The Durand-Arkansaw School Board is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include action on a resolution establishing parameters for the sale of $1.3 million General Obligation Promissory Notes, start college now and early college credit program course approvals for spring, and action on the 2026-27 school calendar. There will also be reports from district and building administration. Tonight’s meeting begins at 6pm in the board room at Durand-Arkansaw High School.
Lake City Police have identified the man shot last Wednesday. 60Yr old Daniel Jankowski of Lake City was shot during an incident in Lake City. The suspect, William Piar is being held on a $4 million bond at the Goodhue County Jail. Jankowski is still listed in critical condition at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester.
The City of Durand will be reconstructing 6th Ave East in 2026. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says this is another smaller project similar to the 7th Ave East project from this year. It is hoped to start that project in May and have it wrapped up by July of 2026
A suspect is being charged in connection with the death of a pregnant woman whose body was found last month at the scene of a La Crosse house fire. Crews dispatched to a Taylor Street blaze November 13th found the body of 27-year-old Alexis Pickett. Pickett's former romantic partner Matthew Sierra was arrested yesterday on charges including 1st degree intentional homicide, 1st degree intentional homicide of an unborn child and arson.
Charges are being filed against a Rusk County teacher accused of sending a topless photo of herself to a teenager. Investigators say that Kayla Vavra -- a second-grade teacher in the Ladysmith School District -- added herself to a teenager's Snapchat account. On the app, Vavra reportedly described her own sexual experiences to the teen and sent the topless image. The school district has placed Vavra on leave as she faces charges including exposing a child to harmful material and intimidating a victim to dissuade them from reporting. Vavra was arrested earlier this month but is now free on bond.
South Middle School in Eau Claire has been announced as the host for the 2026 Wisconsin State Civics Bee. The event will bring together 20 finalists -- grades six through eight -- to take part in a knowledge competition in subjects including civics, U.S. government and current events. The winner will advance to the National Civics Bee in Washington. The 2026 Wisconsin State Civics Bee will take place in May.
Wisconsin is part of a group of states that filed a lawsuit against Uber. The lawsuit claims that Uber charged consumers for its subscription without their consent, failed to deliver promised savings including no delivery fees, and made it difficult for users to cancel the subscription. Users who try to cancel can be forced to navigate as many as 23 screens and take as many as 32 actions to cancel.
Wisconsin's
FoodShare program will not see new restrictions next year. It comes
as nearly 20 other states prepare to limit what SNAP recipients can
purchase. Wisconsin FoodShare currently restricts purchases of
alcohol and tobacco products, certain health products, and hot food
served in stores, among other things. Over 350-thousand residents in
Wisconsin are currently using the benefits.
State lawmakers are preparing to look into the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu announced yesterday the Special Committee on Oversight of the Department of Justice will investigate the "operations, priorities, and external influences" impacting the department. No specific reasons were given as to why the agency is being investigated. The committee will be chaired by Senate President Mary Felzkowski. The group is mostly made up of Republicans, while two Democrats will also be involved.
The criminal case against two of three men charged in Wisconsin’s 2020 false electors’ scheme will proceed. The charges stem from a meeting at the Capitol on December 14th, 2020. Ten Republicans voted to cast Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes for Donald Trump, in the face of Joe Biden’s win in the state. Jim Troupis served as the Trump campaign's attorney in Wisconsin. Kenneth Chesbro was the scheme’s main planner, and former Trump aide Michael Roman is accused of delivering the slate of fake electors to congressional staffers. They each face 11 felony counts filed by the Wisconsin Department of Justice and Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul. Following a Monday court hearing in Madison, Troupis and Roman will proceed to trial. Chesebro's hearing was postponed because Judge John Hyland wants to verify whether comments he made to state investigators can be used in court. All three defendants are filing to have a different judge oversee their case.
Eight children were removed from unsafe living conditions in Lincoln County last week: It started on Friday when one of the children went to a neighbor, asking for food for themselves and their siblings because their parents were away. The neighbor feed the kids and called authorities, who later discovered that the parents were away on a marijuana run. Conversations with the children led to accusations of child abuse and neglect against the parents, who were arrested as soon as they returned to the home, which was an RV that didn't have a heat source. The children are being cared for through child protective services, the parents are facing numerous charges. Names of those involved will not be released to protect the victims
Minnesota
Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing Uber. The lawsuit accuses
Uber of making it exceedingly difficult to cancel the subscriptions
to its Uber One plan. On Monday, Ellison argues that a person might
need a PhD to figure out how to cancel a monthly subscription. This
has included in the past, the "End Membership" button not
being visible to customers until the last two days of their
subscription.
Scientists are warning that funding cuts could undermine walleye recovery efforts. Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources analyzes advanced computer model data to test different variables on walleye survival. In August, the Trump administration froze the federal funding for the walleye study, including money meant to pay for researchers. The moves are part of the Trump administration's broader effort to pull back federal funds directed toward climate change response.
St. Mary's Hospital in Madison is unveiling the top baby names of 2025. Officials said the number one name for boys this year was Theodore, followed by Owen, Noah, Henry, and James. For the girls, the top five names were Violet, Charlotte, Chloe, Emma, and Olivia. Nearly 19-hundred babies were born at St. Mary's this year, including 43 sets of twins. The hospital also celebrated 367 babies graduating from the neonatal intensive care unit.
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