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Arrowhead High School alumnus selected on Day 3 of MLB draft, one of four Wisconsinites taken
Michael Carpenter, an alumnus of Arrowhead High School and more recently a pitcher at Madison College, heard his name early on Day 3 of the Major League Baseball draft. Carpenter, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound left-hander, was selected in the 11th round by the Minnesota Twins, the 338th choice. He's among a handful of Wisconsin-connected...
Wisconsin cities want presidential candidates to pay for pricey campaign stops
Editor's note: This story was reported and written before the July 13 shooting at a rally for former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, which is being investigated as an assassination attempt. With President Joe Biden and Donald Trump again eying Wisconsin as a crucial presidential election battleground, some cash-strapped municipalities hope their...
Brewers take a pitcher from Wisconsin and intriguing high school players on Day 3 of the MLB draft
The final day of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft had a local flavor to it for the Milwaukee Brewers. And that wasn't the only theme to stand out. ...
Most Wisconsin lawsuit ever: Woman settles with Fiserv, Bucks after slipping on cheese sauce
A lawsuit against Fiserv Forum and the Deer District brought by a Hales Corners woman who was injured during a Milwaukee Bucks game has been settled. Pascha Duncan, now 48, attended a Bucks-Los Angeles Lakers game at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on March 19, 2019, and slipped on melted nacho cheese sauce....
Massachusetts has the fewest number of contested state legislative primaries in 2024, while Wisconsin has the most
Welcome to the Tuesday, July 16, 2024, Brew. Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day:. Massachusetts has the fewest number of contested state legislative primaries in 2024, while Wisconsin has the most. A closer look at Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District Republican primary. 95...
Udelhoven places in Top 10 at SkillsUSA Nationals
The 2024 National SkillsUSA Competition took place in Atlanta, Georgia on June 24–28. 17,000 registered participants attended, 6,500 individuals and 115 different career competitions took place. Andrew Udelhoven (pictured) represented Wauzeka-Steuben by participating in the opening ceremonies on Monday, June 24. On Tuesday, June 25 Andrew took a written test. The next day, the carpentry participants took an industry tour and were able to see the large amount of vendors in the Georgia World Congress Center. Then the carpentry competition started at 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 27, which finished at about 4:30 p.m. Udelhoven received a Skills Points Certificate in Carpentry. Closing ceremonies were Friday night. (Photo submitted courtesy of Ana Seamans)
Wisconsin’s new rules on ballot drop boxes create opportunity for election challenges and ‘vigilantes’
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Wisconsin’s free newsletter here.Voters using Wisconsin’s newly legalized drop boxes may return only their own ballots, except in special cases, according to new guidance from the Wisconsin Elections Commission. That means even a voter dropping off a spouse’s ballot along with their own could be considered as having cast a ballot improperly.The rule could be difficult for municipal clerks to enforce. But it leaves an opening for potential challenges from conservative election activists, who are already preparing to act on...
DOT Revokes Beaver Dam Wholesaler’s License
(Beaver Dam) The state of Wisconsin has revoked the dealer license for a Beaver Dam area wholesaler for failing to follow administrative requirements. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Division of Motor Vehicles issued the order against Great Lakes Motors. The DOT lists the dealer’s address at 1645 North Spring Street...
MacFarlane Pheasants says it lost 55,000 birds, netted $2 million in losses in June tornado
MacFarlane Pheasants says it lost 55,000 birds in the June 22 tornado that tore apart part of its Janesville bird operation. In a statement released Tuesday by MacFarlane, the company says the tornado caused $2 million in damage to the farm on the city’s south side. It was in...
The Highground Veterans Memorial Park Hosting Badger Talk on August 4th
The Highground Veterans Memorial Park is excited to host a Badger Talk by University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Emeritus Doug Bradley on Sunday, August 4 at 1pm. Bradley will present We Gotta Get Out of This Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War, which places popular music at the heart of the American experience in Vietnam.
County aims to reduce mosquito breeding grounds
This summer has brought a veritable list of plagues to southwest Wisconsin, including cicadas and flooding, but residents should not forget to add the much-maligned mosquito to that list. To combat the blood-thirsty skeeters, Joseph Writz, owner of Driftless Region Vector Control (DRVC), went through Prairie du Chien and the...
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