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Capitol Connection: Recapping the DNC
CHICAGO (CBS 58) -- This week, the biggest political story across the country, and certainly in Wisconsin, was the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. CBS 58's Emilee Fannon, A.J. Bayatpour, and Adam Rife were all a part of the team coverage in Chicago. Fannon and Bayatpour recap some of the...
Northwestern & Superior Football Suffer Season-Opening Defeats
MAPLE, Wis.- The three-time defending Heart O’North champions, the Northwestern football team began their 2024 campaign on Friday. Unfortunately, their opponent Prescott was too much for the Tigers as they came away with the 42 to 8 victory. The contest was Northwestern’s first opening week loss since 2008.
John Lansing, who guided NPR through tumultuous times, dies at 67
John Lansing in December 2018, then the chief executive of the United States Agency for Global Media, in Washington. Lansing, who as chief executive of NPR from 2019 until 2024 guided the broadcasting organization through a pandemic and changing media landscape, died at his home in Eagle River, Wis. on Aug. 14, 2024. He was 67. (Jason Andrew/The New York Times)
Prep football: Superior, Northwestern and Ashland all fall short
On Friday, Superior football fell to Wausau West 41-14, Northwestern couldn’t overcome Prescott’s offensive overload – falling 42-8, and Ashland drops 20-0 against Rhinelander. Superior wouldn’t let the Warriors early lead stop them from finding some footing, with Tanner Leno finding the endzone and putting the Spartans...
Iowa, Illinois, & Wisconsin Could Soon Experience A ‘Rodent Rampage’ In Their Homes
You may need to charge rent to a few critters before too long. Some of us have had to deal with snakes and bugs in our houses or on our property this summer. And now, one of the best parts of fall is that all of those crawl back into the earth where they belong.
Late season heat wave arrives this weekend, continuing into next week
Dangerous, record breaking heat continues through Saturday for the Southern Plains before gradually shifting northward into the Central Plains and Midwest later this weekend. Hazardous heat outlook Saturday temperature snapshot Sunday temperature snapshot Monday temperature snapshot Tuesday temperature snapshot The dome of heat shifts east into the Midwest and likely to be capped across the […]
Body of 22-year-old Sheboygan area man recovered from Wolf River in New London
The body of a 22-year-old Sheboygan area man was recovered Saturday morning, hours after he fell off the Pearl Street bridge in New London, according to a news release from the New London Police Department. At 12:58 a.m., the New London Police Department received a call that the man had fallen off the bridge. His friends witnessed the fall, went into the water to try to save him but were unsuccessful, police said. ...
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