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Students Selected as Agriculture in the Classroom Essay Contest Winners
MADISON – Eleanor Jones-Sato, a fourth-grade student from Janesville, and Bree Stalsberg, a fifth-grade student from Fennimore, have been selected as state winners in the Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom essay contest. Wisconsin fourth and fifth graders were asked to write a 500-word essay with the theme, “Wisconsin Agriculture is Fruit-full!”
Spectrum News+ Launches as FAST Channel on Xumo Play
STAMFORD, Conn.—Spectrum News has launched a streaming service Spectrum News+ on Xumo Play, the free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service. The launch illustrates how streaming continues to transform pay TV channels. Previously available only to Spectrum customers, the national news network draws on more than 30 Spectrum local news networks and features a unique mix of objective localized reporting, national headlines, and weather forecasts. With the launch, network is now available beyond Spectrum’s service area and to non-Spectrum customers.“This marks a significant milestone in Spectrum News’ mission to bring its trusted news and information to a broader audience, expanding access to...
Armstrong receives WCA Outstanding Legislator Award
State Rep. David Armstrong, R-Rice Lake, has been honored by the Wisconsin Counties Association with a WCA Outstanding Legislator Award for his work on behalf of county government during the 2023-2024 Legislative Session. “Rep. Armstrong is a tremendous partner to counties, not just in the 75th Assembly District, but for all of Wisconsin,” said WCA President and CEO Mark D. O’Connell. “He is a leader that has worked alongside our team on responsible public policy initiatives that positively impact our state, while keeping the taxpayers...
DNR To Host CWD Public Meeting In Pierce County
MADISON, Wis. (WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PRESS RELEASE) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it will host a public meeting with the Pierce County Deer Advisory Council to provide information on chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Wisconsin, local testing efforts and disease surveillance options being considered. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, in Spring Valley.
Top Wisconsin Basketball Target to Take Official Visit with Badgers
One of the top targets for the 2025 recruiting class of the Wisconsin basketball team will take an official visit to Madison this fall. 4-star combo guard and Wisconsin native Davion Hannah is considered one of the top guards in the entire country. According to the 247Sports Composite, Hannah is the 29th-ranked player nationally and the fourth combo guard. He’s technically the third-highest-ranked player in Missouri, but he would be the top player in Wisconsin had he stayed in-state.
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...
Brewers MiLB: Sounds Shine, Nashville Bullpen Impresses, and Biloxi Tops Southern League South Standings
Nashville and Wisconsin dominate in the Brewers minor league affiliates' Week 16 roundup, with Sounds leading the International League West. Nashville Sounds hit .282/.368/.411 with 5 homers and 35 runs scored. Biloxi Shuckers hit .262/.386/.388 with 5 homers and 43 runs scored. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers hit .290/.383/.458 with 4 homers...
'Unbelievable, delicious': RNC visitors are discovering Spotted Cow beer
As thousands of out-of-state visitors descended on Milwaukee for the start of the Republican National Convention on Monday, many seemed pleasantly surprised by a local delicacy: Spotted Cow beer. Spotted Cow is the best-selling beer made by the Wisconsin brewery New Glarus Brewing Company. The company brewed about 230,000 barrels of beer last year, 30% of which will be Spotted Cow, according to a report from the Wisconsin State Journal. ...
Spinning the State Milwaukee, Wausau, Madison
Stories you might have missed form across Wisconsin. Preparations for the RNC have been going on around Milwaukee for months. Friday afternoon, a group of Milwaukee Public school students got a chance to put their mark on a small but high profile part of the convention, the balloon drop. A group of 14 students who are part of a paid summer internship program working as hotel ambassadors for the RNC delegates inflated over 100,000 balloons. The iconic balloon drop will happen after the candidates acceptance speech Thursday night. GlassHouse Balloon Company, who has designed the drop for the last ten republican conventions described this drop as a “flag type, with stripes of colors and then a mix of color.” Full Story.
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