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Wisconsin election deniers Janel Brandtjen and Tim Ramthun lose in GOP primaries
MADISON — Two of Wisconsin’s most prominent purveyors of election conspiracy theories lost their primary races on Tuesday. In the Republican primary for the 20th Senate District, Sen. Dan Feyen, R-Fond du Lac, prevailed over Tim Ramthun, a Republican from Campbellsport who served in the Assembly from 2019-23 and competed in the 2022...
Omar gives progressives a needed boost: 5 takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries
Progressives in the House received a much-needed victory Tuesday night with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) winning her primary one week after her fellow “squad” member Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) lost hers. Unlike the primaries for Bush and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), who was also ousted recently, Omar’s race...
Minnesota Man Sentenced In Barron County Fentanyl Death Case
BARRON COUNTY (DrydenWire) - The Court has sentenced Sade Shirwa, age 30, of Burnsville, MN, on convictions from a case filed against him in Barron County Circuit Court charging him with reckless homicide following an investigation by Barron Police Department into an August 2022 overdose death that occurred in Barron, WI.
SportScene 13 for Wednesday, August 14th
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Prep football previews roll on with a chance to catch up with the Augusta Beavers. Plus, the La Crosse Loggers look to punch their ticket to the Northwoods Title Game in a Division Final matchup with St. Cloud.
1 dead after head-on crash in construction zone on western Wisconsin highway
HAUGEN, Wis. — Authorities in western Wisconsin say one person is dead and another seriously injured after a crash in a construction zone that shut down a highway for hours Wednesday evening.The Barron County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to a crash on U.S. Highway 53 a half-mile south of 28th Avenue at 5:23 p.m.According to the initial investigation, a minivan had been passing other northbound vehicles in the wrong lane of traffic when it struck a southbound sedan towing a motorcycle trailer. Due to construction, traffic was bidirectional in the northbound lanes of Highway 53 with delineator posts down the double-yellow center line, the sheriff's office says.The driver of the sedan died while the minivan driver was transported by LifeLink to a nearby hospital for treatment of their injuries, authorities say.The identity of the deceased will be released at a later time.The crash is under investigation.
An Olympic original: A Q&A with another Bay Area Olympian Coke Lindsey
While South Shore's Megan Gustafson, who stood out for Spain in on their women's national basketball team, and Rice Lake's Kenny Bednarek, who claimed the silver medal in the 200 meter dash, did the Bay Area and Northwoods proud in the 2024 Olympics held in Paris, France, from July 26 to Aug. 11, there is another local legend who once claimed a bit of spotlight in Olympic play. Carol "Coke" Lindsey, a long-time Bay Area resident, was herself a stellar athlete who grew up in...
Gov. Evers visits De Pere, highlighting state-funded roadway improvements
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - In De Pere on Thursday afternoon, Governor Tony Evers gathered with state and local leaders to highlight projects that received recent funding through Wisconsin’s surface transportation program, or STP. “It is universal that cities, townships, counties, are you know struggling to make sure that...
Big River Rally in La Crosse kicks off this weekend
Jean Taylor from 95.7 the Rock helps put on a lot of events in the Coulee Region. From Big Bikes for Little Tikes to the .01k to Rounds for Rescues, the Morning Sickness co-host creates a tradition with these events in hopes to help many causes in the area. Her...
Half-million dollar bond imposed for one of two drug suspects arrested in La Crosse
Two La Crosse residents are facing multiple drug charges, resulting from a traffic stop last week, and a search inside a house on Division Street. The bail for one suspect was set at half-a-million dollars on Wednesday. Christina Joswick and Raymond Lewis are jailed on charges of trafficking drugs such...
Lincoln Hills consent decree at middle of statehouse fight
(The Center Square) – Just days after a Republican lawmaker said Wisconsin’s prison managers have lost control of the youth prison at Lincoln Hills, there is now an effort to end the facility’s federal consent decree. More than a dozen Republicans in both the State Senate and State Assembly signed a letter last week to the head of the state’s Department of Corrections, asking him to go to court and “revisit” the decree that limits guards and the Lincoln Hills facility. ...
Report: Wisconsin state park use remains high since COVID-19 pandemic boom
When businesses shuttered and schools went remote during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Wisconsin residents flocked to parks and nature trails across the state. Now, a new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum found that Wisconsinites are still using state parks at higher rates than before the start of the pandemic. The report found there were 518,848 state park sticker sales recorded in 2023, up from 346,491 in 2019 — a nearly 50 percent increase.
Wisconsin town of Eureka sued over large farm regulations
After notifying a northwest Wisconsin town last October of their intent to challenge a local ordinance that regulates livestock farming, two residents last week made good on their promise. Ben and Jenny Binversie, represented by the legal arm of the state’s largest business and manufacturing lobby, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, are asking a circuit court judge to strike down the rules in the Polk County town of Eureka. A ruling...
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