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Wisconsin police seek person who threw cheese at someone's car
EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin — Wisconsin is known for its devotion to the dairy, but police in Eau Claire say someone took that to an unusual extreme earlier this week, aggressively throwing cheese at someone else's car."Last night we responded to what might have been the most Wisconsin complaint ever," police said.The incident happened Monday around 9:45 p.m. Police say officers were sent to check on a report from a driver that someone had been chasing them down. The caller said that the person then threw cheese at their vehicle."Not gouda," police said. "It's un-brie-lievable that someone would do that. Throwing...
Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear challenges to Wisconsin abortion law
(The Center Square) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court is going to decide on abortion. The court said it will hear two challenges to Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion law, without waiting for lower courts in the state to rule on them first. “In granting this case, this court is doing what many other state courts have done, both before and after Dobbs v. Jackson – considering a state constitutional challenge to an...
Food pantries issue call for help
The Oregon Food Pantry is among a coalition of 36 Dane County food pantries that released a letter to the community on Tuesday, sounding an alarm about the rising number of people facing food insecurity and the need for both immediate support and longer-term solutions to the challenges of distributing enough food to meet the growing need.
365 Amplified: Teen with disability excluded from UW precollege program
A 14-year-old student was excluded from a University of Wisconsin precollege program because the university wasn’t able to accommodate that student’s disability. Today, we hear from the student and their mom. Plus, Rob heads to the Gamma Ray Bar to ask owner Kevin Wilmot II what it takes to open a live venue downtown, what it means to have a Black-owned venue downtown, and why he’s not Kevin Wilmot, Jr.
OHS alum Buskager graduates from Next Gen Responder Academy
After graduating from Oregon High School last month, Brook Buskager could have taken it easy for a while. Instead, he enrolled - and recently graduated from - Madison College’s NextGen Responder Academy, a program for high school juniors and seniors to be licensed as emergency medical responders and firefighters.
Be smart and be seen this summer
Independence Day holiday is here, summer is in full swing, and the roads and sidewalks are filled with people trying to get out and enjoy the good weather. This can also bring some additional safetyhazards, however. To help raise awareness of the dangers of walking, the Oregon Community Education and...
Biden has crucial visit in Madison today
I'm Hope Karnopp and this is the Daily Briefing newsletter by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Sign up here to get it sent to your inbox each morning. The weather might not be the most ideal for fireworks, parades or Summerfest today — it's looking like we'll have on-and-off rain and storms for most of the day. Tomorrow should be in the clear, though some rain chances will return on Sunday.
Riverfest firework postponed until Friday night, though music plays on
La Crosse Riverfest fireworks are postponed until 9:40 p.m. Friday. The plan is still to fire them off from Pettibone Park. Lightning caused the postponement but the party continues from Riverside Park. The Remainders still plan to hit the J.F. Brennan North Stage once lightning passes. No button will be...
Riverfest fireworks are set to continue, despite Pettibone Park flooding
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - The La Crosse fireworks show will still happen Thursday night, despite flooding in the area. On Tuesday, the city of La Crosse closed Pettibone Park until further notice. This is because of high water that has continued to flood the park over the last few...
Family travels over 2,000 miles for Monona’s Fourth of July celebration
MONONA, Wis. (WMTV) - One family traveled all the way from Puerto Rico to celebrate America’s birthday in Monona. Folks crowed at Winnequah Park for all things red, white and blue at Monona’s final Fourth of July celebration. “It’s my birthday, I do this every year,” Wendy Mattie...
Burned by the boom: Rockford nurse details gruesome fireworks-related injuries
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) – It’s no secret on the Fourth of July that fireworks can be dangerous and that first responders give the public ample warning about staying safe while using them. But a Rockford-area nurse says local medical professionals often see serious injuries caused by fireworks when people aren’t careful. “This could be your […]
Wisconsin mayor says Biden and Trump campaigns didn’t pay invoices for events
The mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin, said both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump’s campaigns have not paid nearly $64,000 worth of invoices to the city since 2016. In terms of 2024 campaign events in the northeastern Wisconsin city, the Biden campaign owes a little under $7,000 while the Trump campaign owes around […]
45 Degrees North: Roadside Assistance Out Yonder
Mechanical problems, out of gas, hit a deer, stuck in mud or snow, keys lost or locked in the car… There are lots of reasons why you might need roadside assistance in a rural area, and lots of rural areas where calling for help is not as simple as it sounds. So there are some things you should know before you need a tow or other help.
Southeast Wisconsin celebrates Independence Day
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN (CBS 58) -- CBS 58 is not only covering some of the Fourth of July celebrations taking place in the area, but many of the faces you know from our newscasts are involved in the parades!. Humboldt Park 4th of July Parade featuring CBS 58's Scott Grodsky. Humboldt...
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