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Viola man extricated from dump truck that overturned on private property
LA FARGE, Wis. – Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson reports that a La Farge man needed to be extricated from his vehicle on July 9 when the dump truck he was driving rolled over on private property. Sheriff Torgerson reports that on Tuesday, July 9, at approximately 11:00 a.m.,...
Minn. man injured after crashing his motorcycle off a concrete spillway at a Vernon County dam
VIROQUA, Wis. – Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson reports that a Minn. man was injured when he rode an off road motorcycle off a concrete spillway at a dam in a restricted area of a Vernon County park on June 7. Torgerson said on Sunday, July 7, at approximately...
Beloit Sky Carp resume season after all-star break with 7-3 victory over Peoria Chiefs
Beloit resumed play in the Midwest League on Friday night on a winning note against Peoria, beating the Chiefs 7-3 at Dozer Park in Peoria. Sky Carp shortstop Johnny Olmstead crushed a three-run home run to center field to open the scoring, then third baseman Josh Zamora followed that up with a solo shot of his own to give Beloit a quick 4-0 lead against Peoria’s Brycen Mautz. The Chiefs...
Biden campaign: As MAGA Republicans tout their extreme agenda and anoint Trump at the RNC, Team Biden-Harris mobilizes voters
Today, as Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination and doubled down on his plans to roll back everyday freedoms, Team Biden-Harris held organizing events across Wisconin – including Shorewood, Superior, Madison, and Greenfield. In June, the Biden-Harris campaign and Democrats up and down the ballot hosted over 700...
Wisconsin native creates podcast, group for moms who want to stop drinking alcohol
Suzanne Wayre, a sober mom of three from Wisconsin, worries about how the alcohol industry advertises to mothers. Pink wine bottles and seltzer cans line store shelves with messages Wayre says try to tell women they can be carefree again, like they used to be before having children. “We are...
DNR investigating two Wisconsin fish kills that could be the result of heavy rains
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating two separate fish kills discovered recently in south central Wisconsin, and the culprit could be heavy rains. A large group of dead fish was reported to the agency July 10 in Buffalo Lake, which is in Marquette County. The other was on the Yahara River in Stoughton, which links the lakes in and around Madison and eventually drains to the Rock River, then the Mississippi.
Trump leading Biden in Midwest swing states: Poll
(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump leads President Biden by 3 points in Michigan and 5 points in Wisconsin, according to the results of a new Emerson College poll. The poll, conducted July 15-16, surveyed about 1,000 likely voters per swing state. Democrats for the Next Generation sponsored the poll, which has a […]
New poll: Most Wisconsinites don’t want gas-powered car ban
(The Center Square) – Most people in Wisconsin want to keep their gas-powered cars. The state’s largest business group, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, released a new poll that says 59% of people in the state are opposed a gas-powered car ban. “The voters want to be able to make their own decision on this. They don't want Joe Biden telling them ‘I'm going to force you into an electric vehicle,’”...
Statewide events scheduled for Climate Emergency Day July 22
The Farley Center is teaming up with Building Unity and 350 Wisconsin to offer a community potluck and teach-in on Monday, July 22 for Climate Emergency Day. Guests are encouraged to bring a dish to share, blankets or chairs for the event, which runs from 6-8 p.m. Building Unity will have various speakers addressing the need to act on the climate emergency.
WATCH: Wisconsin women's basketball leaders gearing up for 2024-25 campaign
Wisconsin’s women’s basketball team showcased upperclassmen Serah Williams, Halle Douglass and Natalie Leuzinger in their first practice footage of the offseason on Tuesday. Wisconsin kick-started its offseason practices weeks ago, but the Badgers had yet to display their three longest tenured players honing in on their skills this...
Former Wisconsin women's hockey star earns another honor for 2023-24 performance
Former Wisconsin women’s hockey standout Britta Curl was named a first-team Academic All-American by College Sports Communicators on Tuesday. This marks the second consecutive year Curl has secured first-team Academic All-American selection, and she joins former Badger Sara Bauer as the second UW women’s hockey player ever to earn the award in back-to-back seasons.
Florida Gators HC calls former Wisconsin QB ‘one of the best in America’
Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier called former Wisconsin Badgers quarterback Graham Mertz “one of the best quarterbacks in America” at SEC media days this week. Mertz is entering his second year with the Gators after spending the first four years of his college career at Wisconsin. Badgers fans have tracked his career and progress closer than anybody after he initially joined the program as its highest-rated quarterback recruit of all time. That interest is only heightened with Napier making a comment like this. Related: Reasons why Wisconsin football will or won’t make College Football Playoff in 2024 The veteran quarterback’s first year at...
Isolated storm north tonight, pop up rain south tomorrow
The Latest Northeast Wisconsin Forecast from Storm Team 5…. A cold front is sparking a line of showers and storms across northern WI in portions of Door, Marinette and Oconto counties and the activity is fading across Menominee county MI. Main impacts from this will be locally heavy rain that could deliver a quick half inch of rain as well as lightning, but no severe weather is to be expected.
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