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Rice Lake Police Issue Updated Press Release Regarding Melissa Davis
The Rice Lake Police Department has spent the last two weeks working with the Barron County Waste to Energy and Recycling Center, and the Republic Services Lake Area Landfill, in an attempt to recover the remains of Melissa Davis. This search was conducted with assistance of detectives from the Barron...
What to know about mass challenges to voter eligibility and voter rolls in Wisconsin
Voter eligibility challenges burden election administrators, undermine confidence in elections and intimidate voters, according to a new report by Protect Democracy, a nonprofit focused on protecting Democracy from authoritarianism. The study found widespread voter eligibility challenges grew following attempts to prove fraud in the 2020 presidential election. They often rely on flawed data...
Wisconsin home loans record, Tension over nursing schools in Madison and Milwaukee, Home kits modeled after Frank Lloyd Wright
We talk with a guest from the WHEDA about the high dollar amount of home loans extended last year. Then we learn about plans for Arizona College of Nursing schools in Wisconsin’s largest cities. And former professor at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture talks about designing home kits.
What to do in Madison this weekend: Interlay EP release, Catfish River Music Festival and more Isthmus Picks
"A Broken Land" by Matthew Braunginn is part of "Art for Humanity's Sake," an online auction for Palestine aid. "A Broken Land" by Matthew Braunginn is part of "Art for Humanity's Sake," an online auction for Palestine aid. Art for Humanity’s Sake, through July 8, Java Cat: Work by more...
MPD: 500 people lighting fireworks, some directed at officers
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Madison Police officers found about 500 people lighting off fireworks in Elver Park Thursday night. According to Madison Police Department, a fight was reported around 9:20 p.m. at the park at 1250 McKenna Blvd. When officers got there, they saw hundreds of people, lighting off fireworks...
Bice: How badly does Tammy Baldwin not want to talk about Biden? Let us count the ways.
MARINETTE – Want to see a veteran politician dance on the hottest issue of the moment? Here is U.S. Sen Tammy Baldwin on Friday at A Place for Coffee, a Marinette eatery nearly 200 miles away from the capital city of Madison, where President Joe Biden was simultaneously speaking to supporters. ...
Manawa Dam in Wisconsin appears to be ‘intact’ after flash flooding raised concerns about the structure, authorities say
Residents along portions of Wisconsin’s Little Wolf River were allowed to return home Friday, after authorities said the Manawa Dam was “compromised and has major damage,” prompting them to urge evacuations earlier in the day.
The art of speaking with La Crosse Toastmasters Club’s Leibold and Schumann
Kelly Leibold and Ethan Schumann in the WIZM studio Wednesday for La Crosse Talk PM teaching radio talk show hosts how to speak better. Or trying to, anyway. Leibold is the president of the La Crosse Area Toastmasters Club and Schumann is public relations with the group. La Crosse Talk...
Riverfest firework postponed until Friday night, though music plays on
La Crosse Riverfest fireworks are postponed until 9:40 p.m. Friday. The plan is still to fire them off from Pettibone Park. Lightning caused the postponement but the party continues from Riverside Park. The Remainders still plan to hit the J.F. Brennan North Stage once lightning passes. No button will be...
Mississippi River may have crested just below 15 feet, could fall to 13 late next week
It looks like the Mississippi River won’t be getting to 15 feet at La Crosse during this current round of flooding. Weather watchers say the river appears to have crested at 14.94 feet Tuesday and has dropped an inch or two since then. The latest predictions call for the...
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