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Wisconsin flags ordered to half-staff on Monday
Flags will fly at half-staff Monday in honor of a La Crosse area WWII POW. Gov. Evers signed Executive Order #236 Friday, ordering flags to half-staff in honor of Sgt. Jack Hohlfeld. Hohlfeld’s remains were accounted for in May of this year. After being subjected to the Bataan Death March, Sgt. Hohlfeld died on December 26, 1942, while being held captive at a POW camp in the Philippines. He was born in Vernon County and grew up in both Trempealeau and La Crosse Counties.
U of W regents agree to ask Evers for $855M budget increase
Universities of Wisconsin regents agreed overwhelmingly on Thursday to ask Gov. Tony Evers for an additional $855 million for the cash-strapped system in the next state budget.UW system President Jay Rothman has promised he won't seek to raise tuition during the life of the two-year spending plan if the system gets the money. Tuition and student fees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the system's flagship campus, now total $11,606 a year for in-state undergraduates. The total cost to attend the university for a year is about $30,000 when factoring in room and board, educational supplies and other costs.The UW system's...
DNR announces new online tool for analyzing water quality of lakes, streams
WISCONSIN – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) this week announced the release of the Wisconsin Water Explorer, a web-based tool that can help Wisconsin residents address concerns about the quality of water in their local lakes or rivers. The tool is available online at www.dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/SurfaceWater/WEx.html. A release...
Farming center welcomes visitors, and meteorologist recalls state’s biggest storms
We get a virtual tour of the Food & Farm Exploration Center in Plover by talking to its founder and two employees. Then, we talk to Wausau-area meteorologist Tony Schumacher about some of the state’s biggest weather events in the past 30 years. Food & Farm center in Plover...
Spinning the State: Cudahy, Westfield, Green Bay, Milwaukee
Stories you might have missed form across Wisconsin. Cudahy: Woman turns tragedy into push to help abuse victims. Tragedy can crush a person r inspire them to act. When Sherri Fansler’s niece Liz was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in front of their 2 year old son, Sherri made the decision to give her family’s tragedy some meaning. Two days before her niece’s murder, Sherri saw a Facebook post where Liz had announced she had left her boyfriend because things wouldn’t get better and made the statement: “You Are Enough”. After some discussions with a nurse working in a sexual assault center, Sherri decided to provide hygiene items for victims of abuse because the makeshift supplies given out by hospitals were very antiseptic and she wanted victims to know know someone cared about them. Fansler called her effort “You Are Enough” in honor of her niece. When the project started five years ago, the first donation was 25 hygiene bags. Her latest drop off in April was 225 bags. Fansler told the Journal Sentinel that she is making a big push for October which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. So far she has enough supplies for 450 bags. She collects donations of “anything you would use in the shower. Fansler also collects clothes and feminine products the latter mostly went to Sojourner Family Peace Center. Full Story.
‘Uncle Fester’ Disputes Legality of Seized Substance in Brown County Court
GREEN BAY (WLUK) – The author known as “Uncle Fester” waived a preliminary hearing Friday on a new drug possession charge – and he disputed that the material seized was illegal. Steven Preisler, 66, gained renown for his books on how to make ricin, methamphetamine and...
Show off your BACK TO SCHOOL photos and videos!
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The first day of school!. Parents, send us photos or videos of your student’s back-to-school excitement (or lack of it!) and your own family’s reactions to sending the children away for the first day. Don’t share too many personal details. Many pictures speak...
Time to get “back in the game” with Realtor Cindy Loritz
(WFRV) – If you gave up on house hunting during the multiple offer era, it’s time to get back in the game. We heard from the Cindy Loritz Advantage Group that home values are still strong and inventory is still on the scarcer side, but the heavy competition for each home has settled quite a bit. Cindy also mentioned that home inspections are becoming more common again.
Coneflower Pavilion opens at Heckrodt in Menasha
The new Coneflower Pavilion opened at Heckrodt Wetland Reserve in Menasha Aug. 21 after years of planning and community contributions. The shelter sits on a former landfill site that was restored as prairie habitat starting in 2005. A board member who was an architect developed a design for the shelter that reflected its prairie location, according to Luke Schiller, Heckrodt's executive director.
Friday Night Lights in Full Swing Tonight
It’s Opening night for several local and area high school football teams this evening, with the slate of games including a cross-town battle at Rubick Field in Manitowoc as Roncalli hosts Manitowoc Lutheran. You can hear the Jes and Lancers on 97.1 WCUB and CubRadio.com beginning at 6:40 p.m.
CONSUMER FIRST ALERT: Another Spectrum Cable scam
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A Consumer First Alert about fake offers to save money on your cable bill. “I called Spectrum right away and I let them know, and they said, ‘Oh no, not again.’”. Kristin, an Action 2 News viewer in Oshkosh, is sharing what happened...
Wisconsin Man is Selling a Car That…Could Use a Paint Job
"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" ~William Congreve. Moving on from an unfortunate chapter in your life is a necessary evil. Most times it's a matter of throwing out the things that remind you of that chapter. Other times, the baggage that comes with that chapter are a little tougher to...buff out.
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