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How Wisconsin’s education endowment factors into the Lac du Flambeau land dispute
Boozhoo ("hello" in Ojibwe) and miigwech ("thank you") for reading the First Nations Wisconsin newsletter. Last week, there finally seemed to be some movement forward to settle the 19-month long dispute over four roads on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation in northern Wisconsin. Officials with the nontribal town of Lac du Flambeau, located on...
76-year-old Wisconsin man arrested for 4th OWI after police find vehicle stopped near train tracks
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – A 76-year-old Wisconsin man was arrested for his fourth operating while intoxicated offense after officers found him stopped near train tracks. According to a release, the Madison Police Department received several reports of a vehicle stopped just short of train tracks near East Johnson Street and North First Street in Madison.
Evers, DNR propose new set of PFAS drinking water standards
Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) introduced a proposed new set of standards for the allowable amount of PFAS in the state’s drinking water on Monday. The action brings Wisconsin’s standards in line with the federal government’s. PFAS, also known as “forever...
AT&T to pay $950,000 to resolve investigation into 911 outage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T has agreed to pay $950,000 after a Federal Communications Commission investigation found the company failed to deliver 911 calls to emergency call centers and did not notify officials during an August 2023 outage, the agency said on Monday.
Suring Labor Day Celebration brings back favorite events, tractor pulls, demolition derby
The Suring Labor Day Celebration will bring back some favorites to help celebrate the holiday weekend. Popular events include a truck pull on Friday night at Veteran's Memorial Park, while tractor pulls are on Saturday and a demolition derby on Sunday. Then Monday will see the parade along Main Street. Mix in food, games,...
Wisconsin communities say no to ballot drop boxes
(The Center Square) – City councils in two Waukesha County municipalities, Brookfield and New Berlin, have voted to ban the use of ballot drop boxes in their cities for the upcoming general election, following a state Supreme Court ruling that reinstated municipalities' right to utilize the equipment. Brookfield justified its decision last week to ban drop boxes by arguing they are unnecessary. “Unlike 2020 and 2021, Covid is no longer...
Transgender students more likely than cisgender peers to seek support from school staff, study finds
Transgender students are more likely to seek support from school staff and less likely to seek support from their parents when compared to their cisgender peers, according to a study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and New York University. The study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, found among...
Bonduel, Oconto Falls win cross-county games
The Bears won their season opener 28-19 over Wittenberg-Birnamwood. Bonduel was scheduled to travel to Coleman on Aug. 29, while the Chargers are set to host Tomahawk on Aug. 30. Oconto Falls 46, Oconto 8. Oconto Falls scored all of its 46 points in the first half as they routed...
Endangered bird nesting at popular recreational site in the waters of Green Bay
BROWN COUNTY, Wis. (WLUK) -- Efforts continue to help protect an endangered bird, while also balancing recreational opportunities for people in the area. The piping plover is a tiny shorebird that has found new nesting grounds on Long Tail Point in the waters of Green Bay, just north of the city.
Giant bubbles light up The Weidner for immersive outdoor 'art-chitecture' display
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- A large outdoor bubble exhibit is floating its way into Green Bay. The installation, titled "Evanescent", will be on display outside The Weidner from Aug. 28 through Sept. 15. It is free and open to guests day and night, thanks to support from the city of Green Bay and the 1923 Fund.
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