The Durand-Arkansaw School District has been awarded a $56,000 grant to help staff in instruction of students with disabilities. Durand-Arkansaw Superintendent Ryan Nelson says the grant will allow the district to provide specific training for staff. The grant will be paid over the next three years.
Additional charges are being filed against a Menomonie teen already charged in connection with a deadly Dunn County hit and run. The body of 54-year-old Ann Seidl was found lying in a ditch along County Highway Y on March 29th of this year. Authorities say that 17-year-old Addison Bowell was the driver of the vehicle that hit Seidl and failed to stop. Bowell had already been charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and one count of hit and run resulting in death with new charges including homicide by vehicle use - control substance now added.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court have unanimously reinstated a Dunn County 2017 child sexual assault conviction. A Dunn County jury convicted Jobert Molde of two child sexual assault charges in 2017, but the charges were set aside by the 3rd District Court of Appeals after Molde claimed his attorney was ineffective for not challenging expert testimony. The Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected that argument saying the testimony of the victim was “crucial evidence” in convicting Molde.
The Friends of the Durand Public Library are hosting a month-long creative contest and silent auction to raise funds for digitizing the library's newspapers. Friends of the Library member Rosie Reckin says the library has newspapers from as far back as 1865. The creative contest and silent auction continue through July 31st at the Durand Public Library.
The Eleva-Strum School District is celebrating its new solar panel array. There is a total of 184 panels that will generate 100 kilowatts of power. It will produce about one-fifth of the high school's power usage. This will save the saving the district about $20,000 per year. The idea to install solar panels at the high school started two years ago. It was funded through the district's capital improvement budget.
Eau Claire Police are advising folks of heavy traffic expected in the area near Clairemont Avenue and Highway T today and tomorrow. County Jam is continuing with headliners including Cole Swindell tonight and Sam Hunt tomorrow night. Countryjamwi-dot-com has more details.
A program aimed at eliminating homelessness in La Crosse is receiving a financial boost. The Wisconsin Department of Justice is approving a 350-thousand dollar grant for the Pathways Home initiative. The initiative's goal is to achieve Functional Zero homelessness in La Crosse by 2029. The grant funding would be used in part to cover the cost of additional staffing.
At least two tornados touched down during severe weather in Wisconsin on Wednesday. The National Weather Service in Sullivan confirmed tornados in Beaver Dam and Hustisford. The Hustisford tornado was an EF-0, as was the one in Beaver Dam. Both only did minor damage to fields and no structures were affected. Meteorologists are still investigating other reports from around the state.
Former VP candidate Tim Walz says he's not running for President in 2028. Speaking on a podcast, the Minnesota Governor said even though he's not running, he will do everything he can to help the Democratic party. Walz was the running mate of former Vice President Kamala Harris when they lost to President Trump this past November. The governor likely had an outside shot of gaining his party's nomination based on recent polls.
Wisconsinites will be paying more for title transfers and driver's license renewals in the fall. The state's biennial budget will add fifty dollars more to vehicle title fees, anytime a car is sold or transferred. License renewal fees will increase from 24 dollars to 32 dollars and fifty cents. The Department of Public Works says each ten dollar increase in registration fees can generate three-point-one-million dollars annually. Wisconsin law allows counties to collect registration fees for transportation-related purposes.
Fundraising numbers fuel speculation that Governor Tony Evers might not run for a third term next year. Recently released campaign finance records show Wisconsin’s Democrat governor raised just over $750,000 in the first half of this year. That’s compared to the $5 million Evers had in his campaign coffers a month after he announced his candidacy for a second term in 2021. Evers has repeatedly said he'd announce his plans on whether or not he’d run in 2026 after the latest state budget was in place. Two Republican candidates have already announced they’re running in next year’s gubernatorial contest.
David Brom, the man convicted of killing his parents and younger siblings in Rochester back in 1988, is set to be released from prison. Brom committed the crimes at the age of 16. receiving a sentence of life in prison. A state law put in place in 2024 removes life sentences for juvenile offenders, with Brom set for release from prison in Lino Lakes on July 29th.
Grant applications for projects that will improve resources for hunters are now open. The Department of Natural Resources says the Hunter Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation Grant Program will distribute 75-thousand-dollars to this round of applicants. Past grant recipients have used the money for archery range upgrades, 4-H sports programs, hunting expos, and hunting education programs. Applications will be open on the DNR website through September 15.
Former Minnesota State Senator Scott Jensen will be running for governor once again. The Chaska doctor announced today that he will join the race after losing to Tim Walz in 2022 by less than eight percentage points. Jensen told the Star Tribune that he wants to bring Minnesota back to the days when communities were safe and schools were strong. The Republican joins candidate Kendall Qualls, an Army veteran and former health care executive. Meanwhile, Walz has yet to announce whether he'll seek a third term.
A popular cheese brand is bringing its production to Little Chute. Bel Brands USA is announcing the arrival of the Laughing Cow Brand to its Little Chute factory. The move will create 50 more skilled-worker jobs to its operations. The facility will see three million more pounds of cheese product upon the brand's arrival. About 20 million pounds of product are already produced per year, coming from fellow cheese brands like Kaukauna and Merkt's.
No comments:
Post a Comment