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OSHA is recommending penalties over 675-thousand-dollars against Didion Milling for it’s poor safety procedures. Didion was cited for failure to learn from recent incidents and follow industry standards.  OSHA says it cost the life of Randall Rote who died in a grain bin accident last year.  In 2017 an explosion killed five workers.  Didion has until June 25th to appeal the findings.

Marquette University says all students on campus must receive the COVID-19 vaccine.  University officials made the announcement today and say the deadline to get the vaccine is August 1st.  All undergraduate, graduate and professional students must be vaccinated to attend class on campus.  Students can request an exemption and if granted they will have to undergo COVID testing.

Fourteen local food projects across Wisconsin have been selected to receive grants through the Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin (BLBW) program. Near to us, La Crosse sees a bonus for Driftless Pure. Administered by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), BLBW is a competitive grant program designed to strengthen Wisconsin’s agriculture and food industries by helping farms and businesses more efficiently process, market, and distribute locally grown food products. BLBW grants provide consumers with access to more

The City Council will name its newest member after its meeting tonight.  Ten people are interested in the position and will make their pitch at tonight’s meeting.  Whoever is chosen will serve at-large until next April.

We’re in the first few days of what Triple-A refers to as the 100 deadliest days of teen driving. The 100 Days between Memorial Day and Labor Day are known for the worst teen driving accidents and deaths.  Triple-A says new teen drivers are three times as likely as adults to die in a crash. 

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire are analyzing an ice chunk that fell through a man’s roof during storms last week.  The man reported the 12-pound ice chunk came through his roof in Elk Mound, leaving behind a hole that barely missed his bed.  Environmentalist Jim Boulter says it could be a megacryometeor, which are rare, but sightings have been increasing in the last 50 years. 

Here in Wisconsin, the Dairyland is getting hot. But we aren’t alone! The Big Apple is baking.  A heat wave is ushering in summer a little early and it has already set records around the region.  Yesterday was the first day the temperature in New York’s Central Park reached 90 degrees.  LaGuardia Airport hit a record high of 94.  Nassau and Suffolk Counties had an air-quality alert — with elevated pollution levels — until late last night.  Today will be

On Saturday, June 26, 2021, Dunn County Farm Bureau, and friends of Dunn County Dairy will be hosting a Dairy Drive Thru. During this event, they will be handing out FREE grilled cheese kits to celebrate June Dairy Month and the great dairy farmers of Dunn County. Each kit will include all the products needed to make grilled cheese sandwiches at home. The crew will also be stuffing the bags with other delicious goodies, dairy facts, and activities. Countryside Co-op/Landmark

There are not a lot of answers about the body found in a park in La Crosse. Police say they found the body yesterday afternoon in Cameron Park, that’s near Highway 14 and Barron Island. Police say there’s no danger to the public. No one is identifying the body or saying how the person died.