The City of Durand has approved a contract with Dahlby Conservation Services to harvest timber on city owned land. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says there are four tracts of land that will be harvested. The city is paying Dahlby just over $6600 to market the timber for harvesting and the city is hoping to receive between $30,000 -$40,000 in the sale of the harvested timber.
Buffalo County has adopted a new Public Nuisance Property Ordinance. This ordinance provides a structured approach to addressing properties that generate repeated calls for service, criminal activity, or ongoing disturbances that negatively impact surrounding neighborhoods. The goal is to hold property owners accountable while working collaboratively to resolve issues before they escalate. The ordinance outlines that properties may be identified as a nuisance when they are associated with repeated violations, unlawful activity, or behaviors that disrupt public peace. Once identified, property owners will be notified and given the opportunity to correct the issue. Continued violations may result in enforcement actions, including citations and cost recovery measures.
Buffalo County emergency crews participated in a mass casualty training exercise in Alma on Saturday morning. The training scenario simulated a crash between a vehicle and a school bus where the bus rolled over with multiple victims trapped inside. Emergency crews practiced patient triage, vehicle extrication, extrication of patients from a school bus, as well as scene management.
Dunn County officials want 300 people with private wells to have their water tested free for nitrates this summer. County staff will visit each participating property, collect a water sample and bring it to the laboratory for nitrate analysis at no cost to the homeowner. The testing is open to anyone with a well within Dunn County.
A person was killed in an officer-involved shooting Thursday morning in Chippewa Falls. The Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation says just before 11 a.m. on Thursday, police officers were called to a hotel in Chippewa Falls for several subjects wanted by police. When officers arrived, one person fled on foot. During the chase, police said the person brandished what they believed to be a handgun and then jumped over a patio railing. The officer fired their weapon and struck the subject. Aid was rendered but the person died at the scene. No other people or officers were injured. No word if a weapon was recovered. Police told news media there was one person in custody and the investigation was ongoing.
Authorities are confirming the name of the man whose body was pulled Friday morning from the Jump River in Chippewa County. Seventy-eight-year-old Balsam Lake resident Gary Ebensperger went fishing Thursday and his family reported him missing when he failed to return home. He was found in the water the next day.
Prison for an Eau Claire man convicted on federal drug charges. Jason Bloedow was arrested last year as investigators say he was headed back into Wisconsin after having picked up methamphetamine in Minnesota for the purposes of distributing it here. He has been sentenced to ten years in prison.
Charges could be pending after authorities executed a search warrant at a vape shop in St Croix Falls. The Polk County Sheriff's Office, along with the St Croix Valley Drug Taskforce, and St Croix Falls Police Department searched the St Croix Tobacco and Vape on Tuesday. The Taskforce was aware that many products sold in the business weren't in compliance with Wisconsin state law. A trailer load of evidence was seized from the business. Several products that were previously sold at the shop showed levels of THC delta-9 exceeding the allowable limit.
In Northwest Wisconsin, an election decided by a coin flip. Almena is a village of just over 700 residents in Barron County. Last Tuesday’s election had three seats for village trustee, with five candidates on the ballot. As results were tallied, the third and fourth candidates each had 65 votes, a tie. Village clerk-treasurer Kim Bauer said the candidates, Derrick Koehn and incumbent Kathy Rockow were contacted and met for a coin flip. Rockow chose heads. The coin flip was tails, meaning Koehn won. Rockow could call for a recount, but Bauer said no one is challenging the results and the coin flip stands.
Olmsted County officials say they mistakenly overcharged one-point-five million dollars in property taxes. County Administrator Travis Gransee says it was all due to a data entry error that was a human mistake. He added that internal controls have been put in place to prevent similar mishaps. Gransee says the mistake will be rectified his staff will recommend the one-point-five million dollars will be collected and allocated to the 2027 budget.
At
the Capitol on Thursday, Universities of Wisconsin System Regents
told their side of the story to a state Senate committee following
this week’s firing of President Jay Rothman. Regent President Amy
Bogost and Regent Timothy Nixon said there was nothing unusual about
the process that led to Rothman’s firing, and that he knows that
they cannot comment unless Rothman waives his right to
confidentiality.
A two-year-old child is dead in Wisconsin after being shot by his four-year-old sibling. Authorities in Fond du Lac County say the four-year-old found a loaded gun in a vehicle Friday morning in the village of Lamartine and it discharged, striking the two-year-old. Investigators say a parent had briefly went inside the home when the shooting happened. First responders attempted lifesaving efforts, but the child died at the scene.
Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt is filing a federal defamation lawsuit over allegations an Illinois woman was detained by ICE. The suit says Sundas "Sunny" Naqvi's claims she was held for around 40 hours in Chicago and Wisconsin are a hoax. Schmidt cites surveillance video, hotel records, and federal data showing Naqvi was staying at a hotel and traveling freely during the alleged incident. The lawsuit also names Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison, who supported Naqvi's claims. Schmidt is seeking one-million-dollars in damages from each defendant.
The Wisconsin DHS is investing 31-million dollars in opioid settlement funds. Health officials made the announcement Thursday, saying the state will get 14-point-five-million dollars from last year and 16-point-five-million dollars this year. DHS says they'll use the money to support prevention programming, reduce overdose deaths, increase access to treatment and invest in recovery services. The state saw a drop in opioid deaths from 2023-to-2024, with the health officials saying they'll continue to invest in helping those in need.
A Cudahy High School teacher is facing felony drug charges. An FBI official says Joshua Beck discovered meth and drug paraphernalia in his home Thursday. Agents had originally raided his home on a child porn search warrant. School officials say he's no longer working at the school. Beck had his initial appearance yesterday and is being held on a five-thousand dollar cash bond.
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