The Menomonie City Council voted unanimously Monday night to create a new zoning ordinance for data center projects. This new ordinance will reclassify data centers and other similar large businesses. It will give the city more flexibility to give parameters on water and electricity usage and other issues surrounding data centers. The new ordinance comes after the city experienced major push back from a proposed data center last year.
A Minnesota man has reached a plea deal in connection with a fraud case in Dunn County. 43Yr old Ronald Jenkins was charged in 2020 with four counts of misappropriating ID’s and four counts of credit card forgery after authorities found over 35 fake IDs and 53 credit cards in his vehicle. On Monday, Jenkis pleaded guilty to three of the eight charges and was sentenced to one year in jail and given credit for the year in jail he as already served. Jenkins is also required to pay court and extradition costs.
The Dunn County Board Administrative Committee is meeting today. The Committee will be going into closed session to discuss the candidate for the Chief Financial Officer position with the county. The committee will also review reports, resolutions and ordinances to the county board.
The Eau Claire County Sheriff's Office says that ICE agents are operating inside the county. The department confirmed reports to that effect on Monday. They say they are not involved with any of ICE's operations and that ICE has not reached out to them asking for any assistance.
An Eau Claire man is pleading not guilty to child porn charges. Forty-two-year-old Anthony Loiselle appeared in court yesterday as he faces four counts of possession of virtual child pornography. Investigators say that Loiselle used AI to generate child sex abuse images including at least one in which he placed the face of an underage neighbor girl onto a nude body.
Prison for an Eau Claire County man convicted in connection with an armed robbery. Twenty-seven-year-old Maxwell Luebeck robbed an Eau Claire credit union in 2023. He was convicted on charges in the case back in October and has now been given a five-year prison sentence.
A Western Technical College instructor charged in connection with the death of a pregnant woman is pleading not guilty. The body of 27-year-old Alexis Pickett was found in November at the scene of a La Crosse house fire. Pickett's former romantic partner Matthew Sierra is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the case and entered his plea Monday in court.
The Olmsted County Sheriff is retiring. Sheriff Kevin Torgerson announced his retirement on Facebook yesterday. First elected in 2014, Torgerson’s tenure as sheriff will come to an end in January 2027. Torgerson has served for the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office since 1986. He started his career in Hennepin County in 1980.
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is showing appreciation for his counterpart in Minnesota. In a statement, Evers praised Minnesota Governor Tim Walz after the latter announced he was ending his bid for a third term as the Gopher State's chief executive. Evers referred to Walz as a "good friend and a good neighbor," saying he was grateful for the time they got serving as governors together. He added Walz has always been committed to improving the lives of Minnesotans and everyone else across the country.
A longtime Buffalo County Fair Board member has passed away. John Iverson passed away on January 2nd. He was a 30yr member of the Buffalo County Fair Board including over 10yrs as the Fair Board President. During his tenure as President, he spearheaded funding and construction of the south livestock barn and new restrooms. Memorial services will be held Wednesday at 2pm at Central Lutheran Church in Mondovi.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources confirms the first positive test result for Chronic Wasting Disease. The positive result comes from a wild deer in Clark County. Clark County was already under a two-year baiting and feeding ban before the detection. The ban will be extended for another three years and will reset following any future detections, as required by state law. No other counties are impacted by a baiting and feeding ban from this detection.
A short time after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced he won't run for a third term a popular candidate may enter the race. The Star Tribune reports that U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar is seriously considering a run for the state's top political office. There are reports that Walz and Klobuchar met yesterday before he informed the media today that he was dropping out of a reelection campaign. The senator is considered a tough opponent for Republican candidates. Other DFLers who could consider the governor's office are Attorney General Keith Ellison and Secretary of State Steve Simon.
This could be the year Wisconsin lawmakers eliminate a bottleneck in getting election results. Current state law prohibits election workers from opening, processing or counting absentee ballots until Election Day. Representative Scott Krug wants to allow processing to begin the day before, as he explained during a committee hearing. Krug said a bill addressing the issue could get through the Assembly and the Senate and get signed by the governor. That can also safely, accurately, swiftly report results and restore confidence in Wisconsin elections. Krug said getting the Monday processing bill passed and signed into would help put an end to perceptions of late night “ballot drops” in Milwaukee, where counting absentee ballots can stretch into the early morning hours after Election Day. A previous version of the bill passed the Assembly but didn’t get a vote in the state Senate. Similar law are in place in several other states including Florida.
An
Oneida Nation company has terminated a $3.9 million contract with
Immigration and Customs Enforcement. During a press conference on
Friday, Oneida Nation Chairman Tehassi Hill said neither he nor the
nine-member Oneida Business Committee were aware of the ICE contract
until a short time ago. Hill said "the business venture does not
align with the nation’s values, our culture and who we as
Haudenosaune people." WLUK in Green Bay first reported last week
that a joint venture with Oneida Environmental and global firm
Stantec was awarded the contract to work on construction of ICE
detention facilities. During the Friday press conference, Onedia ESC
CEO Jeff House apologized for greenlighting the contract without
consulting the business committee.
Nearly 12-thousand Minnesota residents are applying for the new paid family leave program. It officially launched on Thursday, but the department opened applications earlier in the week for people who need to take leave in 2026. The department of Employment and Economic Development commissioner Matt Varilek said this shows just how motivated people are to engage with this new program. The paid leave program allows employees 12 weeks of partial pay for medical reasons, such as bonding with a newborn or caring for a sick family member. It will be capped at 20 weeks a year for people using both.
It's
time to start gathering everything you need to file your 2025 taxes.
I R S spokesman Christopher Miller says for most people, that's just
a few forms. That means your W-2's from work, and also any 1099s you
have for other income like stocks, dividends or contractor work. It
also includes proof that you have health insurance, as well as any
supporting documents you need to claim deductions or tax credits. You
can find out more online at I R S dot Gov
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