Rothschild
LATEST NEWS
Former Wausau Mayor Candidate Pleads Not Guilty to Alleged Hate Crime
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — A one-time candidate for Mayor of Wausau is free on a signature bond as he faces accusations of a hate crime. Christopher Wood pled not guilty to the charge on Wednesday, signed a $1,500 bond, and was told to return for a pretrial conference in mid-September. The 29-year-old is said to have approached a biracial couple at a Wausau Kwik Trip and encouraged the woman to find a White partner, telling her she shouldn’t be messing with a Black person and that White babies are adorable.
Wausau could revamp discretionary incentive program for city employees
Wausau could revisit a cash incentive program for city employees, potentially replacing the initiative with a one-time bonus or other form of appreciation after the human resources director said the current policy is unfair and unsustainable. Members of Wausau Human Resources Committee on Monday held a robust discussion about department...
Statewide movement pushes companies to hire more people with disabilities
WAUKESHA, Wis. — A new statewide campaign is pushing Wisconsin businesses to hire people they may have previously overlooked. The Think Ability Wisconsin initiative is a grant-funded resource center working to empower employees with disabilities and their employers. Steinhafels in Waukesha is one company that is answering the call...
Area Businesses Receive Awards at State Fair
Local businesses received awards at the Wisconsin State Fair last week. Every year, the State Fair features the Grand Champion Eats and Treats competition. This competition is open to the state’s professional food businesses with yearly sales under $1 million and highlights mid to small sized businesses in the food processing industry.
Wisconsin Assembly candidate calls for new election after ballot misprint
SUMMIT, Wis. — An Assembly candidate in northwestern Wisconsin is calling for a new election after roughly 700 registered voters in Douglas County voted on the wrong ballot. Ballots printed in the town of Summit contained the wrong Assembly district, listing two Democratic challengers instead of the two Republicans those voters should have been deciding between.
Beer, brats and ballots: Native organizers register voters at Brewers tailgate
Native Americans from across Wisconsin attended a tailgate before the Milwaukee Brewers took on the Los Angeles Dodgers at American Family Field Thursday. But this wasn’t any ordinary tailgate — next to a table holding brats, hot dogs and a tray of cookies was another table where people could register to vote.
Tribe and environmental groups urge Wisconsin officials to rule against relocating pipeline
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A tribal leader and conservationists urged state officials Thursday to reject plans to relocate part of an aging northern Wisconsin pipeline, warning that the threat of a catastrophic spill would still exist along the new route. About 12 miles (19 kilometers) of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline runs across the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s reservation. The pipeline transports up to 23 million gallons (about 87 million liters) of oil and natural gas daily from the city of Superior, Wisconsin, through Michigan to Sarnia, Ontario. The tribe sued Enbridge in 2019 to force the company to remove the pipeline from the reservation, arguing the 71-year-old line is prone to a catastrophic spill and land easements allowing Enbridge to operate on the reservation expired in 2013. Enbridge has proposed a 41-mile (66 kilometer) reroute around the reservation’s southern border. The project requires permits from multiple government agencies, including the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
DNC mounts challenge to boot Green Party candidate from Wisconsin ballot
A Democratic National Committee employee has filed a complaint alleging that the Green Party is ineligible for the Wisconsin presidential ballot. David Strange, the DNC deputy operations director in Wisconsin, argues in the complaint that because the Green Party does not have a state officer who would qualify as a nominator, it cannot choose any […]
Conventional Wisdom: Democrats Turn In The Spotlight
MILWAUKEE - Weeks after the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Democrats are prepared to convene more than 80 miles down I-94 in Chicago. FOX6's Ted Perry speaks with Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler and Wisconsin Delegate LaToya Bates about the switch from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris and expectations for the DNC, which runs from Aug. 19-22. .
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.