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25-year-old killed in Rockford shooting identified
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Winnebago County Coroner’s Office names the man killed in a shooting Tuesday in Rockford’s Midtown District. Camron Rose, 25, was pronounced dead just before noon Aug. 13, after first responders raced to a scene in the 400 block of S. 5th Street. Rose’s...
Tribe and environmental groups urge Wisconsin officials to rule against relocating pipeline
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A tribal leader and conservationists urged state officials Thursday to reject plans to relocate part of an aging northern Wisconsin pipeline, warning that the threat of a catastrophic spill would still exist along the new route. About 12 miles (19 kilometers) of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline runs across the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s reservation. The pipeline transports up to 23 million gallons (about 87 million liters) of oil and natural gas daily from the city of Superior, Wisconsin, through Michigan to Sarnia, Ontario. The tribe sued Enbridge in 2019 to force the company to remove the pipeline from the reservation, arguing the 71-year-old line is prone to a catastrophic spill and land easements allowing Enbridge to operate on the reservation expired in 2013. Enbridge has proposed a 41-mile (66 kilometer) reroute around the reservation’s southern border. The project requires permits from multiple government agencies, including the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Conventional Wisdom: Democrats Turn In The Spotlight
MILWAUKEE - Weeks after the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Democrats are prepared to convene more than 80 miles down I-94 in Chicago. FOX6's Ted Perry speaks with Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler and Wisconsin Delegate LaToya Bates about the switch from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris and expectations for the DNC, which runs from Aug. 19-22. .
Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts First Frost For Wisconsin
Sadly, the writing is on the wall. Fall is in the air and that means that winter will be here sooner rather than later. That is simply the Northland way. In true Old Farmer's Almanac fashion, they have some information handy to help us predict the frost dates for the season. Did that send a chill down your spine reading it like it did mine?
Labor secretary touts ‘ripple effect’ of Microsoft project during mine visit
Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su touted the ripple effect of Microsoft’s planned $3.3 billion Wisconsin AI datacenter while visiting a mine that will supply materials for its construction. She spoke yesterday at the Payne & Dolan mine in Franklin after taking a tour of the facilities. It conducts...
Drone business brings new technology to area farms
CADOTT — John Goodman showed off his two massive drones at Wisconsin Farm Technology Days, showing how new equipment can improve farming. Goodman said the large drones weigh about 300 pounds when the 40-liter tanks are fully loaded. “We can spray herbicide, fungicide and cover crops,” Goodman said. “We do inter-seeding into standing corn. You don’t transmit disease, and you don’t trample crops. It’s a form of technology that really...
Heavy rain heading towards northeastern Wisconsin to begin Thursday going into Friday
Heavy rain is expected in northeastern Wisconsin starting Thursday afternoon until midnight, before picking up again on Friday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. Some places could see as much as 2 inches of rain depending on how the thunderstorms play out. The National Weather Service told the Press-Gazette that there is...
Wisconsin's Paul Hamm had own Olympic gymnastics medal controversy settled in courts 20 years ago
The news that USA gymnast Jordan Chiles will have to surrender her bronze medal, despite potential evidence that could refute the principal issue, surely rings familiar for Wisconsinites who followed the Olympics two decades ago. Waukesha native Paul Hamm won the men's all-around gymnastics title at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, but he...
Rockton's Keefer Nature Reserve is home to NLI August Tree of the Month: a Chinkapin Oak
The William and Gayle Keefer Nature Reserve in Rockton, Ill., a 36-acre natural area owned by Natural Land Institute (NLI), is home to the August tree of the month: a Chinkapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii). The height of this Chinkapin is 82.5 feet, the average crown spread is 73.25 feet and the trunk circumference is 112 inches. Though the NLI doesn't claim this as a state record tree, it is about as tall as this oak variety gets. The April, May and June trees of the month are likely to be state records.
Brooklyn celebrates National Night Out
The Village of Brooklyn held its National Night Out event on Thursday, Aug. 8 at Legion Park. Participants included the Dane County Sheriff’s Department, Brooklyn Public Works Department, Brooklyn Fire & EMS, SnoHornets/SnoBlazers, Mighty Mights 4-H, Optimist Club, American Legion, Methodist Church, Sue Moreland – Color Street, the Brooklyn Historical Society, the Oregon Senior Center, and the Brooklyn Dairy Queen, Lindsey Kramer.
Mahalo and aloha: District music students perform in Hawaii
A group of Stoughton Area School District music students - Cassidy C., Saphira F., Kloe J., Summer K., Adam M., Jacob S. and Fiona R. - were selected to represent Wisconsin as part of the Junior All-Stars, and recently performed with the group at iconic locations like Pearl Harbor and Kapi’olani Park Bandstand.
Thane B. Anderson Dentistry is expanding
Thane B. Anderson DDS is growing. The dental practice has been in its current location at 1520 Vernon Street since 1978 and Dr. Thane Anderson purchased the practice from Dr. Richard Albright in 2005. In 2023, the adjacent space became available and the business purchased it and decided to build it out, with Thane's brother, Thor Anderson, the owner of Yahara Dental, and the independent dental practices now co-own the suites in the building.
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