The Durand-Arkansaw School Board is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include discussion and possible action on the summer school course offerings, 2026-27 breakfast prices for Caddie Woodlawn Elementary and reports from the District and Building Administrators. Tonights meeting begins at 6pm in the board room at Durand-Arkansaw High School.
The Dunn County Board is meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include discussion and possible action on a resolution to authorize the issuance of $12.3 million in General Obligation Promissory Notes, a resolution adopting the 2027-2031 capital improvement plan and a resolution to create a petition to request a change to the FCC television Market Area from Minneapolis-St. Paul to La Crosse-Eau Claire. Tonights meeting begins at 7pm at the Dunn County Government Center.
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture will be spraying for Spongy moth today in Pepin County. Residents may see low flying yellow planes spraying a product called Foray 48B that contains a naturally occurring soil bacteria. Spongy moth caterpillars cannot digest Btk, so they die soon after they eat the leaves. Btk is not toxic to people, bees, pets, or other animals, and is approved for use in certified organic food production. It will break down in sunlight within a few days after application. People who have allergies may wish to stay indoors or leave the area until treatment is done. The yellow planes are loud and will fly low, just above the tree canopy, which may frighten pets or livestock. Those with animals may use their discretion to reduce stress by keeping them indoors or monitoring their behavior during aerial treatments.
An
officer involved in the deadly shooting of a suspect in Chippewa
Falls is being cleared of any wrongdoing. Chippewa Falls Police
Department Sergeant James Luckey was pursuing a suspect on foot on
the morning of April 9th when authorities say that individual --
44-year-old Bradley Barnum -- appeared to pull a gun on the officer.
Luckey opened fire -- hitting Barnum -- who later was revealed to
have been carrying a BB gun. Barnum died at the scene. Chippewa
County District Attorney Wade Newell said in a statement released
yesterday that Luckey's actions that day were reasonable acts of
self-defense.
The Barron County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a three-year-old child in a recent accident. Authorities says the child was fatally injured in a skid steer accident in New Auburn this past Saturday. No other details have been released.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking public input on the Western Coulees and Ridges Draft Regional Master Plan and Environmental Analysis, which describes proposed future resource and public use management of DNR properties within the Western Coulees and Ridges Ecological Landscape. The Western Coulees and Ridges region includes the entire WRDN Listening Area. The plan includes maintenance and enhancement of upland and lowland hardwood forest trees including oak, protection and enhancement of trout streams and protection and restoration of native prairies. The complete plan can be found on the DNR Website. Comments are due by June 10.
The City of Lake City is now requiring food trucks to register with the city. The free registration will allow the city to track what mobile food trucks are in town and to make sure truck owners are following all state health regulations. Food truck owners will need to visit the Lake City Clerks office to fill out the form, provide proof of insurance and proof of their Minnesota Department of Health License. Registration will be valid for one year from June 1st-May 31st.
The Wabasha County Board recently approved Curt Strewe as the interim Sheriff. Strewe will be taking over for Sheriff Rodney Bartsh who announced he would retire in 2026 and not seek re-election after 24yrs as Sheriff. Strewe takes over on May 31st,
More details are emerging from a La Crosse stabbing incident that happened this past Friday night. Twenty-eight-year-old Ivan Canchola-Garcia is charged with attempted 1st-degree intentional homicide in the incident that took place outside of a home on 16th Street South. According to reports, the victim was the mother of the suspect's eleven-month-old daughter and was holding the child during the attack. The woman is expected to survive her injuries and the child was not hurt.
Wisconsin leaders are making investments to improve telecommunication access in the state. Governor Evers announced one-point-seven-million dollars in grant funding yesterday. The money will help eligible residents get discounted phone and internet service and provide telecommunications access for rural areas and individuals with disabilities. The money for the grants is coming from the state's Universal Service Fund.
A Manitowoc County judge denies the request of the defendants in the death of 3-year-old Elijah Vue to move their trial. Elijah’s mother Katrina Baur and her boyfriend Jesse Vang face multiple charges for the boy's disappearance and death in 2024. Monday, a request from Vang to either move the trial or pick a jury from outside Manitowoc County was dismissed. Vang’s attorney claimed that multiple online comments that he described as concerning and outrageous aren’t supportive of a fair trial for his client, but Judge Anthony Lambrecht said the media coverage has focused on the facts in the case and has not been inflammatory. The judge also denied Vang’s request to have the jury sequestered. A conference to review the trial schedule for both Vang and Baur will be held next month.
The Wisconsin League of Women Voters wants the state to create a uniform system on how to correct absentee ballots. The League filed a lawsuit in Dane County against the Wisconsin Elections Commission over the way the Commission allows local clerks to use their discretion in "curing" faulty ballots. The League argues that giving local clerks the choice on how to deal with ballots removes due process from voters who may not get timely information that their ballot is not being counted, or why. Right now, W E C allows clerks to notify voters to come fix their ballot, to mail the ballots back, or simply reject the ballot without telling the voter. Republicans in the state Assembly passed a bill this session that would have included rules on curing ballots among other changes, but the bill never made it to the floor of the Senate.
A Minneapolis man is accused of selling fentanyl that caused a deadly overdose in Marion Township a couple of months ago. Olmsted County Sheriff's investigators say Charles Webster Sr. has been charged with third-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter and first-degree sale of a controlled substance. Deputies were sent to residence on March 13th for a call about a man who was not breathing. The individual died and it was determined to be due to a fentanyl overdose. Authorities say Webster sold the victim the deadly dose.
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office is issuing a nationwide arrest warrant for an ICE agent. Christian Castro was charged with four counts of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and one count of falsely reporting a crime. Castro allegedly shot Venezuelan immigrant Julio Sosa-Celis in north Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge in January. Sosa-Celis and his roommate, Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna, were initially charged with assaulting a federal officer. The charges were later dropped when video evidence directly contradicted the story given by federal officers.
A pair of Wisconsin students are heading to Washington, D.C. for the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Kromrey Middle School's Arnav Vempati earned a spot in the national competition after finishing second in the Badger State Spelling Bee. He is reportedly the first student from the Middleton-Cross Plains School District to take part in the event. Vempati will be joined by Ethan Robert, an eighth grader from New Berlin Eisenhower, who won March's state competition. The National Spelling Bee starts next Tuesday at DAR Constitution Hall, near the White House.
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