Three people have been arrested in Mondovi after a pair of retail thefts at Kwik Trip and Joe's Shop Kwik. According to Mondovi Police, Kwik Trip notified officers on Tuesday of a string of retail thefts involving several people. Three suspects were identified in the thefts. Then on Thursday, officers attempting to make contact at a residence observed a vehicle leave and go to Joe's Shop Kwik. The suspect was taken into custody after stealing alcohol from the store. Arrested were 18yr od Du'Marion Stroger and 20yr old Dalton Anger both of Chippewa Falls and 17yr old Leonardo Campbell of Bloomer.
The City of Durand has moved up the purchase of a new squad car. The City Council approved the purchase last week and Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says the city hopes to have the new squad in service in January. The cost of the new squad car was just over $45,000.
One person was injured in a single-vehicle accident Saturday in Trenton Township. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 32yr old Brenda Herandez Berumen of Ellsworth was traveling westbound on Hwy KK when she lost control and entered the ditch causing the vehicle to overturn. Hernandez Berument was takent to Red Wing Hospital.
The city of Wabasha has added a new statue at the Veterans Memorial to commemorate Korean War Veterans. The statue was made in the likeness of Dennis Speedling, a Wabasha veteran who passed away this year. The statue was unveiled during Memorial Day Ceremonies earlier this month. Along with the new statue, new plaques were installed, recognizing the different types of military service.
An Eau Claire man is looking at charges after firefighters say he set his own mobile home on fire. The trailer on Revere Street was gutted yesterday morning after police say 51-year-old Patrick Bischel set it on fire. He'd just been evicted from the trailer. Investigators say they found Bischel downtown, and he eventually confessed to starting the fire. No one was hurt, but a neighbor's trailer was damaged in the fire.
An investigation is underway into what led to a school bus crashing through a home Tuesday morning in Holmen that left one of the residents hurt. According to the Holmen Police Department, the bus was going north on 2nd Avenue. It left the road several times before going through the intersection and into the home at 301 State Street. One of the people inside the home had minor injuries and was taken to a La Crosse Hospital. There were no children on the bus at the time of the accident.
There are charges for a father and son in Vernon County who are accused of killing their neighbor's dog. Prosecutors filed charges this week against John Kurtz and his son Andrew. The sheriff's office says Kurtz's neighbor reported her dog missing over the weekend. The neighbor said Kurtz had threatened to kill the dog before, because it got too close to his property. Deputies say Kurtz told them he had his son shoot the dog, then he tossed its body in a ditch behind his house.
An investigation is underway after an inmate died in custody at a southern Minnesota prison. The inmate was found unresponsive at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Faribault on Thursday. Officials say staff tried to save the inmate's life, but the individual was pronounced dead a short time later. The cause of death hasn't been revealed. Earlier this year, there were a series of lockdowns at the Faribault facility. Friends and family members of inmates there have accused state leaders of withholding information about the lockdowns and claim drug overdoses were to blame.
Wisconsin's 2024 deer season is off to a bit slower start. The state's Department of Natural Resources yesterday said the harvest numbers from the first weekend of gun season are down about one percent from last year. The harvest totals are down about four percent from the five-year average. In real numbers, the DNR says hunters bagged just under 90 thousand deer in the first weekend of hunting. Gun season in Wisconsin continues til Sunday.
A series of suspicious fires in one northwestern Wisconsin county. The latest fire was just before 5:00 a.m. Saturday at DJ's Mart on State Highway 27/70 in the Sawyer County Village of Radisson. Firefighters were able to put out the fire, but not before it caused extensive damage to the gas station described on social media as a hub of the community. Agents with the Wisconsin Department of Justice — Division of Criminal Investigation are currently assisting the Sawyer County Sheriff's Office to investigate the Radisson fire and three others which took place in the early morning hours a week ago Monday. A residence and a home under construction were both destroyed, and the Birchwood American Legion Post damaged.
Minnesota is facing a lawsuit that challenges the state's laws regarding abortion access. The federal lawsuit filed last week says state lawmakers and abortion clinics have violated the 14th Amendment by allowing involuntary abortions. The suit argues that allowing that kind of abortion is unconstitutional because it terminates parental rights without a court order. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said yesterday that he doesn't think the lawsuit has much merit, though he declined further comment due to the pending litigation.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is getting extra funding to promote the use of sustainable construction materials. The $32 million will go to create a new program with a goal of incorporating materials that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. DOT will launch a pilot program to study and incorporate evidence-based strategies that will be able to measure the environmental impact of construction materials. The outcomes of this pilot program will be used to inform future infrastructure projects to use more low-carbon transportation materials in Wisconsin. According to the United Nations Environment Program, about 37% of global emissions come from the buildings and construction sector.
A change in the leadership of a Wisconsin-based retailer. Kohl’s CEO Tom Kingsbury will leave his position in mid-January. Kingsbury became interim CEO at the Menomonee Falls based company in 2022 before being installed in that position permanently. Kohl's named current CEO of arts and crafts retailer Michaels, Ashley Buchanan, to replace Kingsbury. Buchanan was previously a senior executive at Walmart and Sam’s Club for 13 years before taking the helm at Michaels in 2020. Kingsbury will take an advisory role for Kohl's until he retires this May.
A long-time serving Wisconsin State Patrol K-9 has died. The State Patrol says K-9 Capo died last week at the age of nine, having served for eight years. Capo joined the State Patrol in 2016 and was assigned to the Special Operation Section, and worked primarily out of the Southwest Region. K-9 Capo was trained in explosive ordnance detection and played a key role in public safety. WSP says during his career, Capo protected presidents, vice presidents, governors, and heads of state. K-9 Capo was set to retire next month.
As expected, Molson Coors is not closing the Leinie's Lodge. The company yesterday said tours at the lodge will continue after the historic brewery in Chippewa Falls closes. Molson Coors announced last month that it is moving the Leinenkuegel's line to a brewery in Milwaukee. Fifty six people will lose their jobs when the brewer closes on January 17th.
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