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Mtn. bike skills course takes shape
More upgrades are coming to Winona’s Bluffside Park (aka Holzinger Trails) as city contractors are currently building a mountain bike skills park and a multi-use trail to connect two trails constructed last year. The city of Winona is also working on other trail amenities as it expands its Bluffside Park offerings.
Amery woman gets jail time, community service for fatal Bayfield County crash
A plea agreement has ended the case against an Amery woman responsible for a fatal crash nearly two years ago. Authorities say Mariah Reindahl, 23, ran a stop sign on Highway N and struck a vehicle on Highway 27 driven by Reynold Elstad on Sept. 2, 2022 in the town of Barnes. Susan Elstad, a passenger in the southbound vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene. Reindahl originally wanted to...
Marshfield Common Council Approves Budget Resolutions
The Marshfield Common Council approved some budget resolutions at their meeting on Tuesday. The Council approved transferring cash from the CDBG housing program to the Wisconsin Department of Administration. The City had initially contracted with another county to run this program, but that county has discontinued their program, so they will now by using the Wisconsin Department of Administration for their housing grant program.
Wisconsin's Evers urges federal judge not to make changes at youth prison in wake of counselor death
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers asked a federal judge Wednesday not to impose any changes at Wisconsin’s youth prison after an inmate was accused of killing a counselor during a fight earlier this summer, insisting conditions at the prison have been slowly improving despite the death. Evers, a Democrat, said in the letter to James Peterson, chief judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, that Republican lawmakers could soon ask him to give Lincoln Hills-Copper Lakes Schools more leeway in punishing incarcerated children. The governor said that it’s important to remember that brutal staff-on-inmate punishments led to tighter...
'Embarrassed' by his play at the 2024 U.S. Am, Garrett Jones says he must work on his approach to have a shot at '28 at Whistling Straits
CHASKA, Minn. — His palate was too bitter Tuesday from his own performance in his first United States Golf Association event since 2018 that Garrett Jones couldn't decide whether the breaking news earlier in the day from the USGA was best described as delicious irony ... or pungent. Photos:...
Confusion over new legislative district leads to ballot error in northern Wisconsin Assembly primary
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A local election clerk failed to realize that Wisconsin’s new legislative maps moved a rural town into a new district, leading to an administrative error that could disenfranchise scores of voters in a Republican state Assembly primary race. The new maps shifted Summit, a...
Minnesota’s HIV community in shock after Rainbow Health and another service provider close
The African American AIDS Task Force closed quietly before Rainbow Health shuttered. Both closures create a gap in HIV services as state funding cuts loom. The post Minnesota’s HIV community in shock after Rainbow Health and another service provider close appeared first on Sahan Journal.
Soaking Rain Possible for Central, Southern Minnesota
UNDATED (WJON News) -- Rain is on the way!. Much of it will fall as light to moderate showers, with scattered storms possible further south later Wednesday. Scattered thunderstorms will develop in western Minnesota Wednesday afternoon and progress eastward across eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin through Wednesday night. A few...
Here's when kids go back to school in Wisconsin's 10 largest districts
WISCONSIN — As summer draws to a close, so does summer break. Students across Wisconsin will soon head back to class. We rounded up first day of school details for the Badger State’s 10 largest school districts:. 1. Milwaukee. All Milwaukee Public Schools students will head back to...
‘American Pickers’ Is Coming To Wisconsin And Need Good Pickin’ Spots
Do you live in Wisconsin and have a collection of "junk" you think might be worth some major cash? The stars of 'American Pickers' are heading your way this September and want to check it out!. 'American Pickers' Are Coming to Wisconsin. The treasure hunters from the History Channel's American...
In a galaxy far, far away, Ojibwe was spoken
Boozhoo ("hello" in Ojibwe) and miigwech ("thank you") for reading the First Nations Wisconsin newsletter. Representation matters in mass media, and tribal members from Wisconsin are continuing to ensure that Indigenous peoples are seen and heard on big and small screens this year. For example, Ojibwe people of northern Wisconsin have just made their...
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