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WATCH: Wisconsin women’s basketball star shines with USA Basketball
Wisconsin women’s basketball star Serah Williams shined during Stop 2 in the 2024 U23 Nations League Americas conference in Mexico City, Mexico on July 23. Williams’ 2024 USA 3×3 Nations League team, which also includes Christina Dalce (University of Maryland), Morgan Maly (Creighton University), Cotie McMahon (Ohio State University), Lucy Olsen (University of Iowa) and Mikaylah Williams (LSU), went 3-0 on Tuesday with wins over the Caymen Islands, Argentina and Mexico. During her final contest, Wisconsin’s Serah Williams and LSU’s Mikaylah Williams combined for 15 of the team’s 21 points in the 21-18 triumph over Mexico. The Brooklyn native iced the game...
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan tells those seeking abortions "you are welcome here"
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — As Iowa prepares to enact one of the nation's strictest abortion laws, elected officials in Minnesota are ensuring out of state abortion seekers they are welcome to visit and access services. On Monday, Iowa will enact its ban on most abortions beyond six weeks, before many women know they are pregnant. On Thursday, Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Bloomington Mayor Tim Busse toured abortion provider Whole Women's Health Alliance in Bloomington. "I'm really honored to be here," Flanagan said after she and others toured the facility. "Sometimes the stigma that is attached to abortion care...
Man accused of videotaping teen girl appears in court
CHIPPEWA FALLS — An Eau Claire man charged with allegedly placing a recording device in a girl’s bedroom and recording nude images of her appeared in Chippewa County Court on Thursday. Jeremy M. Reimann, 44, 1218 Archer Lane, was charged in Chippewa County Court in October with capturing an intimate representation without consent and possessing an intimate representation without consent. Reimann appeared in court Thursday for a preliminary hearing before...
A chance of thunderstorms kicks off a hot and humid week ahead
WHAT WE ARE TRACKING: Temperatures will remain around average to start the week given extra cloud cover from showers and thunderstorms expected through Monday. The hot temps will bounce back and return Tuesday, lingering for much of the week.NEXT 24 HRS: After a hot Saturday, we should get a small break from these hot temperatures for Sunday and Monday as abundant cloud cover and rain chances will keep us around average (mid-80s). Isolated showers are still expected Sunday afternoon and evening, primarily in Wisconsin counties south of I-90.LOOKING AHEAD: Our main chance of thunderstorms comes in the overnight hours Sunday, transitioning into Monday morning....
From drought to rain, Wisconsin had biggest one-year flip-flop from last June to this one
It's been an exceptionally soggy summer in Wisconsin, and all the rain may have washed away memories of what was happening last year. It could not have been more different. This summer, we had the sixth-wettest June in Wisconsin history. Last summer, we had the fifth-driest June in state history. And that, according to...
Five events where you can celebrate Smokey Bear's 80th birthday with him this summer
Smokey Bear, the iconic park ranger who has tirelessly promoted wildfire dangers to people across America, will celebrate his 80th birthday at events held across Wisconsin. Smokey's official birthday is Aug. 9, according to a news release from the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, but he's on a statewide tour, making appearances at events such...
Meet the Democratic candidates running for Wisconsin's 7th Congressional seat
Kyle Kilbourn and Elsa Duranceau will face off in the Aug. 13 partisan primary to represent the Democratic Party in the November general election for Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District. The winner of the primary will face Republican Tom Tiffany, who has held Wisconsin's 7th Congressional seat since 2020. Prior to Tiffany, Republican Sean Duffy was elected to five terms since 2011 before resigning in 2019 citing family health issues. ...
The Paris Olympics get started this weekend. C'est bon.
I'm JR Radcliffe and this is the Daily Briefing newsletter by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Sign up here to get it sent to your inbox each morning. It'll be mostly sunny today after some patchy morning fog with a high near 80, and expect a gorgeous Saturday (sunny, high of 84) before a chance for some afternoon thunderstorms on Sunday, with a high near 86. ...
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