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Wisconsin election deniers Janel Brandtjen and Tim Ramthun lose in GOP primaries
MADISON — Two of Wisconsin’s most prominent purveyors of election conspiracy theories lost their primary races on Tuesday. In the Republican primary for the 20th Senate District, Sen. Dan Feyen, R-Fond du Lac, prevailed over Tim Ramthun, a Republican from Campbellsport who served in the Assembly from 2019-23 and competed in the 2022...
Omar gives progressives a needed boost: 5 takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries
Progressives in the House received a much-needed victory Tuesday night with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) winning her primary one week after her fellow “squad” member Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) lost hers. Unlike the primaries for Bush and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), who was also ousted recently, Omar’s race...
$500,000 bond for one of two drug suspects arrested in La Crosse
Two La Crosse residents are facing multiple drug charges, resulting from a traffic stop last week, and a search inside a house on Division Street. The bail for one suspect was set at $500,000 Wednesday. Christina Joswick and Raymond Lewis are jailed on charges of trafficking drugs, such as fentanyl...
Brat Fest holds makeup “Brat-Tober” fest in September
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Rainy weather loomed over 2024′s annual Brat Fest this past Memorial Day Weekend, leaving many avid brat fans, sponsors, entertainers and charities craving more. Tim Metcalfe sat down with WMTV Tuesday to talk about the event to satisfy these cravings. The world’s largest Brat Fest...
Minnesota Man Sentenced In Barron County Fentanyl Death Case
BARRON COUNTY (DrydenWire) - The Court has sentenced Sade Shirwa, age 30, of Burnsville, MN, on convictions from a case filed against him in Barron County Circuit Court charging him with reckless homicide following an investigation by Barron Police Department into an August 2022 overdose death that occurred in Barron, WI.
Rox Season Ends With Playoff Loss To La Crosse
The St. Cloud Rox season came to an end Wednesday night with an 8-1 loss to the La Crosse Loggers in the Great Plains championship game at Joe Faber Field. The Rox finish the season with a 43-26 record and with a Great Plains West Division title. The Loggers scored...
1 dead after head-on crash in construction zone on western Wisconsin highway
HAUGEN, Wis. — Authorities in western Wisconsin say one person is dead and another seriously injured after a crash in a construction zone that shut down a highway for hours Wednesday evening.The Barron County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to a crash on U.S. Highway 53 a half-mile south of 28th Avenue at 5:23 p.m.According to the initial investigation, a minivan had been passing other northbound vehicles in the wrong lane of traffic when it struck a southbound sedan towing a motorcycle trailer. Due to construction, traffic was bidirectional in the northbound lanes of Highway 53 with delineator posts down the double-yellow center line, the sheriff's office says.The driver of the sedan died while the minivan driver was transported by LifeLink to a nearby hospital for treatment of their injuries, authorities say.The identity of the deceased will be released at a later time.The crash is under investigation.
Lincoln Hills consent decree at middle of statehouse fight
(The Center Square) – Just days after a Republican lawmaker said Wisconsin’s prison managers have lost control of the youth prison at Lincoln Hills, there is now an effort to end the facility’s federal consent decree. More than a dozen Republicans in both the State Senate and State Assembly signed a letter last week to the head of the state’s Department of Corrections, asking him to go to court and “revisit” the decree that limits guards and the Lincoln Hills facility. ...
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