The Durand-Arkansaw School District has entered into an agreement with CESA 10 to help reduce energy usage. Durand-Arkansaw Superintendent Ryan Nelson says its hoped that the pilot program from CESA 10 will help the district find savings in energy usage. If no energy savings are found, there will be no cost to the district. CESA 10 is currently working with three other districts as part of the pilot program.
The Buffalo County Health Department is offering Buffalo County Residents free Narcan kits and medication lock bags The kits and bags are available to anyone with no ID, questions or appointments required. Narcan is a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose, and the medication lock bags can help prevent children and others from accidentally taking a prescription drug. The kits and bags are available at the Buffalo County Courthouse during regular business hours.
A Dunn County Supervisor has passed away. Supervisor Carl Vandermeulen represented the 19th district, which is the southside of the city of Menomonie, and served on the Judiciary Committee and represented Dunn County on the West Central Regional Planning Commission. Vandermeulen passed away on December 11.
Charges filed earlier this year against an Eau Claire woman are being dropped. Fifty-nine-year-old Georgia Eaton was among more than a dozen people charged following an April drug bust at a home on Barland Street. Prosecutors are dropping the action against Eaton due to her serious health issues and in -- what they say -- is the interest of justice.
The Chippewa County Highway Department is reminding motorists to please pay attention and use caution when driving during winter weather events. According to the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Department, the county has had two plow trucks struck in the last 10 days. There were only minor injuries to the striking drivers and no injuries to the plow operators. There was significant damage to the vehicles that struck the plow truck and one of the plow trucks was out of service for a short period.
Charges continue to pile up for an Osseo contractor. Anthony Brooks is accused of accepting customer payments for home remodeling and renovation projects that he then never began and for which he failed to provide refunds. Brooks was already facing five counts of theft by contractor in Chippewa County and sixteen similar counts in Eau Claire County. Prosecutors in Chippewa County are now adding a count of felony theft in a business setting for the alleged scamming of victims in a 2023 incident.
The search for a new superintendent in the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District is over. Sun Prairie Area School District administrator Dr. Brad Saron is being named the Chippewa Falls district's new leader. Saron officially steps into his new post on July 1st of next year.
Homicide charges filed against a Western Technical College instructor in connection with the death of a pregnant woman are being dismissed. The body of 27-year-old Alexis Pickett was found last month at the scene of a La Crosse house fire. Pickett's former romantic partner Matthew Sierra was arrested later Tuesday on charges including 1st degree intentional homicide, 1st degree intentional homicide of an unborn child and arson. Those charges were dismissed yesterday with the court siting the prosecution's failure to file an amended complaint. Prosecutors have until Friday to refile.
The Wisconsin Soybean Association is responding to a ban on drones built overseas. The FCC is prohibiting imports of new unmanned aircraft from foreign companies, citing national security concerns. Officials with the Wisconsin Soybean Association say the decision is negatively impacting farmers who use drones to monitor crop health and make informed decisions in the field. WSA President Doug Rebout says policymakers need to consider how decisions like these impact agriculture businesses.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources offers some tips on how to reduce food waste during the holidays. Organics Waste Management Specialist Erik Flesch says planning can go a long way in helping you make the right amount of food and food that everyone can enjoy. Flesch says have containers on hand to send guests home with meals for later, consider composting waste instead of recycling, and use freezer bags and proper containers to make sure leftovers don't get freezer burn. More tips can be found on the DNR's website.
More
than six-and-a-quarter-million-dollars in loans is being taken out to
make 521 affordable housing units across the state. Governor Evers
and WHEDA announced the funding will create the units through five
developments statewide, including 270 workforce units in Madison.
WHEDA CEO Elmer Moore Junior emphasized the loans will help projects
reach completion. Since 2019, the Evers administration has helped
develop more than 30-thousand housing units. Evers highlights safe,
stable, affordable housing as a priority for families and
communities.
The "Slender Man stabber" has returned to custody after a Waukesha County judge revoked her conditional release. Court records show 23-year-old Morgan Geyser waived her right to a hearing and will be placed in nearby mental health facility. This follows Geyser removing her GPS bracelet last month and fleeing her Madison group home. She was later located and arrested in Posen, Illinois. State health officials had filed the petition to revoke her release, which the court approved Tuesday. Geyser was involved in the 2014 Slender Man stabbing, when she and another girl attacked a friend to please the fictional character.
Six horses are dead after being struck by a pickup in rural Kenosha County on Monday morning. The Sheriff's Office says a 67-year-old man from Antioch, Illinois was driving to Kenosha before dawn when his pickup struck the horses that escaped a fenced enclosure on a property and entered the roadway near the intersection of two county trunk highways. Five of the horses died at the scene while a sixth was euthanized. Though the man’s pickup was significantly damaged, he wasn’t injured. Citations related to the animals being on the loose are pending following an investigation.
A
bill to delist the gray wolf in Wisconsin has passed the U.S. House.
The legislation, introduced by Republican Congressman and candidate
for governor Tom Tiffany, delists the gray wolf from the Endangered
Species Act, prevents endless lawfare from overturning the decision
and restores authority to state lawmakers and wildlife officials to
responsibly manage gray wolf populations. The Wisconsin Cattlemen's
Association applauded the passage, saying it marks a step forward to
protect the state's cattle population. The bill now heads to the U.S.
Senate.
Rochester Mayor Kim Norton's veto of a 52-million-dollar construction contract for a planned sports complex is now overridden. The City Council held a special session Monday night and took down the veto by a five-to-two vote. The decision allows the contract to move forward despite Mayor Norton's opposition. The Rochester DFL delegation has threatened to introduce a bill to revoke the project's funding if the council overrode the veto. There is no word yet if local lawmakers will continue to oppose the project at the state level.
Last weekend’s Powerball drawing led to four big winners in Wisconsin. Though no ticket took home the top prize Saturday night, four tickets in the state matched four of five numbers and the Powerball, leading to $50,000 winners in Elm Grove, Madison and Hartford. The remaining winning ticket sold in Janesville matched those same numbers and the Powerball but added the 3X multiplier option, earning that ticket $150,000. Once again, no one matched all six numbers in Monday night's $1.6 billion Powerball drawing. That means the jackpot for the Christmas Eve drawing will be an estimated $1.7 billion, the fourth largest in Powerball and U.S. lottery history.
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