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2025 WI State Park vehicle admission sticker design winner announced
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin DNR announced on Friday, Aug. 2 the winner of the 2025 state park and forest annual vehicle admission sticker design contest. It is Evan Strand, a junior at Rice Lake High School. A news release says Strand’s submission captures the essence of a night spent...
I Heart Cookies is bringing dinosaurs to Stevens Point and Plover. What can you expect?
STEVENS POINT – Be on the lookout for dinosaurs in the Stevens Point and Plover areas in the next few days. I Heart Cookies Co. is hosting Dinosaurs & I Heart Cookies on Saturday in Stevens Point and Monday in Plover. Here’s what you need to know before checking it out. ...
Illinois financial advisor handed two-year prison sentence after defrauding Wisconsin resident
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea of the Western District of Wisconsin announced the two-year sentencing of a suburban Illinois man for wire fraud and helping a Madison resident prepare a false tax return. 59-year-old David Swartz of Highland Park, Ill. was sentenced by District...
Wisconsin State Fair engagement: Couple says 'I do' atop Wonder Wheel
MILWAUKEE — Love was in the air on opening day at the Wisconsin State Fair as a couple got engaged atop the Wonder Wheel. Neil Panosian proposed to Margie Story on the same ride where they shared their first date ten years ago. Panosian asked Story, "I was just...
Wisconsin Planned Parenthood responds to Iowa abortion ban
MADISON, Wis. -- On Monday, Iowa's Supreme Court ruled to ban abortions in the state after six weeks, making Iowa the 6th state in the Midwest to have an abortion policy stricter than the standard followed under Roe V. Wade.
Lake Michigan had a 2.9 magnitude earthquake Friday morning, a rare occurrence
Following a night of storms scattered across Wisconsin, Friday morning brought something almost unheard of in the Midwest: an earthquake. Taylor Patterson, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said a 2.9 magnitude earthquake took place in Lake Michigan off the shore of Sturgeon Bay around 9 a.m. Friday. The United States Geological...
Local Wisconsin governments get first shared revenue payments
(The Center Square) – Local governments across Wisconsin got their first billion-dollars from the state’s shared revenue plan after Gov. Tony Evers’ office recently announced the payment. “This distribution marks a significant milestone as it includes the new supplemental county and municipal aid established under 2023 Wisconsin Act 12, which is specifically allocated to support essential services such as law enforcement, fire protection, emergency medical services, emergency response communications, public works, courts, and transportation,” the governor’s office said in a statement. ...