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Wisconsin's Paul Hamm had own Olympic gymnastics medal controversy settled in courts 20 years ago
The news that USA gymnast Jordan Chiles will have to surrender her bronze medal, despite potential evidence that could refute the principal issue, surely rings familiar for Wisconsinites who followed the Olympics two decades ago. Waukesha native Paul Hamm won the men's all-around gymnastics title at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, but he...
“What we see today is dire”: Wisconsin facing critical shortage of blood donations
MILWAUKEE – While summer has historically been a difficult time for blood donation centers concerning donations, a Wisconsin blood services non-profit is sounding the alarm about what it’s calling a dangerously low blood supply. Milwaukee-based Versiti says in June alone, the organization saw more than 3,500 appointments missed,...
Vice Presidential Nominee JD Vance to again visit Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) – On the day of the 2024 Wisconsin Fall Partisan Primary, the Trump-Vance campaign announced that the vice presidential nominee will be returning to the Badger State. According to a release sent to Local Five, Senator JD Vance (R-OH) is scheduled to deliver remarks in Milwaukee...
Wisconsin election deniers Janel Brandtjen and Tim Ramthun lose in GOP primaries
MADISON — Two of Wisconsin’s most prominent purveyors of election conspiracy theories lost their primary races on Tuesday. In the Republican primary for the 20th Senate District, Sen. Dan Feyen, R-Fond du Lac, prevailed over Tim Ramthun, a Republican from Campbellsport who served in the Assembly from 2019-23 and competed in the 2022...
New legal challenge to Wisconsin’s personalized license plate restrictions
(The Center Square) – There is now a First Amendment challenge to Wisconsin’s personalized license plate restrictions. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty wants a judge to strike down the state law that allows the Department of Motor Vehicles to ban license plates that are deemed “objectionable.” “Every citizen has the First Amendment right to express themselves, and that includes the message they convey with their personalized license plates,”...
Teacher says contract wasn't renewed because he wouldn't use trans students' preferred names
A high school English teacher is suing a Wisconsin school district, alleging it did not renew his contract last year because he refused to use the preferred names of two transgender students. Jordan Cernek's federal lawsuit alleges the Argyle School District violated his constitutional and civil rights to be free...
After merger of Wisconsin hospital systems, CEO sees ‘best of all worlds’
Imran Andrabi, MD, president and CEO of Froedtert ThedaCare Health, talks about the integration of the systems, expanding access to care and the desire to innovate. It’s now been a little over seven months since the formation of Froedtert ThedaCare Health in Wisconsin, and Imran Andrabi is encouraged by the success of the integration of the two hospital systems.
Omar gives progressives a needed boost: 5 takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries
Progressives in the House received a much-needed victory Tuesday night with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) winning her primary one week after her fellow “squad” member Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) lost hers. Unlike the primaries for Bush and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), who was also ousted recently, Omar’s race...
Weinbrenner Shoes Announces Multi-Million Dollar Expansion in Marshfield
MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU) — The City of Marshfield has reached a development agreement with Weinbrenner Shoe Company for a new $14.5 million factory in the Mill Creek Business Park. “We could not be prouder as a community to have partnered with Weinbrenner to assist with incentives to ensure this...
Milwaukee Bucks: Doc Rivers Named Among NBA Coaches on the Hot Seat in 2024-25 Season
There’s no denying Milwaukee Bucks’ Doc Rivers has been on the receiving end of so much criticism for most of his coaching career. Turns out, a lot of eyes will be on him to see if he’ll succeed in making the Giannis Antetokounmpo-led team a credible competitor.
Marshfield Medical Center-Park Falls marks halfway point of replacement project
Marshfield Medical Center-Park Falls this week celebrated the completion of the first phase of its partial-hospital replacement project. To access this content, you must purchase a Premium membership, or log in if you are a member.
Marshfield Common Council Approves Moving Forward with Renovation of Wildwood Plaza for the Marshfield Police Department
(Karen Madden, Marshfield News-Herald) -The City Council approved Monday moving forward with the renovation of Wildwood Plaza into a new Marshfield Police Department. According to Karen Madden with the Marshfield News-Herald, in January 2023, the owner of the building at 2504 S. Central Ave. in Marshfield, known as the “Buffalo Building,” offered to donate the building to the city, said Steve Barg, city administrator.
Sawdust explosion starts Wednesday morning fire at Marshfield business
Editor's note: The fire at Masonite Architectural was reported at 10:53 a.m. Wednesday. A previous version of this story included an incorrect time. MARSHFIELD − No one was injured Wednesday morning when a sawdust explosion started a fire in a silo at Masonite Architectural. At 10:53 a.m. a caller reported a fire at...
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