The Durand-Arkansaw School District is exploring before and after school programming for elementary school students. Durand-Arkansaw Superintendent Ryan Nelson says the district is working on starting that program this fall. Nelson said a recent survey of district families showed approximately 50-60 children would use the program.
The City of Mondovi is planning on having a fireworks show this Friday night. Mondovi Mayor Brady Weiss says there is a backup date in case of inclement weather on Friday, and the city needs someone to take over the fireworks show for 2026. There will also be a fireworks display on Friday night over Lake Eau Galle starting at 10pm.
The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Department will have additional traffic enforcement on Hwy 35 from Nelson to Fountain City on Friday and Saturday from 3pm-11pm. Deputies will be on the lookout for those speeding and driving under the influence. The Department says its committed to ensuring the safety of Buffalo County Roads and citizens over the holiday weekend.
The Dunn County Highways Department will be conducting seal coating of county roads starting on Monday. Roads will remain open during seal coating, but traffic will be slowed by flaggers and pilot cars as roads will be down to one lane. Motorists can also expect loose gravel for 24-48 hours. The Highway Department will then sweep the roads to remove any loose gravel that remains on the road.
Wisconsin has a new state budget. Early Thursday morning, Governor Tony Evers signed the budget agreement for the biennial budget. Along with a tax cut for most Wisconsin residents, the budget will have $1.4 Billion for K-12 schools, $360 million for child care costs, continued funding for the agricultural road improvement program, and an increase in funding for the UW System. The budget agreement was reached between republican legislative leaders and the governor earlier this week.
A former FBI special agent is being named as the acting top federal prosecutor in the Western District of Wisconsin. Chadwick Elgersma has been named acting U.S. Attorney. Elgersma says his primary objective will be to keep Wisconsin residents safe through the vigorous enforcement of Federal law. The Western District of Wisconsin encompasses a 44-county jurisdiction including Pepin, Buffalo, Dunn and Pierce Counties.
A Vernon County woman faces charges of child sexual assault in a school setting. Police arrested 33-year-old Ashley Ann Benson on Monday and charged her with sexual assault of a child, sexual assault by school staff and sex with a child 16 or older. Prosecutors accuse Benson of engaging in sexual contact with multiple victims at multiple locations. Benson had been employed at both a public and private school in the Viroqua area prior to her arrest. She was released on a signature bond, and has been ordered not to have contact with anyone under the age of 18.
Take precautions handling fireworks this 4th of July holiday. UW Health occupational therapist Alyssa Villarreal says never consume alcohol or drugs and handle fireworks, avoid homemade fireworks, and only light one at a time. Villarreal says you should also avoid lighting fireworks while they're still in your hand and douse fireworks in water when they're done before picking them up. It’s estimated more than 14,000 people were hurt by fireworks last year in the U.S., more than double the injuries reported in 2023
An Olmsted County jury is awarding a man more than seven million dollars involving a sexual abuse lawsuit involving the Diocese of Winona-Rochester. The plaintiff, who is in his 50s, accuses Reverend Joseph Cashman of sexually abusing him as a child from 1973 to 1976. At the time, Cashman was the principal at Lourdes High School. The case was one of many brought this year against the diocese, which reached a 21-point-five million dollar settlement agreement with 145 people who were sexually abused by its clergy.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has sided with Democrats and pro-choice advocates on a challenge to the state's abortion ban. In a 4-3 decision from the liberal majority court, justices ruled that an 1849 law against infanticide has been superseded by several other state laws, and by a previous ruling from the Court that the 1849 law only applied to assault which resulted in death of an unborn child, not elective abortions. The ruling makes way for a return to the state's previous status allowing regulated abortions. Conservative Justice Annette Zeigler wrote in the dissent that the court’s four liberal justices are “compromised on the issue of abortion,” calling their analysis “flawed.” In the majority opinion, Justice Rebecca Dallet said state lawmakers are free to pass legislation modifying the court’s ruling.
A woman accused of killing her cellmate at a Wisconsin prison pleads no contest. A Fond du Lac County judge found 29-year-old Taylor Sanchez guilty on a count of first-degree intentional homicide Monday after Sanchez entered her plea. In July of 2023, 68-year-old Cindy Schulz-Juedes was found unresponsive in her cell at Taycheedah Correctional Institution. Schulz-Juedes was serving a life sentence for the murder of her husband. Sanchez was charged with the death following an investigation and had previously pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect. She will be sentenced next month.
Madison man accused of violating sanctions against Russia has reached a plea deal in federal court. The Wisconsin State Journal reports federal prosecutors accused Andrew Pogosyan of selling eight pieces of scientific equipment to Russian buyers. Pogosyan allegedly tried to mask those sales by claiming they were going to other eastern European countries. The plea deal says at least one of those pieces of equipment made it to a branch of the Russian military that creates chemical weapons. Under the deal, Pogosyan faces a maximum of 10 years in prison for the most serious charges of smuggling.
Nine suspects from Wisconsin are charged in connection to a federal auto theft ring. Prosecutors say the suspects stole an estimated 175 high-end cars, transported them over state lines, altered VIN numbers, and created fake vehicle titles. In Wisconsin, the cars were sold as part of a drug trafficking operation. The thefts resulted is millions of dollars in losses. Most of the 23 total suspects tied to the case are from Wisconsin, but others are from Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Delaware and North Dakota.
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