The Dunn County Sheriff's Department is reporting a rash of scam calls to residents in the county. An individual identifying as a Dunn County Sheriff's Deputy has been calling residents asking them to come to the Judicial Center for various reasons. If anyone receives a call like this do not provide any identifying information and the department is asking those receiving these calls to note the number the call came from and let the department know.
The Pepin County Sheriff's Department has partnered up with the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation to help with mental health. The Department as agreed to promote the Farm Neighbors Care Program. Pepin County Sheriff Joel Wener says deputies will have stickers with QR codes on them to direct those in need to mental health resources. Along with Pepin County Sheriff Deputies, the department is giving out stickers to highway department members and the public.
An engineering firm has been chosen to start planning the new Eau Claire to Twin Cities Amtrak train route. The proposed new route would connect to an expanded Hiawatha line from Chicago to the Twin Cities, connecting to Eau Claire, Menomonie, and Hudson on the way. Other lines on the new Hiawatha route would include Madison and Green Bay. The Chippewa St. Croix Rail Commission has chosen HDR Engineering to create the scope, schedule, and budget for the new passenger line. Funding for this planning stage of the project is from the Infrastructure and Jobs Act.
A wanted man out of Minnesota is now behind bars in western Wisconsin. The sheriff in Polk County says his Emergency Response Team arrested 32-year-old Jack Guy on Saturday. Guy is wanted by authorities in Hennepin County, Minnesota on second-degree murder charges. The sheriff's office says they were able to arrest Guy without an incident. He's in the Polk County jail and waiting to be taken back to Minnesota.
The jury in the Adam Fravel murder trial is getting the next few days off due to the election. Closing arguments in the case were originally scheduled to begin today, but have been pushed back to Wednesday to give the jurors time to vote. The defense rested its case Friday after Fravel decided not to testify. Fravel was arrested and charged with murder following the discovery of Madeline Kingsbury's body in Fillmore County last year.
Electioneering is not allowed near or inside polling places in Wisconsin. Elections Administrator Meagan Wolfe explained that wearing or making some sort of display that advocates for a candidate, a contest, a referenda, something that's on or related to what's on the ballot. Voters, observers, and poll workers should not be wearing or displaying anything that falls into that electioneering category inside of the polling place. Voters or observers making partisan displays or wearing campaign garb may be asked to leave, although Wolfe said elections inspectors have discretion in such instances. Polls open at 7:00 AM tomorrow and anyone in line before 8:00 PM will be able to cast a ballot. You can find your polling place at myvote-dot-wi-dot-gov.
The federal government is going to be watching the polls in two small western Wisconsin communities tomorrow. Over the weekend, the Department of Justice said it would have people watching the polls on Lawrence and Thornapple in Rusk County. The DOJ will also be monitoring the polls in Milwaukee and Wausau. Lawrence and Thornapple made headlines because local election managers initially refused to use electronic voting machines. Wausau made headlines earlier this fall when the mayor there removed the city's ballot drop box. The DOJ says it's not uncommon for them to keep an eye on Milwaukee's voting operation. The DOJ says they are monitoring those specific communities to make sure there 'aren't violations of federal voting rights laws.'
A new poll says a lot of swing state voters aren't voting for Kamala Harris because of the war in Gaza. The group Listen to Wisconsin is out with a new poll of pro-Palestinian voters that says voters in seven swing states, including Wisconsin, may vote for Harris if she changes her position on the war in Gaza. The poll says 60 percent of pro-Palestinian voters are more likely to vote for Harris if she supports a total, unconditional cease-fire in Gaza, stops sending weapons to Israel, and condemns Israel for the war in Gaza. The poll talked to voters in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Arizona, Michigan, and Nevada. Listen to Wisconsin says Harris needs to listen to their voters before it's too late.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office says a construction worker is dead following a crash in a construction zone on Interstate 90. It happened Thursday night around 9:30 p.m. near the 46-mile marker in the Village of Oakdale area. The Sheriff's Office says an eastbound vehicle rear-ended another vehicle, which collided with a road surface machine. The construction machine was being operated by 35-year-old Andrew Skupniewitz. The driver and passenger in the first vehicle were taken to the hospital for undisclosed injuries. I-90 East was shut down for about six hours.
Dane County will send out text messages on Election Day to alert voters of any schedule or location changes at polling places. The county launched the Election Awareness Text Message Campaign this past Wednesday. Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell says this will allow election officials to contact voters in a ward directly "instead of just relying on a press conference" in case there are any changes regarding a polling place. McDonnell added that text messaging can combat disinformation.
A Wisconsin pilot who helped deliver drugs gets 12 years in federal prison. 36-year-old Larry Williamson helped deliver the most illegal drugs ever seized by law enforcement in southern Wisconsin. Williamson and his attorney claimed a series of unsuccessful business ventures led him to work with another man and transfer more than 65 pounds of fentanyl and meth from Arizona to Middleton via plane earlier this year. He pleaded guilty in June to possessing a large quantity of meth with intent to deliver and had faced a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison.
An off-duty deputy from Washington County is accused of drunk driving. Campbell Johnston Blair allegedly caused a head-on collision on Highway 95 in Afton, injuring five children and two adults on October 27th. His blood alcohol level was reportedly above the legal limit. Blair faces charges of criminal vehicular operation and carrying a pistol while intoxicated and has been placed on administrative leave from the Sheriff's office.
If anyone in Wisconsin sees a rare black bear den, the Department of Natural Resources wants to hear about it. The department says it's studying black bear diets and litters, and public reporting is essential to the research project. Useful information would include GPS coordinates, any information about the bears nearby, and photos of the den from a safe distance. The DNR says it'll continue to keep track of the dens for the next four to five years.
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