Mondovi News

MADISON - Legalizing medical marijuana will ease the cancer patients' pain and help others who are suffering, supporters of legalization argued Monday.

A Buffalo County man will spend time in jail for stealing tens of thousands of dollars from a 4H fund.

A Mondovi woman died Wednesday as a result of a head-on collision on State Highway 40 in the town of Elk Mound.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 3:11 a.m. Vote 0 Votes After last weekend's Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival protest on the Capitol steps brought attention to the issue of medical marijuana, two Wisconsin Democrats have proposed legislation that would legalize cannabis for medical purposes in the state.

Bankers say credit card scams seem to come around every 5 or 6 months. The scammers are fooling victims by guessing the first number of their credit card -- and are getting their financial information by offering lower interest rates.

Sue Falkner enjoyed her first season of bowhunting only last year. The Mondovi, Wisconsin, kindergarten teacher was introduced to the sport by her boyfriend, Kyle Stay.

With one son having been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis and another having developed ulcerative colitis earlier this year, Ed and Kris Quale are all too familiar with the concerns that come with taking their children to see the doctor.

The driver who hit the back of a stopped Menomonie school bus told police he couldn't stop in time.

About 32 elementary students were on a Menomonie school bus Monday morning that was rear-ended by a utility truck and trailer on Highway J, also known as Dairyland Road, near 21st Street in the city of Menomonie.

WEDNESDAY, 2:57 p.m., 7500 block of Highway ZZ. A vehicle driven by Danielle C. Hanson, 18, S1104 Rockwell Road, Alma, was westbound on Highway ZZ when it lost control rounding a curve, entered the east ditch and rolled over twice.

The Eau Claire County Sheriff's Department says it happened around three p.m. on County Highway ZZ and Walnut Road, north of Mondovi.

Iraq: As of Saturday, at least 4,337 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Another Wisconsin soldier has been killed in Iraq. 38-year-old Earl Werner of Mondovi died Friday in Rashid.

Mondovi a ' The U.S. Department of Defense says a Wisconsin soldier connected with the Oregon Army National Guard has been killed in Iraq.

Another report from luv.mom: "One of the events at Camp Grandpa was a tea party for the girls.

In his off time, Scott Werlein of Mondovi is a soft-spoken guy. But when Werlein, a farmer who moonlights as an auctioneer, is running an auction he is a swift-speaking salesman.

A sheriff's department says it had to evacuate several families in the Village of Arkansaw because of flooding there.

One adult and two children are hurt after a car rear-ended a van. It happened just before 4 p.m. Wednesday on Cty BB, in the Town of Naples, east of Mondovi.

A woman is taken to the hospital, after deputies say she stopped for ducks in the road, and another car slammed into her.

"By the time it's all done it's 1550 miles," says Tom Kingsbury. But for the next ten days, he says his long haul doesn't seem that difficult.