One person is dead and four others injured is dead after a two-vehicle accident in Dunn County. It happened about 2:30 yesterday morning at the intersection of Highway 12 and County Highway E. According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, Troopers responding found an overturned car with a 56yr old man from Eau Claire who was pronounced dead at the scene. An SUV with three passengers, driven by 40yr old Mark Sokolowski of Eau Claire was also found. A 30yr old female is facing life-threatening injuries while the other two were taken to the hospital. Sokolowski was arrested and charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.
One person was injured Sunday after getting trapped in a silo. According to authorities, Boyceville and Menomonie Firefighters responded to a person trapped 60 feet high in a silo. The victim's leg was stuck in a sweep auger. First responders and firefighters climbed the silo chute to treat and rescue the victim, who was med-flighted to the hospital.
Chippewa County's county administrator is leaving for a new job in Michigan. Randy Scholz is set to become city manager in Ishpeming, Michigan. That's on the UP, near Marquette. Schloz turned-in his resignation to Chippewa County back in mid-November. His last day is set for March. Schloz says the move to Michigan will put him closer to family.
Add one of northern Wisconsin's state lawmakers to the list of people who aren't thrilled with Governor Evers' new pick for the DNR. Senator Mary Felzkowski yesterday said the governor's new DNR secretary doesn't have any 'experience with sporting heritage, forestry, or freshwater lakes.' She says that is concerning. Felzkowski is one of several Republicans at the Capitol in Madison who are up[set that it took the governor more than a year to name a new DNR chief, and that the woman he picked is a lifelong Capitol Hill bureaucrat. Felzkowski says the Republican-controlled Senate will have to think long and hard about the governor's new choice.
A southern Minnesota congressman has joined a bipartisan effort to transform the federal government. Republican Congressman Brad Finstad announced in his most recent newsletter that he has joined the House DOGE Caucus. The caucus is an offshoot of the proposed Department of Government Efficiency, headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Finstad said the caucus held its first meeting last week and that he hopes it will help rein in the national debt by curbing reckless government spending.
The Department of Natural Resources is calling the 2024 elk hunting season a success. The DNR says the 2024 hunt represented a milestone in Wisconsin’s elk management because for the first time, hunters had the opportunity to hunt in both the Northern and Central Elk zones. Previous hunts only occurred within the Northern Elk Zone. The DNR received more than 17,700 applicants to hunt in the Northern zone and more than 7,700 to hunt in the Central zone. Eight hunters were then selected at random to participate in this year's hunt. In total, six bull elk's were harvested, with four coming from the Central zone and two from the Northern zone. The application period for the 2025 elk hunting season opens in early Spring.
AAA is using GPS to keep roadside technicians a little safer in Wisconsin. Spokesperson Brynna Knapp says AAA is integrating its roadside assistance calls with a pair of GPS providers. Drivers who use Waze or Google Maps for navigation will receive an alert when they approach a triple-A member or AAA technician on the roadside. Knapp says nationally, every other week a roadside technician dies on the road as a first responder. Knapp says users will have the feature automatically integrated, and no registration is required. Knapp says AAA hopes the new feature will reduce unnecessary roadside deaths in Wisconsin.
Police in Rochester are looking for suspects after an attempt to steal a bank ATM. Officers were called to the Mayo Employees Credit Union early Monday morning when a silent alarm went off. They arrived to find a damaged ATM, an abandoned Ford pickup and tools like a tow strap and a log chain. The thieves were not able to access the cash in the machine.
Travelers through Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Christmas Eve say they were pleasantly surprised to find minimal delays. Industry analysts predict a six percent increase of Americans who are traveling over the holidays compared with last year. But they also note Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day tend to see lighter numbers than the days before and after the major holidays.
On Monday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Appeals Court lifted a federal district court’s earlier order, which had previously halted the January 1, 2025 deadline for small businesses to file their beneficial ownership information with the Treasury Department. The Corporate Transparency Act passed by Congress in 2021 requires the paperwork to be filed by the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The CTA requires that owners and part-owners of an estimated 32.6 million small businesses, including 230,000 farms, must register their personal information with FinCEN. The American Farm Bureau estimates that this appeals court ruling now puts tens of thousands of farms back on the legal deadline to register their businesses with the federal government. Of the 230,000 farms that are likely required to file, only 11 percent had done so as of October. Farmers are encouraged to contact an accountant or an attorney if they are unsure about whether they are required to file the information.
Former Wisconsin state Senator Tim Cullen has died. According to family members, Cullen died Monday afternoon at Oak Park Place in Janesville after being hospitalized for a heart attack. He was 80. Cullen was among the Democratic state Senators who drew national attention during the 2011 Act 10 protests. They left the Capitol and traveled to Illinois, remaining there for nearly a month in an effort to prevent passage of the controversial measure from Republican Governor Scott Walker. After serving one term Cullen did not run for reelection, citing increased partisanship as a reason for his retirement.
Minnesota Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar and other members of Congress are taking flack for voting in favor of supporting a national defense bill. The legislation is a measure that bans military healthcare from covering gender-affirming care for transgender children of service members. Most of the criticism is coming from the Minnesota House of Representatives Queer Caucus. The group recently released a statement that says asking members of the military to risk their lives is hypocritical to pass a bill banning their freedom to make medical decisions for their own families.
Village leaders in Mount Pleasant don't think Microsoft's 'pause' is anything to be worried about. The company has paused construction on its new data center. Microsoft says the idea is to refine the design. Microsoft is still hoping to have the center up and running sometime next year. Microsoft made headlines when it paid over three billion-dollars for some of the land at the old Foxconn site in Mount Pleasant. The hope is to build a massive data center there. Mount Pleasant officials say they don't think the pause will change the overall nature of the plans.
Minnesota health officials say the number of cases of norovirus has doubled so far this month. Officials say the number of norovirus outbreaks has exceeded 40. Health officials caution Minnesotans to be careful when gathering with family and friends over the holidays and prevent the possible spread of the virus. The spread of norovirus -- also known as the stomach flu -- can be curbed by hand-washing and appropriate food handling.
The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating after a pickup failed to stop for a school bus in St. Louis County last week. A video posted online by the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office shows the pickup going past the right side of the school bus at high speed on Friday afternoon. Investigators said the bus was stopped and had its warning lights on when the pickup drove past. A social media post yesterday said the driver has been identified by the Minnesota State Patrol, though no other information was released.
UW offering an online plant course as part of the spring semester. UW - Madison course runs from February 1st to April 30th and is designed to teach you how to identify plant problems. The course will go over the plant diagnostic process and finding resources to use for diagnostics. The course is self-paced and includes videos, reading, and interactive activities. There are also two live webinars that students in the class can take part in. Early bird registration for the course runs until January 21st and costs $99, then the price goes up to $119 until registration closes on February 3rd.
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