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Wisconsin Water Utility Shocked Me With Urgent Phone Call
I got a call yesterday that shocked me for good and bad reasons, but in the end, I'm glad they called. The call came in the afternoon, and it certainly sent me into a mini panic to get to the source of their call and avoid a huge cost down the road.
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,...
Support given for inpatient behavioral health facility in northern Wisconsin
SHELL LAKE — The Washburn County Board is supporting Polk County in an initiative to address concerns for lack of access to facilities in the region for inpatient acute behavioral health beds. According to the letter of support drafted by Board Chair Tim Kessler, the lack of facilities for behavioral health in the region has caused pressure on other local entities such as law enforcement, related to transportation and personnel costs, bed location and access. Much of this stemmed from the closure of the facilities...
Wisconsin’s Democratic members of Congress skip Netanyahu speech
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s two Democratic members of Congress are among the group of Democrats who do not plan to attend the Israel’s prime minister speech on Capitol Hill today. Both Madison Congressman Mark Pcoan and Milwaukee Congresswoman Gwen Moore announced they would not sit for Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress. ““For nearly 10 months, Netanyahu has waged a deadly and excessive response that has targeted Gazan civilians. It...
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.
Scott Walker talks Milwaukee, the RNC and Republicans' chances in the 2024 elections
Republican former Gov. Scott Walker was at the forefront of the "Cheesehead Revolution" with fellow Wisconsin rising GOP stars Paul Ryan and Reince Priebus. Leading the state from 2011 into 2019, Walker shepherded Wisconsin through several policy changes that curbed the influence of public- and private-sector unions, barred tax increases and thrust the...
Pursuit leads to multiple charges
On 7/21/24, at approximately 12:56 am, an on-duty Fennimore Police Officer spotted a vehicle with heavy front damage weaving outside its lane of traffic. The officer initiated a traffic stop, but the vehicle took off at a high rate of speed, heading southbound on Lincoln Ave. The Fennimore Police pursued the vehicle, which increased its speed to 96 mph in a 35 mph zone within the City of Fennimore. The pursuit was terminated, and dispatch was alerted.
Couple Turned Founders Brought Sherman Park Grocery To Wisconsin, The Only Black-Owned, Full-Scale Grocery Store In The State
Maurice and Yashica Spears Wince are bringing healthy food options to a food desert in Milwaukee, WI, Black Business reports. Combining years of experience, the founders have partnered to open Sherman Park Grocery, the first Black-owned, full-scale grocery store in the state of Wisconsin, per Milwaukee Community Journal. It had the support of the Embassy… Continue reading Couple Turned Founders Brought Sherman Park Grocery To Wisconsin, The Only Black-Owned, Full-Scale Grocery Store In The State
Schneider plays in WFCA All-Star Game
Prairie du Chien graduate Max Schneider (center) manages to help block both Wrightstown’s Trent Vande Hey (left) and Reedsville’s Camden Dvorachek (right) during Saturday’s Small School WFCA All-Star Game at UW-Oshkosk’s Titan Stadium. (Jason Nihles/The Platteville Journal)
DNR Investigating New Manure Spill That Killed Fish In Wisconsin
It's common knowledge that water bodies are important in many ways, while also serving as great places to have recreational fun. That's why it's important to protect them from pollution and other things that can disrupt the natural ecosystem. However, despite our best efforts, water bodies are compromised in various ways.
Representative Kristina Shelton and community members address concerns about hospital costs and closures
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – On Tuesday, Green Bay Representative Kristina Shelton discussed emerging legislation that will lower healthcare costs and stabilize Wisconsin hospitals. Shelton explained that the problem stems from the fact that small urban hospitals, critical to their surrounding communities, are in constant competition with larger hospital...
Wisconsin man charged with fleeing to Ireland to avoid prison term for Capitol riot role
A Wisconsin man fled to Ireland and sought asylum to avoid a prison sentence for joining a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol over three years ago, federal authorities allege in a court filing Tuesday. The filing charges Paul Kovacik with defying a court order to surrender and serve three months behind bars for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. Kovacik, 56, was arrested last month after he voluntarily returned to the U.S. from Ireland. Kovacik is serving his sentence at a federal prison in Chicago and is scheduled to be released from prison on Sept. 8. But a conviction on the new misdemeanor charge could lead to more time behind bars. Kovacik told authorities that he decided to withdraw his asylum claim and return to the U.S. because he felt homesick, according to a U.S. Marshals Service deputy’s affidavit.
Man from Davenport, IA arrested after 3 vehicle accident in Boscobel
On Sunday around 9:00 pm, Grant County Dispatch received a 911 call of a three-vehicle crash south of the City of Boscobel. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office responded and identified 55-year-old Frank Klee of Davenport, IA as the driver of vehicle that had lost control and struck a guardrail. Frank’s vehicle came to rest in the lane of traffic, causing blockage. Two other vehicles collided attempting to avoid the blockage causing disabling damage to both vehicles. The drivers of those vehicles were 38-year-old Jordan Powers of Lancaster and a 31-year-old Grace Ideker, of Onalaska, WI. Only minor injuries were reported by the parties involved. Grant County Deputies investigated and arrested Klee for Operating while Intoxicated – 1st Offense. The passenger in Klee’s vehicle, 29-year-old Hailey Perez of Davenport, IA, was cited for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Boscobel Police Department, Boscobel Fire Department, Boscobel EMS, and Terry’s Tire and Tow assisted at the scene.
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