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Milwaukee Brewers Former 1st Round Pick Rumored To Be A Trade Piece For Starting Pitching
The Milwaukee Brewers have been in trade rumors for seeking starting pitching as well as left-handed hitters. Starting pitching has been a need for them all season whereas Ken Rosenthal was the first to link them to a left-handed batter. Now MLB Insider Robert Murray has suggested that opposing organizations view Garrett Mitchell as a trade piece for Milwaukee to use in order to acquire starting pitching.
Pizza Hut franchisee with 140 units files for bankruptcy
A Pizza Hut franchisee with more than 140 locations in the South and Midwest has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to reports. Nation’s Restaurant News reports franchisee EYM Pizza L.P. and affiliated companies filed for bankruptcy on July 22 in the Eastern District of Texas. EYM operates...
Spinning the State: Madison, Bayfield, Appleton
Stories you might have missed form across Wisconsin. Madison: Whooping cough outbreak hits Wisconsin. There’s another respiratory illness popping up this year and medical professionals are calling it “the tip of the iceberg”. This week public health Madison and Dane County reported an outbreak of pertussis or as it’s more commonly known, whooping cough. At this point the outbreak has affected 43 people over the last eight weeks. The majority of the illnesses happened in teens. Dr, James Conway, a Wisconsin physician who specializes in infectious disease in children told the Wisconsin Examiner “It’s becoming more and more apparent that there’s the beginnings of an outbreak happening.”Wisconsin has logged 226 cases of pertussis this year, up from 51 cases in 2023.Symptoms of the easily spread upper respiratory illness include runny nose, maybe a scratchy throat but after about a week patients develop a persistent cough that lasts for weeks with its signature “whoop” sound. Full Story.
Kohl’s tells corporate workers it’s time to come back to the office.
Menomonee Falls, Wis. – Kohl’s is the latest national retailer to issue a return-to-office mandate to headquarters staff. All corporate employees living within 30 miles of Menomonee Falls must start working from the office on Monday through Thursday beginning Oct. 14, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The move is designed to improve collaboration.
Celebrate the 85th Anniversary of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ in Oconomowoc
Every five years, the city of Oconomowoc celebrates the anniversary of when The Wizard of Oz first premiered in August of 1939 — and this year the celebration to mark the 85th anniversary will take place August 15. The Wizard of Oz first premiered in the Strand Theater in...
Fisher House Wisconsin primary benefactor
This is one of the largest fundraisers of the year for Fisher House.
September 2021 Milwaukee fatal shooting; woman sentenced
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Tia Meddaugh on Friday, July 26 to 18 years in prison and five years of extended supervision in connection with a September 2021 fatal shooting in the city. According to the criminal complaint, Milwaukee police were dispatched on Sept. 14, 2021 to a...
Racy new game hits radio waves
You know the game. The one where someone lists three people – often celebrities – and you have to say which one you'd marry, which one you'd murder and which one you'd like to, er, have an intimate relationship with. Well, FM 102/1's Jon Adler asked me to...
Wisconsin couple makes trip of a lifetime for the Olympics
MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin couple is on a trip of a lifetime to see some of the world's best athletes go for the gold at the Olympics in Paris. "It feels surreal. Megan and I have been planning this trip for a long time," Russell Craze said. After winning...
Wisconsin’s Only Black-Owned, Full-Scale Grocery Store Meets Community’s Needs
The husband-and-wife team of Maurice 'Moe' and Yashica Spears Wince hope to bring healthy food options to one of Milwaukee’s food deserts with their Sherman Park Grocery. Located in West Milwaukee, Sherman Park Grocery is the only full-scale, Black-owned grocery store in Wisconsin. Co-owners Maurice “Moe” and Yashica Spears Wince founded the grocery store to meet the community’s needs, home to nearly 80% of Black residents.
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