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There was some tension, but nothing much else at the latest protest in Menomonie which saw different views exercising the same right. A group of protesters were met yesterday with a group of people who flew the American flag and stood across the street from them. The protesters were bothered that the other group had some rifles, those people said they wanted to protect their business from violence. Menomonie Police were called, they stayed and watched the protest, but didn’t

The Green Bay Packers Pro Shop is set to reopen its doors for customer in-store shopping this week.  Only the Lombardi Avenue doors will be used for both entrance and exit.  Hand sanitizer will be available and plexiglass barriers will be set up at counters.

Some medical students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are expressing solidarity with the White Coats For Black Lives movement.  Yesterday, physicians joined with students to commemorate the start of a Madison chapter of the White Coats For Black Lives movement.  The national group’s objectives include bringing an end to what it calls racism in the practice of medicine as well as recognizing racism is a threat to the health of people of color.” 

A man picked up another OWI this weekend after being spotted by a WI State Patrol Trooper on Sunday morning just after 6:30. A Trooper stopped to check on an occupied vehicle by the roadside. Upon approach the driver was identified as 57 year old Eugene Vilz and showed signs of impairment. A subsequent investigation, including standardized field sobriety testing, showed that Vilz was operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with this being his 6th offense. Vilz was arrested and

Price County Sheriff Brian Schmidt reports on June 13, 2020 at about 4:13 p.m., his Department responded to a motorcycle versus deer crash on State Highway 182 at Camp 9 Road in the Township of Eisenstein. Preliminary investigation revealed the motorcycle with two riders was traveling eastbound on State Highway 182 when the motorcycle struck a deer. The driver of the motorcycle, a 50-year-old male from Bear Creek, Wisconsin, was taken to Flambeau Hospital in Park Falls for treatment of

The rides, days spent in the animal barns, playing the games, the sounds of the Midway, the smells of the meals on a stick…it is all part of the Fair experience that so many people consider a yearly ritual. Except this year. Like so many events, 2020 means the cancellation of our local and state fairs. But, if you have a story that takes you from the Midway to Memory Lane, a local group wants to hear it! Below is

A lane deviation results in a 6th OWI for a Menomonie man. It was just before 2 on Saturday morning,, June 13th, when a WI State Patrol Trooper stopped a vehicle for unsafe lane deviation. Upon approach the driver was identified as 52 year old,Luke Bassler and showed signs of impairment. A subsequent investigation, including standardized field sobriety testing, showed that Mr. Bassler wasoperating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with this being his 6th offense. He is being charged with

Welcome to your weekend. As we continue to live and write our own history, here is a peek back on other things that June 13th has marked in days past. On this day: In 1888, Congress created the Department of Labor.  In 1927, the American flag was displayed from the right hand of the Statue of Liberty for the first time. In 1966, the United States Supreme Court handed down what would become known as the Miranda Decision.  The ruling

A series of crashes along northbound I-39 in Columbia County leaves four people dead and seven others injured.  The Wisconsin State Patrol says it started shortly before 4:00 this morning with a crash involving two semis near Lodi.  Shortly after 5:00 another truck slammed into the first crash scene, injuring a Columbia County highway worker and two state troopers.  All are expected to survive.  A third crash shortly before 7 a.m. resulted in multiple deaths and injuries.

The final candidate for President of the University of Wisconsin system is withdrawing from consideration.  Jim Johnsen was the only finalist to emerge from months of searching.  Regent President Andrew Peterson called Johnsen’s decision disappointing.  Johnsen will remain in his current job as the president of the University of Alaska system.