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Wisconsin Braces for Scorching Heat as Temperatures Soar
Milwaukee, WI – Residents across Wisconsin are advised to prepare for a significant heat wave next week. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), above-average temperatures with heat indices between 95 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit are expected. Some areas may experience heat indices exceeding 100 degrees. These elevated temperatures...
Judge allows Wisconsinites with disabilities to vote via email for November election
Dane County Circuit Court Judge Everett Mitchell issued a temporary injunction June 25 that permits municipal clerks to send absentee ballots via email to voters with print disabilities — voters who use assistance to read or mark a paper ballot — according to a Disability Rights Wisconsin press release.
Investigating assisted living in Wisconsin
I'm Hope Karnopp and this is the Daily Briefing newsletter by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Sign up here to get it sent to your inbox each morning. We have a calm weather day today, and it looks like it will (remarkably) stay that way for the next couple days. The high will be around 77 degrees today with some calm winds. Temps will reach into the low 80s for the start of an incredibly busy weekend of outdoor...
Bike tour raises awareness for MS event next weekend
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Next weekend hundreds of cyclists will travel around Southern Wisconsin to raise awareness of Multiple Sclerosis through the Bike MS: Best Dam Bike Tour WI 2024. The bike ride is taking place on August 3-4 and will start at Ho-Chunk Casino Wisconsin Dells in Baraboo. According...
Miramont Behavioral Health leaders talk Waukesha location, growth plans
Miramont Behavioral Health in Middleton marked its three-year anniversary this month. The 72-bed hospital, which is owned by Summit BHC, is operating at 46 beds, with 28 for adults and 18 for teenagers. It plans to add 10 more adolescent beds this fall, bringing the total number of beds to 56.
Medicare Advantage plans now offer basic dental coverage
Once thought of as two totally separate forms of health care, today the insurance industry seems to recognize the connections between dental and medical health. Senior citizens may not realize it, but Medicare, particularly Medicare Advantage, now provides coverage for dental cleanings. And those cleanings could save people from what Dr. David Niles calls “horrifically hard-to-fix problems.” ...
UW program administrators unenroll disabled student from study program, spark calls for accommodations reform
When Nikhita Steward-Trivedi searched for academic programs this summer, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) caught their eye. Steward-Trivedi —who has Goltz syndrome, causing vision and mobility impairments — saw the three-week summer intensive as an opportunity to pursue their career goals and a place where it would be easier to receive accommodations for their disability, in their mother Lina Steward-Trivedi’s view.
New Details Emerge on Future Ho-Chunk Casino in Beloit
The Ho-Chunk Nation, one of the largest federally recognized tribes of Wisconsin, has released new details about their upcoming Ho-Chunk Gaming Casino in Beloit. This ambitious project will significantly expand the tribe’s gaming businesses from its six current locations. Drawing from its substantial experience, the tribe hopes to attract guests with a world-class casino and leisure experience.
Tenant Resource Center creates ‘one-stop shop’ for local families
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Tenant Resource Center (TRC) held its first Resource Fair Thursday to address a wide range of needs in the community. Attendees at the free event were able to meet directly with numerous local organizations that offer support and resources for things like financial wellness, childcare, disability rights, eviction help, and so much more.
Alternative Education Program at Richland Center Schools
Richland School District Administrator, Steve Board, presented an alternative education program to the Board of Education at Monday night’s board meeting. He said that alternative education has proven to be successful in the PARTNER School. After thoroughly examining the data and brainstorming solutions over the past several weeks, the Administration has proposed this new alternative education program, which includes all three buildings for this coming school year. This programming would support students who are on the fringe of needing other supports. The proposal would require the addition of one full-time teacher at each of the three buildings and alternative education licensure within the next year. The tentative name being used is the R-SSEE School, pronounced R-C, which stands for Richland Small School Educational Environment, focusing on the smaller class size opportunities for students.
WATCH: Wisconsin women’s basketball star shines with USA Basketball
Wisconsin women’s basketball star Serah Williams shined during Stop 2 in the 2024 U23 Nations League Americas conference in Mexico City, Mexico on July 23. Williams’ 2024 USA 3×3 Nations League team, which also includes Christina Dalce (University of Maryland), Morgan Maly (Creighton University), Cotie McMahon (Ohio State University), Lucy Olsen (University of Iowa) and Mikaylah Williams (LSU), went 3-0 on Tuesday with wins over the Caymen Islands, Argentina and Mexico. During her final contest, Wisconsin’s Serah Williams and LSU’s Mikaylah Williams combined for 15 of the team’s 21 points in the 21-18 triumph over Mexico. The Brooklyn native iced the game...
Public record for July 26, 2024
Rock County Felony arrests All of those listed below have since their arrest been formally charged with a felony (or felonies). ANTHONY GREEN, 37, of Beloit, physical abuse of an elderly person, June 7, 1900 block of Lafayette Street, Janesville. MICKAI WORTHAM, 17, of Janesville, 1st degree recklessly endangering safety, June 14, 100 block of West Holmes Street, Janesville. DRAKE DYKEMAN, 42, of Beloit, battery or threat to judge, prosecutor, or law enforcement officer, June 16, Riverside Drive, Janesville.
‘I’m getting Subway tonight!’: Christian man outs Subway for refusing to serve him because of his shirt, but you need to know what it says
Recently, a video on TikTok has gone somewhat viral depicting a heated exchange between a customer and a sandwich artist at Subway who refused to serve him. The 30-second video was shared by an account that seems to entirely revolve around promoting alt-right, Christian, and MAGA type content, and it currently has around 3 million views. Upon first viewing, you may be inclined to believe that the Subway worker is the one at fault, and the caption in the video even reads: “Subway Karen Refuses Service to Christians in Waunakee, WI.”
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