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COVID cases on the rise in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — According to the Dane County Respiratory Illness Dashboard, COVID-19 cases throughout the county are at a high level. The county also tests wastewater to detect traces of infectious diseases and the dashboard showed there has been a significant increase of COVID in wastewater. On Friday, the...
Estate planning advice, and Wisconsin’s multiple connections to ‘The Wizard of Oz’
A Wisconsin estate planner joins us to talk about the importance of writing your will and medical directives. Then, Oconomowoc celebrates the 85th anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz” premiering in that city, despite the likelihood of earlier screenings in other Wisconsin communities. How writing a will and...
Wisconsin voters have decided on suffrage-related ballot measures eight times since 1848
Since the state constitution was ratified in 1848, Wisconsin voters have decided on suffrage-related ballot measures eight times. Five measures were approved, and three were rejected. Five of these eight measures were legislatively referred state statutes. The other three were legislatively referred constitutional amendments. Wisconsin’s first measure concerning suffrage appeared...
Hardwood veneer & plywood manufacturer closing 3 Wisconsin facilities, affecting 136 employees
(WFRV) – A hardwood veneer and plywood manufacturer is permanently closing three facilities across Wisconsin, including two locations in the northeastern part of the state. The closures will result in over 130 employees being laid off. According to three different letters sent from Besse Forest Products, Inc. to the...
Gov. Evers orders flags at half-staff for celebration of life of Lincoln Hills staffer killed in June
The American and State of Wisconsin flags will fly at half-staff on Saturday, Aug. 3, to mark the celebration of life of Lincoln Hills School for Boys staff member Corey Proulx. The 49-year-old died on June 25 after being assaulted the evening prior by a teen incarcerated at Lincoln Hills, a youth prison located...
WisconSWIM Mermaids anxious to cross English Channel; 4-member team set to take on challenge later this month
The clock is ticking down to when Pamela Toshner and three of her friends attempt to make history. The trio from northern Wisconsin call themselves the WisconSWIM Mermaids. Their ambition isn’t modest. They want to become the first all-female team to swim across the English Channel. Toshner, a lake biologist from Barnes, will attempt the crossing alongside Michelle DeYoung, a business owner in Barnes; Lisa Weispfenning, an X-ray technologist from...
Brown County Republican Party rallies in support of 'yes' vote on constitutional amendment questions
BELLEVUE — Nick Ratajczyk has voted for Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, and Constitution Party candidates. He's participated in every midterm election since 2010 and presidential election since 2012 as a Bellevue resident. He's one of the less common Wisconsinites to also vote in primaries and on constitutional referendums; he just didn't know how to cast his ballot Aug. 13. ...
Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias at Wisconsin State Fair canceled due to storm; Vampire Weekend at BMO Pavilion delayed
A storm system in the Milwaukee area canceled one act at Wisconsin State Fair and delayed another downtown. The State Fair posted to social media that fairgoers should seek immediate shelter and later that the show for comedian Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias was canceled. ...
2024 We Energies Cookie Book distribution schedule released
MILWAUKEE - It's a decades-old holiday tradition in Wisconsin. We Energies has released its Cookie Book distribution schedule for the 2024 holiday season. The theme for the 2024 We Energies Cookie Book will be "Celebrating Childhood Memories." Organizers of the cookie book want to fill the pages with your childhood memories.
Family-run business 'disappointed' to be working last of 70 years at state fair
After 70 years of selling fair food favorites, one family-owned business will wrap up its last year at the Wisconsin State Fair this summer. Ted Derynda is the co-owner of Derynda's Dairy Land and Adeline's. He has been working the stands since he was 8 years old. Now, his oldest grandchild is...