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Press receives state American Legion award
The Verona Press received a Public Relations Appreciation Award from the Wisconsin American Legion on Friday, July 12. Verona’s Mason-Lindsay Post 385 nominated community news reporter Maddie Bergstrom for an award in the Legion’s press category. Recipients are selected based on their support for the American Legion and veterans with stories.
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.
USPS Announces Mailing Service Changes Impacting Wisconsin
It's been a rough few years for the United States Postal Service. According to the official USPS website, the department has recorded $87 billion in financial losses over the last 14 years. In response to this, they are once again hiking up the prices of some of their services, which will affect all Iowans.
Wisconsin Governor Tours Lincoln Park Zoo, Explains Costal Community Grants
The city of Manitowoc is getting grant money from the state to improve an area of the Lincoln Park Zoo. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced earlier this week that Manitowoc will get a little more than $95,000 for improvements in an area on the Little Manitowoc River through the Wisconsin Department of Administration’s Wisconsin Costal Management Program.
Spinning the State: Madison, Milwaukee, De Pere
Stories you might have missed form across Wisconsin. Madison: UW Hospitals named best in Wisconsin. If you need to go to the hospital, try to make it one of the University of Wisconsin hospitals. U.S. News and World Report ranked the UW Hospitals as number one in Wisconsin on its best hospital list. UW Health CEO Dr. Alan Kaplan said the recognition reinforces the longstanding reputation for outstanding patient care, innovative therapies and exceptional patient outcomes at UW Health. The UW Hospitals also received the highest ratings for 18 procedures and conditions impacting people 65 and older. UW Hospitals also offer services that are not always available at other hospitals which contributed to the high ranking. Full Story.
Well-deserved dry stretch of weather continues
Wednesday was glorious and our first completely dry day area-wide in quite some time. We definitely need a break from the rain. Most of southeast Wisconsin has picked up 13-18" of rain over the last two and a half months with some locations over 20"!. Dry weather will continue for...
Wisconsin Department of Justice welcomes second Accelerant Detection Canine
MADISON, Wis. -- Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Thursday the arrival of new Accelerant Detection Canine "Bo," who will work for the Wisconsin Department of Justice's Division of Criminal Investigation Canine Team.
Missing Child Scam Circulating In Minnesota
All scams are terrible and there are plenty of them to go around these days. However, this one might be one of the worst thanks to the nature of the scam. There have been so many scams in Minnesota and Wisconsin lately that the Duluth Police Department recently shared some basic scam tips to help us all avoid becoming a victim.
Wisconsin Virtual Academy scholar competes in National Cook-Off
MADISON, Wis. -- The K12 National Cook-Off announced Thursday that Andrew Endo, a Madison-area seventh grader at Wisconsin Virtual Academy, has a chance at winning the in-person final round in Virginia.
No charges against the Code Pink anti-war protester Derrick Van Orden accused of assault
The anti-war protester accused by Wisconsin Rep. Derrick Van Orden of assault this week at the Republican National Convention will not face charges after prosecutors said they found "insufficient" evidence to back up the accusations. Kent Lovern, the chief deputy district attorney for Milwaukee County, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the evidence in the case, including police body camera footage, "is insufficient to support a criminal charge" against the Code Pink activist Nour Jaghama. ...
Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin Residents Should Brace for More of These Menaces
The excessive rainfall, abundance of severe thunderstorms, and increased tornadic activity has made this summer one to remember for Tri-Staters. The weather has been as inconsistent as it's been wet, and with that comes an influx of creatures most of us vehemently despise. With all the rain, flooding, and humidity...
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