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Popular History Channel Show is Filming in Minnesota this Fall
It's always really exciting when shows or movies decide to film in Minnesota. Even if we can't be involved at all, we're still proud that our state was chosen! But this particular show that will be filming here DOES want our participation. It's a big show from the History Channel...
28 years since one of the strongest tornadoes in Wisconsin history
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Thursday marks the 28th anniversary of the most recent 5-rated tornado in Wisconsin. On July 18, 1996, an F5 tornado struck the town of Oakfield in Fond du Lac County. The tornado was on the ground for 30 minutes and caused tremendous damage in and around...
Bucking the GOP establishment: Northwestern Wis. Republicans challenging their own party’s incumbents
A trio of Northwestern Wisconsin Republicans are challenging incumbents within their own party, and Aug. 13 will see if they prevail in upending the GOP status quo after the ballots are counted. Jim Swenson, Scott Harbridge and Jay Calhoun sat down on Wednesday in Anderson Park in Barron to discuss their reasons behind throwing their hats in the ring in challenge to either GOP incumbents or party-endorsed candidates. The three...
Retiring Brodhead/Juda head coach Jim Matthys to coach South in WFCA All-Star Game
The 2024 Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Small-School All-Star Game at Titan Stadium on the UW-Oshkosh campus on Saturday afternoon will have a distinct Brodhead/Juda flavor. Retiring Brodhead/Juda head coach Jim Matthys will guide the Small School South squad, Jeff Jubie will serve as an assistant and no less than three former Cardinals are on his South roster: 6-foot-1, 190-pound wide receiver Gunner Boegli, 5-7, 165-pound defensive back Marcus McIntyre and Matthys’ son, Blake, a 6-2, 220-pound linebacker. ...
SHINE Technologies CEO: $32 million in federal funding signals vote of confidence
Nuclear radioisotope producer SHINE Technologies lands a big block of government funds. The Janesville company’s CEO, Greg Piefer, thinks the funding — $32 million awarded by the National Nuclear Security Administration — is a vote of confidence. He says it signals the government is still betting SHINE...
Janesville Education Association disputes ‘tentative agreement’ listed on school board agenda
JANESVILLE — The tumult between the Janesville Education Association and the Janesville School District intensified Thursday night when the JEA’s president directly refuted a line item on an upcoming school board agenda regarding a supposed tentative agreement between the two parties. The board is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, with an agenda distributed via email shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday. Shortly at 5 p.m. Thursday, Mattison replied all on the email, slamming the district for including an agenda with an item with an item about...
The Women Artists Forward Fund tries to fill in what Wisconsin lacks in arts funding
Wisconsin ranks dead last in the nation for arts funding, spending just 18 cents per capita on the arts. In contrast, Minnesota pays about $9.67 per capita. This lack of funding creates financial barriers for Wisconsin artists — especially women. According to the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 46% of visual artists in the U.S. are women, but they earn just 74% of what male artists do.
Joe Needs to Go, but the Party Must Placate Those Biden Loyalists
Every media feeding frenzy is built around a narrative that completely snuffs out the counternarrative. In this case, three weeks now after President Biden’s shocking debate performance, the narrative is that a consensus has formed within the Democratic Party that he has to stand down for the party to stand a chance to beat Donald Trump in November.I’ve been part of this consensus since my first postdebate column three weeks ago today. Nothing that’s happened since has changed my mind. Biden’s Lester Holt interview this week wasn’t a disaster. But the metaphor I kept thinking about was that of an aging athlete who just didn’t have his old stuff anymore—Willie...
It was an easy decision for Dean to pick Wisconsin
NEENAH (WLUK) -- There was never a doubt for Grant Dean. The Neenah running back/defensive back had six Division I offers, but one stood out amongst all the others -- Wisconsin. So on April 17, Dean committed to the Badgers. But it was way before then he kind of knew...
News 3 Now Live at Four: July 18, 2024
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MPD investigating after man allegedly assaulted, robbed on Madison’s east side
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A man is recovering after suffering facial injuries following a robbery Tuesday on Madison’s east side, Madison Police Department reported on Thursday. Police responded to the 100 block of Wittwer Road after community members reported hearing a man yell for help. The victim told officers...
Intoxicated driver arrested after crash leaves women pinned in car, MPD says
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly driving under the influence after crashing into another car and pinning someone on the Beltline. Officers responded to a head-on crash early Wednesday morning around 12:15 a.m. where the intoxicated driver was heading the wrong way on the Beltline between S Gammon Road and S Whitney Way.
Madison arrest connected to series of thefts in Verona
An arrest made by the Madison Police Department on Wednesday, July 10 is connected to a series of theft incidents in Verona that began in May. According to a Facebook post from the Monona Police Department, officers attempted to pull over Brandon Starks, a 34-year-old Madison resident, on Tuesday, July 9 for his involvement in retail theft incidents across multiple jurisdictions, most recently in Monona. Officers eventually disengaged from a vehicle pursuit due to the volume of traffic on the highway at the time.
Back to nature: Tadano telecrawler tackles state trail project
Waukesha, WI-based Zenith Tech, a Walbec Group Company, helped repair a bridge along the 52-mile Glacial Drumlin State Trail that runs between Milwaukee and Madison. “These types of jobs are especially rewarding because so many people use the trail for recreational purposes,” said Steve Firari, construction manager. “It involved rehabbing a pedestrian/bike bridge that was built on an old railroad bed across Rock Lake near Lake Mills. The piers were failing, so we essentially built new ones to make it more sound and safer.”
Two men arrested for fighting with gardening tools, MPD says
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Two men were arrested Thursday for using a hatchet and landscaping shears as weapons in a fight over a drug dispute, Madison police said. According to authorities, the fight broke out on the 2400 block of Calypso Road after one man allegedly stole drugs from the other and tried to run away.
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