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After a dry September and start of autumn, DNR warns of wildfire danger in northeastern Wisconsin
(This story was updated to add new information.) After a drier-than-normal September, northeastern Wisconsin faces an increased risk for wildfires, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to be cautious with outdoor fires ...
Minnesota Goodwill Stores WILL Accept These Items
I am in the process of cleaning out my basement and getting rid of all the things that are simply collecting dust that might be useful to someone else!. If you are in the same boat and doing some fall cleaning before winter hits, you may be thinking about donating items to a Goodwill store in Minnesota and Wisconsin!
Wisconsin election clerks referred 30 instances of suspected fraud to prosecutors over the past year
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election clerks referred 30 instances of suspected fraud and voting irregularities to prosecutors over the last year, according to a new report. The nation’s multilayered election processes provide many safeguards that keep voter fraud generally detectable and rare, according to current and former election administrators for the Democratic and Republican parties. America’s elections also are decentralized into thousands of independent voting jurisdictions — Wisconsin, alone, has more than 1,800 local clerks — making it almost impossible to pull off a large-scale vote-rigging operation that could tip a race. But fraud does happen occasionally. Wisconsin law...
Wisconsin Task Force 1 members return after flood assistance in North Carolina
REACT CENTER, VOLK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Wis. -- 16 Wisconsin Task Force 1 members returned to the state Saturday after being deployed to North Carolina for flooding assistance.
Evers job approval drops; more Wisconsinites unhappy with state’s direction
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s governor is less popular as more voters say the state is heading in the wrong direction. The latest Marquette Law School Poll shows Gov. Tony Evers’ job approval fell in September. “Evers’ job approval has been over 50% all year, but he dipped under this time,” MU chief pollster Charles Franklin explained. “This is the first time in a year that he's been below 50%,...
AARP Wisconsin study: Over age 50, women vote differently than men
MADISON — Women from various backgrounds voiced their opinions Thursday on a study by AARP Wisconsin showing vastly different voting patterns between men and women, especially those age 50 and older. Panelists at Thursday’s WisPolitics.com event in Madison included former state Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, a former Clinton resident whose district included eastern Rock County and western Walworth County. Loudenbeck and her husband now farm on land near Geneva Lake. Other...
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