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Winners of the Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom Essay Contest announced
Eleanor Jones-Sato and Bree Stalsberg have a way with words. The Wisconsin grade school students were selected as state winners in the Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom essay contest. The entries submitted by Eleanor and Bree were chosen from among 1,400 entries submitted by Wisconsin fourth and fifth grade students tasked with writing a 500-word essay with the theme, "Wisconsin Agriculture is Fruit-full!"
Essentia Health Warns Of New Scam Impacting Minnesota + Wisconsin
Sadly, we can't seem to through an entire week without having a new scam to warn you about. Heck, we're lucky if we get two scam-free days in a row!. Recently, Cook County officials warned that a new text scam was reportedly circulating through the Grand Marais area. There is...
Seehafer Broadcasting Honored by Wisconsin American Legion
Seehafer Broadcasting is honored to have been named the recipient of an award from the Wisconsin American Legion. During their summer conference in Appleton late last week, National Commander Daniel J Seehafer and Department Commander Karl Stuvengen presented Ryan Brahm with the 2024 Public Relations Award – Radio Category.
FOX6 News at 5 - Live at the RNC
FOX6 News at 5 offers the day's news, weather and sports in southeast Wisconsin.
Wisconsin law enforcement agencies underutilize gun tracking tools, study finds
A new study finds that law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin are under-utilizing federal tools for tracking guns. Law enforcement agencies can sign up for a free online platform called e-trace, which enables the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to track the path of guns involved in suspected crimes. An e-trace request can turn up valuable information, including the firearm’s manufacturer, its importer and its first retail purchaser.
Sheriff: Man in Wisconsin flees from police on foot through a golf course, arrested for 8th OWI
ASHIPPUN, Wis. (WFRV) – A man in Wisconsin was reportedly arrested for his 8th OWI after abandoning his motorcycle and running through a golf course before authorities apprehended him. According to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, on July 13 around 3:10 p.m., authorities tried to pull over a motorcycle...
Roof torn off Village Bar Supper Club in Kieler
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - After severe weather in Southern Wisconsin Monday night, owners of a supper club are cleaning up in the village of Kieler. The roof of Village Bar Supper Club was damaged by an EF1 tornado. The owners say they are glad no one was hurt, but will be closed until further notice.
Man charged in Dubuque murder case sentenced to 25 years in prison
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - A man charged in connection to a Dubuque murder has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for robbery. Terry Valrie was one of several convicted in the 2023 shooting of Lonnie Burns. He pled guilty to the murder charge back in April. Aaron Johnson was...
Dubuque Man Charged With Assaulting Woman With Bat
A Dubuque man faces charges after he allegedly assaulted a woman with baseball bat and punching another woman. Dubuque police say 44-year old Tyrone Russell was arrested early Sunday morning following the incident late. Saturday night in the 32-hundred block of Getty Terrace. Russell is charged with domestic assault with...
Former Dubuque priest accused of abusing boys gets case dismissed
DUBUQUE COUNTY, Iowa (KGAN) — The former Dubuque priest accused of sexually abusing boys in the 1980's got his case dismissed Monday. Leo Riley was facing five counts of second-degree sexual abuse for the alleged abuse during his days at Resurrection Church. A hearing had been scheduled for Monday,...
Power outages leave 1,000 without power through Monday
JANESVILLE — Heavy thunderstorms over the weekend damaged trees and power lines in the Janesville area, causing widespread outages. At its peak around 9:30 p.m. Sunday night, a storm had knocked out service to about 11,000 Alliant Energy customers in Wisconsin, mainly in Rock County, Alliant Energy Senior Communications Specialist Tony Palese said. “Crews working last night and this morning restored power for the majority of those customers and are...
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