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Big Lots stores in Menomonee Falls, West Bend, Fond du Lac and Sheboygan will close
The Menomonee Falls and West Bend Big Lots will be permanently closing, store officials confirmed. While the Menomonee Falls Big Lots, N78 W14511 Appleton Ave., opened in 2013, the West Bend Big Lots, 1690 S. Main St., just opened in February 2023, according to City of West Bend documents. ...
Pat’s Rib Place to leave Milwaukee Public Market; new barbecue vendor coming this fall
Last week, Pat’s Rib Place in the Milwaukee Public Market got some extra-special attention when Oprah Winfrey stopped by to visit her niece Alisha Hayes, who owns the restaurant with her husband, Ty. A week later, the barbecue joint has announced it will cease operations at the public market to focus on expanding its retail line of barbecue sauces, which will soon be available in select Milwaukee-area Meijer stores. The sauces have grown in popularity over the...
Milwaukee man sentenced life in prison after murder of Brown Deer brothers
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A Milwaukee man was sentenced to life in prison after the murder of two brothers from Brown Deer on Wednesday, July 24. Twenty-year-old Joseph Tucker was charged with two counts first degree intentional homicide -- as a party to a crime -- and operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent, as a party to a crime.
Milwaukee Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo Reveals Brook Lopez’s Successor
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo recently gifted the entire Greek national team with a pair of his brand-new Nike Giannis Freak 6 sneakers. It was a wonderful surprise for the squad as they head into the Olympics to face an extremely tough group in the opening round. During his gifting...
Janesville school board approves two referendums addressing district funding for Nov. ballot
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The School District of Janesville (SDJ) unanimously approved the addition of two referendum questions on November’s ballot, both addressing decreased state funding in recent years. The first question will ask voters to renew a $14.5 million referendum that the community approved in 2020, extending the...
Watch our Assembly District 77 Democratic candidate debate
Voters in Assembly District 77 will have a choice when they head to the polls on Aug. 13 among three Democratic candidates to represent them: Dane County Board member Chuck Erickson, maternal and child health policy worker Renuka Mayadev and pharmacist Thad Schumacher. The district includes the UW-Madison campus, the...
'Beautifully made': Disability Pride Festival is July 27 in Madison
Warner Park will be hosting the 11th annual Disability Pride Festival in Madison on Saturday, July 27, and Stoughton’s Mary Claire Kovacic, a board member at Disability Pride Madison, said as a part of a neurodivergent family disability pride is near and dear to her heart. “Every child, every...
Memorial services today at Viroqua Park Bowl for baseball coaching legend Peder Swanson
VIROQUA, Wis. – A visitation and memorial service will be held today, in the place where Viroqua baseball coaching legend Peder “Pete” Swanson (known to most as Swans) spent a good part of his life, the Viroqua Park Bowl. (details on how to watch a livestream of the service in the obituary below)
Committee studying how to manage Wisconsin sandhill cranes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of legislators, farmers and conservationists studying how to control Wisconsin’s sandhill crane population is set to hold its first meeting next month. The Joint Legislative Council’s 12-member Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes is set to meet Aug. 1 at the Horicon Marsh...
2 dead, dozens hospitalized from nationwide listeria outbreak linked to deli meat
There is a nationwide outbreak of listeria linked to sliced deli meats that is part of an ongoing investigation, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The outbreak killed two people, including one from New Jersey, and hospitalized 28 others. Here’s what you need to know about the listeria outbreak...
Foam on Wisconsin water bodies may contain high levels of 'forever chemicals'
MADISON - A new study of Wisconsin lakes found that naturally occurring foam created by churning water could carry high levels of "forever chemicals," warranting caution. The study, which involved researchers from the University of Wisconsin PFAS Center of Excellence, looked at the levels of PFAS in foam that typically collects along...
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