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After a long wait this NASCAR driver gets his first chance to race the Slinger Nationals: Ryan Preece QA
His short track background is in open-wheel modifieds and for the better part of a decade, Ryan Preece has made his living in NASCAR. Still, racing the Slinger Nationals has been a target of his for years. ...
UPDATE: Power restored in NE and SE Rochester
ROCHESTER, Minn.-- The power has been restored for NE and SE Rochester after a temporary outage on Thursday. ROCHESTER, Minn.-- The Rochester Fire Department was called to a residence due a hanging power line on the northeast side of town Thursday. According to Capt. Josh Petersen, at about 7:30 p.m....
Preparations underway for Eau Claire fireworks show
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Eau Claire community plans to celebrate with a bang this Independence Day. Preparations for the fireworks show on the High Bridge are already underway for the Ace Pyro crew that have spent hours setting up. The 22-minute show is set to have many different...
Police seek person who threw cheese at someone's car
EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin (WCCO) -- Wisconsin is known for its devotion to the dairy, but police in Eau Claire say someone took that to an unusual extreme earlier this week, aggressively throwing cheese at someone else's car. "Last night we responded to what might have been the most Wisconsin complaint...
Rock band coming to concert series July 11
“Be prepared to have a good time. Expect to be ready to dance,” said Lizzy Dallas, lead singer of 30 Minute Difference. 30 Minute Difference, a rock band from Chippewa Falls, will perform at the Tombstone Bandshell on Thursday, July 11 as part of the Kiwanis Summer Concert Series. The performance is sponsored by The Star News.
Absentee ballot drop boxes allowed in November election
(The Center Square) – Voters in Wisconsin will once again be able to drop their ballots in drop boxes in the November election. In the state Supreme Court's 4-3 ruling Friday, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley wrote in the majority opinion that while nothing in Wisconsin law specifically allows ballot drop boxes, the law does allow voters to leave their ballot with the local clerk’s office as opposed to the local clerk. ...
La Crosse resident wanted in Iowa for decade-old charges; claims she’s never been to Iowa
A 36-year-old La Crosse woman is facing criminal charges in Iowa that date back more than a decade, even though she denies having ever been in the state. Jennifer Gudgeon appeared before a La Crosse County judge this week, on a charge of being a fugitive. An arrest warrant for...
Joe Biden brings his embattled presidential campaign to Wisconsin Democratic stronghold
MADISON – As Joe Biden contemplates his political future, facing calls from within his own party to abandon a reelection bid, the 81-year-old Democratic president made a critical stop in this battleground state Friday in a show of commitment to see his campaign through. Biden visited Wisconsin's voting powerhouse of Madison, where he...
Wisconsin got $49M to invest in personalized medicine. What does that mean?
Wisconsin is already a hub for the growing field of personalized medicine, where scientists tailor treatments to a person’s genes. But a range of challenges is holding the industry back. Advocates say it’s hard for researchers to find the workers and data they need, and that the existing health data exacerbates inequalities because it doesn’t include enough people from racial and ethnic minorities.
Burned out: why (and how) northern Wisconsin will soon abandon coal as a power source
Standing atop Wisconsin Public Service’s Weston power plant, 220 feet above the ground, it’s impossible to miss the giant coal pile on the property. About a half-million tons of coal are at the facility at any given time, ready to ready to be burned, ready to produce much of the power used by people, businesses, and industry in northeastern Wisconsin.
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