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Purple Wisconsin: The Impact of ‘Fighting Bob’ La Follette
THIS STORY IS PART OF OUR ‘PURPLE REIGN’ FEATURE. Robert La Follette Sr. might not have seemed destined to become one of the nation’s most influential political reformers. As a UW-Madison undergraduate, La Follette was famous for pranks like “putting a farm animal on the balcony of...
Wisconsin congressman claims assault at RNC; others differ
(The Center Square) – Western Wisconsin’s congressman says he was assaulted at Milwaukee’s Republican National Convention, but a women’s group disagrees. Republican Congressman Derrick Van Orden took social media Tuesday to say a protester with the group Code Pink assaulted him while he was standing in line at the RNC. “While standing in line to enter an event at the RNC today, I was assaulted by what appeared to be...
Keeping drinking water safe, Antigo school referendum planned, Manito Art Show
Lincoln County Health Department seeing an increase in bacteria in drinking water, Antigo School District voters will be asked to fund construction of a new elementary school, the annual Manito Art Show begins Thursday at the Manitowish Waters Community Center.
Antigo School District going to referendum to build new elementary school
Voters will have a lot of choices to make in November, and in Antigo, the school district hopes they will vote to pass a $54 million dollar referendum for a new elementary school, an improvement they say is desperately needed. All three of Antigo's elementary schools were built in the...
Man gets 4 years for Manitowoc stabbing incident, claiming Satan was mentioned
MANITOWOC (WLUK) – Ryan King was sentenced to four years in prison for stabbing another man. King, 36, was convicted of first-degree reckless injury for the May 25, 2022, incident. He was also placed on extended supervision for eight years at the July 11 sentencing, court records show. According...
Missing child in Kewaunee is a Facebook scam
KEWAUNEE, Wis. (WBAY) - A scam making the rounds on Facebook says there’s a child missing in Kewaunee. The Kewaunee County Sheriff’s Office wants to warn people about this scam that was posted on the Door Kewaunee Buy Sell Trade page. The post talks about how a little...
Missing Child Scam Circulating In Minnesota
All scams are terrible and there are plenty of them to go around these days. However, this one might be one of the worst thanks to the nature of the scam. There have been so many scams in Minnesota and Wisconsin lately that the Duluth Police Department recently shared some basic scam tips to help us all avoid becoming a victim.
Most Wisconsin lawsuit ever: Woman settles with Fiserv, Bucks after slipping on cheese sauce
A lawsuit against Fiserv Forum and the Deer District brought by a Hales Corners woman who was injured during a Milwaukee Bucks game has been settled. Pascha Duncan, now 48, attended a Bucks-Los Angeles Lakers game at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on March 19, 2019, and slipped on melted nacho cheese sauce....
New officers installed at American Legion
ANTIGO — Our post is proud to have these members step forward to lead us for the next year. The Sparks Doernenburg American Legion Post #3 in Antigo is open to all veterans and welcomes you to attend our meetings on the 1st Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. (unless it’s a holiday, in which case the meeting will be the following Thursday). The address is 645 7th. Ave., Antigo. Just look for the two flag poles and a cannon in the front yard.
Multiple Agencies in Wild Chase, Apprehend Two Suspected in Armed Robbery, Shooting
A wild chase that began with an armed robbery and shooting in Omro ended in Fond du Lac with the arrests of two persons on Monday. Winnebago County and Omro Police were responding to the incident at about 7:15 p.m. Monday where they found a 65-year-old Omro man who advertised his car on Facebook Marketplace. He’d been shot when two persons answering the ad struggled over a firearm, prompting the suspects to flee south on I-41 toward Fond du Lac in a U-Haul truck.
Green Bay Hispanic community mourns death of Albino Herrera Espinoza and daughter Beatriz
GREEN BAY — On July 12, a father and his daughter died in a tragic incident at Canyonlands National Park, in Utah. Albino Herrera Espinoza, 52, and his daughter, Beatriz Herrera, 23, set out Friday to hike what is known as the most challenging trail in the Island of the Sky, inside the...
45th annual Pulaski Polka Days begins Thursday. Here's what you need to know
PULASKI-- The 45th annual Pulaski Polka Days festival begins Thursday with musicians, vendors and visitors traveling from across the country to perform and participate. What was originally a one-day festival, has evolved into a four-day celebration complete with music, fireworks and a parade. Last year, Polka Days attracted over 32,000 visitors, and...
Packers 'biggest bust' for 2024 is already painfully obvious
If you thought that NFL training camps finally starting meant that summer listicles would disappear, I have wonderful news for you: it's only mid-July!. There's still at least six weeks left to throw a bunch of names together and figure out how they relate later. Player rankings are only just getting started, so don't worry – time is on our side.
Missing Child Scam Circulating In Minnesota
All scams are terrible and there are plenty of them to go around these days. However, this one might be one of the worst thanks to the nature of the scam. There have been so many scams in Minnesota and Wisconsin lately that the Duluth Police Department recently shared some basic scam tips to help us all avoid becoming a victim.
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