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Jobs slipped slightly in July while employment hit a new record, state reports
The number of jobs dipped slightly in Wisconsin in July while employment rose, according to projections released Thursday by the state labor department. The unemployment rate in Wisconsin remained close to steady at 3% in July, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) reported. The projected number of people reporting they were employed reached a new high of 3.049 million.
Wisconsin's Most Wanted: Macailyn Rockweiler, homicide person of interest
KENOSHA, Wis. - U.S. Marshals are looking for a woman who is a person of interest in a homicide case. Investigators say she fled to California with her boyfriend. He was arrested for the fatal shooting, but the 19-year-old has not been seen in the Badger State since last summer.
Hozier left confused as fans get engaged during ‘Cherry Wine’: “This of all songs?”
A couple got engaged at a Hozier show as he played ‘Cherry Wine’, which confused him given the song’s dark subject matter. Despite sometimes being misinterpreted as a love song, ‘Cherry Wine’ is actually about domestic abuse – “The way she tells me I’m hers and she’s mine/Open hand or closed fist would be fine/The blood is rare and sweet as cherry wine,” Hozier sings in the chorus.
Madison Public Libraries Will Be Closed for Labor Day, Sunday Hours Return, and More
MADISON, WI – All library locations will be closed to in-person service on Monday, September 2 in observance of Labor Day. Libraries will reopen on Tuesday, September 3 with regular hours. While physical spaces are closed, Madison Public Library card holders can continue to access LINKcat to place holds,...
Janesville’s total equalized value dips; budget officials not fretting
The state Department of Revenue reports the city of Janesville had a 1% decrease in its total equalized value while peer cities, Rock County and the state generally saw increases. Janesville’s equalized valuation for 2024, which came in at just more than $8 billion, decreased by about $89 million from...
Project Hero 2024 Great Lakes Challenge to culminate in Madison
MADISON, Wis. -- Project Hero announced Friday that wounded veterans, first responders, and supporters of the Project Hero 2024 Great Lakes Challenge will complete their journey Aug. 23 in Madison.
Class of 2025 RB with Wisconsin offer decommits from Penn State
Class of 2025 running back Kiandrea Barker decommitted from Penn State on Tuesday, per an announcement via social media. Wisconsin was one of the numerous programs on his offer sheet before he committed to Penn State in April 2023. The Badgers are on the list along with Arkansas, Auburn, Colorado, Florida State, Miami, Ole Miss and USC. The Badgers extended their offer to the 5-foot-11, 185-pound running back on May 5, 2023, one month after he committed to Penn State. On3’s recruiting prediction machine lists Arkansas as the only other program in contention to land Barker’s commitment, though that may change now that he is again uncommitted. 247Sports ranks the three-star running back as the No. 735 player in the class of 2025, No. 55 running back and No. 8 recruit from his home state of Arkansas. Change of plans👁️🚶🏽♂️ https://t.co/gOB5qZvv5O — Kiandrea Barker (@KiandreaBarker) August 13, 2024 Barker noted on X that he is “still considering Penn State” despite reopening his recruitment. Wisconsin does not have a running back committed to its class of 2025. The Badgers finished the 2024 cycle with three players at the position: four-star Darrion Dupree, four-star Dilin Jones and three-star Gideon Ituka.
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