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OnMilwaukee Weekend Preview: July 5-7, 2024
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Poll: Wisconsin voters divided on Trump conviction, appropriate sentencing
(The Center Square) – Wisconsinites hold a wide variety of opinions on former President Donald Trump’s conviction, a recent Marquette Law School poll shows. Despite Democrats making up only 29% of respondents, 55% of registered Wisconsin voters think Trump is guilty, while 36% believe the jury decided wrongly and 9% are unsure. Half of voters believed prosecuting Trump was the right thing to do, versus 42% who did not and 8% undecided. However, opinions still fell largely among party lines, with Independents split. ...
Wisconsin athletics among elite group ahead of Olympic Games Paris 2024
Wisconsin athletics will be well represented in France at Olympic Games Paris 2024. As many as twelve former Badgers will make the trek oversees in search of a gold medal. Only a handful of collegiate programs, including Big Ten rivals Penn State, USC and UCLA, will send at least 10 Olympians to this summer’s games.
50/50 weekend setup with Saturday Sun & Sunday Showers, Storms
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58)--Not a bad way to close out Summerfest this year. Expect a fair amount of sun on Saturday. A lake breeze will set up, so temps could slide during the afternoon along the immediate lakeshore. Highs will be in the 70s. Sunday looks more unsettled with a storm system moving in from the west. A scattering of showers and storms can be expected. You can take this forecast and extend it right into Monday and Tuesday. We see a pattern chance by midweek. Look for drier conditions then along with highs mainly in the 80s.
A downtown high-rise is about to start construction. Public plazas are planned next to it
Two publicly funded plazas are to be developed next to a new downtown apartment tower that will overlook the Milwaukee River. The plazas will be adjacent to The Edison, a 32-story, 383-unit high-end tower. The tower is planned for a vacant lot at 1005 N. Edison St. − where the former Rojahn & Malaney...
Mariah the Scientist, Mt. Joy, and best and worst of Summerfest 2024's Day 7 in Milwaukee
The rain threatened to put a damper on Summerfest's Fourth of July in the early going, but the skies cleared long enough for the headliners to shine. Well, most of them. Here's the best and worst of what we saw and heard at the Big Gig Thursday. ...
AJR honors late father, Carly Rae Jepsen overcomes tech issues, at Milwaukee's Summerfest
Pop band of brothers AJR brought lots of bells, whistles and whimsy to the American Family Insurance Amphitheater Thursday night for Summerfest. But one of the most thrilling moments across their two-hour Milwaukee show was a low-tech staring contest. ...
Kayla's Playground in Franklin reopens with a revamped surface
Sunshine filled the air July 1 as families eagerly stood at the Franklin Woods Nature Center Pavilion's entrance to Kayla's Playground, which was just about to reopen after a needed renovation to the surface. It may not seem like a huge change, but the surface of the playground is a part of what makes Kayla's Playground special. ...
Dodgers' loss is Brewers' gain as Bryan Hudson produces all-star-caliber season
The Los Angeles Dodgers haven’t gotten much wrong in the last decade or so. But sometime this weekend they’ll get an up-close look at one of their bigger personnel misses in recent memory when Bryan Hudson takes the mound at Dodger Stadium for the Milwaukee Brewers. The left-handed...
The man behind the RNC balloon drop in Milwaukee is doing his 10th convention
Red, white and blue balloons falling from the ceiling of Fiserv Forum on July 18 will be among the lasting images of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. And to set up and execute that balloon drop, the RNC Committee on Arrangements turned to Treb Heining, who has been doing the balloon drops...
Central Wisconsin Faces Ongoing Flooding; NWS Issues River Flood Warning
Green Bay, WI – Flooding continues to impact central Wisconsin, with warnings issued for multiple counties following severe storms. A River Flood Warning remains in effect for the Little Wolf River south of the Manawa dam until late Monday morning. According to the US National Weather Service Green Bay, residents should stay updated on river levels and avoid driving on flooded roads. On Friday, flash flood warnings were issued for several counties, including Waupaca, Outagamie, and southern Brown. Over five inches of rain fell near Manawa, causing major street flooding and prompting evacuations, including a local nursing home.
Wisconsin school board member sues his own board, settles for 6 figures
A Wauwatosa school board member who sued his own board for open meetings violations has settled the case for $132,500. The unprecedented six-figure settlement to Michael Meier comes as the Wauwatosa School District will ask voters in two November referenda to approve new funding totaling $124.4 million. Meier filed a...
Ojibwe tribes from Wisconsin back EPA in lawsuit by 12 states over water rights
Two Ojibwe tribes from Wisconsin have come to the defense of the Environmental Protection Agency against a lawsuit filed by 12 states over water rights. The Lac du Flambeau and Sokaogon (Mole Lake) tribes joined five other tribal nations from around the country in defending the EPA’s new tribal water rights rule under...
Unemployment is low, the labor market tight. But more Wisconsinites are on FoodShare, or food stamps, than before COVID
The number of people enrolled in the food assistance program FoodShare in Wisconsin remains above pre-pandemic levels, according to a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report. As of April, a little over 700,000 people were enrolled in FoodShare, the Wisconsin program part of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, that helps low-income households buy food, according to the latest figures published by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. ...
Weather Webcast with Stephanie Barichello
Clear and comfortable tonight, then there is a chance for showers Sunday morning through about midday. It'll be warmer and humid. Slight chance for a pop-up storm in the afternoon then another line of storms moves through Sunday night into Monday morning. Slight chance for storms through Wednesday, then some sunshine.
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