Construction on the Tarrant Park Pool continues to move forward. The building is mostly complete and according to Mayor Patrick Milliren, crews will be working on the pool decking next week. If all goes well the pool could be open by the third or 4th week of June.
The Mondovi City Council has passed a resolution adopting NIMS as part of emergency management for Mondovi. The resolution was needed as Buffalo County had updated their emergency management plan that included NIMS as part of the plan to notify residents of emergencies.
One person was injured in a single vehicle accident in Ellsworth Township last Thursday. According to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, 21yr old Autumn Hendon of Ellsworth was traveling southbound on Hwy C when she lost control of the vehicle and entered the ditch. Hendon was taken to River Falls Area Hospital.
A Dunn County man accused of starting a fire at Shooters Showgirls on Jan. 18 entered a not guilty plea on last Thursday. Colton W. Jansen, of Comstock, was charged in January in Dunn County Court with arson of a building, burglary, and possession of burglary tools; all three charges are felonies. Jansen appeared in court via video on Thursday, where he entered the not guilty pleas to all counts. Defense attorney Aaron Nelson said he is still waiting for all discovery documents to be given to him. Jansen posted a $25,000 cash bond and remains free at this time. His next court appearance is Aug 5th.
A new scam to report in Western Wisconsin. Eau Claire County is warning residents and businesses of a scam that tricks victims into believing they have an outstanding invoice from the Eau Claire County Planning and Development Department. According to county officials, the emails are sent under the name Matt Michels and he falsely claims he is with the Planning Department. The email includes an invoice for payment for fabricated services. If you receive one of these emails, contact the planning department and do not respond to it.
Last Friday, the Wisconsin Farmers Union gathered in Osseo to spotlight Senate Bill 148, better known as the Right to Repair bill—legislation that would give farmers and independent mechanics the legal right to repair equipment. WFU President says its important to work together so the bill passes. Under the bill, manufacturers would be required to provide access to repair documentation, diagnostic data, software, firmware, parts, and tools—all at a fair price and on fair terms.
An Eau Claire man is facing 23 charges after being the center of a manhunt on Friday. Prosecutors say 47-year-old Leo Lacy threatened someone with a gun at Smokehouse Tobacco last Thursday. Police say he crashed his car during a police pursuit the next day in East Side Hill before running away. Schools in the area were put on lockdown while law enforcement tried to locate Lacy, who was found in a storage area above an open garage. Lacy is facing charges including a hit-and-run, recklessly endangering safety, and possession of cocaine.
State Representative Christian Phelps is looking to maintain the limit on state funding for private schools. The Eau Claire Democrat has introduced a measure that would extend the current cap, which is ten-percent of a school district's membership. That limit will expire at the end of next school year without additional legislation.
An Eau Claire tattoo artist is free on bond as he faces charges of sexual assault. Forty-four-year-old Christopher Ardoin is accused of inappropriately touching three women including two clients and a coworker. Ardoin -- who appeared in court yesterday -- was a tattoo artist at Skin Prints Studio and was fired from his position after a victim made the shop aware of their story.
Sun Country Airlines plans to continue operations out of Chippewa Valley Regional Airport. A spokesperson for the airport says that Sun Country will continue to offer nonstop seasonal service to Fort Myers. Those flights will resume on January 30th of next year
A bill at the state Capitol would give food delivery and ride share drivers an option to access benefits. The proposal, which received a hearing Tuesday, would create a portal for drivers working for companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash to contribute 4% of their quarterly earnings toward personal health care and retirement savings accounts. Companies employing the drivers would not be required to contribute and the individual drivers could choose to allocate additional funds to their accounts. The bill specifies that drivers participating in the plan are independent contractors and not employees.
A new focus group session made up of Wisconsin swing voters is showing general support for President Trump's actions in office so far. Research firm Engagious put together a group of ten independents and two Republicans who voted for Joe Biden in 2020 and Trump in 2024 and asked them their opinions on the president's start to his second term. Nine out of the 12 said they approve of Trump's actions and none said they would vote for Vice President Kamala Harris if they could vote in the election again. Trump won Wisconsin by about 30-thousand votes in the latest election, the smallest margin in any of the swing states he carried.
The Department of Natural Resources asks anglers to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species. Wisconsin law requires draining livewells, motors and containers before leaving a boat launch or fishing spot to prevent transport of diseases and invasive species from one waterbody to the next. The DNR says you can help by inspecting all fishing equipment for attached aquatic plants, animals or mud. If anything is attached, make sure you remove it before heading to a new body of water. You should also dispose of unwanted bait in the trash and never move live fish away from a waterbody. More information is available on the DNR's website.
The latest update from Cellcom says service is slowly returning to normal. The carrier says voice and data service is "performing well" for most customers though they are still working to stabilize the network following a cyber incident, which began on May 14th and led to a widespread outage that took down service for nearly all customers for more than a week. Customers may still see occasional outages as the network continues to recover, and anyone who is still experiencing lengthy outages should restart their devices before calling customer service. Customers who stayed with Cellcom through the outage will receive a bill credit.
A suspect in the Feeding the Future fraud case is accused of trying to flee the country. Hibo Daar was arrested over the weekend at a Twin Cities airport. He appeared in federal court yesterday in Minneapolis on a charge of wire fraud. Prosecutors say the defendant from Eden Prairie used federal funds to buy luxury homes, cars, and other items. Daar is the head of the Northside Wellness Center, and he claimed to have served hundreds of thousands of meals to children. She remains behind bars without bond before her court hearing on Friday.
The Irvine Park Zoo in Chippewa Falls is announcing the arrival of new residents. The zoo reports they've recently taken in a pair of eight-week-old red foxes and a pair of eleven-month-old porcupines in addition to hissing cockroaches and a tarantula. The zoo is open daily from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m..
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