One Person is dead after a motorcycle accident in El Paso Township on Sunday. According to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, 67yr old Dale Johnson of Glenwood City was traveling eastbound on 650th Ave when he lost control of the motorcycle and went into the ditch. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene.
Clean up continues in Buffalo County after severe weather on Friday night. Sheriff’s deputies and firefighters responded to trees and power lines down in the Modena area. Other damage was reported in Mondvi with reported trees down. After some storms today, the weather should quiet down for the rest of the week.
The criminal case against an Alma man faces charges in relation to a deadly vehicle crash in Buffalo County is moving forward. Thirty-five-year-old Luke Larson is charged with homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle and second-degree recklessly endangering safety. Prosecutors say on September 27th of last year, Larson was driving his pickup truck along State Highway 35 near Markey Bluff Road in Nelson when he allegedly crossed the centerline, hitting two motorcyclists. Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene. Larson waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Thursday. The case is being set for trial.
One person was injured in a single vehicle accident in Clifton Township on Friday. According to the Pierce County Sheriffs Department, 17yr old Scarleth Cardenas of Houlton, WI was traveling northbound on Hwy F when she lost control of the vehicle, and struck a guardrail. She was taken to River Falls Area Hospital.
The Dunn County Highway Department will be closing the Hwy BB-Cedar Falls Bridge starting tomorrow for bridge inspection. Due to weight restrictions the bridge will be shut down for all vehicles during the inspection process. Motorists are advised there will not be a signed detour and should make necessary travel adjustments. The bridge will be closed for a few days and once reopened will continue to have a 20 ton weight restriction.
The Wabasha County Board of Supervisors is meeting tomorrow morning. Items on the agenda include approval of a 3yr contract with ClearGov to accept payments, approval of a purchase of a new county truck and reports from committee and department heads. Tomorrow’s meeting begins at 9am at the Old Courthouse Annex in Wabasha.
Bond is being set at ten thousand dollars for a man charged in an Eau Claire homicide. Nineteen-year-old Du'Marion Stogner is accused in the January 25th shooting death of 21-year-old Andre Simmons. New charges were filed against Stogner in recent days after a review of his phone videos and social media accounts. One video reportedly showed him and another man involved in an attack on a homeless man on a bridge. Stogner pleaded not guilty yesterday to the new charge of substantial battery.
Four people were left hurt after a Saturday night collision in Eau Claire County. The accident happened at around 8 p.m. near Hwy 27 and County Road N in Ludington. One person suffered serious injuries in the crash. The Eau Claire County Sheriff's Office reports a suspect has been charged with OWI.
One additional charge is filed against a man accused of sexually assaulting children in Barron County. Prosecutors say five victims have reported abuse at the hands of 82-year-old Robert Karstensen. He was initially charged in Eau Claire County in June, but an additional charge of repeated sexual assault of the same child was filed in Barron County yesterday. The new charge comes after a now-36-year-old victim described abuse be Karstensen at the Chetek River Campground when she was six or seven. The suspect is currently housed at the Eau Claire County jail, but will be in Barron County court later this month for the new charge.
The History Center of Olmsted County campus is expected to get a major facelift. The center officials say the main building has experienced leaking and water damage. Phase one of the project includes the restoration of all three of the George Stoppel Farmstead's historical buildings. New landscaping and walking paths will also be added.. The center is also looking to raise more than seven million dollars to complete the project.
It's been one year since Wisconsin’s Missing Child Alerts went into effect. Established through bipartisan legislation, Attorney General Josh Kaul said Thursday in Milwaukee that the first alert went out last August. The Prince Act was signed into law by Governor Tony Evers and named after 5-year-old Prince McCree who went missing in Milwaukee – and also recognizes 10-year-old Lily Peters, who went missing in Chippewa Falls. Kaul said there have been cases that would not have met the Amber Alert criteria where alerts have been able to go out and information has been provided to people nearby where, where missing kids are located. Kaul said there have been 17 alerts issued involving 14 different children in just over a year.
Governor Tony Evers is urging the Trump administration to restore funding for Wisconsin's unemployment system. The Democratic governor is asking the administration to reconsider its decision to cut $29 million from the state's unemployment insurance system modernization project. Evers says the funding was crucial to improving the system to prevent fraud and abuse. Developed in the 1970s, Wisconsin's unemployment insurance system faced significant challenges during the COVID pandemic when there was a surge in unemployment claims. Evers says without the $29 million, support for projects like fraud detection and cybersecurity improvement won't be possible.
Little brown bats are recovering in Wisconsin. A social media post from the Department of Natural Resources reports that the species, once decimated by white-nose syndrome, has growing numbers for the third consecutive year at summer roost sites. Last month, volunteers across Wisconsin participated in the annual Great Wisconsin Bat Count and observed nearly 25,000 bats as they emerged from their daytime roosts, up from 22,600 counted in July 2024. These efforts help DNR biologists better understand the status of Wisconsin’s bat populations. The species still has a long way to go, but multiple years of increasing numbers give hope for recovery. Bats are important for agriculture and forestry. It is estimated that bats in Wisconsin save farmers up to $658 million every year in the form of pest control.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is reportedly wavering on whether he'll seek another term in office. The DFL lawmaker has pushed back deadlines to announce his plans from early summer to after Labor Day. Some party activists and officials say the odds of Walz running again at 50-50. The governor's campaign staff is preparing as if he's going to run. The Star Tribune reports that if Walz does not run, party insiders believe that Secretary of State Steve Simon and Attorney General Keith Ellison could enter the race.
More than 892-thousand people went to the 2025 Wisconsin State Fair. The fair says a record-breaking 81-thousand dollars was raised during the Governor's Products Auction, and more than 330-thousand cream puffs were served. The fair ended early this year due to historic flooding in the Milwaukee area last weekend. Next year's fair is scheduled for August 6th through August 16th.
Registration is now open for the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin's Adopt a Cow program. Community Programs Manager Erika Schade says it's geared toward educators working with Wisconsin's youth. Participating classrooms will be matched with a calf and receive regular photo and video updates on it over the course of the school year. Schade says it's a great way to teach young Wisconsinites about the dairy industry. Last year the program reached roughly 55,000 students across 1,500 classrooms.
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