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Wisconsin cities want presidential candidates to pay for pricey campaign stops
Editor’s note: This story was reported and written before the July 13 shooting at a rally for former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, which is being investigated as an assassination attempt. With President Joe Biden and Donald Trump again eying Wisconsin as a crucial presidential election battleground, some...
Brewers MiLB: Sounds Shine, Nashville Bullpen Impresses, and Biloxi Tops Southern League South Standings
Nashville and Wisconsin dominate in the Brewers minor league affiliates' Week 16 roundup, with Sounds leading the International League West. Nashville Sounds hit .282/.368/.411 with 5 homers and 35 runs scored. Biloxi Shuckers hit .262/.386/.388 with 5 homers and 43 runs scored. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers hit .290/.383/.458 with 4 homers...
'Unbelievable, delicious': RNC visitors are discovering Spotted Cow beer
As thousands of out-of-state visitors descended on Milwaukee for the start of the Republican National Convention on Monday, many seemed pleasantly surprised by a local delicacy: Spotted Cow beer. Spotted Cow is the best-selling beer made by the Wisconsin brewery New Glarus Brewing Company. The company brewed about 230,000 barrels of beer last year, 30% of which will be Spotted Cow, according to a report from the Wisconsin State Journal. ...
Spinning the State Milwaukee, Wausau, Madison
Stories you might have missed form across Wisconsin. Preparations for the RNC have been going on around Milwaukee for months. Friday afternoon, a group of Milwaukee Public school students got a chance to put their mark on a small but high profile part of the convention, the balloon drop. A group of 14 students who are part of a paid summer internship program working as hotel ambassadors for the RNC delegates inflated over 100,000 balloons. The iconic balloon drop will happen after the candidates acceptance speech Thursday night. GlassHouse Balloon Company, who has designed the drop for the last ten republican conventions described this drop as a “flag type, with stripes of colors and then a mix of color.” Full Story.
Here are the most Wisconsin moments from Day 1 of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee
Wisconsin took center stage on Monday as the RNC kicked off in Milwaukee. The first day was packed with political moments as former President Donald Trump announced his pick for vice president and was officially nominated. But that wasn't all that happened. It's Wisconsin, after all. We couldn't get through the day without some cheese curds and beer. Here's a look at the most Wisconsin moments from day one of the Republican National Convention. ...
What to know about former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker ahead of the RNC
Scott Walker is the former 45th governor of Wisconsin, a position he held from 2011 to 2019. During his tenure, he evoked massive protests over his Act 10 legislation, survived a recall election and had a short-lived run for President. The Republican politician is one of Wisconsin’s delegates set to attend the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this week. ...
46th annual Hodag Country Fest wraps up Sunday
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WJFW) – Madison Cook, Leanna Golz and Jadyn Botello attended their sixth hodag Country Festival in Rhinelander this weekend. The trio of Colby natives said that despite the heavy rain on Saturday afternoon, the party at Hodag Fest never stops. “Hodag is just such a good environment,”...
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