The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture will be spraying in the town of Pepin for spongy moths between May and June. During the spraying, large yellow low-flying planes will use an organic product that disrupts the spongy moth's mating. Residents of Pepin will receive notification from the Department of Agriculture as to when the spraying is expected to take place.
Two people were injured in a two-vehicle accident in Oak Grove Township on Sunday. According to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, 36yr old Addison Hartung of Chippewa Falls was traveling southbound on Hwy QQ when he collided with an eastbound vehicle on Hwy 10 driven by 46yr old Mackenze Rohl of River Falls. Rohl and passenger 46yr old Mabel Rohl were both taken to Regions Hospital.
The Mondovi City Council is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include approval of the minutes from the reorganization meeting from April 15 along with reports from the mayor and department heads. Tonight's meeting begins at 5:30 in the Marten Center in Mondovi.
The 100 miles of city wide garage sales on Hwy 10 is this Thursday through Saturday. Durand, Mondovi, Plum City and Ellsworth are all part of the sales. Durand Police Chief Stan Ridgeway reminds those having a garage sale to not put signs in the street right of way, Signs nailed to power poles is also not allowed.
Another sign of spring. The Rock Falls raceway is all ready to open this weekend. Its scheduled to be a busy time at the raceway this summer. There are over 65 scheduled races set for the track this season. The Volkswagen Invasion and the Mopar Showdown are two of the newest events this year that are scheduled. The first scheduled event is this weekend with the O'Riley Auto Parts Test And Tunes.
A man has been sentenced to over 20 years in prison for two counts of repeated sexual assault of a child. The man was sentenced yesterday in the Chippewa County Court house. According to court documents, the girl was ten years old when she informed police about her being raped by the suspect. She also told police the suspect was raping her for multiple years. The suspect will spend 20 years in prison followed by 10 years of extended supervision. The man will also have to register as a sex offender.
State officials say a well-known breeding bull elk was found illegally shot. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources found the bull, on March 18th. The dead animal was located on private property off East Snow Creek Road, just north of Black River Falls. The elk died from gunshot wound injuries. The DNR says it was one of the primary breeding bulls for the Central Elk Herd, and was among the last of the remaining elk brought to the state from Kentucky in 2016.
Rochester
police confirmed with the public that they are investigating six
separate break-ins of ATM machines in the area. The incidents are
all taking place at local restaurants. The break-ins started in March
and are continuing into April. The suspects are tampering with,
broken into and even stolen. The police say there are other
communities where this is happening and are working with other police
agencies.
Earth Day has Wisconsin origins. Chelsea Rademacher with the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW Madison says U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson had the idea in 1969, while flying back from California after witnessing a large oil spill. On that flight back, he was reading about college students organizing teach-ins about the Vietnam War, and though the same approach could be taken for the environment. Millions of people took part in the first Earth Day on April 22nd, 1970. UW Madison is hosting dozens of Earth Day related events during Earth Fest all this week. Nelson, who died in 2005 at age 89, said “the economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment, not the other way around.”
Getting the movie cameras rolling in Wisconsin. A proposal in the state legislature would establish a state film office and provide $10 million in annual tax credits for film production incentives. Suzanne Jurva, who has worked on several major motion pictures and now works with a coalition of filmmakers and advocates called Action! Wisconsin told with Fox 6 Milwaukee, "The film office has everything in one-stop shopping, so it makes it easy for a production to come here." Jurva added that with the intense competition between states to attract filmmakers that Wisconsin is “…losing out not only in the whole country, but we’re falling behind just in the Midwest." The proposal is expected to move forward in the legislature this week.
A
former leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Wisconsin gives remarks
on the death of Pope Francis Monday morning. Former Archbishop of
Milwaukee, and current Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan
said about the passing of the 88-year-old pontiff, “You couldn't
choreograph it any better than what happened. The last time we saw
him, Easter Sunday. The last words: ‘Blessed Easter,’ as he gave
us his blessing. You couldn't have choreographed better, and we thank
him for that.” Francis died after a long period of health issues
including suffering from double pneumonia.
Be on the lookout for transportation scams during the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay. The state Department of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection is warning of possible scams regarding transportation both on the way to and into Green Bay. DATCP says you should be on the lookout for fake QR codes on parking meters, invalid parking spaces, or fake parking tickets. Green Bay Metro will provide a free bus route from downtown Green Bay to the draft event grounds in the Titletown District. The Brown County Tavern League will also be providing free shuttles to and from participating locations. More info on draft transportation can be found by downloading the NFL One Pass app or visiting GreenBay.com.
The State Senate will vote Tuesday on expanding how long new moms in Wisconsin can be on Medicaid. The current limit of 60 days would be extended to 12 months under the bill. The Senate approved a similar bill last session, but it was never taken up in the Assembly, where Speaker Robin Vos has called the measure an unnecessary expansion of welfare. Wisconsin is one of just two states that does not offer expanded postpartum Medicaid coverage. If the bill becomes law, the Department of Health Services would be directed to seek a waiver from the federal government to allow the longer coverage period.
Sturgeon spawning season is starting. Officials at the Department of Natural Resources said there's some activity at Princeton Dam. More movement will happen when water temperatures reach above 58-degrees. Officials said they might have been seen as early as this past weekend.
A temporary dog park will soon open in La Crosse. Cameron Park will welcome dogs into their park starting this spring. The City Council voted and approved the new location to Cameron Park from the previous location of Burns Park. The park will open in May and stay open until August.
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