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A woman charged with the murder of a one-year-old in Minnesota is facing extradition from Chippewa Falls after she was arrested on drug charges. Chippewa Falls police say the 29-year-old is charged with second- and third-degree murder from November 2020 in Minnesota. She was arrested in Chippewa Falls this week and charged with identity theft, possession of meth and drug paraphernalia, and misappropriating an I-D to obtain money. She’s in the Chippewa County jail pending an extradition hearing tomorrow.

Fire danger is high in Wisconsin. The state department of natural resources fire danger map shows most of the state at risk for high fire danger because of dry conditions in the state. Counties above a line running diagonal across the state from Ashland to Sheboygan counties are in a moderate fire danger zone.

It’s berry picking season, but it won’t last long. Govin’s Farm in Menomonie is inviting people to come pick or pick-up strawberries before they sell out. On its website, Govin’s Farm says the myth that berries are done by July 4th is not always true. They say the berries are getting a head start.

Moores on Main in downtown Ashland unveiled its new look today following the completion of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s (WEDC’s) sixth annual Main Street Makeover Contest. “Small businesses like Moores on Main are key drivers of Wisconsin’s economy,” said Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, who attended today’s ribbon cutting with WEDC Secretary and CEO Missy Hughes. “These design improvements won’t just benefit Moores on Main but will also support other downtown businesses that serve the customers the shop brings in.”

The suspect in the murder of a still-missing woman in Clark County is being held on a million-dollars bond. A judge yesterday ordered Jesus Contreras Perez held in jail in connection to Cassandra Ayon’s disappearance and murder. Investigators say Perez had a child with Ayon, but they broke-up weeks before she went missing. Police have never found her body.

We are getting a better idea about the fire in Fort Atkinson last week that touched off an Amber Alert. Prosecutors yesterday filed homicide and arson charges against 36-year-old Elizabeth Durkee. The charges suggest that Durkee killed her 72-year-old grandmother, then set her house on fire. Police say Durkee killed her grandma because she didn’t want to live any longer. Durkee is also accused of taking-off with her two-year-old daughter. Durkee is being held on a million-dollars bond.

Do not turn on the sprinkler in Lake Hallie. The city on Monday banned people from watering their lawns due to the drought. Public Works Supervisor Derek Schad says they want to save the city’s water supply for firefighters or other needs. Anyone who breaks the ban could face a 300-dollar ticket.

Wisconsin lawmakers are going to borrow to expand broadband internet in the state. The legislature’s budget-writing panel yesterday agreed to borrow 125-million-dollars for grants that would bring faster internet to rural parts of the state. Governor Evers wants to spend 200-million on the same projects. Lawmakers say the governor has billions of dollars in federal stimulus money that he can spend in any way that he sees fit.

Despite having a record amount of federal money to spend on their own schools, Wisconsin’s largest school districts are pushing state lawmakers to find more money for public education. Superintendents at the state’s five largest school districts, Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, and Racine, all wrote a letter to the legislature’s budget-writing panel yesterday demanding more state spending. The schools worry that without more state money, Wisconsin could miss-out on two-billion-dollars in federal money. State Rep. Mark Born, who is helping to write

Leinenkugel’s is looking to find the next generation of minority brewers. The company yesterday announced plans to start a minority brewing scholarship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Leinenkugel’s says the scholarship is open to students who identify as Latino, Black/African American, American Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander and/or LGBTQ-plus. Two people will be awarded the 50-thousand-dollar scholarship each year, and the winners will also get a summer internship at the Leinenkugel’s brewery.