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Ojibwe-language dub of "Star Wars" to get first screening Friday
MINNEAPOLIS — A brand new Indigenous language dub of the epic space opera "Star Wars: A New Hope" is getting its first showtimes this weekend. Screenings are scheduled to take place Friday at nine theaters across parts of Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, including the Oakdale, Parkwood, and Southbridge Crossing theaters in the Twin Cities.Late last year, Walt Disney Studios announced that Disney and Lucasfilm were working with the Dakota Ojibwe Tribal Council and the University of Manitoba to create the Ojibwemowin version of the 1977 film. The original "Star Wars" film has been translated into more than 50 languages over the years,...
Golden Beavers Roll By Baraboo
The Beaver Dam High School football team rolled by Baraboo 35-7 on Friday night on Military and First Responders Appreciation Night at HH Derleth Field. QB Eli Bryant connected with Jeff Freund on a 36-yard TD pass on the first play from scrimmage and never looked back. Late in the first quarter Bryant tossed 16-yard strike to Brandon Morrissey to make it 14-0. With 5:21 left in the 2nd, Bryant ran one in from 10 yards out, pushing the lead to 21-0 heading to the halftime locker room. Bryant fired his 3rd TD pass of the night with 3:25 left in the 3rd quarter when he found Zach Schave in the back corner of the end zone from seven yards out. Early in the 4th Josiah Barnes put BD up 35-0 with four -yard TD run. Baraboo found the end zone with 6:02 left in regulation as Jackson Puttkamer plunged in from four yards out.
Pick ‘n Save parent company admits price gouging during pandemic to Federal Trade Commission
RACINE, WI — Pick ‘n Save’s parent company, Kroger, admitted price gouging of milk and eggs during the pandemic before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Andy Groff, senior director of pricing, made the statement during a court hearing for Kroger’s FTC suit about the company’s announcement it plans to acquire Albertsons, a large retail grocery competitor, according to a story from Newsweek.
Powerball Ticket Worth A Remarkable $2 Million Purchased In Wisconsin
It's always great to see someone from the Midwest win big playing the Powerball lottery, but it's even sweeter when a big winning ticket is purchased in a small town and that's the exact scenario that played out on Wednesday in Wisconsin. On Wednesday night, the Powerball jackpot had reached...
City plans would rezone riverfront site, extend Traxler Park riverwalk
JANESVILLE — The city of Janesville is considering rezoning a vacant riverfront site to extend a riverwalk corridor south from Traxler Park toward downtown. The plans would rezone the vacant 1.7-acre site at 533 N. Main St. from light industrial to conservancy to use it as green space. The site is within a designated 100-year floodplain north of Avon St. along the Rock River. ...
Poll: Trump inches ahead; Hovde surges forward in Wisconsin
(The Center Square) – A new Emerson College poll of likely voters reveals some changes in Midwest swing states. Former President Donald Trump has a slim lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in Wisconsin, 49% to 48%, while Harris slightly widened her lead over Trump in Michigan at 50% to 47%. Independent voters are largely veering towards Harris, with 46% of Michigan Independents choosing Harris, versus 43% for Trump. In...
Labor Day weekend: Autumn’s colorful, frosty show starting
It is hard to believe, but Labor Day weekend is here. And while that means different things to different people — a three-day weekend, the coming of football season, cooking brats on the grill, schools opening — to almost everybody, it also means the unofficial ending of summer and start of early fall. Sept. 22 is the first official day of autumn, but to most of us, it all starts Labor Day weekend. Not all that long ago, we were experiencing the hotter, humid days...
Are Wisconsin students really doing better? Or does it just look that way?
The picture of academic success for students is looking better all across Wisconsin. The percentage of students who are rated in higher categories on the state’s standardized tests has gone up. And there are no more students carrying the dreaded “below basic” label for reading and math skills. Has the actual achievement of students improved much, if at all? That’s a different question that can’t be answered yet. ...
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