The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture has announced that milk from a Dodge County Dairy Farm has tested positive for the HPAI virus. Since May, the state has been part of USDA’s milk testing strategy and has tested 24,000 samples of milk since then. Adam Brock, Administrator for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Division of Food and Recreational Safety, says the farm has been notified of the positive sample and that pasteurized milk and dairy products are safe. The affected farm has been quarantined, and any cattle exhibiting signs of illness will be separated for further treatment.
The new Durand Fire District board has met for the first time. The Board Elected Jamie King as the fire chief of the district. The board also discussed the topic of payments for services to the district. Currently, when someone calls for fire service, the municipality where the call came from is charged, and then the municipality charges the person who called or needed the service. However, if someone gets lost on DNR land, and the person is from out of town and doesn’t pay, the municipality is left with the bill. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren attended the meeting and said, while it's not a big issue for the city, it is for the rural townships. While the board has not made a final decision, they will be discussing it at future meetings.
The Buffalo-Pepin County ADRC is looking for volunteers to help with delivering Home-Delivered Meals in the Mondovi Area. The delivery route takes about 1.5 hours and is Monday-Thursday. A county vehicle is available, or you can drive your own personal vehicle and receive mileage reimbursement. For more information on how to volunteer, contact the Buffalo-Pepin County ADRC Program.
A change is federal policy could affect your property tax payments. Buffalo County Treasurer Tina Anibas is encouraging taxpayers to mail their tax payments early as the USPS will no longer postmark envelopes at the post office, instead, the postmark will now be stamped at the regional sorting centers. This could lead to your tax payment being considered late if mailed too close to the due date. Anibas is encouraging taxpayers to either mail the payments early or use the e-check option.
Trempealeau County has a new Sheriff. On Friday, Governor Tony Evers announced the appointment of Erica Koxlien as the new sheriff. Koxlien has been with the Trempealeau County Sheriffs Department for a decade, working as a patrol officer and detective. She also developed the youth education program “BADGES” and is head of the child maltreatment multidisciplinary team. She replaces Sheriff Brett Semingson who retired, and will serve the remainder of the term until January 2027.
Investigators are working to determine the cause of a fatal fire in St. Croix County. Flames ignited at a home in the City of Hudson at around 1:30 a.m. Thursday. First responders found someone dead inside the residence. Their name has not been released.
The Winona Police Department is asking the public’s help in investigating a series of recent catalytic converter thefts in the Winona area. According to the Winona Police Department, three thefts were reported in the vicinity of Menards and Walmart between December 8 and 11. There is a reward of up to $200 offered for information that leads to an arrest in these cases. Anyone with information is asked to call the Winona Police Department.
The Wisconsin Election Commission rejects a Trump administration request for the state’s voter rolls. Commissioners voted 5-1 last week to reject the US Justice Department request that all states hand over unredacted voter rolls. Republican commissioner Don Millis said the state is obligated to protect voters’ personal information, and that none of the federal statutes cited by the DOJ can be read to preempt Wisconsin's protection of personally identifiable information. The DOJ request included voters’ partial Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, and dates of birth. The commission of three Democrats and three Republicans voted in closed session to send a letter declining the request for unredacted voter rolls. Republican Bob Spindell was the lone no vote and only member not signing the letter.
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Minnesota high school student is in critical condition after being
shot in a school parking lot Friday.
Authorities in Stewartville say students and coaches waiting to
board a bus heard a gunshot and found the student wounded. There was
a second shot and deputies say an adult male was found dead from a
self-inflicted wound. The victim underwent emergency surgery in
nearby Rochester. Investigators are still looking into a possible
motive and any connection between the shooter and the victim.
State health leaders will continue advising that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth. This follows the CDC's advisory committee change, which suggests the birth dose only for babies whose mothers test positive or were untested. The state's Department of Health Services says its guidance is based on decades of evidence and endorsement from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Officials say there is no new evidence justifying changes to the longstanding recommendation.
Wisconsin hospitals provided $2.2 billion in community benefits last year. A new report from the Wisconsin Hospital Association shows that contributions include charity care, subsidized services, health professions education and investments in behavioral health. $380 million went towards health professions education while another $220 million went towards charity care. The report also shows the financial pressures hospitals in Wisconsin are facing, including that one in four Wisconsin hospitals reported operating with negative margins due to rising costs, workforce shortages, and inadequate Medicaid reimbursement.
Former state supreme court justice Mike Gablemann is continuing to call for liberal Justices to recuse themselves from ruling on a complaint against him. Gablemann is facing a 10 count complaint from the state Office of Lawyer Regulation for his actions in and out of court in connection with a failed voter fraud investigation into the 2020 presidential election. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has to review a deal with O L R where Gablemann would lose his law license for three years, and Gablemann wants Justices Janet Protasiewicz and Rebecca Dallet to step away from the case. Both were public with criticism against Gablemann while they were running for office, and both said that does not impede their ability to rule on the case.
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin is piloting a new program. Harvest Wallet will allow Second Harvest to distribute 200 dollars in digital funds to 100 families with school-aged children identified by the Mauston and Ithaca school districts to buy groceries. The digital funds can be used at local retailers like Walmart, Kroger-affiliated grocers and Dollar General to buy food.
A case of bad timing for an alleged shoplifter in southeast Wisconsin. Prosecutors accuse 24-year-old Sophia Malak of stealing more than $600 worth of items from a Walmart in Hartford last week. When Malak came back to the same Walmart last Saturday looking to pilfer more items, the store was hosting a "Shop with a Cop" holiday event, and the Hartford officers on hand recognized Malak from the shoplifting complaint. When officers caught up with Malak, a criminal complaint says she had $253 of items in her cart and around $900 worth of stolen toys in her car. Malak now faces a felony charge of retail theft.
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