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We Energies Foundation grants $100k to first responders across Wisconsin to help upgrade life-saving equipment
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Wisconsin's first responders will receive upgraded life-saving equipment, thanks to a $100,000 dollar grant from the We Energies Foundation. The money is part of the "Rewarding Responders" grant program, which, since 2020, has given more than $400,000 dollars to public safety agencies. This year,...
Marcus Theatres to show Star Wars in Ojibwe at four locations in Wisconsin
(WFRV) – Marcus Theatres has announced it will show Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope in the Ojibwe language at four Wisconsin locations. According to a release, Marcus Theatres will show the film in Ojibwe at Bay Park in Ashwaubenon, Cedar Creek in Rothschild, Palace in Sun Prairie, and Ridge in New Berlin.
Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to hear case seeking to revive recall of GOP Assembly speaker Vos
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The effort to salvage an attempt to recall Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office suffered another legal defeat on Tuesday. The Wisconsin Supreme Court, without comment, refused to hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling rejecting an attempt to revive the recall effort, which was led by supporters of former President Donald Trump.
Indees can’t recover after rough second quarter
The Independence/Gilmanton football team held a team that went undefeated during the 2023 regular season in check for three quarters. But Boyceville scored 29 points in the second quarter to take a 35-0 advantage into halftime of a 41-0 win in Independence last Friday. The Bulldogs scored once in the...
Fire destroys longtime community staple in small western Wisconsin town
Investigators are looking into whether storms knocked a tree into a power line Monday night in Milltown, Wisconsin. We lent an ear to the experts as they explained the science behind corn’s a-maize-ing perspiring process. MINNEAPOLIS — Folks, it’s time to acknowledge the corn — the sweaty corn....
Barron County surrounded by end-of-summer festivals in every direction
Labor Day weekend, summer’s last hurrah, will be celebrated in communities all around the edges of Barron County — the 101st Fair at Ridgeland on the border of Dunn County, the 76th Booster Days at Weyerhaeuser in Rusk County, the 32nd Trout Fest at Exeland in Sawyer County and the 45th Town and Country Days in Shell Lake in Washburn County. Ridgeland’s 101st Fair On the edge of Barron and...
Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department among WPS Foundation grant recipients
NORTHERN WISCONSIN – The Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) Foundation recently awarded $75,000.00 in grant funds to area public safety agencies. A release from WPS said the grants will be used to purchase lifesaving equipment. The funding is part of the WPS Foundation’s Rewarding Responders Grant Program, which supports first...
Wisconsin woman wanted for manslaughter in Ohio arrested by Omaha police
OMAHA, Neb. — A Wisconsin woman wanted for manslaughter in Ohio was arrested by Omaha police, according to court documents. Janel Nelson was charged with fugitive from justice in Douglas County court. She's wanted for felony assault – manslaughter in Ohio. According to a Facebook post from the...
Minnesota trucking company fined $621K in death of employee
VIRGINIA, Minnesota — A Twin Cities-based trucking company is contesting a fine of more than $621,000 involving the death of an employee who was found dead inside a tanker trailer last March. The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry OSHA unit (MNOSHA) announced the fine against Wayne Transports on...
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