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Boat made out of rare Lake Superior wood highlights auction for Green Lake Association
GREEN LAKE (WLUK) -- A one-of-a kind piece of maritime history is getting ready to head to the auction block. It's all part of a fundraising event for the Green Lake Association. "Yes, it's an honor to build something like this. But also, this is just what wooden boat builders...
Jordan Love addresses Aaron Rodgers' suggestion that the Packers QB should buy his old Green Bay house
Jordan Love cashed in with a $220 million contract extension this week, prompting former Green Bay Packers mentor Aaron Rodgers to offer some financial advice and jokingly offer to sell his old Wisconsin home to the Packers' current quarterback. Now, Love has officially responded. "Nah, man," Love said to NFL...
Rice Lake High School Student Wins 2025 Wisconsin State Park And Forest Vehicle Admission Sticker Design Contest
MADISON, Wis. (WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PRESS RELEASE) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that Rice Lake High School junior Evan Strand is the winner of the 2025 Wisconsin State Park and Forest vehicle admission sticker design contest. Strand’s submission captures the essence of a...
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Wisconsin absentee ballot procedures
A Door County judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the method hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin voters use to request absentee ballots. The dismissal prevents massive administrative confusion for municipal election clerks and voters ahead of this fall’s election. The lawsuit, filed in Marinette County court, asked that a judge rule that voters […]
How local doctors are helping train elite athletes — Wisconsin’s Afternoon News
MILWAUKEE — With the Paris Olympic games currently underway across the Atlantic ocean in Paris, Dr. John Raymond, and Dr. Carole Vetter from the Medical College of Wisconsin joined John Mercure & Julia Fello on Wisconsin’s Afternoon News to talk about measures they use to train elite athletes to keep their body in tip-top shape.
Wisconsin law enforcement agencies join together to stop speeding with special enforcement Wednesday
About 100 law enforcement agencies, including the Wisconsin State Patrol, will join states across the Midwest to step up patrols for Speed Awareness Day on Wednesday, July 31. The campaign is a 24-hour, high-visibility enforcement effort involving state, county and local law enforcement agencies. The Wisconsin State Patrol will have all available officers working statewide to stop drivers who are endangering safety on the roads.
Beware of Olympics-Themed Scams!
MILWAUKEE — Don’t get played during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris!. That’s the latest warning from the Wisconsin Better Business Bureau. “Scammers really try and get you when you’re emotional about something, so they’re taking advantage of people’s support of the Olympics,” said Wisconsin BBB President and CEO Jim Temmer.
Wild Rose man wins $4.3M Megabucks jackpot, the largest Wisconsin Lottery prize of 2024
REDGRANITE – A longtime Megabucks player from Waushara County claimed a winning $4.3 million Megabucks ticket last week at the Wisconsin Lottery office. Richard Kiesner of Wild Rose has been playing the Megabucks lottery game since the Wisconsin game started in 1992, according to a release from Wisconsin Lottery. He purchased his winning ticket at Kwik Trip at 549 W. Bannerman Ave. in Redgranite for the July 17 drawing. ...