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Florida Gators HC calls former Wisconsin QB 'one of the best in America'
Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier called former Wisconsin Badgers QB Graham Mertz ‘one of the best quarterbacks in America’ at SEC media days this week. Mertz is entering year two with the Gators after spending the first four years of his college career at Wisconsin. Badgers fans have tracked his career and progress closer than anybody after he initially joined the program as its highest-rated quarterback recruit of all time. That interest is only heightened with Napier making a comment like this one.
'The American dream is under duress.' Beloit business owner Diane Hendricks speaks at RNC
MILWAUKEE — Diane Hendricks, owner of ABC Supply in Beloit, addressed the Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Thursday evening. Hendricks started her speech by discussing her rise as an American business woman and struggles she’s gone through — becoming a single mother, risking it all to start her company and the death of her husband. Employing more than “22,000 Americans,” the recently recognized “most successful self-made...
El Rancho Breakfast and Tacos to open on East Johnson Street
Following the recent closure of East Johnson Family Restaurant, a new breakfast-and-taco spot intends to open in Tenney-Lapham by mid-August. El Rancho Breakfast and Tacos, owned by José Torres and his son, Gerardo Florencio-Reyes, will serve scratch-made pancakes, French toast and omelets in the mornings. For lunch and dinner, the menu will resemble that of El Rancho Mexican Grill on Park Street: tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos and more.
Madison to build permanent men’s shelter on Far East Side
The Madison CommonCouncil approved four new housing developments at a July 2 meeting, one of which will be the city’s first permanent men's shelter at 1904 Bartillon Drive. The new permanent shelter is set to hold 250-300 men in total, Madison Community Development Director Jim O’Keefe told The Daily Cardinal. It will be the first permanent men’s shelter in Madison, with a previous temporary all men’s shelter operating out of the basement of Grace Episcopal Church.
Nation Of Patriots Returns To Beaver Dam This Weekend
(Beaver Dam) The Nation of Patriots ‘Patriot Tour’ is making a stop in Beaver Dam on July 20th and the 21st. The crew will arrive at 6th Gear around 2:30pm, and all are welcome to celebrate with food and drinks. Co-Coordinator Quincy Beecher shared an anecdote of a family that got much-needed help from the Patriots Tour.
Southeast Minnesota Home Damaged When Car Crashes Through Roof
La Crescent, MN (KROC-AM News) - It appears a medical condition may have contributed to a spectacular car crash in southeastern Minnesota Thursday morning. A spokesperson for the La Crescent Police Department says a car went off a road and down a steep hill before crashing into the roof of the home. The incident was reported around 10:30 AM in a residential neighborhood on the southern edge of the Houston County community along the Mississippi River.
Man Killed in Tragic Farm Accident Near Staples
Staples, MN – At around 6:13 Thursday evening (July 18th), the Wadena County Sheriff’s Department responded to a farm equipment rollover accident in rural Bullard Township, north of Staples. First responders arrived to the scene and located a front-end loader tractor lying upside down in the ditch along...
Winona County woman indicted for phony cure that hurt instead of healed
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Winona County woman has been indicted in federal court for selling a phony cure that left patients with additional injuries. Tammy Schultz Wadsworth, 62 of Stockton, has been charged with mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the State of Minnesota says Wadsworth cheated business owners of nearly $1 million through a multi-year sophisticated fraud scheme.
Pickleball friends use CPR, AED to revive man after cardiac arrest
EAU CLAIRE — Dave Rowe plans to gather with friends today to celebrate his 75th birthday. It’s a party that almost didn’t happen after the lifelong athlete and Altoona resident suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and collapsed recently while playing pickleball. Thanks to prompt cardiopulmonary resuscitation and an AED shock administered by his pickleball friends, Dave is among the less than 10% of people who survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest...
Evers orders flags at half-staff for late Major General
MADISON, Wis. -- Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday he signed an executive order for the flags of the United States and the State of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Sunday, July 21, in honor of Major General Jerald David "Jerry" Slack.
Spinning the State: Ashwaubenon, Appleton, Pulaski
Stories you might have missed from across Wisconsin. Ashwaubenon: Manure Spill being investigated. Put down your lunch until this story is over. The Wisconsin Department of Natural resources is investigating a manure spill that took place in Eastern Outagamie County and western Brown County. The spill resulted in a fish kill. Tuesday, the department was notified of manure in Dutchman Creek and then a staffer noticed dead fish in the creek. The source of the manure is unknown but the DNR and county Land Conservation are on scene looking into the issue. The DNR is recommending that people and pets avoid contact with Dutchman Creek. Ok, you can go back to your lunch. Full Story.
Florida man charged with fraudulently selling jewelry as ‘Native American-Made’ in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – A 45-year-old Florida man has been charged in Wisconsin for fraudulently selling jewelry as Native American-made. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin, Jose Farinango Muenala from Casselberry, Florida, is charged with wire fraud, mail fraud, and misrepresenting Indian-produced goods.
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