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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...
Warm and muggy Thursday with a risk for severe weather in the evening
We’re off to a mostly cloudy start to the morning as high pressure slides out of the area. Most areas are starting off the morning in the low to mid 60s. Those cloudy skies will dominate throughout the day with an isolated chance at some showers and storms throughout the day. Meanwhile, a front hangs out to our west and will come into play later this evening, posing a threat of severe weather. Out ahead of the front, winds will pick up and get breezy out of the south, ushering in more low-level moisture and bringing our temperatures back up to the low 80s by the afternoon. These storms are expected to organize into a squall line, with the biggest impacts heading our way between 6 and 10 pm. The primary threats will be damaging winds and heavy rain, while large hail and an isolated tornado risk remain secondary concerns. These storms have prompted the Storm Prediction Center to issue a level 2 out of 5 risk of severe weather for most of the area this evening. Make sure to stay weather aware! Should any complexes of showers and storms develop earlier in the day, our risk for severe weather will likely be much lower.
Why are the flags flying at half-staff in Wisconsin on Thursday?
You might notice flags around Wisconsin flying at half-staff Thursday. The gesture, ordered by Gov. Tony Evers, is in memory of a former state representative who died recently. Here's what to know about the flags at half-staff and the Wisconsinite they're honoring: ...
Dangerous heat and strong storms take a break
The dangerous heat from Monday and Tuesday is over and we can thank some severe storms for bringing us the cool down. High temperatures for the second day in a row reached into the 90s for most of southeast Wisconsin. It's the ninth time this year that highs have reached the 90s which is the average. It's also the fourth time Milwaukee has hit 94 degrees which is the hottest temp of the year. Northern counties stayed in the 80s since they saw storms first.
Elk Mound edges Rails in football season opener
SPOONER – Fired-up fans from both schools packed the stands Friday night, Aug. 23, in Spooner as the Rails hosted the Elk Mound Mounders in the opening game of the 2024 high school football season. Coach Josh Fizel had his boys ready to play, and the young Rails gave it their all before falling 16-14 on a last-second heartbreaker. Following a scoreless first quarter, the Rails fell behind 8-0 on...
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