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Watch the 2024 'WISN 12 State Fair Spotlight'
WEST ALLIS, Wis. — Get ready, the Wisconsin State Fair is back! Join WISN 12's Lindsey Slater, Derrick Rose, and Dario Melendez LIVE as they shine a spotlight on all the new deep-fried delights, thrilling rides, and your classic fair favorites. And of course, we're sampling Sporkies! Don't miss WISN 12's State Fair Spotlight on August 1st at 6:30pm. Sponsored by U.S. Cellular.
Wisconsin athletes, fans gear up for 2024 Olympic Games in Paris
Van Rear is the co-owner of Borland’s Tavern, a small bar and restaurant next to Lake Belle View in Belleville. At 5 a.m. Saturday, he’s opening up shop to welcome the village of 2,591 to come watch hometown girl Lauren O’Connor compete in rowing for Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
7 days until the Wisconsin State Fair, check out the Sporkies and Drinkies finalists
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (CBS 58) -- We’re exactly one week out from the Wisconsin State Fair. One highlight for visitors every year is the Sporkies competition. Food vendors compete to create the most unique and delicious fair food dishes. The fair narrowed the competition down to eight Sporkies finalists....
Hundreds of millions of dollars spent on delivering internet service yet large gaps remain
Since 2019, Wisconsin has allocated more than $345 million in state and federal funds to expand high-speed internet in the state, yet there are still more than 181,000 locations without service, according to a 2024 Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Access report released Thursday. The funding will support new and improved service for more than 410,000 homes and businesses, but more work remains to close access gaps, the report noted. ...
Register for a table at O-Fest by Aug. 12
Student organizations and university departments interested in a table at fall O-Fest should register online by Monday, Aug. 12. O-Fest will take place on Thursday, Sept. 5, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Central Mall. If it rains on that date, O-Fest will be moved to Sept. 6. Space...
Horicon Bank | Round 2 of choosing cover of 2025 calendar – Vote today
Fond du Lac / Dodge / Washington Co., WI – Here’s your next chance to help us choose the cover of our 2025 Horicon Bank Calendar: “Natural Favorites!”. The winner of the last round is Palmatory Overlook in Horicon taken by Joel Nisleit. Now Horicon Bank needs...
Watch Out For Beers On The Trail
Crossroads at Big Creek is partnering with all eight Door County breweries in creating a special Ale Trail on its property for a fundraising event on Sept. 7 from 12-3:30 pm. The Ale Trail is approximately one-third of a mile and will include beer sampling stations hosted by Bridge Up Brewing, Door County Brewing, Hacienda Beer Co., One Barrel Brewing Co., Peach Barn Farmhouse and Brewery, Shipwrecked Brew Pub & Restaurant, Starboard Brewing Co., and Sway Brewing + Blending.
‘Bursting with pride’: Bar & grill in Neenah celebrates hometown Olympian with decorated storefront
NEENAH, Wis. (WFRV) – A bar & grill in Neenah is honoring a hometown Olympian by decorating its storefront in red, white, and blue. The windows of Greene’s Pour House in the 100 block of West Wisconsin Avenue are adorned with paint in support of Neenah native Maddie Wanamaker. Wanamaker will be competing in rowing events during the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
UW-Stevens Point welcomes a new kind of champion
The global phenomenon of esports has evolved video games from a recreational household activity to a $1 billion industry that rivals the likes of traditional sports. With the help of the tools in their new Esports Center, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Esports Club is proving they are here to compete – and win.
Appeals Court Awards Minocqua Brewing Company Emergency Injunction To Remain Open
MINOCQUA, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – Kirk Bangstad and the Minocqua Brewing Company were granted an emergency business injunction to remain open by the Wisconsin District Court of Appeals on Thursday. The Oneida County Zoning Board voted on Wednesday to revoke the brewery’s ability to operate because they refused to comply...
Harris tied with Trump in Pennsylvania and Michigan, down 1 point in Wisconsin: Fox News
Vice President Harris is tied with former President Trump in Pennsylvania and Michigan, and down 1 point from him in Wisconsin in a set of new Fox News polls released Friday. The polls found Harris and Trump tied at 49 percent support in Pennsylvania and Michigan, and the vice president at 49 percent support in…
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