Construction Crews have begun the 6th Avenue West reconstruction project. Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren says the project is a complete rebuild of 6th Avenue West. That project is expected to be completed by August.
Trempealeau County was the scene of a deadly weekend collision. One person has died and two others were left injured after an SUV hit a deer Saturday morning on Highway 93. The force of the crash pushed the SUV into oncoming traffic where it collided with another vehicle. A passenger from the SUV was killed while both drivers survived with injuries.
The Durand Fire Department is looking for a house to burn. The department is looking for an old, abandoned home to burn down as part of training for department members. Anyone who has an old, abandoned home that is in the Durand Fire District willing to let the department use, should contact the Durand Fire Department.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is turning off lights on three Mississippi River bridges as the annual mayfly hatch begins. The affected bridges are in Red Wing, Wabasha and Winona. Mayflies are attracted to bright lights and can create slick driving conditions. The lights will remain off until the hatch subsides. Officials are urging drivers to slow down and stay alert.
Western Wisconsin Motorists will have to find alternate routes in Chippewa County starting today. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says that all ramps at the Hwy 53-Business 29 interchange will be closed starting today. Crews will be replacing the pavement on the ramps and widening the shoulders of the ramps. The project should be completed by the end of the month.
A three-year mural project has been recently completed at the Wabasha Public Library, which includes three murals that honor the community’s past, present and future. The “Instilling a Sense of Place” project, began with the need to update the library’s walls. Then Library Director Bev Hall and Librarian Liesl Knox, secured several grants and donations, to make it something even more. The library partnered with local artist Sue Mundy on the project. She worked in collaboration with input from library staff, local historians, indigenous artist Jalayah Whitecloud, Dakota Educator Inkpa Mani, as well as the Wabasha County historical society, Wabasha Main Street, National Eagle Center, and Bird City Wabasha.
Strawberry season has begun amid another year of challenging weather. Farmers say late spring frosts and recent rainfall threatened crops statewide, with some reporting damage from winter injury and other related issues. Despite the challenges, farms are welcoming customers for strawberry picking and fresh berry sales. Growers are also encouraging residents to support local farms as they hope for a harvest season lasting closer to the typical two-to-three weeks.
A player who purchased a ticket in the Wisconsin Lottery's 100-thousand-dollar All or Nothing game recently in St. Croix County has come up a grand prize winner. The ticket sold at Bob and Steve's BP Amoco Shop in New Richmond matched all eleven numbers announced in the June 11th drawing. The winner has 180 days to step forward and collect their prize.
Wisconsin's
Lieutenant Governor wins a straw poll at the state Democratic
Convention. Sara Rodriguez led a WisPolitics poll of attendees at the
convention this past weekend. State Representative Francesca Hong and
State Senator Kelda Roys polled second and third respectively. The
poll could be a sign of things to come as seven candidates vie for
the chance to take on Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany in November.
Also in the race are former Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, Milwaukee
County executive David Crowley, former Wisconsin economic development
corporation CEO Missy Hughes and former Tony Evers Secretary of
Administration Joel Brennan. Delivering the keynote address, Governor
Evers called for unity. "Our Democratic candidate for governor
will need every single one of us," Evers said.
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce awarded one-million dollars in grants to four organizations to train 84 educators. Mount Mary University Inc, Carroll University Inc, Concordia University Inc and Innovators in Learning and Achievement Inc each received 250-thousand dollars. This funding supports efforts to train and recruit teachers where shortages are most prevalent in Wisconsin. It also covers two years of program costs to help recruit, train and license teachers to meet the state's guidelines for serving qualifying low-income and-or urban school districts.
The man convicted of the 2004 shooting deaths of six hunters and wounding of two others in Northwest Wisconsin has died. Wisconsin court records said 57-year-old Chai S. Vang was deceased as of Wednesday, June 10. The nature of his death was not known. Vang was serving time for six counts of first-degree intentional homicide and three counts of attempted homicide, stemming from an incident November 21, 2004, in woods near Birchwood, known as the “Tree Stand Murders.” Vang was confronted for trespassing on private land during deer hunting season. He claimed the incident was racially-motivated and the shootings were in self-defense after being shot at. A survivor of the shootings testified Vang fired upon them first.
Oshkosh police say nearly a dozen people were involved in a disturbance near the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh campus. City and campus police responded to calls about a large fight and a report that a gunshot was heard Thursday night. Officers interviewed several individuals and were told the sound of the gunshot was a firework thrown into the air. No one was hurt in the disturbance and no one was arrested. The incident is under investigation.
Charges have been filed against a couple from Johnson Creek, accused of leaving their 4-month-old baby on a boat. This happened last Sunday at a bar near Milton in Rock County. The sheriff's office says a person called 911, to say this baby which was in the sun and unattended on the boat didn't look right and was sweating and turning red. Another witness told police the baby was left alone for about 45 minutes. The parents had been having some drinks at an outdoor bar and told cops their baby was always sweaty and they were nearby and keeping an eye on him. The parents have been charged with neglecting a child and part of their bond conditions are staying sober and not having contact with the child unless approved by child protective services.
A popular Minneapolis-based mattress maker is filing for bankruptcy as it plans to merge with a Canadian mattress business. Sleep Number executives announced last month that it was looking at other option after recording a 50-million-dollar quarterly loss. They did not say how much the deal to merge with Sleep Country Canada is worth. Sleep Number recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company hopes to continue operating and has secured 260-million dollars of debtors-in-possession financing. Sleep Number has recorded four years of declining sales.
A beagle rescued from Ridglan Farms that had been feared killed by an alligator in Florida is in fact alive. The dog named Omelette was rescued last month from the research facility in Blue Mounds and adopted by a family in Florida. Last weekend, the dog got free from its back yard. On Wednesday Big Dog Ranch Rescue announced they found the remains of a dog mauled and killed by a gator, but Thursday, the actual Omelette was found alive and well. Rescuers matched the beagle to its microchip for a positive identification. The dog will not be going back to its adoptive family, but to a rescue foster instead.
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