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Court Sentences Man For 2021 Barron County Meth Bustdrydenwire.com2 days ago
Homicide charges filed in Stone Lake woman's 2021 deathSpooner Advocate12 hours ago
3rd Witness Receives Jail Time For Obstructing Investigation Into Fatal Barron County Motorcycle Crashdrydenwire.com6 hours ago
Pedestrian Struck And Killed On HWY 40 Near Bruce, Wisconsindrydenwire.com1 day ago
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Author goes ‘Beyond Barron’ in latest memoir
The author who took readers on a tour of Barron County life in the 1940s and 50s via “Back to Barron” and later around the globe and through time with “Journey by the Book: A Guide to Tales of Travels” is back with his latest book, “Beyond Barron: A Memoir.” Daniel E. Van Tassel grew up in Barron as one of six pastor’s kids living in the parsonage of First Lutheran Church, where his father was minister. He said he knew people of all ages...
Legislative study committee considers how to protect crops from sandhill cranes
Rick Gehrke operates a farm outside of Omro where he mainly grows corn, soybeans and alfalfa. On Wednesday, he laid out how catastrophic damage from sandhill cranes can be to a farmer if the birds force farmers to re-plant their crops. Corn is most vulnerable to sandhill crane damage in the month after the seeds […]
RFK Jr. sues to get off Wisconsin presidential ballot
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has sued the Wisconsin Elections Commission in the hopes of forcing his name off of presidential ballots in the state in November. The WEC voted last week to keep Kennedy on the ballot after he had filed the paperwork to be included but dropped out of the race and endorsed former […]
Wisconsin DPI changing test standards, scores expected to skyrocket
(The Center Square) – A lot of students in Wisconsin are about to get far better grades on the state’s standardized tests, but advocates say it’s not because they are suddenly better at reading or math. Wisconsin’s State Superintendent of Schools is defending the decision to change the standards for Wisconsin’s Fordward Exam and the ACT. The Department of Public Instruction is both lowering the threshold for what is proficient,...
Minnesota + Wisconsin Hunters More Likely To Be Injured By This Than Gunshot Wound
Hunting season is approaching, with some game already in season. Health experts are warning hunters about safety while out in the woods. Each year, 300-500 hunters in the outdoors. There's a way to prevent that. You would think the biggest danger while hunting would be getting shot. Either by an...
Severe Weather With Large Hail Possible Across Parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan
Heavy Tropical Showers & Storms Continue Along Texas & Louisiana Coast. Good morning everyone. The Northeast conitnues to bask in very pleasant and dry weather as strong high pressure controls the show. Mid to upper 70's dominate most of the area during the daytime, with 50's overnight for a nice September bite to the air.
DOJ Reaches Agreement With Wisconsin Sheriff’s Office to Improve Services for People Who Don’t Speak English
Years after deputies in Dane County, Wisconsin, mistakenly blamed an immigrant worker for his son’s death on a dairy farm, the sheriff’s office has agreed to reforms meant to ensure that residents who speak limited English can get needed services.
Families of murdered Natives desperately need resources, closure
Posoh ("hello" in Menominee) and wāewāenen ("thank you") for reading the First Nations Wisconsin newsletter. One of the hardest and most emotional parts of my job is interviewing loved ones of missing or murdered victims who are desperately seeking their loved one or justice. A person cannot help but feel some of their pain. ...
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