The Pepin County Emergency Management is warning residents who suffered hail damage from last week's storms that there are storm chasers in the area. Emergency Management recommends that those needing home repairs use trusted local contractors or those contractors trusted by your insurance company. Residents are also reminded to get all proposed repairs and costs in writing and to not pay for repairs in advance.
The Durand-Arkansaw School Board has approved the AGR Contract with the State of WI. The 5yr contract will give the district additional state aid in exchange for smaller elementary school class sizes and the district will also provide additional support for elementary students that need it. This past year the district received an additional $300,000 in aid because of the program.
A New Richmond man is facing charges after what records say is his fifth arrest for OWI. Fifty-year-old Frankie Gus Paschke was pulled over Sunday morning in Dunn County. A Wisconsin State Patrol officer reportedly observed the smell of alcohol on the suspect's breath and administered field sobriety tests -- after which Paschke was taken into custody.
One person was injured in a motorcycle accident in the town of Lincoln on Saturday. According to the Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Department, 36 yr old Cody Morse of Blair was traveling northbound on Hwy 53 when he passed two vehicle at a high rate of speed. When he re-entered the northbound lane, the motorcycle went off the roadway, into gravel and struck a guardrail. Morse was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Traffic on I-94 eastbound in Dunn County had to be rerouted yesterday after the pavement buckled. The incident happened just east of exit 41 in two separate spots. Due to safety concerns, it was decided to close the interstate so crews could make repairs.
The
family of 37-year-old Melissa Hunt who died on Wednesday has created
a GoFundMe for funeral expenses. Hunt's family says they want to
give her a beautiful memorial and burial, and their goal is to raise
11 thousand dollars to cover the costs. Hunt died from injuries
suffered in a beating on Wednesday. Police have Rochester resident
Craig Hameister in custody, charged with two counts of second-degree
murder and one count of first-degree manslaughter.
Wisconsin lawmakers are among those reacting to the U.S. bombing of Iran nuclear sites over the weekend. In an address to the nation Saturday night, President Trump called the strikes a spectacular military success saying the bombings has obliterated Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities. Wisconsin 3rd District Congressman Derrick Van Orden says he fully supports President Trump's actions to defend Israel and to send a clear message to America's adversaries that the U.S. does not tolerate nuclear intimidation. Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin has issued a statement saying that President Trump's bombing of Iran without Congressional approval ignores the Constitution, puts American men and women in uniform at grave risk, and puts the country on the verge of an all-out war.
A Wisconsin man is being identified as the person who died following a vehicle crash in western Minnesota. The accident happened at around 7 a.m. Friday in Chisago County when 50-year-old Matthew Hudec of St. Croix Falls went left of center on Highway 95 and hit another vehicle head-on. Hudec died at the scene while the other driver survived with non-life-threatening injuries. Alcohol use is not considered to be a factor in the crash.
The seasonally-adjusted Wisconsin unemployment rate held steady in May. The Department of Workforce Development says preliminary numbers show a three-point-three-percent unemployment rate, the same as the month before and point-nine-percent lower than the national average. Data shows Wisconsin's labor force decreased by 77-hundred over the month.
The University of Wisconsin is accusing the University of Miami of illegally tampering with a student-athlete. The University claims Miami offered money to lure "Student Athlete A" away and enter the NCAA Transfer Portal last December. This came after the student athlete signed a two-year contract with Wisconsin. Details in the filing appear to line up with the recent transfer of freshman defensive back Xavier Lucas. Wisconsin says the lawsuit aims to uphold integrity in college athletics through legal accountability.
A boyfriend and girlfriend are facing charges including attempted murder. Officials say 43-year-old Paul VanDuyne Junior and 41-year-old Andrea Whitaker attempted to poison two women the man had previously matched with on a dating app. One woman was unknowingly fed thallium, which is often used to kill rodents. The other had water bottles filled with hydrogen sulfide, a toxic gas, left in her vehicle. Both victims say they had gone on a handful of dates with VanDuyne before telling him neither was interested. Both VanDuyne and Whitaker, who willingly helped in the attempted murders, are set to appear in court this week.
A former Hormel employee is accused of stealing the company's top-secret sausage recipes and market information before getting a job with the competition. The Austin-based maker of breakfast sausage says Johnsonville and two former Hormel workers conspired to unlawfully get Hormel's trade secrets. Hormel officials are seeking the return and deletion of confidential data as well as unspecified monetary damages.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is leaning toward banning people from carrying firearms at the State Capitol. He told the media yesterday that it's inappropriate that we carry firearms, and the idea has to be reassessed. State law requires Minnesotans with a permit to carry a gun inside the Capitol. The governor's views surfaced several days after two Minnesota legislators and their spouses were shot. Walz is planning a memorial service and hopes to have House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband lie in state at the Capitol.
Five of the peregrine falcons born at We Energies facilities across Wisconsin have taken their first flights. The chicks, named Scott, Atlanta, Eclipse, Leopold, and Breezer, were born earlier this year. They'll be spending the next few weeks learning how to fly. The nests are being live streamed on We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service YouTube page. More than 460 peregrine falcons have been born since the We Energies Falcon Program started in 1992 in an effort to reduce the extinction for the species.
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