A Durand company has received a $51,000 grant from USDA. Blacks Valley Ag Supply received the grant through USDA's Rural Energy for America Program. The company will use the grant to install a solar electric array at their facility off of Hwy D. The project is expected to save the business $7,800.00 in energy costs per year and generate 132,000-kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity per year, which is enough energy to power 12 homes.
The Chippewa Valley is not going to escape the cold snap that is coming for Wisconsin. The National Weather Service says highs will go from the upper-40s today, to the single digits by Thursday. There's a chance for snow tomorrow night and into Wednesday morning. Though forecasters aren't talking about much accumulation.
This weekend, authorities in Goodhue County say they believe they found the body of a man who has been missing in Cannon Falls. The Goodhue County Sheriff's Office says they found the body of a man believed to be 60-year-old Christopher Dobson in the Cannon River. The body has not been positively identified by the medical examiner. They found the body in about five feet of water on the south side of the river, which was downhill from where Dobson lived. He had been reported missing after he took his dog for a walk. The dog was found later at a neighbor's house.
A jury has found a Menomonie man not guilty of sexual crimes against children. Nicholas Schlough was charged last year with four counts of child sex crimes, including two counts of second-degree child sexual assault. After a two-day trial in Dunn County Court last week, jurors found Schlough not guilty on all of the charges.
Two people are dead after a crash in Fall Creek. The Eau Claire County Sheriff's Office says it happened Saturday afternoon on Highway 12. Deputies say one of the people drove their car across the centerline and hit the other. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. The sheriff's office says a passenger in one of the cars was flown to the emergency room with serious injuries.
There's a new Clark County Sheriff. Governor Tony Evers is appointing Kerry Kirn as sheriff following Scott Haines' resignation. He's worked with the Sheriff's Office for 33 years and is the current detective captain. Kirn will serve the rest of the current term, which ends in 2027.
Lawmakers are going to get an update from Wisconsin's technical college boss this week. Technical College System president Layla Merrifield is due to speak to the Senate Committee on Universities and Revenue on Wednesday. Lawmakers say they are continuing their look into how to better train a new workforce for the state. Wisconsin has long been facing a worker shortage, and the UW System is facing a student shortage. The hope is to use the technical college system in the state to solve at least one of those shortages.
A man and woman in Adams County are facing multiple charges after resisting arrest and injuring two law enforcement officers. The Adams County Sheriff's Office says a deputy tried to serve a warrant on a previous charge to a man who stopped at a residence in the town of Big Flats. The man allegedly resisted arrest and a woman in the vehicle with the man reportedly started attacking the deputy. The deputy allegedly tased the man, but the woman grabbed the taser and tossed it away as the two continued attacking the deputy. The Sheriff's Office says the deputy was able to handcuff both suspects, although the woman later attacked a City of Adams officer. The incident happened on Wednesday and both suspects were released Friday after posting bail.
Wisconsin's governor is drawing a hard line over getting state employees back to their offices. Governor Evers said during an interview on UpFront that he will veto the next state budget if Republican lawmakers demand that state workers go back to work in-person. The governor said he wants to focus on having the 'best people' working for the state. He's not worried where they work. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has said he wants state employees back in the office at least four days a week. On Sunday he took to Twitter to remind the governor that lawmakers have ignored almost every one of his budget requests in the past, and are likely to do so again next spring.
A second term for the Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin. Brian Schimming was first elected to the position in December 2022. The RPW Executive Committee met on Saturday and re-elected him. Under Schimming’s leadership, the party delivered Wisconsin’s 10 Electoral Votes to President-elect Donald Trump, only the second time a Republican candidate has won Wisconsin since 1984. The party also held onto a 6-2 Republican delegation in the U.S. House and maintained Republican majorities in the state legislature.
Selling beer at Badger football games meant fewer arrests and fewer tickets this year. University police yesterday said citations at home football games dropped 20 percent this year, in part because the school started selling beer inside Camp Randall Stadium. Interim Police Chief Brent Plisch says fans understand they don't need to drink as much before the game, so they drink a little less. That doesn't mean that fans didn't drink plenty in the first year of beer sales. The university says fans drank three million dollars worth of beer, wine, and seltzer during Wisconsin's six home games this season.
Eli Lilly is looking to expand in Pleasant Prairie, and they're looking at a big price tag. Yesterday, the company said it was going to spend three billion dollars to grow its facility. The new addition is expected to create 750 jobs. Construction is slated to begin next year. Lilly wants to ramp up weight loss drug production at the Pleasant Prairie hub, specifically Mounjaro and Zepbound. Kenosha County Executive Samantha Kerkman says the three billion-dollar investment is a historic moment for Kenosha County.
Wisconsin's governor says he won't send National Guard troops to help deport illegal immigrants in President Trump's second term. Governor Tony Evers yesterday told reporters in Madison that he doesn't support the new president's plan to deport people who are in this country illegally. Evers said he can 'guarantee' that the Wisconsin National Guard won't be used in any deportation enforcement. The governor said he'd rather see Congress find a way to 'fix' the country's immigration system. President-elect Trump has said he intends to start deporting illegal immigrants on his first day in January.
Minnetonka-based Medica is temporarily shutting down its headquarters after the recent murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. A spokesman with the health insurer says safety concerns surfaced after Wednesday's deadly shooting in New York City. The crime led Medica to close its offices through December 13th to reduce the visibility of its top executives.
Two sisters accused of vehicular homicide for a deadly buggy crash in Fillmore County may be close to reaching a plea agreement. The county attorney filed paperwork earlier this week asking for a delay in the case. The request indicates that attorneys are close to a settlement and need to work out the final details. Samantha and Sarah Petersen were charged following last year's crash that killed two young girls and injured two other children. Investigators believe Samantha was driving the vehicle that crashed into the buggy, but say she switched places with her identical twin Sarah to avoid taking responsibility for the crash.
A new tour at Minnesota's Judy Garland Museum is allowing the public to learn more about one of the museum's less-than-stellar moments. The Ruby Slipper Theft Guided Tour details the 2005 burglary that led to a multi-year search for a pair of shoes used in "The Wizard of Oz." Museum officials say the tour was prompted by visitors who wanted to know how the theft happened. The slippers were recovered by the FBI in 2018.
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