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4th Assembly District: Jane Benson and Alexia Unertl meet in the Democratic primary
Assembly District 4 will see both Republican and Democratic Party primaries this August. Alexia Unertl and Jane Benson will meet in the Democratic primary. The state Senate and Assembly races reflect new electoral maps — signed into law by Gov. Tony Evers. The maps were created to more evenly divide the legislative districts...
Wisconsin student mental health struggles persist, according to DPI report
Wisconsin students are continuing to struggle with unprecedented mental health challenges with LGBTQ+ and girls facing disproportionate challenges, according to the Department of Public Instruction’s 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Summary Report. The survey, which took place in the spring of 2023, included responses from 1,882 students in 42 public, charter and alternative high schools […]
Aliisa Helminen, who first got her hands on a golf trophy at 4 months old, does it again in winning Wisconsin Junior Girls Championship
Adding her name to a golf trophy the size and importance of the one she did Wednesday at Hartford Golf Club might be relatively new territory for Aliisa Helminen. But evidence emerged after her victory at the Wisconsin State Junior Girls Championship of the time the Menasha golfer added herself to one.
Massive Changes Hit Old Wisconsin Gas Station
We've all seen random buildings get turned into something new. Sometimes it's very obvious like when a Pizza Hut gets turned into something new, but still has the over sized roof. Other times it works perfect like with this diner. This new spot isn't very new seeing as though it...
Does Wisconsin Rank As One Of The Best School Systems?
It's almost time to send the kids back to school. But when they go back, will they be going to one of the best-run school systems in America?. A recent study shows where Wisconsin ranks in the nation. How The School State Rank Was Determined. The Wallethub study used different...
Restaurant industry has been 'through the wringer'
I'm Hope Karnopp and this is the Daily Briefing newsletter by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Sign up here to get it sent to your inbox each morning. Happy first day of August — where has the summer gone? It'll be hot today, with a high near 85 degrees. Showers and thunderstorms are likely, especially after 4 p.m. into the evening. There's a slight chance of rain on Friday too, but Saturday is looking hot but dry for festivities...
National Guard veteran finds community through Democratic Party of Wisconsin
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WJFW)- He's 77 years old and calls himself a "progressive constitutionalist." Meet William Schmit, a Wisconsin Rapids native and National Guard veteran. "For six years, at any time within 24 hours, we could be called up and go to Vietnam," Schmit, who served from 1966 to 1972, said. "I think the only reason our group did not end up there was basically that Wisconsin needed to know that there were protections here in case we had civil disorder again."
Buyer beware when shopping Native crafts
Boozhoo ("hello" in Ojibwe) and miigwech ("thank you") for reading the First Nations Wisconsin newsletter. A recent indictment of a Florida man allegedly pretending to be Native American and selling his hand-crafted jewelry as such at a festival in northern Wisconsin should remind customers to ask questions if they have doubts about an item's authenticity. ...
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