The Pepin County Human Services and Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the Buffalo County Health and Human Services and Sheriff’s Office, are partnering with the Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) of Buffalo and Pepin Counties to implement the File of Life project. The Adult Protective Services is also an integral partner for this initiative. This initiative aims to enhance emergency response capabilities and improve safety for residents across both counties. Participants receive a free, standardized magnetic pouch to store vital details such as medical conditions, medications, allergies, and emergency contacts. The pouch is placed on the refrigerator, with a sticker on the front door alerting emergency personnel to its presence, ensuring quick access to life-saving information. Pouches are available through the Buffalo and Pepin County ADRC Offices and are free.
One person was injured in a four vehicle accident, Thursday in Pierce County. According to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, 22yr old Kellen Spooner of Elmwood was traveling eastbound on Hwy 10, when he collided with another eastbound vehicle driven by 33yr old Casey Wilcox of Ellsworth. Wilcox’s car was hit by another vehicle driven by 23yr old Jenna Hewitt of Alma, and then Wilcox’s car hit a car making a left turn in to a private driveway, which was driven by 55yr old Robbin Kozlowski of Prescott. Spooner was the only person hurt in the accident.
The Town of Albany has adopted the Pepin County Highway Setback Ordinance. The town board adopted the ordinance on August 11. Land use permits will now be required from Pepin County before any structure is built, moved or altered to make sure it meets the ordinance standards. Town of Albany residents that have questions are to contact the Pepin County Zoning office.
Prison time is being ordered for an Eau Claire woman convicted on federal charges. Forty-two-year-old May Kong was caught in possession of methamphetamine and prohibited firearm on July 4th of last year. She pleaded guilty to charges earlier this year and has now been ordered to serve seven-and-a-half years in prison.
The second of two women who accused Eau Claire Police of brutality after an arrest last year has accepted a plea deal in her case. Makayla Patterson pleaded no contest Friday to charges of disorderly conduct and resisting an officer. Defendant Keyana Robinson previously pleaded no contest to charges in the case. The plea brings to a close a situation that began in July of last year when the women were arrested at a Water Street bar. Video of the incident reportedly contradicted the women's claims of police brutality.
A second fifth-grade teacher in Hudson is now charged with child sex crimes. 24Yr old Abigail Faust, is charged with four felonies: failure to protect a child, causing mental harm to a child, child enticement, and sexual misconduct by school staff. Faust is accused of keeping one of her students after class, pushing him against the wall, and kissing him on the cheek. Faust's charges come more than a year after another fifth-grade teacher, Madison Bergmann, was charged with having an inappropriate relationship with one of her 11yr old students.
A sergeant in Jackson County is now facing charges after a shooting that critically injured a teenage suspect. The Sheriff's Office says the sergeant was part of a police chase led with a 17-year-old who took his mother's car without permission. The teen stopped the car in Hixton, where Sergeant Stan Edington shot into the car 22 times. The suspect sustained a spinal cord injury, which could lead to permanent paralysis. Edington is now facing a charge of second degree reckless injury, which comes with a maximum sentence of twelve years and 25-thousand-dollar fine.
Two Western Wisconsin state legislators are proposing a tax holiday during back-to-school shopping. Democrats Brad Pfaff and Jenna Jacobson's legislation wants a three-day August sales tax holiday to lower the amount of money families spend on school supplies. Seventeen states provide similar tax relief efforts including Iowa and Massachusetts. The legislators reported that parents of schoolchildren are spending an average of 144 dollars on school supplies for the new year.
The American Red Cross needs Wisconsin disaster volunteers. Recent flooding in southeast Wisconsin highlights the need, but Regional Communications Manager Laura McGuire says the Red Cross responds to 65,000 disasters every year. You can volunteer for a variety of roles and training is available for flexible opportunities with no age limitations. McGuire says these are people that are really the first to respond to things such as home fires and floods. The Red Cross also has a need for trained responders who are working at shelters, and the skill set of health or mental health. McGuire says there is a particular need for Red Cross volunteers in northwest Wisconsin. Learn more at redcross.org.
A group of boy scouts from Wisconsin is hoping to get home soon after dealing with Hurricane Erin's effects. The troop from Plymouth landed in the Virgin Islands with the intention of testing their sailing and snorkeling skills. Their plans were cut short by heavy rains and winds from the hurricane. The troop leader tells CBS 58 they cannot fly out of the islands until Friday and Saturday. A GoFundMe supporting Troop 851's expenses has been launched.
Food truck vendors are being targeted by criminals trying to get them to pay to work at sporting events that don't exist. Wisconsin Consumer Protection Administrator Michelle Reinen says the scam is to sell a permit to the vendor, and then pocket the cash and vanish. Reinen says the messages are targeting known vendors using multiple different GMail accounts to try and bypass spam filters.
Five former Wisconsin women’s basketball players file a lawsuit in federal court against their one-time coach. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the players accuse Marisa Moseley of inflicting psychological abuse on them. Also named as defendants in the suit filed Friday are the Wisconsin Board of Regents and former Wisconsin associate athletic director for external communications Justin Doherty. The complaint has the players accusing the university of responding to the situation with "a policy of laissez-faire inaction." Moseley announced her resignation as coach earlier this year for personal reasons after going 47-75 in four seasons with the team.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission orders Madison to implement elections related changes following an investigation into uncounted ballots. After 193 ballots weren’t counted following last November’s election, the investigation found the former city clerk responsible. Commissioner Mark Thomsen was the lone no vote on Friday, noting that the spring 2025 election went well and that former Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl is gone. Thomsen said "the order just seems spiteful.” Commission chair Ann Jacobs said the action is necessary. Jacobs said while it's "great" that the spring election was better run, she's seen nothing to indicate that the necessary changes within the administration of that clerk's office have been fixed. The city is ordered to comply by the start of next year, but can appeal the commission’s decision to Dane County Circuit Court.
As more and more municipalities open their roads to ATVs and UTVs, fatalities involving the vehicles continue to rise. Department of Natural Resources Lt. Jacob Holsclaw briefed the Natural Resources Board last week and says about 69% of crashes occur on public highways and road routes. Holsclaw says there's also thirty times more public road routes than trails. There are now 65,000 miles of public roads and highways across the state that allow ATV and UTV usage. Wisconsin has had 25 ATV/UTV fatalities already this year. There were 40 in all of 2024.
Antlerless harvest season authorizations are now available for purchase. The Department of Natural Resources says the authorizations will be valid for northern and central forest zones. Central farmland zone authorizations will be on sale starting tomorrow, with the southern farmland zone following on Wednesday. Authorizations for all zones will be available on Thursday. More information is available on GoWild-dot-Wisconsin-dot-Gov.
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