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Iowa, Illinois, & Wisconsin Could Soon Experience A ‘Rodent Rampage’ In Their Homes
You may need to charge rent to a few critters before too long. Some of us have had to deal with snakes and bugs in our houses or on our property this summer. And now, one of the best parts of fall is that all of those crawl back into the earth where they belong.
2024 Wisconsin Stormwater Week September 21 - 29, 2024
Head out to @Lussier Family Heritage Center for special Lil’ Explorer Adventure program focused around rain and where it all goes during WI Stormwater Week. Register for this free event at: www.ripple-effects.com/wistormwater-week.
Preseason top two high school football teams fall to highlight area top 10 results from Week 1
The first week of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association high school football season saw two of our preseason top five area teams lose. Here is how our area top 10 teams' season openers played out. 1. Marquette (0-1) ...
Packers Don White Jerseys at Home vs. Ravens in Rare Preseason Move
The Green Bay Packers are shaking things up by donning their white road jerseys during their only home preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens. This unusual choice follows a trend where the Packers wore home uniforms during two prior road games. The decision to opt for white is likely due to soaring temperatures around 79 degrees, a rarity for Green Bay. NFL teams sometimes choose to wear lighter colors at home to cope with the heat. This game marks a break from tradition, as the Packers typically reserve white jerseys for away games, with a special all-white alternate debuting in Week 7.
Toss It Now! Huge Recall In Iowa, Illinois & Wisconsin For Cucumbers
People in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin make not be feeling the best after eating cucumbers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are letting Iowans, Illinoisans, and Wisconsinites know to avoid whole cucumbers. Whole cucumbers that have been grown in Florida are being recalled due to a Salmonella outbreak...
'A shoot can be legal. That doesn’t mean it was necessary.’ Fatal police encounters rise in Wisconsin
Deadly police encounters in Wisconsin were up last year and are on track this year to exceed the modern record of 26 deaths set in 2017. The increase comes after Wisconsin Watch and The Badger Project reported two years ago that Wisconsin’s rate of police killings ranked among the lowest in the nation over the past decade. In the past two years the rate has risen, particularly compared with neighboring states. ...
Meteor seen over Wisconsin on Friday
According to the American Meteor Society, over 70 reports came in from across parts of Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois of a meteor seen early Friday morning. Based on reports, the fireball was estimated to of had a path starting east of Augusta in Eau Claire county, travelled southeast and burned up northeast of Tomah in Monroe county. Seen as far north as Perham, Minnesota, and as far south as Talbott, Illinois, the fireball entered the atmosphere between 6:10 and 6:15am local time. The American Meteor Society will take any reports if you have any at amsmeteors.org.
One person displaced following early evening structure fire in Kaukauna
KAUKAUNA, Wis. (WBAY) - The Kaukauna Fire Department is investigating the cause of a structure fire that has displaced one person and with damages of up to $80,000. In a news release, officials responded to the 900 block of Taft Street just before 6:30 p.m. Saturday for a report of smoke and flames coming from the home.
Meteor seen over Wisconsin on Friday
According to the American Meteor Society, over 70 reports came in from across parts of Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois of a meteor seen early Friday morning. Based on reports, the fireball was estimated to of had a path starting east of Augusta in Eau Claire county, travelled southeast and burned up northeast of Tomah in Monroe county. Seen as far north as Perham, Minnesota, and as far south as Talbott, Illinois, the fireball entered the atmosphere between 6:10 and 6:15am local time. The American Meteor Society will take any reports if you have any at amsmeteors.org.
Toss It Now! Huge Recall In Iowa, Illinois & Wisconsin For Cucumbers
People in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin make not be feeling the best after eating cucumbers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are letting Iowans, Illinoisans, and Wisconsinites know to avoid whole cucumbers. Whole cucumbers that have been grown in Florida are being recalled due to a Salmonella outbreak...
National Park Service announces grant to protect historical sites in WI
MADISON, Wis. -- The National Park Service announced Tuesday $25.7 million in "Save America's Treasures" grants, which will fund the preservation of nationally significant sites and historical collections in Wisconsin and 25 other states.
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