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Circle K continues its Wisconsin expansion by opening two locations in the Fox Valley
(WFRV) – Circle K continued its expansion into Wisconsin on Tuesday by opening two new locations in the Fox Valley. The convenience store and gas station, located at 1935 East Calumet Street in Appleton and 1492 Appleton Road in Menasha, held ribbon-cutting ceremonies. The openings are part of the...
Wisconsin man steals utility vehicle and crashes into several signs & parked cars
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – A 20-year-old Wisconsin man was arrested on Sunday morning after stealing a vehicle, crashing into several objects, and then trying to blend in with several unhoused individuals. According to a release, officers with the Madison Police Department were sent to East Wilson Street at John...
Universities of Wisconsin leader says layoffs were needed because of falling demand
Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman is defending a leadership decision to lay off tenured faculty as a necessary response to declining enrollment and lagging state aid. Earlier this month, the Board of Regents voted overwhelmingly to lay off 32 tenured faculty members in the College of General Studies from...
Gen Z voters at DNC energized by Harris/Walz ticket
The group Voters of Tomorrow (VOT) has released a poll that shows Gen Z voters in swing states overwhelming supporting Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump. The big picture: VOT is a Gen Z-led non-partisan group that encourages political action by 18-29-year-olds, a generation that has an...
'Deeply disturbing news.' Invasive quagga mussels documented in Geneva Lake; first finding in Wisconsin inland lake
Geneva Lake in Walworth County has long been known for its clear, deep water and scenic location. Over the last century it even acquired the nickname "Newport of the West" for its lakeside estates owned by the Schwinn, Wrigley and other wealthy families. ...
AT&T to pay $950,000 to resolve investigation into 911 outage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T has agreed to pay $950,000 after a Federal Communications Commission investigation found the company failed to deliver 911 calls to emergency call centers and did not notify officials during an August 2023 outage, the agency said on Monday.
There are sinkholes in Lake Michigan. Yes, really
I'm Steve Martinez and this is the Daily Briefing newsletter by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Sign up here to get it sent to your inbox each morning. It'll be another hot one Tuesday. If skies remain clear, heat indices could climb to 110 degrees again. Most of southern Wisconsin is under an excessive heat watch, could turn into a heat advisory or excessive heat warning. The heat is expected to break Wednesday with a possible thunderstorm. ...
Wisconsin’s inmate population swells as other states limit incarceration and close prisons
Wisconsin’s prison population has swelled since a pandemic dip, complicating efforts to address dangerous conditions that were highlighted in June when prosecutors criminally charged nine Waupun Correctional Institution workers, including the former warden, following multiple prisoner deaths. The state’s adult institutions were locking up nearly 22,800 people as of...
VP nominee JD Vance Wisconsin visit; economy, inflation focus on Aug. 28
DE PERE, Wis. - Vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance is scheduled to deliver remarks on the economy, inflation and energy when he visits De Pere on Wednesday evening, Aug. 28. Vance was just in Wisconsin on Aug. 20 when he visited Kenosha to talk about crime and safety. Vance's...
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