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Henry Winkler Stops At Wisconsin Café For Breakfast
What a guy! Henry Winkler was in Wisconsin with “Happy Days” co-stars Anson Williams and Donny Most last week and made a stop for breakfast at a local café. This isn't the first time Henry Winkler has come to the Illinois and Wisconsin regions. A while back, he was in Illinois for a Conference he was speaking at, grabbed a drink at a local coffee shop, then went to a Children's Museum before heading home.
28 years since one of the strongest tornadoes in Wisconsin history
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Thursday marks the 28th anniversary of the most recent 5-rated tornado in Wisconsin. On July 18, 1996, an F5 tornado struck the town of Oakfield in Fond du Lac County. The tornado was on the ground for 30 minutes and caused tremendous damage in and around...
In reversal from 2016, GOP projects unity while Democrats scramble
MILWAUKEE — Republicans find themselves in a somewhat unusual position: fully in sync, while Democrats hash out a major internal disagreement in public. It’s been a remarkable split screen playing out this week. Republicans are gathered in Wisconsin, unified and energized behind former President Trump’s candidacy, while Democrats are in open disagreement over whether President…
Reporting from the RNC, Chevron and Wisconsin, Women BBQ brawlers
A WPR reporter catches us up on several news threads from this week’s GOP convention in Milwaukee. Then we talk about how last month’s SCOTUS decision overturning so-called Chevron deference might or might not influence state agencies’ power. And a pair of Wisconsin pitmasters talk about their experiences competing on a popular Food Network show.
Wisconsin Governor Tours Lincoln Park Zoo, Explains Costal Community Grants
The city of Manitowoc is getting grant money from the state to improve an area of the Lincoln Park Zoo. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced earlier this week that Manitowoc will get a little more than $95,000 for improvements in an area on the Little Manitowoc River through the Wisconsin Department of Administration’s Wisconsin Costal Management Program.
Spinning the State: Madison, Milwaukee, De Pere
Stories you might have missed form across Wisconsin. Madison: UW Hospitals named best in Wisconsin. If you need to go to the hospital, try to make it one of the University of Wisconsin hospitals. U.S. News and World Report ranked the UW Hospitals as number one in Wisconsin on its best hospital list. UW Health CEO Dr. Alan Kaplan said the recognition reinforces the longstanding reputation for outstanding patient care, innovative therapies and exceptional patient outcomes at UW Health. The UW Hospitals also received the highest ratings for 18 procedures and conditions impacting people 65 and older. UW Hospitals also offer services that are not always available at other hospitals which contributed to the high ranking. Full Story.
No charges against the Code Pink anti-war protester Derrick Van Orden accused of assault
The anti-war protester accused by Wisconsin Rep. Derrick Van Orden of assault this week at the Republican National Convention will not face charges after prosecutors said they found "insufficient" evidence to back up the accusations. Kent Lovern, the chief deputy district attorney for Milwaukee County, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the evidence in the case, including police body camera footage, "is insufficient to support a criminal charge" against the Code Pink activist Nour Jaghama. ...
Man Arrested After Allegedly Assaulting Pregnant Girlfriend and Leading Police on High-Speed Chase
Grayslake, IL (WLIP)–Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Zion man after he allegedly battered his pregnant girlfriend and led deputies on a high-speed chase, resulting in a multi-vehicle crash. On Wednesday, at approximately 5:00 p.m., deputies were dispatched to a residence in Grayslake following a report of domestic...
Racine death of infant boy; 25-year-old woman accused
RACINE, Wis. - A 25-year-old Racine woman is charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the death of an 11-month-old boy. The accused is Andi Praeger. According to the criminal complaint, Racine police responded to a residence near 9th and Villa on Thursday, July 11 for a report of child abuse. The infant was taken to Children's Hospital where it was determined the child "had multiple injuries including a spinal contusion and blood along his spine" as well as bleeding on both sides of his brain, the complaint says.
Brady Street Festival Saturday: Day of music, food, drinks, shopping
Brady Street Festival is back Saturday, July 20 with a full day of music, food, drinks, and even a little shopping! Brian Kramp is at Bandit on Milwaukee’s lower east side where they have clothes for everyone.
How Smithsonian curators scavenge political conventions to explain the present to the future
Thousands of Republicans, from a presidential candidate to grassroots party members, began assembling in Milwaukee on July 15, 2024, for that quadrennial political ritual, the party convention. Political history curators from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History were there, too. They’re self-described “scavengers” of the physical objects that make up political campaign history, from […] The post How Smithsonian curators scavenge political conventions to explain the present to the future appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
Milwaukee bars during RNC: 'Not exactly what everyone was expecting'
MILWAUKEE — Tens of thousands of people have descended upon Milwaukee during the Republican National Convention. Bars close to Fiserv Forum and beyond were prepped for big nights. Kelley Cramer with Water Street Brewery Group — a hospitality group that owns the Harp Irish Pub, The Brewery and Trinity...
String of car break-ins frustrate Milwaukee's east side
MILWAUKEE — People living on Milwaukee's east side describe a string of car break-ins in multiple neighborhoods that started about two weeks ago. WISN 12 News spoke to people living in three neighborhoods in the area. Many describe break-ins overnight, but others said the break-ins often happen during daylight hours as well. Multiple residents reported nothing being stolen from their car after their window was smashed, saying the neighborhood knows to not keep anything valuable in their vehicles.
Massive fire near Washington Park causes road closures in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE — An overnight fire in a building near 39th Street and Lisbon Avenue, close to Washington Park in Milwaukee, led to road closures Thursday morning. The fire began at 3:30 a.m. on the second floor of the abandoned building, which used to be a church. It resulted in a two-alarm fire.
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