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Powerball for Wednesday, July 3, 2024, is a $138 million jackpot. Check your numbers!
Did Powerball make you a millionaire overnight? After no one matched all five numbers plus the Powerball on Monday, July 1 the grand prize grew to $138 million for the Wednesday, July 3 drawing. ...
The Laker Weekly News - July 5, 2024
SHELL LAKE, WI -- Check out all the goings-on in this, the latest edition of the Laker News from the Shell Lake School District!. How to View: The Laker News can be viewed in-article on a desktop/laptop below. If on mobile, you will need to download the file and open it in a PDF viewer to read.
Dane County judge strikes down part of Act 10
In a decision released late Wednesday, on the eve of the July 4th holiday, Dane County Judge Jacob Frost struck down part of Act 10, the Wisconsin law that ended most collective bargaining rights for most public employees. The law unfairly exempted public safety workers from the limits on unions, Frost ruled. Labor unions representing […] The post Dane County judge strikes down part of Act 10 appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Popular Wisconsin Attraction Featured as Jeopardy Question
Jeopardy continues to be a cultural icon, so whenever a question pops up with a local twist, it's always fun to take a look at what it was. This Wisconsin attraction was recently featured as a question on the popular game show Jeopardy. What is the Freshwater Fishing Hall of...
Meet the Hayward ‘bog pushers’
Early this summer, a 200-ton peat bog sprouting mature, 40-foot Tamarack pine trees was blocking a waterway in the Lake Chippewa Flowage in northern Wisconsin. The bog — inaccurately known as an island — was lodged near a bridge, effectively splitting the 15,300 acre lake in two. If the bog remains in place, boats can’t cross from one side of the bridge to the other. It had to be moved.
Loaded up and truckin'...on the water? Portage Co. man builds semi-truck pontoon boat
CUSTER, Wis. -Summer's here, and that means a lot of Wisconsinites are getting their boats out on the water. But don't feel intimidated if you're pushing off from the dock and see a semi-truck making waves on the open water. John Yach of Custer spent the winter building a pontoon...
Wisconsin Police Department Receives Most ‘Wisconsin’ Complaint Ever
There's a very odd string of food-related crimes lately in one Wisconsin town. At the beginning of June, an Eau Claire family was struck by a brazen brisket bandit who made his move while they were sleeping, stealing a whole 12-pound chunk of meat from their backyard smoker. A few...
Smith: Survey shows continued decline in mallards but total ducks higher than long-term mean
The 2024 Wisconsin spring waterfowl breeding survey showed a continued decline in mallards, the state's most abundant duck species, and a year-over-year drop in total ducks as well as Canada geese. However the number of total ducks was higher than the 50-year average and waterfowl numbers are still in good...
Baseball: Rice Lake's Juza, Rohde pitching this summer for the Duluth Huskies
Rice Lake graduates Isaac Rohde and Matt Juza found themselves sitting in opposing dugouts playing in the Northwoods League last summer. It only seemed right for the former Warriors to team up again. Juza, a 2022 Rice Lake High School grad, and Rohde, a 2019 alum, played one season of high school baseball together and have also played for the Haugen Hornets during the summer. This year during the dog days of summer they are playing for the Duluth Huskies. ...
Rice Lake Man Facing Indictment By US Attorney Office For Barron Drug Bust
BARRON COUNTY (DrydenWire) - A Rice Lake, WI man is facing indictment by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for a Barron County Drug Unit drug bust in April 2024 that led to the seizure of over 200 grams of methamphetamine. According to a press release from the Barron County Sheriff's Office, David Anderson, 33, a resident of Rice Lake, was apprehended on Friday, April 19, 2024, following the issuance of a search warrant at his residence.
Rice Lake Police Issue Updated Press Release Regarding Melissa Davis
The Rice Lake Police Department has spent the last two weeks working with the Barron County Waste to Energy and Recycling Center, and the Republic Services Lake Area Landfill, in an attempt to recover the remains of Melissa Davis. This search was conducted with assistance of detectives from the Barron...
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