Dunn County News

It can’t be said there wasn’t plenty of warning. For at least three days, area meteorologists predicted that the blizzard barreling across Minnesota would enter Wisconsin late Tuesday. Full Story »

According to toxicology reports were released last week by the Menomonie Police Department, the man who killed three brothers in Menomonie last August had a blood alcohol level of .078. Full Story »

What is a wish and what is a need? That was the question again at Monday night’s City Council meeting as council members and staff, along with an engaged public gallery, looked over Menomonie’s proposed $1.1 million capital budget for 2010. Full Story »

A local business person who has a beef with Menomonie Police Chief Wayne Stolpa filed a complaint with the Police and Fire Commission on Thursday. Full Story »

MADISON – The state lab that tests the blood of suspected intoxicated drivers for drugs is facing a backlog of nearly 1,000 samples — and mounting — that threatens public safety, prosecutors and lab officials say. Full Story »

In broad daylight, a Baldwin man kicked in the door of a downtown tattoo parlor and entered the premises. Menomonie police received a call at 11:49 a.m. that a tall, heavy set white male wearing a light blue stocking cap and blue shirt was breaking into The Rogue’s Gallery at 301 Main St. East. Full Story »

It’s not just the season for yuletide gaiety, it’s also the time for those who plan to run for public office on April 6, 2010, to submit the necessary paperwork and gather signatures. Full Story »

As the self-designated head of the “Dunn County Taxpayers for Common Sense Spending,” Doug Larson wasn’t sure what to expect when he invited the public to a meeting at the Off Broadway Banquet Center last week. Full Story »

Dunn County Administrator Gene Smith announced the cancellation the public meeting of the Executive, Facilities and Health Care Center committees, scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Judicial Center. Full Story »

A Menomonie woman was sentenced U.S. District Court Monday to a year and a day in federal prison for distributing hydrocone. Brenda Lee McClelland, 50, worked as a pharmacy technician from August 2002 until Dec. 2008 for Erickson’s Family Pharmacy in Menomonie. Full Story »

MADISON — A survey of Wisconsin deer registration stations conducted by the state Department of Natural Resources has yielded a preliminary tally of 195,647 for the just-ended, nine-day November gun deer hunt. This includes a buck tally of 86,251 and an antlerless tally of 109,396. Full Story »

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The Chippewa Valley can tout one of the best examples of what the state is boasting about lately. Full Story »

In most cases, they didn’t hear any shots fired. In others, it was several days before the owners of a horse and a number of cattle had been shot at. Full Story »

The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning until midnight on Wednesday night, Dec. 9. Dunn and a broad swath of surrounding counties are included in the warning area. Blizzard warnings are being considered for additional counties. Full Story »