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Meet the Republican candidates running in the primary for Wisconsin's 86th Assembly seat
Incumbent John Spiros will face challengers Donna Rozar and Trine Spindler in the Aug. 13 partisan primary to represent the Republican Party in the November general election for Wisconsin's 86th Assembly District. The winner of the primary will face Democratic Party candidate John Small, who is unopposed for the party's nomination. The district has...
Man Identified in Fatal Marathon County Crash
TOWN OF RINGLE, WI (OnFocus) – The Marathon County Sheriff’s Office has identified the 63-year-old man killed in the July 25, 2024, traffic crash in the Town of Ringle as Keith C. Johnson of Rhinelander, WI. The single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 11:04 a.m. on July 25, 2024,...
Now Hiring: Sentry Insurance looks to hire for claims, customer service and information technology
STEVENS POINT, Wis. — Leo Bunzcak is a software developer at Sentry Insurance in Stevens Point. He’s a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point graduate who started working at the company through a work co-op program in college. “I’m working on the systems they use... to make sure that everything...
Fair weather, great time at the Oneida County Fair
RHINELANDER – Billed as one of the best little fairs in Wisconsin, the Oneida County Fair Board presented a full schedule of entertainment, plenty of food and beverage vendors, carnival rides and games at the 2024 fair, held July 25-28 at Pioneer Park. Live music Thursday began with the...
Wisconsin man who said he'd shoot lawmakers if they passed a bill to arm teachers gets $500 fine, jail time
A Wisconsin man was convicted and sentenced to time served Monday for threatening to shoot state lawmakers in 2022 if they passed a bill allowing teachers to carry firearms. James Stearns of Fond du Lac was found guilty of making terrorist threats, a felony, by Judge Anthony Nehls and sentenced to seven days in jail, which he had already served, and fined $500. Stearns' attorney, Matthew Goldin, did not return an email seeking comment Tuesday.The 75-year-old Stearns sent two emails in May 2022 threatening to shoot state legislators if they passed a bill allowing for teachers to be armed, according...
Wisconsin Man Charged with Theft of 450 Cattle from Missouri
If the charges prove to be true, this is a massive theft of 450 head of cattle that originated in Missouri, but ended up in Wisconsin. The result is allegations that a Wisconsin man received this herd without paying for them. This new press release from the Missouri Highway Patrol...
WI Speed Enforcement Day; law enforcement out in force July 31
MILWAUKEE - Law enforcement agencies, including the Wisconsin State Patrol, will join states across the Midwest to step up patrols for Speed Enforcement Day on Wednesday, July 31. A news release says the campaign is a 24-hour, high-visibility enforcement effort involving state, county and local law enforcement agencies. The Wisconsin...
Why This Upcoming Winter Could Be Minnesota’s Coldest in Years
Winter is coming - and it looks like it could be a rough one if you believe in this sort of thing. As always, I have to give my usual disclaimer: some people believe in the methodology of the Old Farmer's Almanac and others do not. Whatever you believe, you...
Wisconsin Assembly District 19: Meet the candidates
Wisconsinites will vote for state Assembly and Senate candidates in a primary on Aug. 13 and in the general election Nov. 5, 2024. This is the first election under newly-competitive district maps. The candidate in each political party to receive the most votes Aug. 13 will advance to the November...
Wild Rose man wins $4.3M Megabucks jackpot, the largest Wisconsin Lottery prize of 2024
REDGRANITE – A longtime Megabucks player from Waushara County claimed a winning $4.3 million Megabucks ticket last week at the Wisconsin Lottery office. Richard Kiesner of Wild Rose has been playing the Megabucks lottery game since the Wisconsin game started in 1992, according to a release from Wisconsin Lottery. He purchased his winning ticket at Kwik Trip at 549 W. Bannerman Ave. in Redgranite for the July 17 drawing. ...
With less than 100 days, both Harris and Trump commit to Wisconsin ground game
MADISON – With less than 100 days until the presidential election, Wisconsin remains a key state for both campaigns — especially following a shakeup on the Democratic ticket that will likely elevate Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's nominee. Harris last week delivered her opening argument against a second Donald Trump presidential term in West Allis, just outside Milwaukee, in this battleground state where elections are decided on razor-thin margins. The Harris rally came just days after...
7th Congressional District candidate Kyle Kilbourn says health care a major concern
Kyle Kilbourn of Woodboro is one of two Democratic candidates in the primary election for the 7th Congressional District that covers central and northern Wisconsin who hopes to face incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in the November election. Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District was a longtime Democratic stronghold until the retirement of U.S. Rep. Dave Obey in 2011. The district has been in the Republican column since, first by Obey’s successor,...