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Northern Wisconsin Faces Severe Storm Threat Saturday Night with Damaging Winds, Hail
La Crosse, WI – Northern Wisconsin is preparing for severe storm threats beginning Saturday night, with damaging winds and hail expected to be the main concerns. The National Weather Service (NWS) in La Crosse has issued an alert indicating that the threat level for scattered severe storms is significant, particularly during the nighttime hours.
Wausau Legion baseball routs Merrill
MERRILL – Wausau scored five times in the opening inning and rolled to a 9-1 win over Merrill in an American Legion baseball game Wednesday. Jed Vanden Sanden capped the first-inning rally with a two-run single to put Wausau up 5-0. The Bulldogs added single runs in the second and third, and scored two more in the fourth.
Texas woman gets five years in prison for scamming central Wisconsin man out of over $1M
MADISON − A 35-year-old Texas woman was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for cheating a central Wisconsin man out of more than $1 million. Sarah Doherty, of Stephenville, Texas, pleaded guilty April 9 to wire fraud and tax evasion. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge William Conley sentenced her to five years in federal prison and ordered her to pay more than $1.025 million in restitution to her victim.
Marshfield Clinic plans to merge with Sanford Health. What you should know about the South Dakota-based health system.
Sanford Health announced Wednesday the potential of merging with a physician-led integrated health system serving rural Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Marshfield Clinic Health Systems. This is Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based Sanford’s fifth attempt at merging with another health care system, four of which fell through, within the last seven years, another chapter...
Funding for new reading law still in limbo even after Wisconsin Supreme Court decision
When students return to classrooms in less than eight weeks, Wisconsin schools will be required to change the way they teach children how to learn to read. But the $50 million budgeted to implement the statewide literacy bill remains in limbo. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction officials expected the funds...
Star farmer committed to wide experiences
WAUMANDEE, Wis. – When Kaleb Ellis began showing pigs in 4-H in the fourth grade, he had no clue the experience would lead him to the runner-up position for Wisconsin’s Star FFA Farmer Award. His dedication to farming and his work ethic showed through when the six judges interviewed and picked their winners for 2024 from 349 applicants.
Target Initiates New Rule At All Minnesota And Wisconsin Locations
If you're like me, you spend a lot of time at Target. I always say that you don't go into Target with a list of things you need. Instead, you go to Target and find out what you need when you get there. Ha!. The superstore has rolled out quite...
Beaver Dam Native Heading For Miss America Stage
(Beaver Dam) Mandi Genord, a Beaver Dam native, has won the Miss Wisconsin crown and is heading for the Miss America stage. The Miss America Organization is the largest provider of scholarship assistance to young women across the country, and Genord is the latest recipient. Through visiting hometown staples like...
‘Very active’ severe weather season in Wisconsin approaching 10-year high for tornadoes
Tornado season in Wisconsin started early this year and still rages on as the state enters the peak time of the calendar for severe weather. According to the National Weather Service, Wisconsin saw 39 confirmed tornadoes through the first six months of 2024, including the state’s first recorded tornadoes in the month of February.
Baldwin promotes $4 million grant for Wisconsin healthcare apprenticeships
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin said Friday she helped deliver $4 million for the Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin, aimed at building out their healthcare specific apprenticeship programs.
Wisconsin Braces for Sweltering Heat and Potential Storms This Weekend
Milwaukee, WI – Wisconsin residents should prepare for increasing temperatures and humidity this weekend. Sunday is expected to be the hottest day, with highs reaching the lower 90s and heat indices approaching 100. According to the US National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan, quiet weather will persist today, but storm chances will rise from Saturday through Monday. A round of severe storms is possible early Sunday through late Monday.
North Woods Summer Art Tour set for July 26
The Northwoods long awaited summer is here (most days), so that means the North Woods Summer Art Tour is coming soon. Wisconsin’s finest artists will open their doors to their studios and galleries for visitors Friday July 26 through Sunday 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This unique, self-directed studio tour in Vilas, Oneida, Iron, and Lincoln counties offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the creative process firsthand by visiting artist studios, interacting with creators, and witnessing their craft come to life. Brochures, studio descriptions, driving directions, and a map are available at area businesses, chambers of commerce, and online at northwoodsarttour.com. The tour is free to all. The Art Tour began in 2000 featuring 20 artists. This year’s tour has 44 artists at 35 studios. Guests will find unique items for gifts and for inspiration to elevate their spirits. Check out our video on YouTube: “Northwoods Art Tour Video Preview.” There is also an autumn tour October 8-11.
Peeling back the curtain: the RNC from the perspective of a delegate
MILWAUKEE — WISN 12 News sat down with Former state GOP chair and Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow - one of Wisconsin's 41 delegates who will be inside Fiserv Forum for the Republican National Convention. Farrow, briefed on his schedule for the convention this week, gave insight into what...
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