We now know who died in the Christmas Eve crash in Dunn County. Prosecutors yesterday identified the victim as Correctional Officer Jeff Reynolds. Investigators say he died when a drunk driver slammed into his car as he was headed to work. The driver in the crash, 40-year-old Mark Sokolowski, is now charged with homicide. The sheriff's office says it looks like Sokolowski ran the stop sign at Highway 12 and County Highway E and hit Reynolds' car. Preliminary breath tests show Sokolowski's blood-alcohol content was nearly twice the legal limit.
The man injured in an SUV vs Train collision in Elk Mound has died. According to the Dunn County Sheriff's Department, 80yr old Gregory Nerbovig passed away on December 23rd from complications from injuries sustained in the accident. Nerbovig failed to yield to the train at a crossing near the intersection of 970th Street and Highway 12. Two other people in the car were also injured in the accident.
The Beneficial Ownership Information filing requirement is back in play for farmers and small businesses that are LLC's. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas overturned an injunction that had temporarily suspended the requirement. Jeff Poeschel with Sundstrom and Company, talks about the information required by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN. The due date for the filing requirement was extended to January 13.
A judge wants a doctor to decide whether the suspect in the deadly stabbing at the Do Dodge Inn is fit enough to stand trial. An Eau Claire County judge has ordered a competency hearing for 44-year-old Anthony Jackson. He's accused of stabbing a man to death earlier this month. Police say Jackson attacked the victim out of the blue, and stabbed him several times. Jackson has a long criminal history in Eau Claire. There's no word when Jackson will be seen by a doctor.
Two men are safe after their UTV fell through the ice in Barron County. The Sheriff's Office says the two were riding a UTV near the Pokegama Boat Landing in Chetek on Christmas Eve. When responders arrived, the men had already been pulled out of the water by a family that was ice fishing nearby. One man was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. The other was treated at the scene.
An Olmsted County judge is scheduling an in-person hearing for a lawsuit filed against the Mayo Clinic. The judge ruled Tuesday that the next hearing in the suit filed by Doctor Michael Joyner needs to be held in person due to problems that happened during an April video conference. The judge found multiple requests by outside parties trying to join the Zoom conference "distracting." The judge also believes the April video conference was recorded, which would have violated court rules. Joyners is suing the clinic over a suspension caused by alleged unprofessional behavior and problematic statements to the media. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for April 4th.
Firefighters from Eyota and Dover responded to a vehicle fire early Wednesday morning. According to the Olmsted County Sheriff's Department, firefighters responded to the fire on Carolann St. NW in Eyota. No one was inside the vehicle at the time of the fire and the cause of the fire is still under investigation and is not considered suspicious.
Trees, yes. Christmas lights, no. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is reminding people about the post-Christmas recycling rules. The DNR says each local recycling program will have its own rules, but in general you can recycle most wrapping paper. Bows, ribbons, and shiny wrapping paper should be thrown away. The state says do not recycle old Christmas lights to keep them out of trash compactors. Christmas trees can be recycled, but they have to be decoration-free. The DNR has tips on its website, and says people should check with their local recyclers as well.
Almost 200 general election ballots were improperly processed in Madison. The City Clerk's Office says the ballots were found while cleaning up after the election, still in sealed bags. Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway says a review of the City's election procedures is underway so the same thing won't happen again. The Clerk's Office says there weren't enough ballots to change the outcome of any races or referendums, but letters will be sent to affected voters apologizing for the oversight.
A former fire chief in Ripon is fined for misuse of his fire district’s credit card. The Fond du Lac County District Attorney’s Office said Timothy Saul Jr. spent more than $30,000 on the card for personal use from 2016 to 2022 and didn’t inform the Fire Department Board. Saul pleaded guilty to three charges of Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card and was sentenced Monday to $1,000 on each count plus additional court costs. Investigators said using the card allowed Saul to benefit from a high line of credit while a high balance of late fees built up. Saul said in an apology letter he paid off the balance with his own money.
$2 million in grants is going towards housing assistance in Wisconsin. More than 50 organizations will get funding from the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority to improve emergency shelters, transitional residences, and extremely low-income housing. Governor Tony Evers says expanding access to affordable housing remains a priority, and the grants will provide critical resources to those who need them and help foster safer spaces for Wisconsinites. Over the last five years, more than 17,000 affordable housing units and more than 26,000 housing units have been built across the state.
A Sartell woman is confessing to taking part in a nine-million-dollar fraud operation that funded her baby shop business. Adelle Starin pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. Federal prosecutors say the defendant knowingly gained money by conducting a scheme through fake companies from 2022 to 2024. Starin is accused of submitting reimbursement claims to the government. However, the claims were made for medical equipment that was not eligible for reimbursement. The government TRICARE program initially paid out some of the claims before it noticed the scheme and then started rejecting the payments. A sentencing hearing has not been scheduled yet
Insights into the dark motivations of the Madison school shooter. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that social media accounts believed to belong to Abundant Life Christian School shooter Natalie Rupnow indicate the 15-year-old spent time in online forums where violent videos and white supremacist beliefs are common. Rupnow would have had access to that sort of material on platforms popular with other school shooters like Discord and Telegram. Investigators are still sorting through evidence to try and determine Rupnow’s motivations for fatally shooting a teacher and a fellow Abundant Life student and wounding six others before killing herself just over a week and a half ago.
A Woodbury woman is coming off a major celebration on Christmas Day. Lola Bennett turned 100 years old yesterday. and had an early birthday party on Christmas Eve. The woman was born in 1924 in the South and has 20 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren.
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