Durand residents may see We Energies working on Madison Street this month moving gas lines. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says the utility wants to get a head start before the city reconstructs Madison Street. The Madison Street Reconstruction Project is scheduled for next year.
A woman who was convicted of killing her ex-boyfriend is once again seeking to overturn the Dunn County court’s decision. On Friday, Ezra McCandless filed a petition to the state supreme court. In it, she asks the court to review if her statements to police were voluntary, were journals of the victim inadmissible evidence and the instructions to the jury. This is the third time she has appealed her 2019 murder conviction.
Sentencing is being ordered for an Eau Claire stepmother convicted on multiple counts of chronic neglect of a child. Prosecutors say that Mary Oram and Toni Hammonds starved Hammonds' four kids. Investigators say they got a call from Eau Claire Schools because teachers were concerned about the children. All four children had to be treated for malnourishment. Oram has pleaded no contest and been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison. The status of the case versus Hammonds remains pending.
Authorities are offering an update on a deadly set of events that unfolded last week in the City of Barron. The Barron County Sheriff's Department says that -- last Wednesday afternoon -- a pregnant 17-year-old female went to the apartment of her boyfriend -- 17-year-old Marcus Hinojosa and was fatally shot by Hinojosa. Not long after, a man went to the apartment with a neighbor to check on the female and was fatally shot through the door by Hinojosa. Barron County Sheriff's officers were called to the scene and heard a gunshot that turned out to be Hinojosa taking his own life by suicide. The pregnant teen's baby was delivered and is reportedly doing well.
Police are investigating vandalism at the Black River Falls High School football field. Officers were dispatched to the scene Sunday afternoon after the discovery that someone had broken into a football equipment shed. Spray paint was used to vandalize some new football equipment as well as a bathroom, both sets of bleachers and some lighting structures. Anyone with information on the incident is encouraged to contact police.
Hundreds of citations and dozens of arrests at this year's Oktoberfest in La Crosse. La Crosse police confirmed Monday that they issued two-hundred twenty nine citations and arrested 50 people over the weekend. Over half of those citations were for underage drinking. They also dealt with a 60 person fight, people stealing manhole covers, a person who fought with cops trying to arrest them, and someone who nearly fell into the Mississippi River. In total, the department handled over 11-hundred calls for service, double their normal amount.
Minnesota soybean farmers are hosting buyers from Southeast Asian. Soybean farmers are struggling this year as China refuses to buy US soy in retaliation for US tariffs, and farmers aren't just waiting around for a federal bailout. Buyers from Vietnam and Thailand were invited to Minnesota as part of a broader and long-running effort to build more export markets for U.S. soybeans. As potential buyers studied a handful of soybean test plots, Governor Tim Walz declared "Soybean Week" to highlight the damage tariffs have done to market access. Minnesota Soybean Growers Association said about 26-thousand soybean farmers are in Minnesota, and more than half of the state's soybean crop sales as international exports.
Wisconsin congressman Tom Tiffnay say the US needs to “stay the course,” with the Trump administration’s tariff policies. Tiffany, who’s running for governor, was questioned at the recent World Dairy Expo in Madison. He said the concerns of farmers who are losing out on overseas markets are being heard, and he expects revenues generated by tariffs will be designated to help them out.
A very early look at Wisconsin 2026 governor's race is out. The first statewide Badger Battleground poll shows among Republican voters Congressman Tom Tiffany leads the pack at 30% support. Former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde got 14%, and others followed in single digits, including the only other declared Republican candidate for governor, Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann. On the Democratic side, former lieutenant governor Mandela Barnes is on top with 16% though he has yet to declare his candidacy for governor. Several other Democrats, including all who have officially entered the race, were in the single digits. About 38% of Democrats polled remain undecided, while 34% of the Republicans in the survey still haven’t made up their minds.
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos might not run for office next year. Speaking to W I S N's UPFRONT, the Burlington Republican says he's not entirely decided. Vos has served in the Assembly since 2005 and has held the Speaker's seat since 2013. Vos recently faced a stiff primary challenge from supporters of President Donald Trump who thought he should have done more to help the president during the aftermath of the 2020 election. He says he's excited to work with a Governor other than Tony Evers, but that he'll make a decision in January of next year.
A new state law offers protections to victims of “deep fakes.” Republican state Senator André Jacque said victims whose images are manipulated into synthetic “deep fake” pornography for online display and distribution now have strong legal protections. Wisconsin Act 34 which Jacque authored with state Representative Brent Jacobson, was signed into law by Governor Tony Evers on Friday. Evers said that ensures the state’s criminal code is updated to reflect the increasing use and potential misuse of artificial intelligence. Senator Jacque cited a study from the cybersecurity company Deeptrace which found that about 96% of “deep fake” material is non-consensual pornography, and “exclusively targets and harms women.”
Hundreds of animals were rescued from an overcrowded property near Wisconsin Dells over the weekend. Brown Paws Dog Rescue said on Sunday that it had received a call to help a local farm. Nearly 100 dogs, over 100 rabbits, three dozen goats and some chickens were rescued from the farm. Rescue groups are now looking for foster homes to help the animals regain trust.
Kenosha County Sheriff David Zoerner says a man is suffering from minor injuries Friday after being rescued from a grain bin. The victim was inspecting an auger and then found himself buried in soybeans up to his chest. Officials say he called a family member for help who then called 9-1-1. He was transported to the hospital and is expected to be okay.
A ten-year-old from Chicago honored a fallen Milwaukee police officer at an event over the weekend. The child ran a mile at Cudahy High School carrying a thin blue line flag to honor Kendall Corder. He's part of the group Running 4 Heroes, which honors first responders who died in the line of duty. Corder and his partner were shot in June while responding to reports of a person with a weapon. Tremaine Jones is facing charges in connection with Corder's death.
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