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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...
DNR sends back CAFO expansion application after accusations of false manure spreading agreements
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has sent back a factory farming operation’s application to expand a Pierce County farm after local residents raised concerns that properties listed in the application as sites where manure would be spread on fields had never agreed to that arrangement. The Appleton-based Breeze Dairy Group has requested permission from […]
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...
Tree branch falls on powerlines in Eau Claire
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - More severe weather hit Western Wisconsin at around 7:00 a.m. Monday morning. Hail, rain, and strong winds took down branches across the area. A giant tree branch fell on to power line wires in Eau Claire. The tree is located on corner of Patton Street and MacArthur Avenue.
Winona State Chosen for Student Success Equity Intensive Program
Winona State is one of eight colleges nationwide selected by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) to join its fourth cohort of member institutions participating in the Student Success Equity Intensive (SSEI). This initiative is designed to help increase the academic success of Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and...
Wausau East/West places fourth, D.C. Everest fifth at Wisconsin Rapids Girls Golf Invite
WISCONSIN RAPIDS – D.C. Everest’s Ella Szekeress earned a top-10 finish at the Wisconsin Rapids Invitational on Monday at Bull’s Eye Country Club. Onalaska finished with a score of 383, one shot better than Marshfield. Wisconsin Rapids was third with a 391, followed by Wausau East/West (427) and D.C. Everest (453).
Heartbreakers Bar in Lake Hallie hosts vendor fair
LAKE HALLIE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – A local business allowed other local businesses to meet the communities it serves. The General Manager of Heartbreakers Bar and Grill in Lake Hallie, Shannon Gillmore, invited more than thirty vendors to set up shop in the bar’s backyard. There was also some meat on the girl and bluegrass being played for those who came out, along with a bouncy house for the kids. There was even a raffle for some of the merchandise from the vendors.
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