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From washing cows to flavoring cream puffs, Wisconsin State Fair is getting ready to open
This year's Wisconsin State Fair starts Thursday, but setup has been going on for weeks, and in some cases, even months. State Fair director of public relations Kristi Chuckel said that although the bulk of setup happens two to three weeks before the fair, some departments start their preparations much earlier. "If you see...
Rice Lake High School Student Wins 2025 Wisconsin State Park And Forest Vehicle Admission Sticker Design Contest
MADISON, Wis. – 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 night spent camping under the stars....
Wisconsin IPA Fest: 40 breweries compete in 8th annual event
MILWAUKEE - The eighth annual Wisconsin IPA Fest takes place on Saturday, Aug. 3, at Third Space Brewing in Milwaukee. Forty breweries will compete against one another for the title "Wisconsin's Best IPA." A panel of judges from the Beer Judge Certification program will do a blind taste test of...
WisDOT hosts summer road safety event with hands-on tips
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) -The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) held an event Tuesday to inform the public on road safety this summer. The event featured numerous informative booths such as car seat fitting, driving safely in construction zones and more. Attendees were also able to meet a K-9 team, tour a Wisconsin State Patrol car and see first hand all the ways to work together to keep the roads safe.
Legislature requests stay in lawsuit over electronic ballots for disabled voters
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature asked a Dane County judge to stay his temporary injunction granting voters with disabilities the ability to cast absentee ballots electronically so the order can be appealed. The lawsuit, brought by Disability Rights Wisconsin, the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin and four voters with disabilities, alleges that the current absentee […]
President of Universities of Wisconsin discusses Direct Admit
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Area high school seniors could be receiving some good news this week. The Universities of Wisconsin Direct Admit Wisconsin Program is on track to begin in the fall of 2025. Nearly 350 public and private high schools in the state are participating in the program...
Overstretched assisted living facilities, National park bill for Apostle Islands, ‘Slow-Mow Summer’
A journalist shares their reporting on Wisconsin assisted living facilities struggling to care for the complex needs of residents. Then we learn about the effort to make the Apostle Islands a national park. And an Appleton site manager explains how the city’s pivot from from “No Mow May.”
Republicans ask voters to deny governor's power to spend fed money
Wisconsin Republicans are asking voters to take away the governor's power to unilaterally spend federal money, a reaction to the billions of dollars that flowed into the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers was free to spend most of that money as he pleased, directing most of it toward small businesses and economic development, angering Republicans who argued the Legislature should have oversight. That's what would happen...
Governor Evers asks voters to vote ‘no’ at the Aug. 13 election
EAU CLAIRE — Governor Tony Evers (D) visited Eau Claire Monday in order to encourage voters to vote ‘no’ on two questions that will be present on the Aug. 13 ballot. The questions read: “Delegation of appropriation power. Shall section 35 (1) of article IV of the constitution be created to provide that the legislature may not delegate its sole power to determine how moneys shall be appropriated?” and “Allocation of federal moneys. Shall section 35 (2) of article IV of the constitution be created...
Copernicus Cultural Foundation gifts $130,000 to UWSP College of Fine Arts and Communication
STEVENS POINT – The Aber Suzuki Center and students within the Department of Music at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will benefit from gifts from a local foundation funded by notable Stevens Point businessman Edmund Bukolt. The Copernicus Cultural Foundation of Stevens Point gifted the UW-Stevens Point College of...