A winter storm warning has been issued for all of western Wisconsin until 3 p.m. today. Expect anywhere from six to nine inches of snow in the area. With strong winds, travel may be dangerous at times. Wind gusts are expected to be anywhere from 30 to 35 miles per hour.
A Minnesota man has died from his injuries after a one vehicle accident in Martell Township on Feb 12. According to the Pepin County Sheriff’s Department, 42yr old Andrew Thompson of St. Paul passed away yesterday due to his injuries. On Feb 12 Thompson lost control of his vehicle on Hwy 63 and struck a tree.
An Elk Mound business owner was sentenced to a year in federal prison for not paying federal employment taxes. According to the Department of Justice, between 2017 and 2021, Deena Hintz, owner of Jade Excavation and Trucking, deducted nearly $400,000 in federal employment taxes but kept the money for herself. Along with the prison sentence, Hintz was ordered to pay $482,000 in restitution.
A New Richmond man has been arrested after his wife was found dead in rural Polk County. According to New Richmond Police, officers were sent to the home of Gordon and Mary Laasko for a possible domestic disturbance and welfare check for Mary Lasko. She wasn’t found at the home but found her dead in a rural area. Gordon Laasko was arrested and has been charged with first degree intentional homicide, strangulation and hiding a corpse.
A barn and meat shop are a total loss following a fire in Bloomer. According to the Bloomer Fire Department, firefighters responded to the fire at 19533 Hwy 40 early Monday Morning. When crews arrived the found the barn and meat shop engulfed and both were a total loss. A home on the property was not damaged.
A Birchwood Clinic is closing, with plans to merge with a new Rice Lake facility. NorthLakes says the facility opened in January, and the Birchwood clinic will be fully moved in by June. The clinic says it will work with patients who are concerned about transportation to the new location. The Rice Lake facility will expand and offer services including behavioral health, dentistry, speech therapy, and pediatric physical therapy by early summer.
The La Crosse City Planning Commission Committee has taken the Monitor Street fire station off the surplus list. This means for the time being, the property will not be sold and the La Crosse Fire Department can use the station for storage. This will be a big resource for the department because station 3 is going to be under new renovations. Once station 3 is completed, the commission will declare the surplus on the Monitor Street location
Starting May 7th, anyone over the age of 18 who would like to travel will need to have a Real ID. Officials from the Wisconsin D-M-V and T-S-A held a news conference yesterday. Those officials said over 60 percent of residents already have updated to the Real ID. To know if you have a Real ID, look for a star at the top right-hand corner of your ID.
The legislation authored by Dodgeville Representative Todd Novak and Senate President Mary Felzkowski is named after Cole Schmidtknecht, who died from an asthma attack after he couldn't afford his inhaler when the out-of-pocket price increased nearly $500. Larry Crowley, a a pharmacist in south central Wisconsin, says he's witnessed patients facing exorbitant copays for medications they cannot afford and they're forced into impossible decisions about their health. Novak and Felzkowski say the legislation will lower drug costs, increase transparency, and increase pharmacy access and safety.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is proposing to manage spongy moth infestations this summer in Winona County Spongy moths are ranked among America’s most destructive tree pests and can cause significant environmental and economic impacts, MDA says. These leaf-eating insects have been attributed to millions of dollars in damage to forests across the nation.
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Many people have reported dead birds found on beaches from Racine all the way up to Green Bay. The Wisconsin Humane Society said they have admitted over 30 birds for bird flu. Birds that have been found with the disease have been humanely euthanized due to the extreme severity of their illness. The humane society urges people to call them if you run into dead birds near water or lake fronts.
After two hours of intense deliberation, a GOP backed bill banning transgender athletes from girls' sports failed in the Minnesota house. The bill passed in chambers with 67 members voted yes while 66 members voted no. However, when the bill came to the floor, 68 votes were needed to pass. A similar effort took place in the Senate, however, that was blocked earlier in the day. With a special election taking place next week for an open seat, it's likely that the members in the state house will be an equal 67 on both sides. The transgender athlete bill will be tabled for the rest of this session.
New Trump administration tariffs on Wisconsin’s largest trading partners. President Donald Trump on Tuesday imposed 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and doubled the tariff on China to 20%. Wisconsin’s largest foreign market in 2024 was Canada. The $7.9 billion worth of goods exported there represented 29 percent of the state’s total exports, followed by $4.4 billion in exports to Mexico and $1.6 billion to China. Those figures are from the Office of the United States Trade Representative. China and Canada immediately announced retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.
A Canadian premier is threatening to cut off U.S. electricity exports over the current tariff war. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the U.S. needs to "feel the pain," adding he would cut the power with a smile on his face. A report shows Ontario powered one-and-a-half-million U.S. homes in 2023 mostly in New York, Michigan, and Minnesota. President Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China took effect today. In response, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau announced an immediate 25-percent levy on 30-billion-dollars worth of U.S. imports.
A new report shows a need for more educators in Wisconsin. A new report from the Department of Public Instruction says 55-percent of first-time teachers stayed in the state for seven years, and half of those educators stay at the same school in that time. Those numbers are even lower in the special education sector. State Superintendent Jill Underly is asking for more financial investments into the education workforce to keep teachers in Wisconsin
The March for Meals campaign is back for another year. This is put on by the Eau Claire County Aging and Disability Resource Center. March for Meals supports Meals on Wheels, who receive their funding from the Older Americans Act and donations from participants who receive services. This campaign adds additional funds for the program. If you would like to make a donation for March for Meals you can call the Aging and Disability Resource Center.
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