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Storms possible early Friday, fall-like cooldown to follow
Improvements were felt Wednesday as the air wasn’t as hot and definitely wasn’t as humid. This downward trend in both departments is expected to continue, making for a refreshing holiday weekend. Thursday starts off with areas of patchy fog, which may slow your morning travels down a bit. Shortly after fog issues dissipate, clouds will […]
Twin Cities sees third round of storms just days after Minnesota State Fair got smacked
For the third time in a week, severe weather impacted parts of Minnesota on Thursday, causing flight delays at the Minneapolis airport, delaying a college football game and prompting thousands to seek shelter at the Minnesota State Fair.
Wake boats divide Wisconsin lake lovers. Should the state step in?
To Mike Scandin, the best thing about wake surfing is that anyone can do it. Scandin chose to start Surfsconsin in Minocqua with two co-owners after the wake surfing aficionados were besieged with requests for lessons. Nine years after starting the business, they have worked with would-be surfers who are as young as 7 and as old as 77.
Key Reads – Thursday, August 29, 2024
Another prisoner has died in a facility operated by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Prisons are dangerous places. Many of the prisoners are dangerous people. But in Wisconsin, aging facilities and staffing problems make matters worse. The Brown County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release Wednesday that deputies were...
Marquette Law School Poll finds climate of reduced satisfaction with public schools in Wisconsin as new school year starts
MILWAUKEE — A Marquette University Law School Poll survey of registered voters across Wisconsin this summer found 46% of respondents expressing satisfaction with the public schools in their community, down from 63% in a poll asking the same question in October 2023. Seven percent in summer 2024 were “very...
Wisconsin help hotline Impact 211 sees influx of calls for food assistance
MILWAUKEE — Local social services hotline 211 reports a 40% increase in calls from people asking for food assistance since early 2023. It's an issue nonprofits and food pantry officials said has gotten worse since March of that year, when a pandemic boost to the federal government's supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) ended.
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