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Former Wisconsin starting quarterback selected in 2024 UFL college draft
Former Wisconsin quarterback Tanner Mordecai was selected by the D.C. Defenders in the ninth round of the 2024 UFL college draft on Wednesday. After going undrafted in the 2024 NFL Draft, Mordecai signed with the San Francisco 49ers as a free agent on April 27. Due to his status as an undrafted prospect, the Waco, Texas native was eligible for this year’s UFL draft.
Greater Dubuque Development Corp. touts results, announces new leadership
Dubuque County looks much different now than it did 40 years ago. A recession and layoffs at two of the largest employers in town, John Deere Dubuque Works and Dubuque Packing Co., were part of a major economic downturn for Dubuque in the early 1980s. Unemployment in 1982 peaked at 23%.
Reporting from the RNC, Chevron and Wisconsin, Women BBQ brawlers
A WPR reporter catches us up on several news threads from this week’s GOP convention in Milwaukee. Then we talk about how last month’s SCOTUS decision overturning so-called Chevron deference might or might not influence state agencies’ power. And a pair of Wisconsin pitmasters talk about their experiences competing on a popular Food Network show.
Public record for July 18, 2024
Rock County Felony arrests All of those listed below have since their arrest been formally charged with a felony (or felonies). ABBIGAIL BILLUPS, 30, of Evansville, third OWI with a passenger under 16 years of age, June 2, 600 block West Madison Avenue, Milton. MICHAEL PEARSON, 36, of Beloit, possession of narcotic drugs, June 15, 200 block East Hwy 14, Janesville. ETHAN PAWLUK, 18, of Janesville, possession with intent to deliver THC, June 16, North Palm Street and Laurel Avenue, Janesville.
Three Wisconsin Residents Report Strange Object In The Sky
Things sure are getting spooky out there! Over the past few years, talk of UFO sightings has amped up. No one gets a strange look anymore when they mention they may have seen one floating about in the sky. In fact, in Minnesota last year alone, there were nearly fifty...
In reversal from 2016, GOP projects unity while Democrats scramble
MILWAUKEE — Republicans find themselves in a somewhat unusual position: fully in sync, while Democrats hash out a major internal disagreement in public. It’s been a remarkable split screen playing out this week. Republicans are gathered in Wisconsin, unified and energized behind former President Trump’s candidacy, while Democrats are in open disagreement over whether President […]
Reince Priebus says Republicans need to get excited about ‘boring’ voter outreach
The onetime chair of the state and national Republican parties offered some advice to Wisconsin delegates at the last day of the RNC in Milwaukee: You need to get really good at boring stuff. Reince Priebus chaired the Wisconsin Republican Party from 2007 to 2011, leaving the job to chair...
Biden has poured billions into Rust Belt economies. His ‘Blue Wall' is crumbling anyway.
President Joe Biden and his party have delivered billions of dollars in funding for manufacturing and green industry across the upper Midwest. Even voters who have directly benefited are still iffy on the economy.
From MAGA hats to ear bandages, the Wisconsin Historical Society is collecting RNC items
Among the delegates, protestors, vendors and media at the Republican National Convention this week have been three staff members of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Their job? To collect items that reflect the significance of 2024 in this moment in the nation's political history. “National elections shape the course of American and Wisconsin history, influencing...
Gov. Evers, DWD announce record-high job numbers in June
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, along with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, announced Thursday Wisconsin achieved new record highs for employment and total non-farm jobs during June 2024.
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...
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