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Does Wisconsin Rank As One Of The Best School Systems?
It's almost time to send the kids back to school. But when they go back, will they be going to one of the best-run school systems in America?. A recent study shows where Wisconsin ranks in the nation. How The School State Rank Was Determined. The Wallethub study used different...
Planned renovations at Wisconsin State Fair cause some businesses to leave
WEST ALLIS, Wis. — Change is coming to the Original Cream Puff Pavilion at the Wisconsin State Fair. According to a spokesperson for the state fair, renovations, including adding onto the existing building, will start immediately after this year's fair wraps. "Change is always going to happen, so we...
Warm weekend, next rain chances and cool down to follow
It was a warm and sunny afternoon in the Stateline with high temperatures reaching the upper 80s for some, including a high of 88° in Rockford, our 4th straight day of above average temperatures. The sunshine will stick around into the weekend with high pressure taking over. Skies will...
Evers directs federal funds toward raising wages for Wisconsin care providers
The state will raise wages for workers who provide care to the elderly and people with disabilities, following an executive order from Gov. Tony Evers Thursday. Evers directed the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to spend $258 million in federal funding on establishing a fee floor for certain preexisting Medicaid programs that support both in-home and facility-based care services.
Vice President Kamala Harris Wisconsin visit set for Wednesday, Aug. 7
MILWAUKEE - Vice President Kamala Harris will be visiting Wisconsin for a campaign event on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Harris and her running mate are expected to be in Eau Claire. The vice president has stopped in Wisconsin five other times in 2024. No other details about this latest visit have been provided.
WisconSWIM Mermaids anxious to cross English Channel; 4-member team set to take on challenge later this month
The clock is ticking down to when Pamela Toshner and three of her friends attempt to make history. The trio from northern Wisconsin call themselves the WisconSWIM Mermaids. Their ambition isn’t modest. They want to become the first all-female team to swim across the English Channel. Toshner, a lake biologist from Barnes, will attempt the crossing alongside Michelle DeYoung, a business owner in Barnes; Lisa Weispfenning, an X-ray technologist from...
Brown County Republican Party rallies in support of 'yes' vote on constitutional amendment questions
BELLEVUE — Nick Ratajczyk has voted for Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, and Constitution Party candidates. He's participated in every midterm election since 2010 and presidential election since 2012 as a Bellevue resident. He's one of the less common Wisconsinites to also vote in primaries and on constitutional referendums; he just didn't know how to cast his ballot Aug. 13. ...
Millie’s Italian Sausage, a Wisconsin State Fair staple, to close after 93 years
WEST ALLIS, Wis. — One vendor at the Wisconsin State Fair has stood the test of time. Millie’s Italian Sausage, a beloved institution for 93 years, is set to close its doors at the end of this year’s fair. Mike Millie represents the third generation to run...
GOP candidates seek to advance to November ballot
Voters in Wisconsin’s 67th Assembly District may choose between two men vying on the Aug. 13 Primary Election ballot to become the GOP candidate who will face Democrat Jeff Foster of Colfax in November. Dave Armstrong is the two-term incumbent from Rice Lake being challenged by Jimmy Swenson of Barron, who was chair of the Republican Party of Barron County until the State Republican Party revoked the county party’s charter earlier this year. ...