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Wisconsin RNC delegate avoids answering questions on role in fake elector scheme
MILWAUKEE -- Pam Travis is the former treasurer of the Wisconsin Federation of Republican Women and a delegate at this week's Republican National Convention. She is also one of 10 fake electors in Wisconsin implicated in a plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Bucking the GOP establishment: Northwestern Wis. Republicans challenging their own party’s incumbents
A trio of Northwestern Wisconsin Republicans are challenging incumbents within their own party, and Aug. 13 will see if they prevail in upending the GOP status quo after the ballots are counted. Jim Swenson, Scott Harbridge and Jay Calhoun sat down on Wednesday in Anderson Park in Barron to discuss their reasons behind throwing their hats in the ring in challenge to either GOP incumbents or party-endorsed candidates. The three...
‘Death by a thousand cuts’: Rains renew Madison’s flooding worries
Despite millions spent to improve Madison sewers in recent years, a top city official says flooded streets may remain a routine occurrence in years like this with higher rainfall. Deputy City Engineer Greg Fries, who has managed Madison’s storm and sanitary sewers for 33 years, said the options to prevent...
Lake Mills grad James Dunkleberger to be inducted into UW-Madison Athletic Hall of Fame
James Dunkleberger started his decathlete career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison just hoping to make the travel squad for meets. He ended it by becoming the 1997 NCAA champion in the decathlon, scoring 7,924 points. Dunkleberger, a 1992 graduate of Lake Mills High School, was recently announced as a member of the 2024 UW Athletic Hall of Fame and will officially be inducted during a banquet on Sept. 6 before...
HIGHLIGHTS: Rafters bounce back over Woodchucks, win 6-2 at Athletic Park
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - After the Woodchucks defeated the Rafters on Thursday, July 18th at Witter Field, the Rafters bounced back and won 6-2 at Athletic Park the following day. Each team traded runs in the 2nd inning, but the Rafters would score four-straight runs through the following four innings....
Wisconsin Democrats waffle on Biden as GOP proclaims unity after Milwaukee convention
As Democratic pressure mounts on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race, Wisconsin Democrats have largely continued to walk a fine line — though cracks in support are beginning to show. Rep. Gwen Moore’s office has said the Milwaukee Democrat supports Biden’s reelection bid but did not respond to questions about...
Poll: Trump leading Biden in Midwest swing states
(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump leads President Biden by 3 points in Michigan and 5 points in Wisconsin, according to the results of a new Emerson College poll. The poll, conducted July 15-16, surveyed about 1,000 likely voters per swing state. Democrats for the Next Generation sponsored the poll, which has a +/-3% margin of error. It was released Thursday, the final day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. ...
EF-0 tornado in southern WI from July 16 storms: National Weather Service
SULLIVAN, Wis. - The National Weather Service (NWS) in Sullivan identified on Friday, July 19 another tornado rated EF-0 from the storms that passed through southern Wisconsin on Tuesday, July 16. Officials say the tornado passed through the southwest side of Evansville – a little more than 20 miles south...
Global technology outage hits Northeast Wisconsin
APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - The global technology outage affecting airports, airlines, banks, hospitals, and other industries is being felt here in Northeast Wisconsin. Aurora BayCare is the only one reporting computer issues, but a dispatcher with the hospital tells us they don’t believe the issues are impacting patient care. Bellin Green Bay, HSHS Saint Vincent’s, and ThedaCare in Neenah all told us they are unaware of any issues currently.
Henry Winkler Stops At Wisconsin Café For Breakfast
What a guy! Henry Winkler was in Wisconsin with “Happy Days” co-stars Anson Williams and Donny Most last week and made a stop for breakfast at a local café. This isn't the first time Henry Winkler has come to the Illinois and Wisconsin regions. A while back, he was in Illinois for a Conference he was speaking at, grabbed a drink at a local coffee shop, then went to a Children's Museum before heading home.
28-year anniversary of Illinois’s biggest rainfall in recorded history
A swath of heavy rainfall occurred across portions of south central Wisconsin, northeast Illinois, and northwest Indiana on July 17-18, 1996. From the National Weather Service: The heaviest rainfall was observed near Aurora, Illinois, with a maximum point rainfall of 16.94 inches in a 24-hour period. The 24-hour rainfall measured near Aurora remains the statewide record (as […]
Gov. Evers declares July 18 as Culver's Day for Wisconsin
APPLETON - To celebrate Culver's 40th anniversary and the impact the chain burger restaurant has made on Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers has declared July 18 as Culver's Day for the state. The first Culver's opened in Sauk City 40 years ago, serving its signature ButterBurgers and Fresh Frozen Custard. Now...
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