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Friday's Events at the Central Wisconsin State Fair
The Central Wisconsin State Fair is underway at the fairgrounds in Marshfield. The carnival opens today at 2pm. Individual ride tickets can be purchased. Wristbands will be available for $25 from 2pm-6pm and $30 from 6pm-10pm today. Today is Family Day at the carnival and all rides cost one less ticket from 2pm-6pm.
Local organizations to host poverty simulation to inspire understanding
Many people will never know what it’s like to not know where you’re going to sleep tonight, if there will be enough food available, or if you can pay the next bill that comes in. But that’s the reality for thousands of people in the Northwoods. Most Northwoods...
Northeastern Wisconsin Republicans react to the DNC, calling it 'bizarre' and 'it makes me want to puke'
GREEN BAY — The sea of 23,500 "Harris" signs. the Obamas and Clintons and Bidens. The cheese wedges atop the 95 Wisconsin delegates' heads. Beyoncé's "Freedom" thundering at the biggest party in the Midwest this week. Republicans three and a half hours north couldn't turn away from the music fast enough. "I can't...
Hilight Zone Week One: High school football season kicks off as Stratford impresses early
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - A brand new high school football season kicked off on Friday night as the Friday night lights got switched back on. The beginning of the season marked a new era for a lot of schools after mass conference realignment across the state took place in the offseason.
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)
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.
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 […]
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