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Are school zone speed limits enforced during summer?
(NEXSTAR) – Summer is in full swing, meaning many kids are out of school. Even if you aren’t handling school drop-offs or pick-ups lately, you may still find yourself driving through a school zone, coasting past some version of a sign warning you to reduce your speed. Those...
Rafters Top Woodchucks on Friday
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — The Woodchucks to the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters 6-2 on Friday, as they split the home and home series. They are now 39-12 and 13-4 in the second half. The Chucks had some struggles with starter Houston High for the Rafters as he went six full and only allowed one hit. The Chucks did find a run as Max Soliz Jr. (Kansas) scored in the second after an error.
19 residents of Wisconsin Rapids assisted-living facility displaced by Thursday fire
WISCONSIN RAPIDS − A fire that started in a bedroom late Thursday afternoon has displaced 19 residents of Hilltop of Pepper. At 4:47 p.m. Thursday, a caller reported a fire in a bedroom at the assisted-living facility, which specializes in caring for people with Alzheimer's disease and dementia, Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department Division Chief Brennan Agen said. Hilltop of Pepper, 630 Pepper Ave., has a sprinkler system, which activated and extinguished a large portion of the fire.
Man's criminal case dismissed after getting shot, killed
A man charged with killing a motorcyclist in Grand Rapids last summer was fatally shot in Wisconsin, causing his former criminal case to be dismissed. 19-year-old Peter Mathiang had a hearing scheduled this week in Kent County Circuit Court on a felony charge of reckless driving causing death, after allegedly striking a motorcyclist on the city's southwest side before fleeing. Police say the motorcyclist, 21-year-old Jared Gossage, of Wyoming, died on scene.
Delavan hit-and-run, Travis Brown sentenced in 2020 death
ELKHORN, Wis. - A Walworth County judge sentenced Travis Brown on Friday, July 19 to seven years in prison and eight years of extended supervision in connection with a fatal 2020 Delavan hit-and-run crash. Brown was charged with striking and killing Noe Rendon Jr. and later told officials he "hit...
Culver’s celebrates 40 years of business
James Anderson remembers when the first Culver’s restaurant opened in Sauk City on July 18, 1984. Anderson, who is now president of the village, said the location was previously an A&W drive-in operated by the Culver family and was a block from his childhood home. “My brother Tim and...
It was an easy decision for Dean to pick Wisconsin
NEENAH (WLUK) -- There was never a doubt for Grant Dean. The Neenah running back/defensive back had six Division I offers, but one stood out amongst all the others -- Wisconsin. So on April 17, Dean committed to the Badgers. But it was way before then he kind of knew...
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.
News 3 Now at Five: July 19, 2024
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Rob Mooney, assistant research scientist
Rob Mooney joined Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS), an affiliate of the Prairie Research Institute, on July 16, 2024, as an assistant research scientist. He completed his BS and MS at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse, and then went on to receive his PhD from the University of Wisconsin Madison. Between finishing his PhD and arriving at INHS, Rob worked as a postdoctoral researcher and as an instructor in the Department of Integrative Biology at UW Madison. Rob's research interests and experiences span a range of aquatic science topics, from invertebrate behavior to ecosystem-scale stressors to fisheries management, and he has been fortunate to work in some of the Midwest's coolest aquatic ecosystems: Driftless Area trout streams, the Laurentian Great Lakes, and the Mississippi River. We sat down with Rob to learn more about his experiences and interests.
Outer space: The Virtual Foundry is going out of this world from new headquarters
The name of the company is The Virtual Foundry, but even in this day and age, they still need an actual, physical space to do their high-tech work. So when their crowded former shop building downtown was slated to be converted from commercial space to residential apartments, it turned out they had the perfect new spot waiting for them on Highway 51. Next to a garden center, no less.
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