The City of Durand is exploring implementing a room tax. The tax would be levied at the hotel and any AirBNB’s in the city. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says a majority of the revenue must be used to promote tourism and that the city is required to form a tourism commission to determine how best to spend the revenue. Its estimated the room tax could generate $42000 in revenue annually.
Buffalo County is asking for the public’s input on road bans in the county. The Highway Department will hold an information meeting on February 5th to discuss the efforts of the county to balance the need of maintaining county roads while supporting the needs of the local economy. That meeting will begin at 8:30am in the county board room on February 5th.
A Red Wing man was arrested for OWI after a single vehicle accident in Pierce County. According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, the accident happened near Hwy W and Hwy 63 on Friday night. After talking with 33yr old Alberto Soria, troopers determined he showed signs of impairment. Soria refused to exit the vehicle and a field sobriety test. He was arrested and taken to the hospital after a warrant was obtained to conduct a blood test. He was arrested for OWI 4th offense.
Everyone is safe after a house fire on the west side of Eau Claire on Sunday morning. According to the Eau Claire Fire Department, crews were called to a house on Kohlhepp Road at around 10 a.m. for a fire in the basement of the home. Everyone inside had evacuated before the fire department arrived and the flames were quickly put out. The basement was damaged but no one was hurt. The residents are being located and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
Eau Claire police are investigating a homicide on the north side of Eau Claire. The Eau Claire Police Department said the incident happened early Saturday morning at a house on Western Avenue. Police were called just after 2 a.m. about a shooting. When they arrived, they tried to save the victims life but they were unsuccessful. A suspect is in custody. Police say this is an isolated incident and there are no other suspects. Details on the victim and suspect's name haven't been released.
A former Chippewa Falls man who was convicted of sexually touching an eight-year-old girl is being sentenced to 15 years in prison. Anthony Brown was living on Island Street in Chippewa Falls when he was charged for attempted sexual assault of a child under 13-years-old. According to the criminal complaint, a twelve-year-old girl told authorities that Brown had crawled into her bed and tried to touch her when she was in second grade in 2018. Brown, who was a friend of her father, had been living with the victim and her family at the time.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department has announced that no charges will be filed in a death investigation from last summer. On June 30th, deputies responded to a home in the Town of Adams after it a person in the home was dead. Deputies found 34yr old Christopher Danielson dead from an apparent gunshot wound. An investigation found that no one else was involved in Danielson’s death.
The state Supreme Court says the Minnesota House cannot conduct any business unless 68 members are present in the chamber. The decision handed down Friday means actions taken by Republicans since the start of the current session will be set aside as legally invalid. DFL members have boycotted the chamber since the start of the session because Republicans refused to honor a power-sharing agreement reached after last year's election. Republicans have 67 seats, giving them a one-seat majority until a special election is held for a currently open House seat.
A ruling on Act 10 remains paused. Former Republican Governor Scott Walker’s signature 2011 law drastically reduced the collective bargaining ability of state public sector unions. Dane County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Frost ruled in December that portions of the law are unconstitutional and unenforceable. Frost later issued a temporary pause and on Thursday granted the Legislature’s motion for a stay pending an appeal. The case will very likely come before the state Supreme Court.
Milwaukee Public Schools is ordered to provide school resource officers in its schools next month. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty sued MPS to reinstate the officers in its school buildings as required by state law. Thursday morning, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge David Borowski directed the district to comply with the law, ruling that 25 school resource officers will be required to be in place by February 17th. If MPS fails to have the officers in schools that day, the district will have to face the court later that day to explain their non-adherence to the law.
The world’s best speed skaters will be in Wisconsin this weekend. The Petit National Ice Center in West Allis will host the International Skating Union World Cup from January 31st to February 2nd. The facility, which is one of only two indoor venues in the U.S. qualified to host an ISU-sanctioned Long Track event, has long served as the center of speed skating in America. Over 200 of the fastest speed skaters in the world will be on hand for the Olympic level competition. It’s the first time in 20 years that the Petit Center has hosted the ISU World Cup.
The
popular Buc-ee's travel center is coming to the City of Oak Creek.
Oak Creek Mayor Dan Bukiewicz says grand opening is planned for 2027
and it'll be the first for the state. It'll be located on the
southwest corner of I-94 and Elm Road. The site is over 73-thousand
square feet, has 120 gas pumps, E-V charging and has a reputation for
the cleanest bathrooms in America. Rezoning discussions for this
project are on the City Plan Commission for next Tuesday.
Target is the latest big company to end its diversity, equity and inclusion prorgams. The Minneapolis-based retalier announced the decision in a memo to employees on Friday. According to CNBC, the memo cited the importance of "staying in step" with the evolving landscape to help drive growth and serve its millions of customers. With the move, Target joins companies like Walmart, Meta and McDonald's in dropping DEI-related pledges and goals.
Loud booms and ground shaking are being reported out of downtown Madison. They are called Ice quakes. It happens when large pieces of ice freezes on top of the water on the lake and starts to move. It then creates these large cracks which is where the sound and vibrations are coming from. Experts say there should be no worries about the event causing any excessive damages like an earthquake would.
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