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Excessive Heat Warning Monday for most of SE Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE — The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday for Fond du Lac, Dodge, Washington, Waukesha, Jefferson and Walworth counties. Racine and Kenosha counties are under a Heat Advisory from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday. TMJ4 meteorologist...
Iowa, Illinois, & Wisconsin Could Soon Experience A ‘Rodent Rampage’ In Their Homes
You may need to charge rent to a few critters before too long. Some of us have had to deal with snakes and bugs in our houses or on our property this summer. And now, one of the best parts of fall is that all of those crawl back into the earth where they belong.
2024 Wisconsin Stormwater Week September 21 - 29, 2024
Head out to @Lussier Family Heritage Center for special Lil’ Explorer Adventure program focused around rain and where it all goes during WI Stormwater Week. Register for this free event at: www.ripple-effects.com/wistormwater-week.
Toss It Now! Huge Recall In Iowa, Illinois & Wisconsin For Cucumbers
People in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin make not be feeling the best after eating cucumbers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are letting Iowans, Illinoisans, and Wisconsinites know to avoid whole cucumbers. Whole cucumbers that have been grown in Florida are being recalled due to a Salmonella outbreak...
Preseason top two high school football teams fall to highlight area top 10 results from Week 1
The first week of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association high school football season saw two of our preseason top five area teams lose. Here is how our area top 10 teams' season openers played out. 1. Marquette (0-1) ...
Wisconsin’s Camp Randall to include four enhancements for 2024 season
The Wisconsin Badgers’ Camp Randall stadium include four new enhancements on game day for the 2024 season. While Camp Randall, which will play host to seven opponents during the Badgers’ 2024 regular season, is nearly 110 years old, this batch of improvements is as futuristic as ever. For starters, Wisconsin’s videoboard, which sits above the frenetic student section, received an LED renovation during the offseason. The newest installation will allow its onlookers to absorb enhanced visuals regardless of lighting conditions. Whether it be an 11 a.m. CT kickoff or a prime-time matchup, the videoboard will illuminate advertisements, statistics, scores and much more...
From selling La Crosse’s Dublin Square to visiting Dublin with Matt Boshcka
Matt Boshcka, a remarkable serial entrepreneur, who has worn many business hats in the La Crosse area, joins Bizcast Greater La Crosse. Bizcast comes out Friday mornings and can be heard online here, or by subscribing to Bizcast Greater La Crosse wherever you get podcasts. Boshcka shares his journey from...
WATCH: Former Wisconsin tight end scores touchdown in Miami Dolphins preseason finale
Former Wisconsin tight end Hayden Rucci is making a late push to make the Miami Dolphins 53-man roster. The former Badger led the Dolphins in receiving with five catches for 44 yards and a touchdown in the team’s NFL Preseason Week 3 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The...
Wisconsin class of 2025 LB commit earns spot on 247Sports' 'Freak List'
Wisconsin Badgers top-ranked linebacker commit Mason Posa earned the No. 19 spot on 247Sports’ class of 2025 ‘Freak List’ on Wednesday. Composed by the outlet’s Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins, the list features college football’s 50 ‘freakiest’ high school recruits for the class of 2025.
Midwest Braces for Severe Heatwave: Wisconsin Faces 111-Degree Heat Index
La Crosse, WI – A severe heatwave is sweeping across Wisconsin, with temperatures and humidity levels expected to reach dangerous levels today and Monday. The National Weather Service in La Crosse warns that the heat indices will soar into the 90 to 110-degree range, creating potentially hazardous conditions. According...
'A shoot can be legal. That doesn’t mean it was necessary.’ Fatal police encounters rise in Wisconsin
Deadly police encounters in Wisconsin were up last year and are on track this year to exceed the modern record of 26 deaths set in 2017. The increase comes after Wisconsin Watch and The Badger Project reported two years ago that Wisconsin’s rate of police killings ranked among the lowest in the nation over the past decade. In the past two years the rate has risen, particularly compared with neighboring states. ...
Meteor seen over Wisconsin on Friday
According to the American Meteor Society, over 70 reports came in from across parts of Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois of a meteor seen early Friday morning. Based on reports, the fireball was estimated to of had a path starting east of Augusta in Eau Claire county, travelled southeast and burned up northeast of Tomah in Monroe county. Seen as far north as Perham, Minnesota, and as far south as Talbott, Illinois, the fireball entered the atmosphere between 6:10 and 6:15am local time. The American Meteor Society will take any reports if you have any at amsmeteors.org.
Meteor seen over Wisconsin on Friday
According to the American Meteor Society, over 70 reports came in from across parts of Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois of a meteor seen early Friday morning. Based on reports, the fireball was estimated to of had a path starting east of Augusta in Eau Claire county, travelled southeast and burned up northeast of Tomah in Monroe county. Seen as far north as Perham, Minnesota, and as far south as Talbott, Illinois, the fireball entered the atmosphere between 6:10 and 6:15am local time. The American Meteor Society will take any reports if you have any at amsmeteors.org.
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