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Minnesota Severe Weather Threat Looms Monday: Large Hail and High Winds Possible
Duluth, MN – Severe weather is expected to impact Minnesota and Wisconsin starting Sunday evening and continuing into Monday, with the most significant threats centered on Monday. According to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Duluth, a series of storms may bring large hail, damaging winds, and a slight chance of tornadoes.
Column: Wausau’s public education and teachers should be celebrated
Wausau’s Independent: By Tom Kilian for Wausau Pilot & Review. Wausau’s people are its greatest asset. It is remarkable that, almost since our small city’s inception, ordinary people from Central Wisconsin have done extraordinary things. Not just locally, but around the country. Citizens born and raised here have gone on to make profound contributions to a variety of disciplines and sectors. In fact, over the years, impressive organizations throughout the country have sought out and employed Wausonians to lead some of their key efforts. While, these days, we are commonly and incorrectly told that what will make Wausau’s future successful and prosperous comes primarily from the outside rather than from within, people who were nurtured right here in town are making big positive impacts in this area and elsewhere. But how did such a large pool of talent stem from a fairly small population? A key factor was our city’s history of strong public education, along with some associated heroes of Wausau’s past: the teachers at these public institutions. Physicist Stephen Hawking said that “behind every exceptional person, there is an exceptional teacher.” This has been the case with our city.
Wisconsin GOP: DNC a 'Hollywood show' that offered no policy answers
(The Centr Square) – Following the final night of the Democratic National Convention, Wisconsin Republican lawmakers held a press call blasting the DNC’s “whitewashing” of the past and the lack of answers offered for the future. “I think what we've seen over the past four days is a lack of answers to the biggest challenges our country faces. We have an unsecured border, we have higher costs, we have a foreign policy that continues to not lead from strength. And what we did not hear...
CEDC Updates Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association Managers
Recently, Charlie Walker from the Chippewa Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) delivered a compelling presentation at the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association (WECA) Managers Meeting in Stanley, WI at the RESCO facility. WECA has a rich history rooted in the Great Depression of the 1930s, marked by significant achievements and leadership in rural electrification. Among its notable milestones is the creation of the nation’s first statewide association for Rural Electric Cooperatives. Over the past 80 years, Wisconsin’s rural electric cooperatives have evolved into vital community assets, providing more than just reliable electricity. Their ongoing success is supported by organizations like CEDC, which promote business growth in rural Wisconsin.
‘A shoot can be legal. That doesn’t mean it was necessary.’ Fatal police encounters rise in Wisconsin
Deadly police encounters in Wisconsin were up last year and are on track this year to exceed the modern record of 26 deaths set in 2017. The increase comes after Wisconsin Watch and The Badger Project reported two years ago that Wisconsin’s rate of police killings ranked among the lowest in the nation over the past decade. In the past two years the rate has risen, particularly compared with neighboring states.
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.
Ubuntu MKE, Flavors of Africa Event to Unite, Bridge Differences
Yollande Tchouapi is a visionary when it comes to using food to unite individuals and communities. For more than a decade, Tchouapi, a native of Cameroon, has welcomed and encouraged exploration of African and Caribbean cuisines and cultures. Her line of spices and sauces, Afro Fusion, along with Irie Zulu, her former restaurant in Wauwatosa, served as vehicles of culinary and cultural exploration.
These are the most in-demand ZIP codes for Wisconsin homebuyers in 2024, Realtor says
The housing market continues to heat up. Between June 2020 and June 2024, the median price of a home sold in Wisconsin rose more than $100,000, according to real estate brokerage Redfin, the Journal Sentinel reported this week. In just the past year, Wisconsin home prices have risen 8.2%, Redfin found. ...
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