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New UMOS CEO stresses seasonal farmworker safety, impact of new protections
Milwaukee-based United Migrant Opportunity Services Inc. recently announced longtime employee Jose Martinez will become the nonprofit’s first new permanent president and CEO in almost 50 years. The move came after former CEO Lupe Martinez, no relation, took the role of president emeritus on Jan. 1. Founded in 1965, UMOS...
A La Crosse couple is building Playgrounds of La Crosse
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) A La Crosse couple is giving kids new ways to play. Playgrounds of La Crosse is a 17,000-square-foot space filled with a racetrack, ninja warrior course, and much more. There will also be a cafe serving food and coffee, and a space for parents to relax.
Jury Convicts Woman on Felony Charge For Fleeing Rochester Police
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Twin Cities area woman has been found guilty of a felony charge connected to a vehicle pursuit in Rochester two years ago. 31-year-old Mickela Joy Vrendenburg was charged last year after she allegedly fled from Rochester police officers in September 2022 when they went to a Rochester address associated with her to serve a felony arrest warrant and observed a vehicle leaving the residence with a malfunctioning taillight. An officer then attempted to stop the vehicle, but Vrenenburg kept driving and allegedly accelerated to around 50 mph in a residential area of southeast Rochester.
JUST IN: Worker dies in industrial accident at Del Monte Foods
A 43-year-old man died Friday while working at Del Monte Foods in Plover, officials confirmed. Rescue crews were called at about 4:45 p.m. Aug. 23 to the factory at 1400 Plover Road. According to a Point Plover Metro Wire report, a 911 caller told dispatchers that a man was seriously injured after his head struck a train rail.
Trial for Madeline Kingsbury’s Alleged Killer Moved from Winona to New Minnesota Location!
WINONA, MN – Adam Fravel, charged with the murder of Madeline Kingsbury, will now face trial starting October 7 in Blue Earth County. The trial was relocated from Winona County, Minnesota by order of Judge Nancy Buytendorp, who determined that Blue Earth County would offer the necessary impartiality for a fair trial. Wanna listen to this article? Jack has a video for you at the bottom of this page.
Warm temps, humidity, return to SE Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE- A late summer heatwave is on the way to Southeast Wisconsin this weekend and into early next week. Mostly sunny conditions Saturday coupled with rising humidity and a high temp in the mid 80s will lead to overnight showers that may linger into Sunday morning. Temperatures continue to rise Sunday with a high in the upper 80s. Starting on Monday, temps really rise into the 90s with a heat index that could reach triple digits. That heatwave will linger into midweek before temps normalize into the 80s on Wednesday.
Feds target two Wisconsin towns over lack of accessible voting machines
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.The U.S. Department of Justice threatened legal action in July against two northern Wisconsin towns that allegedly didn’t have accessible voting equipment in the April election.At least one of the towns, which is represented by some officials who have voiced distrust of electronic voting equipment, appears to be on a collision course with the agency after a local voter said it didn’t use the federally required voting equipment in the Aug. 13 election, either.A U.S. assistant attorney...
WIAA petitions State Supreme Court to review Hayden Halter title
MADISON − The Wisconsin State Supreme Court announced Wednesday it has accepted a petition by the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association to review a lower Circuit Court decision reinstating the 2019 wrestling title of then-Waterford wrestler Hayden Halter. Halter v. Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association will be the sole case the Court will review out...
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