asking the court to allow Elections Commission administrator Meagan Wolfe to keep her job, even though she has not been officially reappointed for a second term. They are leaning on a recent Wisconsin Supreme Court decision that says appointed board members can continue to serve until the State Senate approves their replacement. Republican lawmakers, however, say the Elections Commission never actually nominated Wolfe for a second term, therefore the till-a-replacement-is-approved loophole doesn't apply. Wolfe has been at the center of questions and Republican anger since the 2020 election in Wisconsin.
Health officials in the Twin Cities are warning after several people came sick from eating hamburgers. They confirmed ten cases of E. coli in customers who ate hamburgers at Red Cow restaurants in Hennepin, Ramsey and Olmsted Counties. Another case of E. coli was reported in a customer at a Hen House Eatery in Minneapolis. Officials say the owners of Hen House and Red Cow have fully cooperated and have made changes to prevent future illnesses. Anyone who became sick after eating a hamburger between October 31st and November 7th is asked to contact their local healthcare provider.
UW-Stout has one more football game to play. The school announced over the weekend that it's been invited to play Wheaton College in the Culver's Isthmus Bowl Saturday in Sun Prairie, Stout finished its season 6-4 this year. Wheaton College finished with an 8-2 record.
A Wisconsin police officer is resigning after he allegedly reenacted the police killing of George Floyd in a Minnesota classroom. Steven Williams has been on administrative leave from the Prescott Police Department since October 16. Last month, South Washington School District officials said they banned Williams from teaching after he repeatedly made racially harmful comments and told sexist jokes while filling in as a substitute teacher at Woodbury High School.
A Wisconsin company will lay off more than 310 workers in Madison and Monona in January. Wisconsin Physician Services is a private company that accepts Medicare and TRICARE benefits for members of the military and veterans. All but ten of the employees are based at the Monona campus on Broadway. The others are employed at the WPS location on Tradewinds Parkway in Madison.
A crucial step forward for a pipeline project in northern Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has granted permits required for Enbridge Energy to reroute its Line 5 pipeline around the land of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Enbridge must adhere to more than 200 specific conditions included in the permits to ensure it meets state standards for wetlands and waterways. Environmental and tribal activists remain opposed, citing potential wetland and wildlife destruction or contamination and potential oil spills. Enbridge must complete the 41-mile-long project around the Bad River Reservation by November 2027, hire DNR-approved environmental monitors, and allow DNR employees to access the site during reasonable hours.
Dane County is getting a million dollars in federal funding for road safety improvements. The US Department of Transportation grant will go toward driver, bicyclist, and pedestrian safety. The City says more than 250 people have died on Wisconsin roadways since 2017, and more than 14 hundred have been seriously injured. Both the City of Fitchburg and the Village of Shorewood Hills will get part of the money to kick off safety action plans.
A Minnesota Department of Natural Resources waterfowl specialist wants his job back after he was fired for driving drunk in a work vehicle. Steve Cordts doesn't deny the charge. However, he believes the case was a result of a recent diagnosis of Charles Bonnet Syndrome. The illness causes hallucinations from the brain's adjustment to significant vision loss. Cordts was convicted of driving under the influence, paid a fine of more than 600, and will have an ignition lock on his truck for a year. He is now awaiting a date for an arbitration hearing.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice has released its annual crime report. The report shows a total of 765 fentanyl-related cases in 2023, up 84 from 2022. Attorney General Josh Kaul is asking the State Legislature to invest in crime labs to improve staffing for these cases. Kaul says the state crime labs are essential to protecting public safety and ensuring criminal investigations and prosecutions lead to justice. The AG says DOJ has made enhancements in technology at the crime labs which should improve the way cases are tracked. DOJ typically releases its annual report in late summer, but it was delayed until this week as the agency dealt with an audit.
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