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Juniors awarded Angus Foundation scholarships
A group of young cattlemen and women from across the United States were awarded scholarships from the Angus Foundation at the 2024 National Junior Angus Show in Madison, Wisconsin. “[The Angus Foundation scholarship] is supporting me in my next steps in life,” said Rosalind Kidwell, recipient of the Gary Brost...
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District to start construction on a portion of the westside Monday
MADISON, Wis. -- Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District said it will start work on a portion of the city's westside Monday. MMSD said a relief pipe will be installed and will be in a portion of the West Interceptor System conveyance sewers along the commuter path between Shorewood Boulevard and Marshall Court.
NHL player, Madison native Nick Schmaltz having fun playing golf 'on the side' this week at State Amateur
WAUKESHA - The Wisconsin State Amateur Championship has an unusual amount of star power this year. The 123rd installment of the golf tournament, being played at The Legend at Merrill Hills through Thursday, had two professional athletes competing in the opening rounds Monday and Tuesday: former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and CBS NFL analyst...
Mysterious ‘tornado’ prompts sirens to be sounded in Footville, Janesville
JANESVILLE – Janesville and Footville were buzzing Tuesday afternoon about strange funnel cloud spottings. According to police scanner traffic, the Footville Fire Department spotted a funnel cloud shortly after 1 p.m. Then, at approximately 1:43 p.m., an officer reported on the scanner traffic seeing debris near the area of Highway 14 on the east side of Janesville resembling that resulting from a tornado touching down. ...
September 14th Will Affect Badger Athletics for Years to Come
Not to be overly dramatic, but there is one weekend this fall that has huge potential to change the course of Badger athletics forever. On September 14th, Badger basketball will host three top 100 recruits on official visits, and Badger football will play a little school from down south you may have heard of in the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Viral Facebook Video Shows Woman with a Macaw in Platteville Store
Way back in January, I wrote about the time a zebra was spotted at a popular bar in Dubuque. If you're not familiar with the backstory, here's a quick little distillation... It all went down in May 2012. Jerald Reiter, 55 of Cascade, IA, stopped at the homey Dubuque staple The Dog House Lounge on a Sunday evening. Reiter had a zebra and a macaw in his vehicle, which immediately attracted the attention of bar patrons. People were taking pictures, and someone phoned the police. When the police showed up, they realized those animals were actually Reiter's legally registered pets!
Police shoot, kill person outside of RNC security zone
MILWAUKEE — A Columbus police officer shot and killed a person about a mile west of the Republican National Convention security zone Tuesday, sources and witnesses told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and WISC 12 News. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office said an adult male was killed. Brian...
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