With over $ 43,000 in donations, the Tarrant Park Pool broke even this summer. While the city has not set next year’s admission prices, Milliren says admission may need to increase. The city is accepting donations for pool operations for 2027.
Students for the Durand-Arkansaw School District will start the 2027 school year earlier. The district’s request for a start before September 1st was approved by the state of Wisconsin. District Superintendent Ryan Nelson says the goal is to have the school year end before Memorial Day.
No one was injured in a single vehicle accident in Dunn County last night. According to the Dunn County Sheriff’s Department, a vehicle traveling eastbound on Hwy 85 failed to negotiate a curve, entered the ditch, became airborne for approximately 135 feet before overturning in a field. The vehicle caught fire and became engulfed in flames. The driver, a 42yr old female from Eau Claire was able to exit the vehicle and was assisted to safety by a passing motorist. The driver was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver was cited for operating while under the influence and failure to maintain control of a vehicle.
Prison
for a Menomonie man convicted on sex crimes charges involving child
victims. Twenty-six-year-old Jesse Sell -- according to prosecutors
-- sexually assaulted one child and exposed another to sexual
materials. Sells has been sentenced to 22 years behind bars.
UW-Eau Claire police say there's been an increase in vehicle thefts in the area. Police are offering tips to residents to stay safe. Officials say people should always lock their vehicle, keep valuables out of sight and to never leave keys inside a vehicle. If anyone notices someone looking into vehicles, they should report it to police.
A Roberts man has been identified as the person who died after a Friday vehicle crash in St. Croix County. Authorities say that 41-year-old Matthew Drinkwine was behind the wheel of an SUV when it went off the road and hit a tree. The accident is under investigation.
Charges are being filed against the husband of a Viroqua alderperson. Fifty-eight-year-old Evan Blattner is accused of illegally entering the home of Viroqua Mayor Krista Browne last Monday. Blattner -- the husband of Ward 8 Alderperson Tanja Birke -- was arrested Friday on charges of criminal trespassing.
Control
of the Wisconsin State Senate could come down to voter turnout on
Election Day. UW-La Crosse political science professor Anthony
Chergosky says several Senate races are competitive, and midterm
elections often hinge on which party does a better job getting
supporters to the polls. He notes turnout typically drops from
presidential election years, making voter participation especially
important. Wisconsin voters will also decide races for governor, the
Legislature, and Congress on Tuesday.
More than 750-thousand people celebrated the Milwaukee Brewers' World Series championship Friday. Milwaukee Police estimate the team's parade and rally drew one of the largest crowds in state history. Officials say preliminary research suggests it may have been Wisconsin's largest single-day event ever. The estimated attendance surpassed Milwaukee's population of roughly 560-thousand residents, representing nearly 13-percent of the state's population. The celebration included a parade through the city and a rally at Henry Maier Festival Park.
Wisconsin is receiving more than five-million-dollars from General Motors as part of a 220-million-dollar multistate settlement over alleged illegal sales of drivers' private data. The Wisconsin Department of Justice says GM collected driving information from millions of customers through its Smart Driver program without proper consent. GM allegedly sold data on driving habits to brokers, who then provided it to insurance companies to adjust premiums. The settlement requires GM to limit its collection of driving data and strengthen consumer privacy protections.
One person has been accused of a ninth OWI offense following a traffic stop in Monroe County. A Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper conducted the stop on a vehicle Thursday night and learned the driver didn't have a valid driver's license. The officer also learned the suspect was on probation and parole. During a vehicle search, authorities found suspected meth, THC and open intoxicants. After a sobriety test, Vern E White was arrested on suspicion of operating while intoxicated.
The state of Wisconsin is closing in on 400 measles cases for the year. The state Department of Health Services says there are now 392 cases -- including 336 confirmed and six probable cases in a four-county outbreak in the southwest part of the state. D-H-S says there are also 33 cases now in Chippewa County, where the virus continues to spread. There are also measles cases in Rock, Richland, Marathon, Jackson, and Marquette counties.
Wisconsin's largest utility holding company is in talks to supply power for another major data center development in the state. WEC Energy Group announced during an earnings call yesterday an unnamed developer is seeking 400 megawatts of power capacity to support new facilities. CEO Scott Lauber says potential sites are being evaluated across both We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service territories, depending on local transmission capacity and community support. The proposed project would add to massive data center developments already under construction in Mount Pleasant and Port Washington.
The owners of a proposed billion-dollar gas-fired power plant in Superior are canceling the plans. Dairyland Power Cooperative and South Shore Energy notified Wisconsin regulators on Wednesday that they are abandoning the Nemadji Trail Energy Center. The project faced years of legal challenges, local opposition and permitting delays. Minnesota Power backed away in December after several permits expired. No construction took place on the plant, which regulators approved in 2020.
A record number of Minnesotans have already cast ballots in next week's midterm election. State officials say more than 659-thousand voters have made their voices heard through Thursday, a 64-percent surge over the 2022 midterms. High profile state and federal races are driving turnout amid concerns about fraud and costs of living.
Orange you glad the Brewers won the World Series? Florida’s Natural made good on a World Series wager with Johnsonville, sending more than 20 pallets of orange juice to Wisconsin following the Brewers‘ championship-clinching win over the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday night. A portion of the orange juice was displayed outside the Italian Community Center, along Friday’s championship parade route, with fans able to pick up cartons of orange juice and take photos with the shipment. If Milwaukee had lost, Sheboygan Falls-based Johnsonville would send 413,554 bratwursts to Tampa, one for every resident of the city.
