The City of Durand has announced that there will be free admission to the Tarrant Park Pool starting next week. Because of a donation from Advent Health, starting on Monday, between Noon-5pm and 6-8pm the first 1000 people visiting the pool will receive free admission. Free admission is only for open swim daily. It does not apply to the morning swim times.
The Buffalo County Fair in Affiliation with Pepin County is looking for volunteers for the Saturday Night Track Events. Admission takers for the Demolition Derby along with track event assistants are needed. To volunteer contact the Buffalo County Fair via their facebook page or call 608-863-0381.
The Durand Youth Fishing Contest is in need of volunteers for the community picnic on July 26th. Volunteers are needed for the registration tables, selling 50-50 raffle tickets along with event set up and tear down. To volunteer, contact the Durand Youth Fishing Contest via their facebook page.
A Mondovi Student is headed to the National High School Finals Rodeo in Lincoln Nebraska. Tysen Poeschel earned a position for team roping and tie down after taking the Reserve Champion Tie Down Roper, and 3rd place in Team Roping in Wisconsin. The finals are July 19-25 and will be video streamed at the cowboy channel dot com.
No charges will be filed after a deadly deputy shooting in Eau Claire County in May. The Eau Claire County District Attorney's Office has determined that Deputy Joseph Wollum acted in reasonable self-defense. The deputy shot and killed Kelly Whalen after a May 4th traffic crash in the Town of Union. Authorities say Whalen was armed with a knife at the time of the incident.
The City of Eau Claire is updating residents on the city's water usage during this period of hot and dry weather. Officials are reassuring residents that the city's water system continues to meet current demand. The recent stretch of hot weather has significantly increased water use across the area. During this period, the city's Water Treatment Plant has been pumping between 13 and 15 million gallons of water per day, which is around twice the average daily demand. The increase is driven almost entirely by outdoor lawn watering.
The Winona County Sheriff’s Office says a man has been found dead after going missing in Airport Lake Thursday night. The 22yr old man was found after a 40 minute search by authorities. Life saving measures were performed but were unsuccessful. The name of the victim is being withheld and the Winona County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the incident.
The School District of Bloomer is pursuing a capital referendum in November. The school board officially approved the referendum language during its meeting on Wednesday. If approved, the referendum would provide the district with 77-million-dollars to address long-term facility needs. That includes the construction of a new high school with a community performing arts center, maintenance and safety improvements at Bloomer Middle and Elementary Schools and district-wide site, fixture and furnishing upgrades.
A Minnesota woman is heading to trial next week after being accused of using racial slurs against a child. In April 2025, Shiloh Hendrix was seen on video using racist slurs against a Black autistic child at a playground in Rochester. Hendrix has pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges. Her attorney argues the remarks were protected by the First Amendment, while prosecutors say they amounted to unprotected fighting words. Community leaders say the trial is an opportunity for accountability following several racist incidents in Rochester.
UW Health experts are urging parents to learn more about e-bikes and e-scooters before their kids ride them. Injury prevention specialists say young riders should know traffic laws, wear properly fitted helmets and other safety gear, and use devices that match their size and ability. The warning comes as e-bike crashes involving motor vehicles in Wisconsin have jumped nearly 200 percent since 2022. Doctors call the rise in serious youth injuries a growing crisis and say parents need to be proactive about safety.
Wausau is the latest community to try to get out in front on data centers as alders unanimously approve creating data center specific language in the zoning code. Assistant City Planner Carrie Edmondson says input and lived experience from across the state went into the ordinance. Alders call the language a starting point which could require revisions based on what happens in other communities. The ordinance passed 11-0. In addition to obtaining a conditional use permit It limits data center development to medium or heavy industrial zoning areas and requires any potential data center to be at least 200 feet from residential areas. The city is not fielding proposals for a data center at this time and has not been contacted by a potential developer.
Money from a Wisconsin man who faked his own death is now helping find missing people. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says restitution paid by Ryan Borgwardt is already being put to use. Borgwardt, the Green Lake kayaker who staged his own death and fled the country last year, was ordered to repay the agency for hundreds of hours spent searching for him. The DNR used about $9,000 from that restitution to buy new sonar equipment for underwater searches. Its already been used on four missions and helped locate two missing people. The agency says the technology improves search efforts while reducing risks for public safety divers.
A former Milwaukee police officer who misused the city's Flock Safety cameras will spend 13 months on probation. Josue Ayala pleaded guilty to misconduct in office in June as part of a plea deal. Ayala accessed the city's camera data more than 120 times last year in order to spy on a dating partner and that person's ex. At the time Ayala listed the reasons for access as simply "investigation". This incident and others like it were the impetus for a number of Wisconsin communities dropping their Flock contracts over privacy issues.
Two people die in separate crashes in southern Wisconsin Wednesday. A 13-year-old Amish girl from La Valle died after a truck pulling a trailer rear ended her horse and buggy in Sauk County Wednesday morning. Investigators say an 81 year old Viola man was driving the truck and stayed at the scene and has been cooperating with police. The buggy was equipped with lights and a slow-moving vehicle placard and the girl was also wearing a high-visibility reflective vest. The investigation continues. In Rock County, an ATV operator was killed after they were ejected onto the road and then run over by a truck, also pulling a trailer, Wednesday night. Authorities say the accident remains under investigation but at this time, it doesn't appear any criminal charges will be filed.
The Grandparents Happy Hour bill is now law in Minnesota. Governor Tim Walz signed the legislation this week in Champlin. The measure allows assisted living home and facilities to serve alcoholic beverages to their residents without a retail license. The law is a part of the 2026 omnibus liquor bill that corrects a minor oversight that often kept senior living facilities from offering residents drinks.
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