City of Durand Crews will be working on repairing a water service line today. Crews will be repairing the line on Goodrich Street between 11th and Prissel Streets today. While the repairs are underway, Goodrich Street will be closed and there may also be some water service disruptions in the neighborhood. The repairs should be completed today.
Residents in the city of Mondovi who have shallow water lines are asked by the city water utility to start running a small stream of water to prevent freeze-ups. Residents that do start running water are to call city hall to notify the city. This is only for residents who have had water line freeze-up issues in the past.
Staff at Durand-Arkansaw Middle and High School and Ellsworth High School are raising money for a staff member affected by large medical bills. Morgan and Brent Deaver, who both work in the Durand and Ellsworth districts, welcomed Prescott to the family earlier this year. Prescott and Morgan have had some medical issues and are still hospitalized. The staff at the middle and high schools have set up a GoFundMe account to help the family with the medical bills. Donations can also be dropped off at Security Financial Bank.
Eleven people no longer have a home after an early morning fire in Chippewa County. According to Sheriff Travis Hawkes, crews put out a fire at a twelve-unit apartment around 3 a.m. on Tuesday. The building is located on Hwy 124 in the Township of Eagle Point. Two people were taken to a hospital. The Red Cross is working to find living arrangements of the tenants that were displaced. The apartment was home to several registered sex offenders. The Chippewa county Sheriff's Office and Department of Corrections are working to find an appropriate place for them. The public will be notified once they're relocated. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
The City of Menomonie is looking at the possibility of building a new police station. During this week's council meeting the council reviewed a study of space needs for the department. The study said the department is in need of additional space for mental health support, a forensics lab, and more room for records, and equipment storage. The proposed site would be across from the Dunn County Government Center and be approximately 43,000 square feet with a price tag of $30 million. Currently the department shares space with the Dunn County Sheriff's Department.
The suspect in the homicide at Eau Claire's Do Dodge Inn is being sent to an inpatient treatment facility. On Tuesday, a competency hearing was held for Anthony Jackson, who is being charged with intentional homicide and attempted intentional homicide for the December stabbing of 31-year-old Alex Graff. A report that was prepared by Doctor Ryan Stepp isn't available for public record but a judge ordered for Jackson to be sent to an inpatient treatment facility as soon as DHS and jail thinks it's "appropriate and possible, Another competency hearing is scheduled once an inpatient evaluation is complete. In December, Jackson stabbed Graff in the heart, face, and back in an unprovoked attack. He later died at a hospital.
An Olmsted County zoo has stopped accepting poultry donations due to the growing risk of bird flu. The Zollman Zoo in Byron accepts donations of meat to feed its animals but will no longer take donations of chicken, duck or other types of poultry. Zookeepers hope the public will increase donations of animals like deer, squirrels, rabbits and fish. Officials say no animals at the zoo have been affected by bird flu and that they hope to keep it that way.
A Viroqua man is accused of illegally shipping guns to buyers in Saudi Arabia. Sixty-year-old Mark Buschman is facing several federal firearms and conspiracy charges. Investigators say Buschman sold nearly 400-thousand-dollars-worth of guns and gun parts to the overseas purchasers over the last five years. Many of the firearm components were concealed inside household items like toasters, space heaters, and landscaping power tools when they were shipped, according to officials.
Governor Tony Evers is sharing plans to expand access to clean drinking water around Wisconsin. His plans are part of his upcoming 2025-27 Executive Budget, which will be introduced on February 18th. Earlier this week, he announced that over 145 million-dollars will be invested in addressing PFAS contamination across the state. The plan involves creating a PFAS Community Grant program to help municipal drinking water systems with testing for PFAS and eliminate them from drinking water. Two-million-dollars in emergency resources will be used to provide safe, bottled water to people in Wisconsin and allocate seven-million dollars in new funding to help farmers remediate PFAS contamination.
A woman accused of lying to cover up her sister's role in a deadly southern Minnesota buggy crash has accepted a plea deal. Sarah Petersen agreed to plead guilty to two felony counts of criminal vehicular operation yesterday during a settlement hearing in Fillmore County. Petersen admitted to the court that she lied to investigators following the 2023 crash that killed two children and injured two others. The judge in the case will dismiss 14 other charges during a sentencing hearing next month. Her sister Samantha is set to go on trial for her role in the crash in July.
A conservative legal group is suing the W I A A over transfer rules. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty accuses the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association of illegally interfering in the business of publicly funded and administered sports groups. This is after a student who was forced to go from private to public schools due to an illness in her family was blocked from joining the Baraboo softball team. The girl's family requested a waiver, and was denied. A WILL spokesperson says the girl's family pays school taxes and lives in the district, and the W I A A has overstepped its bounds as a private organization. The W I A A is declining to comment, due to the lawsuit.
The DMV is now offering the Wisconsin County Forests Association plate. The organization is a nonprofit that works to educate and sustain more than 2.4 million acres of healthy and productive forests for recreation and the state's forest product industry. In order to receive the plate, you will need to commit to a $25 annual donation which would be used to help advocate and promote sustainable forest management in Wisconsin. There are now more than sixty specialty plates available in Wisconsin, and they can be viewed on the DMV's website.
Passenger numbers are up at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. The airport reached a new milestone in passenger traffic in 2023 when it surpassed the six million traveler mark for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, Mitchell welcomed 6,316,245 travelers—a 5% increase over the previous record. The airport is served by a dozen passenger airlines on domestic flights with more flights to be added this year. A press release said much of the airport’s success in 2024 came from adding new nonstop flights and amenities and concessions.
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin was in Madison Monday to discuss funding she secured for the Wisconsin Opioid Overdose Response Center. The Wisconsin Democrat says that could now be in jeopardy because of a federal funding freeze issued by the Trump administration, calling it an unconstitutional and illegal power grab. Baldwin also called on her Republican colleagues in the Senate to remind Trump that they are the ones who write laws and budgets. The center is set to open this year, providing educational information on overdoses, naloxone, and fentanyl testing strips to community pharmacies across the state.
Three new proposed bills are on the table linked to the legalization of sports betting in Minnesota. State Senator Jeremy Miller from Winona is the author of the Minnesota Sports Betting Act. The legislation allows the state's tribal nations to have a license for on-site or mobile sports betting. It also will generate an estimated 80 million dollars annually in revenue for Minnesota. State Senator Matt Klein from Mendota Heights is proposing Senate File 757, which would direct tax revenue to youth sports and activities. The third proposal is sponsored by Senator John Marty of Roseville. It provides a 24 helpline that is staffed by individuals trained to assist those with gambling disorders.
Your face can be your ticket into American Family Field this coming baseball season. The Milwaukee Brewers will conduct a test run of new facial recognition technology at two of the stadium's gates. Brewers president of business operations Rick Schlesinger says scanning cameras will be at the home plate and third base entrances. The team hopes the innovation will shorten waits for fans entering the stadium. Fans who choose to use facial recognition will need to load a selfie into the MLB Ballpark app on their phones. Those who choose not to will still be able to scan tickets downloaded onto their phones. Last season, seven MLB teams used facial recognition technology at their parks.
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