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FACT FOCUS: A look at false claims around the assassination attempt on former President Trump
The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, who is running for reelection, is fueling a range of false claims and conspiracy theories as authorities seek information about the 20-year-old shooter's background and motive, how he obtained the AR-style rifle he fired at Trump and security at the venue that failed to stop the shooting. Here's a look at the facts. ___ ...
County W/D road work update
The Price County Highway Department on Tuesday issued an update for the ongoing work on County Highway W and County Highway D. Paving of County Highway D has been completed, according to Patrol Superintendent Vance Pollitt. Shouldering and striping will be upcoming based on scheduling and weather conditions. Paving of County Highway W is currently in process with the expected completion in two-to-three weeks, weather dependent, he said. Shouldering and striping work will follow. “We ask for your patience through these much-needed projects,” Pollitt said. “Please allow extra time for your commute.”
Storms with likely tornadoes slap the Chicago area, killing 1 and cutting power
CHICAGO (AP) — Storms with reports of tornadoes blew through Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, including the Chicago area, toppling trees and power poles and cutting electricity to hundreds of thousands of people. A woman in Indiana died after a tree fell onto a home. Employees at the National Weather Service in suburban Chicago had to take cover Monday night and pass coverage duties to colleagues in northern Michigan for a time. The agency reported wind speeds in the region as high as 75 mph (120...
Who is JD Vance? Things to know about Donald Trump's pick for vice president
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday chose U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio to be his running mate as he looks to return to the White House. Here are some things to know about Vance, a 39-year-old Republican now in his first term in the Senate: Vance rose to prominence with the memoir 'Hillbilly Elegy' ...
Team USA heads to Olympic Games
From Simone Biles to Sha’Carri Richardson and Diana Taurasi to Katie Ledecky, Team USA will provide some of the biggest star power at the 2024 Olympic Games. And it will be the women leading the way as the U.S. looks to top the overall medal table for the eighth consecutive Summer Games. The nearly 600 athletes going to the Paris Games include more than 250 returning Olympians and 122 Olympic...
Convention protesters rally for abortion, immigrants, Gaza
MILWAUKEE — Hundreds of demonstrators converged Monday on downtown Milwaukee to protest around the Republican National Convention, saying the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump won’t affect their long-standing plans to rally outside the site. A wide range of organizations and activists gathered in a downtown park outside the Fiserv Forum’s security perimeter to listen to speakers ahead of a street march coordinated by The Coalition to March on the RNC. The coalition, comprised largely of local groups, supports abortion and immigrant rights and...
Brewers designate pitcher Keuchel for assignment
MILWAUKEE — The Dallas Keuchel experiment in Milwaukee appears to be over. The one-time Cy Young Award winner, acquired from Seattle in late June for cash, was designated for assignment Sunday. Keuchel gave up five consecutive hits to open the fourth inning as the Brewers let an early five-run lead slip away in a 6-5 loss to the Nationals on Saturday. In four starts with the Brewers, Keuchel posted a...
Price County forest roads closed for culvert work
RHINELANDER — Sections of Forest Road (FR) 118 Trail 101 (Flambeau Trail) in Price County will be closed to all traffic from July 15 through July 19, so that one culvert can be replaced to accommodate aquatic organism passage, according to a U.S. Forest Service press release. FR 118c/Trail 101 will be closed between Cedar Rapids Road and approximately 0.3 miles east of Wintergreen Lake Road. This section of trail is located in the Park Falls Ranger District of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. ...
Medford tornado confirmed
MEDFORD — Taylor County Emergency Management, in collaboration with the National Weather Service, announced that an investigation into a reported funnel cloud in the town of Medford on July 5, was in fact a tornado. There were no injuries or major damage reported. Reported by multiple witnesses, the funnel cloud was rated as an EF0 tornado, which is on the lower end of the severity spectrum as measured by the Enhanced Fujita Scale. An EFO tornado produces wind speeds of 64 to 75 mph and...
Elk Lake Park playground renovation begins
PHILLIPS — The work to install $222,000 of new playground equipment is now underway at Elk Lake Park in Phillips, according to a press release from the Elk Lake Park Playground Committee. The playground will be installed quickly for the kids to enjoy but the fundraising effort continues with $57,000 still needed to complete the campaign. The existing playground equipment, installed in the mid-1990s, was predominantly made of wood and was showing signs of aging, according to playground fundraising committee member Kristen Harper in the...
Panel recommends removing ex-chancellor from UW-LaCrosse for making adult videos
A faculty committee has recommended that a former chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse be removed from his tenured position over his involvement in adult entertainment. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported that the committee's unanimous decision over Joe Gow sets up a vote by the University of Wisconsin's Board of Regents to fire him. Gow is on paid leave because he holds a tenured faculty appointment and wants to return...
HOLE IN ONE!
Ron Sandquist shows the Callaway golf ball he scored a hole-in-one with at Prentice Pines Golf Course on July 11, 2024. Witnessed by golfing partners Larry Macke and Joey Nelson, and confirmed by the course office, Sandquist was on the par three hole number seven, where he used a five wood to send the ball 141 yards to the cup.
Rain likely, storms possible Monday
The National Weather Service in Duluth continues with a hazardous weather outlook for portions of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin to include a chance for isolated severe storms in Price County on Monday afternoon. The weather service forecast for Sunday evening includes a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10 p.m.., amounting to less than one-tenth of an inch, and higher amounts possible with thunderstorms. Expect patchy fog after 2 a.m., with an overnight low of around 60 degrees and a northwest wind...
Donald Trump arrives in Milwaukee for RNC after assassination attempt heightens security fears
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has arrived in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention a day after he was targeted in an attempted assassination at a campaign event. Trump's airplane touched down Sunday, the day before the four-day event kicks off with thousands of Republicans coming together to formally elect him as their 2024 presidential nominee. The shocking scenes of violence at his Saturday campaign rally that injured...
Authorities hunt for clues, but motive of man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump remains elusive
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 20-year-old man who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump first came to law enforcement's attention at Saturday's rally when spectators noticed him acting strangely outside the campaign event. The tip sparked a frantic search but officers were unable to find him before he managed to get on a roof, where he opened fire. In the wake of the shooting that killed one spectator, investigators were hunting for any clues about what may have drove Thomas Matthew Crooks, of Bethel Park,...
In primetime address, Biden says country must not go down road of political violence
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says "we can't, we must not go down" the road of political violence in American after Saturday's attempted Trump assassination. In a prime-time national address, Biden said political passions can run high but "we must never descend into violence." THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below. ...
What we know about the 20-year-old suspect in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials were working Sunday to learn more about the 20-year-old Pennsylvania man they believe tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally and to determine what drove him to open fire, killing one spectator. Authorities identified Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the shooter who fired from a rooftop outside the rally venue in Butler before he was killed by the Secret Service. ...
Richard Simmons, a fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat, dies at 76
NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Simmons, television's hyperactive court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by urging the overweight to exercise and eat better, died Saturday. He turned 76 on Friday. Simmons died at his home in Los Angeles, his publicist Tom Estey said in an email to The Associated Press. He gave no further details. Los Angeles police and...
Carlos Alcaraz wins Wimbledon, now owns 4 Slam titles at age 21
LONDON (AP) — For Carlos Alcaraz, there was one brief blip in the Wimbledon men's final against Novak Djokovic on Sunday, one five-point stretch that took him from the verge of victory to close to a collapse. After dominating for the initial two sets, then seemingly withstanding a surge from Djokovic in the third, Alcaraz was a point from the championship while serving at 5-4, 40-love. But he double-faulted. Then missed a backhand. Then a volley. Then a forehand. And another forehand. Suddenly, it was...
Shannen Doherty, 'Beverly Hills, 90210' star, dies at 53
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shannen Doherty, the "Beverly Hills, 90210" star whose life and career were roiled by illness and tabloid stories, has died at 53. After years with breast cancer, Doherty died Saturday, according to a statement from her publicist, Leslie Sloane. "The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was surrounded by her loved ones as well as her dog, Bowie. The family asks for their privacy at this...
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