Child pornography charges are being filed against a Dunn County man. Menomonie Police say they found child sex abuse content on the phone of 20-year-old Grant Shipley during a search back in August. Police add they later found evidence that Shipley had been exchanging nude images with a Pennsylvania teen. The Ridgeland man faces charges including ten counts of child porn possession.
A Chippewa Valley resource line that connects folks in need with valuable information will soon be shutting down. Great Rivers 211 provides folks with information on where to turn for local aid with regards to families, the elderly and the disabled as well as information on addiction, mental health and crisis services. Great Rivers 211 serves residents of 13 Wisconsin counties and is funded by Emplify Health who is pulling support. Reports say the decision to cut funding is one based on budget concerns. Great Rivers 211 is expected to shut down by the end of this year.
The Pepin County Dairy Promotions Committee has announced the host family for the 2026 Pepin County Town and Country Dairy Breakfast. The breakfast will be held at Baier Creek Farms on Hwy D near Elmwood. The breakfast will be on June 20th from 6:30-11:30.
Eau Claire has been named this year to a list no city wants to be on. Eau Claire is ranked 46th on this year's "rattiest" cities list by Orkin. The pest control company says the list is determined by the number of new residential rodent treatments performed between September of last year and August of this year. By comparison, Madison places 44th on this year's list. Orkin is now calling out Los Angeles as the rattiest city in America.
La Crosse City Council is pushing back on comments recently made by Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden. While visiting the community's Salvation Army, Van Orden called out local officials on a matter concerning the homeless. Van Orden had recently learned that a project that would help the homeless was being blocked from development on county property and he insisted that La Crosse City Council needs to take immediate action. City Council Member Gary Padesky says that -- since the lot is county property -- there is nothing that La Crosse City Council can do.
The Federal Aviation Administration announces unprecedented air traffic limits that could impact Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. On Wednesday, the FAA announced it would reduce ten percent of air traffic from 40 airports starting Friday due to the government shutdown. Two travel industry analysts told the Minnesota Star-Tribune that MSP will is likely to be included among the 40 airports. Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst at the Atmosphere Research Group, said, "I'm not going to lie; it's going to be an unholy mess for the next few days if these cuts go through."
A Rochester-based company is being included in a new round of statewide grants aimed at supporting agriculture workforce training programs. Workforce Development Inc. will receive $500,000 from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). With this grant, Workforce Development Inc. will create a “Growing Opportunity” program in Southeast Minnesota. Participants will enroll in programs at Minnesota State colleges, selecting from a variety of specific agricultural programs that best suit their needs. DEED officials say ag-related careers are increasingly in demand in Minnesota, including the new legal cannabis sector.
Wisconsin
residents are being urged to look at marketplace health insurance
options. Open Enrollment for marketplace health insurance in
Wisconsin is now open, and Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Nathan
Houdek says it’s a good time to explore options amid the federal
government shutdown. At the federal level there's uncertainty about
Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies as they're set to expire at
the end of the year. Houdek says if those subsidies are allowed to
expire, many people will see their premiums go up. Houdek says people
shouldn't be waiting to look at their Open Enrollment options. More
info can be found at healthcare.gov.
Tesla is being sued by the children of 2 people killed in a fiery crash in Dane County a year ago. The crash involved a Tesla vehicle last November 1st, just outside of Verona. All 5 occupants were killed after the vehicle struck a tree and then started on fire. The plaintiffs, who filed suit in Dane County Court, allege that design defects caused the fire and prevented the occupants from escaping the burning vehicle. Toxicology tests on the victims showed that the driver and all of the passengers were legally drunk at the time of the crash. The victims of the crash were well known advocates for diabetes research.
The Wisconsin footprint of former Vice-President Dick Cheney. During the 1960’s, Cheney worked in the office of then-Governor Warren Knowles while he pursued a doctoral degree at the University of Wisconsin that he never completed. From there, Cheney serve as a Wyoming congressman, Chief of Staff for President Gerald Ford, Defense Secretary for President George H.W. Bush, and Vice President for the younger President Bush. During his time in the Madison, Cheney got to know former governor Tommy Thompson, who was appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services in the first term of the Bush-Cheney Administration. Dick Cheney died Monday at age 84.
A big turnout of Port Washington residents debate a proposed $15 billion data center. The city’s Common Council approved the creation of a Tax Increment District to finance the infrastructure of the planned Vantage data center. The council’s Tuesday night meeting heard comments both for and against the project. Amy Barrilleaux (BEAR-ah-low) with Clean Wisconsin told Fox 6 Milwaukee her group’s concern about the amount of lake water to be used by the center as well as the lack of transparency from officials on the building of the center. We Energies spokesperson Brendan Conway told the station that rising energy costs from the center’s power use wouldn’t be passed along to customers, adding estimates that the data center will use less water than a golf course.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's office is under fire after an audit revealed some alleged instances of mismanagement. The report also involved Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan's office. Some of the findings included not correctly managing receipts, not overseeing employee timesheet completion and approval, as well as inaccurate payments to vendors. Walz's office says it has already resolved 11 of the 12 findings of the audit. Meanwhile, Senate Republican Leader Mark Johnson reacted by saying that when the governor's office can't follow basic financial controls, it's no wonder massive fraud is exploding across state government.
The Department of Natural Resources says deer hunters can really make a difference for Wisconsin families this year by donating their harvests. Deer Specialist Jeff Pritzl says they have a large amount of unfilled bonus antlerless tags in the central farmland regions. Hunters can not only help control the deer population but also keep food pantries filled this fall amid food benefit disruptions. You might also be able to donate leftover processed venison to your local pantry. Just call ahead and ask about their policies. Pritzl says that's entirely legal so long as you aren't being paid for the meat.
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