Six people were injured in a two vehicle accident Saturday in Nelson Township. According to the Buffalo County Sheriffs Department, a 15yr old female from New Richmond was traveling southbound on Hwy 35 when she attempted to make a left had turn onto Hwy 25 and failed to yield to oncoming traffic and struck a nothbound vehicle driven by a 47yr old male from Mount Pleasant. Three people from each vehicle were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Department and WI DNR rescued a stranded boater over the weekend. In a social media post, the Deputy Bresette assisted the boater and two children, who had run out of gas on the Mississippi River. Bresette used the drone to locate the boater and was able to talk with him and the children. The location of the boat was passed onto a WI DNR Warden who arrived on the scene.
Fire conditions continue to rise in the WRDN Listening area. The combination of warm and dry weather and windy conditions have led to high fire conditions in Pepin, Buffalo, Pierce and Trempealeau Counties and very high in Eau Claire County. The dry weather is expected to continue the first have of the week and authorities are asking people to avoid any burning at this time. Red flag warnings for extreme fire condition are in effect for the northern 1/3 of Wisconsin.
One person was injured in a single vehicle accident in Independence on Saturday. According to the Trempealeau County Sheriffs Department, 73yr old Ronald Suchla of Independence was traveling on Hwy O when he lost control and crashed. Deputies noticed signs of impairment and Suchla was taken into custody and charged with OWI 5th offense.
Construction crews will begin installing silt fences this week along Hwy 93 from Cedar Road south of Eau Claire to the Trempealeau County Line just north of Eleva. The $7.7 million project will include milling and replacing the asphalt surface, replacing the Clear Creek Bridge and installing a new bridge at Pine Creek, widening the shoulder and replacing the guardrails. Hwy 93 will be closed starting on May 19. The project is expected to be completed in early August.
Three state Democratic lawmakers held a listening session over the weekend in Eau Claire. Senator Jeff Smith, and Representatives Jodi Emerson and Christian Phelps on Saturday addressed the budget cuts that went into effect last week. The listening session involved Governor Evers' Year of the Kid budget and how it impacts Chippewa Valley. Lawmakers told community members they have just one month to use funds that will go back into the general budget.
Blugold Realty is buying the former Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire. The real estate organization is part of the UW-Eau Claire Foundation, but that doesn't mean the hospital would become university property. It announced the hospital purchase earlier today. The 600-thousand square foot building is built on 27 acres adjacent to UW-Eau Claire's upper campus. The hospital closed last March.
Charges are filed against a Lake Hallie man accused of pointing a gun at officers while intoxicated. Prosecutors say officers responded to 59-year-old Scott Brun's home last month after he called 911. Responders say he answered the door with a loaded gun. After a struggle, an officer was able to push Brun's gun away and take him into custody. No guns were fired on either end. Prosecutors say Brun's blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit. He has been released from jail on a ten-thousand-dollar bond, and is not allowed to drink alcohol. He'll be back in court early next month.
The cause of a house fire in Eau Claire is under investigation. Firefighters were called to the burning home along Rudolph and Taft around ten yesterday morning. No injuries were reported. The fire is said to have caused about 100 thousand dollars worth of damage to the home.
The two bodies found in a Monroe County river are identified. The Sheriff’s Office says that video evidence confirms that Leath Lambert and Heather Larsen accidentally fell into the water of the East Fork Lemonweir River near Fort McCoy in Wyeville and drowned. The two were found after the Sheriff’s Office received a call from a person who said they found a body in the river after looking for Lambert and Larsen, who hadn’t been seen after leaving a local bar the night before. Foul play has been ruled out as an investigation into the deaths continues.
The father of the Abundant Life Christian School shooter is being held on a 20-thousand-dollar bail. His daughter killed one teacher and one student when she opened fire at the Madison school in December. Six other people were injured, including one student who is still in critical condition. Prosecutors say 42-year-old Jeffrey Rupnow, the shooter's father, was arrested Thursday morning during a traffic stop. He is charged with felony counts of intentionally selling a dangerous weapon to a child and contributing to the delinquency of a child.
A man is in jail after a 38-hour standoff ended in the Village of Fredonia. A Ozaukee County Sheriff spokesperson said on Saturday that residents are no longer under shelter in place orders. The suspect is suffering from minor injuries and will have a mental health evaluation. He allegedly admits to playing loud music, shooting an automatic weapon randomly in the air and threatening to kill anyone who approached him.
Democrats
are making another attempt to overturn Wisconsin's congressional
district maps. The Elias Law Group filed a motion on behalf of
Democratic voters to the State Supreme Court Wednesday asking for a
review of the House maps. The group filed a similar request last
year, but the Court rejected the request because it was too close to
the November election. The current maps only have two of the state’s
seven congressional districts with the potential for real contention.
They’re the 3rd District currently held by Republican Derrick Van
Orden and the 1st District held by Republican Bryan Steil. The new
lawsuit will be heard by a liberal Court, after Justice Susan
Crawford won the spring election. The court's 4 - 3 liberal majority
will remain in place until 2028.
A proposed bill that imposes the first-ever social media tax in the nation is advancing out of the Minnesota Senate Tax Committee. The chair of the committee, Senator Ann Rest of New Hope, says the public will not pay a dime of the planned tax. She adds that it will be primarily placed on big corporations that mine data from Minnesotans through social media. The measure also includes a provision to study the possible impact of sports betting in Minnesota.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is giving out 600-thousand-dollars in grant money to improve shooting ranges. Managers of ranges that meet public access requirements or people who want to build a new one can apply for some of the money. In past years, funding has gone toward renovating archery and shooting ranges and building restrooms or shooting benches. More information about applying is available on DNR-dot-Wisconsin-dot-gov until July 15.
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