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Cucumber salmonella outbreak spreads to Wisconsin. What to know
Public health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak from cucumbers that has rendered more than 400 people ill, including several in Wisconsin. As of July 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had traced the salmonella outbreak to 31 states and the District of Columbia. Between March and July, 449 people became...
Wisconsin State Patrol launches "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign
MADISON, Wis. -- As Labor Day weekend approaches, the Wisconsin State Patrol announced Friday troopers and inspectors will focus on preventing impaired driving as part of the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign, starting Aug. 16.
Sharp-tail grouse hunt remains closed in 2024
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that although the spring population survey results indicate a slight increase, the sharp-tailed grouse hunting season remains closed for 2024. Permits and applications will not be available or accepted this year. Each year, the sharp-tailed grouse advisory committee, consisting of interested conservation groups and DNR wildlife biologists, uses spring dancing ground surveys to evaluate the population’s size and recommend a hunting season. Based on the review of spring population data, lek distribution and scientific...
GB Preble & Manitowoc Lincoln scrimmage ahead of season
(WFRV) – Days before the high school football season opener, Green Bay Preble hosted Manitowoc Lincoln for a scrimmage on Friday in an FRCC North & South battle. Both teams are led by first-year head coaches in the program with Brad Boockmeier leading the Hornets and former Packers’ offensive lineman Evan Smith at Manitowoc. “A […]
Small businesses gather in Green Bay for Vintage & Makers Market, promoting local cafe
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – A wide variety of local small businesses gathered on Main Street Friday night for a new series of markets to help promote a new cafe opening while selling vintage products. The Vintage and Makers Market started at 4 p.m. on Friday, and will also...
'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.
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. ...
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