The City of Durand has approved moving forward with a band shell improvement and refurbishment project. The project would improve safety and usability of the restrooms at the band shell, expand functional storage and operational space for the band shell, and restore the historic character to the band shell. The total cost of the project would be just over $222,600. The city will now work on fundraising to cover the cost of the project.
The Pierce County Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate a Monday injury collision. Two trucks collided on State Road 72 shortly before noon. According to the Pierce County Sheriffs Department, 61yr old Christopher Reed of Chippewa Falls was traveling eastbound on Hwy 72 when he collided with a semi traveling southbound on Hwy DD driven by 52yr old Steven Hove of Hagar City. Hove was hurt in the accident and was taken to Mayo Hospital in Red Wing.
One person is dead after a car hit a pedestrian in Altoona. Officials responded to the incident at the intersection of Sawgrass Place and Saint Andrews Drive early Wednesday morning. Police and EMS performed lifesaving measures, but were not successful. An investigation suggests the pedestrian was crossing the road when they were struck by the vehicle. The driver fully cooperated with the investigation and was issued multiple citations.
Compeer Financial is awarding grant funding to support more than 145 rural emergency departments including some in Western Wisconsin. Among those receiving grants are Dunn County Emergency Medical Responders, Osceola Fire & Rescue, the Osseo Rural Fire Department and the Viroqua Fire Department. Compeer has been awarding Emergency Response Grants since 2018.
A new court date is being set for a lawsuit filed by former UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow against the university. Gow claims his 2024 termination was a violation of his First Amendment rights. Gow was fired after it came to light that he and his wife had been creating porn videos and posting them online. He says that posting the videos was a form of free speech and self-expression. The trial date had been set for June of this year, but has been pushed back to September of 2027.
The La Crosse Police Department is implementing drone-deployed Personal Flotation Devices. LCPD says this technology will allow officers to provide a direct, live-saving flotation to people in distress. The device can be carried by police, thrown from shore, or deployed directly from a department drone to a person in need and automatically inflates once it hits the water. Chief Shawn Kudron says the new device "provides valuable time until the department's Boat Patrol and other emergency responders arrive."
Authorities say the pilot who crashed landed his single-engine plane last month had just changed a wing before the deadly collision at the Winona airport. The National Transportation Safety Board says Wayne Ledebuhr installed the new wing because it had a lower height clearance and made it easier to store in the hangar. The pilot died at the scene of the crash on June 25th. NTSB officials say Ledebuhr tested the wing and made two quick takeoffs and landings before going on a third flight. The pilot's family noted in his obituary that he was the acting president of the Winona EAA Chapter 919 flying club and was also an avid sailor, snow skier and water skier.
Wisconsin Farmers will have more options to repair their equipment after a settlement between the Federal Trade Commission, five states including Wisconsin and John Deere. The National Farmers Union President Rob Larew said in a statement that NFU is happy to see the settlement provide farmers with what they should have had all along, the right to repair their own equipment.
Former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan is receiving a fine for her role in obstructing an ICE arrest. Prosecutors accused Dugan of helping the target of an arrest temporarily avoid being taken into custody by directing federal agents away from her courtroom and through a private jury door. Dugan was convicted in the courthouse arrest case, and her defense attorneys asked the court for time served while prosecutors argued the circumstances involved an abuse of trust and broader institutional harm. Despite federal sentencing guidelines calling for incarceration, the judge opted to impose a five-thousand-dollar fine.
Federal regulators cite 11 Wisconsin hospitals for price transparency. Hospitals are being called on to improve compliance with health care price transparency requirements. Since March, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued warning letters or requested corrective action plans from hospitals that regulators say are not fully disclosing pricing information. Federal rules that took effect in 2021 require hospitals to publicly post negotiated insurance rates and other costs for medical services. CMS data shows nearly 50 Wisconsin hospitals have faced similar enforcement actions since the requirements began.
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul challenges a proposed new round of tariffs. Kaul and attorneys general from 21 other states urge the U.S. Trade Representative to abandon plans for new tariffs on the European Union and dozens of other countries. In a comment letter, the coalition argues the tariffs are illegal and would raise costs for American consumers and businesses. The proposed duties follow earlier tariff actions that have faced legal challenges in federal courts. Kaul says the tariffs would further strain Wisconsin household budgets and hurt the state’s economy.
Disability Rights Wisconsin is pleased by Tuesday’s state Supreme Court ruling that keeps documents filed when a person is found incompetent to vote, confidential. Lisa Hassenstab is the group’s Public Policy Manager. She said state statute clearly states that guardianship records are confidential and important to people's ability to maintain their privacy and independence. The organization is pleased to see that the majority of justices thought the same way. The 5-2 bipartisan decision means documents indicating an individual is not eligible to vote due to health or a disability are protected under state law. The Wisconsin Voter Alliance had sued Walworth County in 2022 for copies of guardianship records filed with the Wisconsin Elections Commission, to support claims that ineligible voters cast ballots in the 2020 presidential election. Sam Liebert with ACLU Wisconsin said the decision is about election integrity as well as the right to privacy, calling those complementary goals, not competing ones.
Downtown Green Bay’s unappealing coal piles are a step closer to being moved. Governor Tony Evers was on hand this week as Brown County signed an agreement to relocate the coal to the mouth of the Fox River, granting C. Reiss Terminals a 60-year lease at the former Pulliam Power Plant site. The governor on Tuesday cautioned that "it's going to take time" to relocate the massive piles, but once that happens "downtown Green Bay will look a little bit better." The agreement will have C. Reiss move salt piles to the Pulliam site, making room for coal to be stored at its Fox River Terminals once construction of the new Pulliam site port is done in a year or two.
An historic crossing of Wisconsin’s largest inland lake. WBAY reports that Melodee Liegl is the first person ever to swim the full length of Lake Winnebago, completing the 27.8-mile journey in just under 17 hours. The 59-year-old Delafield native entered the water near the Fond du Lac lighthouse at the southern tip of the lake at 4 a.m. Tuesday and reached shore at Waverly Beach in Menasha around 9 p.m. Liegl is a former U.S. Masters Swimming All-American who has taken on long-distance swims across Wisconsin. She maintained a pace of approximately two miles per hour throughout the day, with brief stops for food and hydration, and said the Winnebago swim was on her bucket list.
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