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Oconomowoc pushes back Wizard of Oz 85th anniversary celebration for rain
OCONOMOWOC, Wis. — In 1939, The Strand Theatre in Oconomowoc was one of the first venues to premiere “The Wizard of Oz,” which would go on to become one of the most iconic films of all time. The City intends to celebrate the 85th anniversary of this historic moment in film history, but it’ll have to wait a bit longer due to poor weather in the area.
Big Lots Closing Stores Nationwide, Including Minnesota And Wisconsin Locations
Another one bites the dust! A ton of big businesses have announced closures lately, or at the very least, the scaling back of some of their locations. A recent example of this is Italian chain Buca di Beppo, which abruptly closed thirteen locations across the country over the summer. Another...
Drone business brings new technology to area farms
CADOTT — John Goodman showed off his two massive drones at Wisconsin Farm Technology Days, showing how new equipment can improve farming. Goodman said the large drones weigh about 300 pounds when the 40-liter tanks are fully loaded. “We can spray herbicide, fungicide and cover crops,” Goodman said. “We do inter-seeding into standing corn. You don’t transmit disease, and you don’t trample crops. It’s a form of technology that really...
August primaries set the stage for November elections in Minnesota, Wisconsin
MINNEAPOLIS — The August primaries are in the books in both Minnesota and Wisconsin, setting the table for the main November elections in both states. A jubilant Rep. Ilhan Omar celebrated her win over Don Samuels. In 2022, Omar defeated him by roughly 2,500 votes that primary. This time, she won by a little more than 16,000 votes. She had admitted her near loss was her own fault, that she had taken the race for granted, but this time she put out a massive get-out-the-vote effort. "It's clear she did not do that this time. She spent millions of...
West Allis apartment fire; 81st and Greenfield, 3 families displaced
WEST ALLIS, Wis. - Fire broke out at a West Allis apartment building on Wednesday night, Aug. 14. It happened shortly before 9 p.m. near 81st Street and Greenfield Avenue. When crews arrived at the scene, they found light smoke coming from the second floor of a two-story apartment building.
Democrats try to block Green Party from presidential ballot in Wisconsin, citing legal issues
MADISON, Wis . (AP) — A member of the Democratic National Committee filed a complaint Wednesday seeking to remove the Green Party's presidential candidate from the ballot in Wisconsin, arguing that the party is ineligible.
Wisconsin's Paul Hamm had own Olympic gymnastics medal controversy settled in courts 20 years ago
The news that USA gymnast Jordan Chiles will have to surrender her bronze medal, despite potential evidence that could refute the principal issue, surely rings familiar for Wisconsinites who followed the Olympics two decades ago. Waukesha native Paul Hamm won the men's all-around gymnastics title at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, but he...
Trump-endorsed Wisconsin candidates win, lose in primaries
(The Center Square) – Trump’s influence down the ballot produced mixed results in Wisconsin’s Tuesday primary elections, with businessman Tony Wied winning in the 8th congressional district and State Rep. Janel Brandtjen losing her seat, both candidates endorsed by the former president. Wied captured 43.5% of the vote in the three-way GOP primary, winning eight out of 11 counties in the district and a total of 42,638 votes. Election results were 95% in by Wednesday morning. ...
Living Here, August 14, 2024
A new missing child alert system, different from the Wisconsin AMBER alert, was announced Thursday. The bill, known as the Prince Act, is named after 5-year-old Prince McCree, who went missing in Milwaukee in 2023, and was also created in response to the disappearance and death of 10-year-old Lily Peters from Chippewa Falls in 2022. The Chippewa Falls Police Department said her case did not meet the criteria for an AMBER alert. To issue an AMBER alert, a child must be 17 years of age or younger, in danger of serious bodily harm or death and the initiating agency must have enough descriptive information about the child, the suspect, and/or the suspect vehicle to believe an immediate broadcast alert will help locate the child. Requests for alerts are often denied.
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