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400+ Wisconsin schools are on Moms for Liberty's membership list. What it means for LGBTQ+ kids
Kettle Moraine School District parent Christy DeMaster has long advocated for her child, who is transgender, as well as other LGBTQ+ students. Now, as Moms for Liberty urges parents to take action so their schools are excluded from new federal regulations protecting transgender students, DeMaster said she's relieved her child will graduate soon....
Wisconsin Braces for Severe Thunderstorms and Hazardous Lake Conditions Friday Until 7PM
Green Bay, WI – Severe weather is expected to impact Wisconsin this afternoon, with scattered strong thunderstorms predicted across central, northeast, and east-central parts of the state. The most significant risk period is from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., when storms could bring damaging winds, lightning, small hail, and torrential rainfall, leading to localized flooding.
'The system itself is broken': Wisconsin teachers are buying school supplies out of pocket
MADISON, Wis. -- Teachers are paying for their own school supplies out of pocket according to a survey from the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC). Amy Turkowski is a first-grade teacher at Franklin elementary school and is entering her 20th year in the field. She said she has spent money out of her own pocket every year she has worked.
A decade after Wisconsin GOP bill, UW system could see mass layoffs of tenured staff
The Universities of Wisconsin’s Board of Regents will soon decide whether to lay off more than three dozen tenured professors at UW-Milwaukee. The proposal, by outgoing Chancellor Mark Mone, also includes eliminating the College of General Studies at UWM. Mone said the moves are necessary because of the “harsh realities” facing higher education institutions, including low enrollment and underfunding from the state Legislature.
Parents looking for after-school care as ‘Back to School’ approaches
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - As many parents are aware, back to school is fast approaching. It’s a very busy time and amid all the preparations parents say one at the top of their lists is finding safe and affordable childcare before and after school. Mom of two, Joelle...
NEW Zoo & Adventure Park holds ‘Cat-Con for Conservation’ to support conservation of cats worldwide
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The NEW Zoo & Adventure Park in Green Bay invited families for a new event on Friday to celebrate and support cat species across the globe. The first-ever Cat-Con for Conservation event ran from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., and proceeds from the event went to support the conservation of endangered and threatened cat species through the Saving Animals From Extinction (SAFE) program.
CONSUMER FIRST ALERT: Concert ticket scams
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Local venues have a word of warning before you search online for concert tickets so you don’t get scammed or lose money. “It’s truly buyer beware. Know where you’re buying from,” Terry Charles of PMI Entertainment Group said. If you’re shopping...
Wisconsin state park use still strong and growing. But there are warning signs about outdoors funding.
More people went to Wisconsin state parks during the COVID-19 pandemic — and the trend is sticking around. A new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum showed that sales of state park annual admission stickers in 2023 remained high — almost a 50% increase over 2019. ...
Brown County Jail inmates harvest first haul of vegetables from ‘Jail Garden’ program
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Inmates from the Brown County Jail’s ‘Jail Garden’ program harvested their first haul of vegetables on Thursday. In the spring, the Brown County Community Gardens began their long-anticipated project, the Jail Garden. With the initial partnership and funding support from the Green Bay Packers, the Brown County Community Gardens could purchase ten raised beds and materials for the vegetable garden.
Port of Green Bay receives award for efforts to increase international tonnage shipping
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Port of Green Bay is being recognized for its efforts in shipping through international waters as it received an award from the U.S. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) last week. The Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award was created in 1992...
Monkey business: Wisconsin primate sanctuary running out of space
About six years ago, three rhesus macaque monkeys retired from research facilities to a 17-acre plot of grassy meadows and woods in central Wisconsin. These three monkeys, including 35-pound Mars, had likely lived their entire lives indoors before coming to the facility in Westfield called Primates Incorporated. “He (Mars) was...
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