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Wisconsin DNR to repeal fisherman gun-ban rule
(The Center Square) – The rules will soon be changing for people who carry guns and go near the water in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty on Wednesday announced the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has agreed to repeal its rule that essentially banned people from carrying a gun near any lake, river or stream in the state. The rule stated that no one can “[p]ossess or...
AI industry challenges discussed by Wisconsin legislative committee
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin lawmakers, technology experts and industry leaders met Wednesday to discuss how the state can encourage artificial intelligence innovation and workforce adaption, while still having legal guardrails to protect consumer privacy. In the first meeting of Wisconsin’s Legislative Council Study Committee on the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence, the bipartisan group spent more than two hours hashing out how regulatory legislation should deal with AI. Matthew Friedel,...
ECHO receives $11,000 grant from Advia Credit Union for disaster relief after the recent tornados
JANESVILLE— ECHO, Inc. received an $11,000 grant from Advia Credit Union to help with tornado assistance. According to its press release the money comes through its Advancing Lives Grants to assist Wisconsin tornado victims following the June tornadoes that hit southwest Wisconsin. This donation is part of a broader initiative that has raised $35,000 for the community. ...
Funeral traditions merge with growth of ‘green burials’ in Wisconsin
When Tanya Mudrick searched in 2012 for a place to bury her stillborn son, Oren, she chose Circle Cemetery in Barneveld — one of the nation’s pioneer green cemeteries. Wrapped in a quilt and placed in a hand-weaved wicker basket, Oren is buried among 60 others inside a nature preserve lush with the wetlands, springs and sandstone rock of Wisconsin’s Driftless Area.
Brown Deer homicides; Joseph Tucker sentenced, life in prison
BROWN DEER, Wis. - A Milwaukee County judge sentenced Joseph Tucker on Wednesday, July 24 to two consecutive life in prison terms for killing two people in 2022. A jury in May found Tucker guilty of two counts of first-degree intentional homicide and one count of taking and driving a vehicle without consent in connection with the deaths of Amarion Brown and Charlus Robinson in Brown Deer.
Harley-Davidson Homecoming; 2024 festival celebrates Willie G.
MILWAUKEE - Harley-Davidson kicks off on Thursday, July 25 its 2024 Homecoming Festival – a four-day celebration of all things H-D. A complete schedule of free and ticketed family-friendly events and musical performances planned for July 25-28 at venues across the Milwaukee area is posted at HDHomecoming.com. The big...
Sussex woman ran over with her own vehicle after carjacking
OCONOMOWOC, Wis. (CBS 58) -- One month ago, a Sussex mother driving home after celebrating her 30th birthday with friends in Milwaukee nearly lost her life in a carjacking. We talked with that woman who is still recovering. "And I was like 'I have to get up.' I was like...
Harley Homecoming, German Fest, and more: Your Milwaukee weekend guide
MILWAUKEE — There will be no shortage of fun this weekend along Milwaukee's lakefront. Whether you crave the rumble of a Harley, the taste of a bratwurst, or the thrill of aerial acrobatics, Milwaukee has it all this weekend. Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival. First, Harley-Davidson's Homecoming Festival kicks off Thursday...
Front Page, July 24, 2024
A scandal brews quietly and slowly up in Elkhorn. This scandal might become, or already is, communicable. It’s the failure of the community to properly inspect building codes, and building contractors’ work, as well as those citizens owning property where nearby vacant land is zoned for single or multi-unit construction. A current nearby building inspector once told this newspaper, when interviewed, that small communities like those currently in existence around the lakes of Geneva, Como, and Delavan simply don’t have the personnel to inspect everything that might be built after proper permits are issued, and consequently, some builders with good track records are simply trusted to follow the approved building plans.
Our Place, July 24, 2024
The United States Postal Service. Once again, this wonderful, warm and so well respected, and very American, public service must raise its first-class postal rates to a higher level. The new cost of a forever stamp is seventy-three cents, up from sixty-six cents last year. The American postal system is the most responsive, responsible, and dependable mail service in the world. The average price of a first-class stamp in Europe is $1.60, with Denmark at over $4.00 and no European country as low as the U.S. South America charges about $2.30. Asia is right at about $3.17. None of those places is mail handled and delivered like in the United States. Mail simply disappears or fails to get delivered so seldom that the citizens of this country don’t even consider the possibility. In Europe, a first-class letter is mailed with only a 91 percent likelihood that it will be delivered! Imagine the outrage in the U.S. if that was the case here. The 73-cent rate is so very worth it on any comparative basis.
Sprint over to the first Deer District 5k this September
The Summer Olympics begin this week – and if all that running, jumping and athletic excellence makes you want to get off the couch and work up a sweat of your own, sign up for Deer District's first annual 5k. Hosted by Deer District BID 53, the Downtown hub's...
Feeding America receives massive milk donation
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A local food bank got a big donation on Wednesday, July 24 to help feed families in our hometowns. More than 38,000 shelf-stable milks arrived at Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Kemps Dairy, Pick n' Save and Metro Market partnered up to make it happen.
Oak Creek could get a rehabilitation hospital on site planned for a hospital for six years
A physical rehabilitation hospital could be coming soon to Oak Creek on a site that has been planned for a medical facility for six years. The Oak Creek Common Council, by a 4-0 vote, approved the rezoning of a parcel at 1402 W. Hampstead Lane from general business to institutional. ...
Watch: County Committee Gets Update on Kemper Preservation Efforts
Kenosha, WI (WLIP)–The Kenosha County Public Works Committee is focusing on the maintenance and restoration of Kemper Center’s historic buildings. On Monday night, committee members toured the 17 and a half acre grounds and discussed the ongoing five-phase, $1.4 million project aimed at repairing and protecting the structures.
Heavy Metal Summer Experience gives students foray into the trades
A dozen high school students completed a course working alongside union trades workers in the mechanical, sheet metal and electrical construction fields. It’s the first program of its kind held in the state of Wisconsin. De Pere-based Tweet/Garot Mechanical hosted its first-ever Heavy Metal Summer Experience and invited high...
Suspects in Shooting, Chase Linked to Statewide Fraud Spree, Face Court in Winnebago Co.
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The suspects allegedly involved in a shooting and subsequent chase of a moving van were involved in a series of fraud attempts across the state, according to the mother of one of the suspects, a criminal complaint states. Police arrested Omah Brown and Shakierra Ray...
'An entirely new energy': Black voters see jolt of enthusiasm with Kamala Harris' rise
MADISON – As Vice President Kamala Harris effectively replaces President Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket, Sabrina Madison sees an opportunity for "a Black woman to do what Black women have historically done, forever, in America." "When we improve things for ourselves we, in essence, improve things for everyone else, too,"...
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