Two people were injured in a two vehicle accident Tuesday in Trenton Township. According to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, 32yr old Brendan Kirby of Prescott was traveling southbound on Hwy 63, when he collided with a northbound vehicle driven by 78yr old Dale Edgar of Kasson, MN. Edgar and passenger 77yr old Julie Edgar were taken to Mayo Red Wing Hospital. Kirby was not injured in the accident.
Wisconsin 3rd District Congressman Derrick Van Orden is changing his plans in response to a "credible threat" made against members of his family. According to a statement from his office, the Republican had to miss votes yesterday and reschedule his upcoming town hall. The threat was made against his wife, children, and grandchildren in a letter delivered to his Washington-based office. The congressman's office condemned threats of political violence against public officials and noted the incident has been reported to authorities.
Middle School Students from Durand-Arkansaw, Assumption and Pepin will be learning about the Civil War today with the Pepin County Heritage Center. Bob Zika with the Heritage Center says the Center is hosting the 2nd Minnesota Battery of Light Artillery based out of Red Wing today. The public is invited after 2pm, and as part of the visit today, the group will be shooting a large cannon throughout the day.
Mondovi residents who use North Washington Street will need to use Hwy 37 today. The City of Mondovi will have North Washington closed to through traffic for the majority of the day today. Utility Crews are installing pipes along the road and hope to have that completed by the end of the day.
The CPKC railroad will close multiple railroad crossings for repairs in Wabasha County over the next few months. The crossing on County Road 84 near Hwy 61 will be closed May 17-20, and by Kellogg May 29 through June 2nd. The Gambia Street Crossing in Wabasha will be closed June 12-16 and the Lakewood Drive Crossing in Lake City will be closed July 8-12.
Plum City School District Students will be starting summer early. Because the district did not use all of the scheduled snow days, students will be released early on the last day of School June 5th. Elementary students will be released at 12:50 and middle high school students at 1. All busses will run their same routes.
Fire crews are investigating how a fire started at an assisted living facility in Holmen. The fire took place yesterday on the 3000 block of Circle Drive. When fire crews arrived at the scene, they saw light smoke coming from one of the rooms, but no flames were spotted. The facility was evacuated as crews could put the fire/smoke out. No one was injured and crews believe the fire started from an air conditioning unit.
Applications are open for a new Barron County Sheriff. Current County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald announced his retirement to the public earlier this week after notifying Governor Tony Evers on Friday. Fitzgerald says he's leaving for a public relations role at Mosaic Technologies. Once selected, the new sheriff will serve until January 2027. Applications will be accepted through May 23rd.
The Wisconsin State Patrol is warning drivers about a higher risk of deer crashes as the weather gets warmer. State Patrol says the number of crashes involving deer increase in May and June as deer look for places to give birth and keep their young offspring. There were more than 17 thousand deer-related crashes reported last year, resulting in nine deaths and more than 700 injuries.
Farmers need to make their voices heard on agricultural equipment “lemon law” legislation. That from state Representative and farmer Travis Tranel of Cuba City, after no one testified on the bill during a public hearing at the Capitol this week. Tranel said although farmers are busy right now with spring planting, they and farm organizations need to show up for issues that are important to them, because their voices matter. The bill would entitle farmers to be eligible for replacement or refund, if equipment repairs are not correctly completed after four trips to a service department or if the equipment is out of service for 30 days.
A Republican authored bill in the Wisconsin Senate would require school districts to include a good-faith estimate of the property tax impact of a passed referendum on a single-family residence. Appleton Republican Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara say it would offer more transparency for voters. Opponents say it will be hard to predict the impact of referendum at the start of the process versus when it eventually goes on the ballot. The Senate Education Committee also took testimony Tuesday on related legislation to restrict how often school districts can propose operating referenda. Another bill would require school boards make textbooks, curricula, and instructional materials available for inspection by district residents.
As expected, Republican budget writers will extensively rework Governor Tony Evers two-year state spending plan. Republicans who hold the majority on the Legislature’s budget writing Joint Finance Committee have signaled for weeks that they plan to essentially build a new 2025-2027 budget from scratch. That’s similar to how they’ve handled the three previous Evers’ budgets. When the committee meets Thursday, they’ll strip more than 600 policy items out of the budget the Democratic governor proposed earlier this year. Items to be deleted include the governor's proposed fifth state tax bracket for Wisconsin’s high wage earners; along with proposals to legalize marijuana, expand Medicaid eligibility, and increase state funding support for childcare providers. The finance committee will send their finished product to Evers this summer.
For the 30th straight year, Wisconsin leads the nation in cranberry production. The latest harvest report from the Wisconsin Cranberry Board shows that the state produced just over 6 million barrels of cranberries in 2024. That represents over 60 percent of the nation's cranberry supply, more than doubling the amount produced by the number two cranberry provider in the U.S., Massachusetts. Of the 19 counties delivering that output, Wood County was the state’s leader, producing nearly a third of the total amount.
Gov. Tony Evers announced the reappointment of Cindy Brown to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Board, effective May 2, 2025. She is the immediate Past-President of the Global Pulse Confederation. DATCP Secretary Randy Romanski. said“Ms. Brown is engaged and knowledgeable, and I look forward to continuing to work with her on the DATCP Board.” Ms. Brown served as President of Chippewa Valley Bean from 2011 – 2025 and currently serves as Chairman of the Board.
There's more solar power coming to the Madison area. Madison Gas and Electric received approval from the Wisconsin Public Service Commission to build a new 20 megawatt solar array in Fitchburg. The plant will be called the Sunnyside Solar Energy center, and will be able to power 6,000 homes. The plan also calls for a 40 megawatt battery storage system to hold that power overnight. M G and E already has 40 megawatts of solar power in its grid from other arrays in Fitchburg.
The site of a beloved decades-long Wisconsin Dells attraction is sold. The property that was home to the Tommy Bartlett water-ski show and Tommy Bartlett Exploratory has been purchased by Ripley’s Believe It or Not World Entertainment. The sale announced Monday comes five years after the Bartlett venues closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The owners of the shuttered property searched for a buyer who would maintain the space as a tourism and entertainment spot. The new owners plan to keep the site open as a year-round attraction.
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