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Swimmer who calls himself The Shark will try again to cross Lake Michigan
An ultra swimmer said he again will try to cross Lake Michigan, from Michigan to Wisconsin, just a few weeks after trouble with a GPS device forced him to give up after 60 miles (96 kilometers).ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchJim Dreyer said he would set off early Monday evening in Grand Haven. He said the journey to Milwaukee would cover at least 80 miles (128 kilometers) in the water and last 72 hours or more.Dreyer, 61, will also be towing a small inflatable boat with supplies."Sorry for the last-minute notice, but chaos is often part...
Two tornadoes confirmed in area from last Thursday's storms
EAU CLAIRE — The National Weather Service has confirmed a pair of tornadoes in northwestern Wisconsin during last week’s severe weather. Both were weak by the standards of such storms. The first of the two was in Pierce County, near Beldenville. It touched down at about 6:06 p.m. last Thursday and stayed on the ground for about nine minutes. At its widest the tornado was 25 yards wide. The tornado...
Tim Walz speaks at Laborfest 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. Happy Labor Day, folks. If you're planning on going to the beach today, there won't be any swim risks like yesterday, but it might actually be on the cooler side with a high temperature of 74 degrees. Highs will be in the high 70s for most of the week, with no...
Financial controversies surround both U.S. Senate candidates in Wisconsin
(The Center Square) – Both U.S. Senate candidates from Wisconsin accuse each other of lacking fiscal transparency, and each deny harboring conflicts of interest. But recent investigations show incumbent Democrat Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican challenger Eric Hovde are equally opaque about certain financial circumstances. Hovde is the CEO of California-based Sunwest Bank, and a July report by WCPT820 Radio shows the company received foreign government deposits totaling nearly $250,000 in December 2023. ...
Luke Fickell explains how adding Jack Del Rio to the coaching staff will help Wisconsin football
MADISON – Luke Fickell couldn’t just bring in anyone to serve as his senior advisor. A relationship had to be there. For Fickell and Jack Del Rio, who will serve as UW’s Special Advisor to the head coach, that bond was built in New Orleans where Fickell was trying to give the NFL a shot and Del Rio was starting his coaching career. ...
Girl rescued, man arrested after hours-long standoff in Beloit
BELOIT, Wis. (WTVO) — A Beloit man has been arrested after a standoff with police on Monday. According to the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, Cale Tinder, 35, was involved in a domestic disturbance in the 2500 block of S. Riverside Drive around 2:07 a.m. Police were told he threatened a woman inside the house with […]
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