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Massive Changes Hit Old Wisconsin Gas Station
We've all seen random buildings get turned into something new. Sometimes it's very obvious like when a Pizza Hut gets turned into something new, but still has the over sized roof. Other times it works perfect like with this diner. This new spot isn't very new seeing as though it...
National Guard veteran finds community through Democratic Party of Wisconsin
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WJFW)- He's 77 years old and calls himself a "progressive constitutionalist." Meet William Schmit, a Wisconsin Rapids native and National Guard veteran. "For six years, at any time within 24 hours, we could be called up and go to Vietnam," Schmit, who served from 1966 to 1972, said. "I think the only reason our group did not end up there was basically that Wisconsin needed to know that there were protections here in case we had civil disorder again."
Applications for 2025 Upriver Lakes sturgeon spearing license are due by Aug. 1
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds sturgeon spearers that the deadline to apply for Upriver Lakes spearing tags is Aug. 1, 2024. The DNR says only 500 license holders will be selected to spear a sturgeon from lakes Poygan, Winneconne, or Butte des Morts...
WisDems: Round up: Governor Evers urges Wisconsinites to vote NO on Constitutional Amendments
MADISON, Wis. — On Monday, Gov. Evers held press conferences alongside local leaders in Madison, Eau Claire, and La Crosse to urge voters to vote no on the two misleading GOP-backed Constitutional Amendments on the August 13 ballot. Gov. Evers shared with voters how these two amendments would prevent any Governor from acting swiftly to help Wisconsinites in moments of emergency.
Election Day disruptions top worry list for commissioners
(The Center Square) – Members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission are not worried about computer glitches or a shortage of ballots on Election Day in November. They’re worried about outside agitation and election disruptions. Elections Commission Chair Ann Jacobs told WisPolitics her biggest fear on is an effort to freeze Wisconsin’s votes. “I do worry...
‘Sko Vote Den’: Native organizers plan voter registration event at Brewers tailgate
Native organizers are hoping to field new voters with a baseball-themed effort to encourage Native Americans to turn up at the polls this fall. Wisconsin Native Vote, an initiative of Wisconsin Conservation Voices, hopes to draw more than 1,000 people from the state’s 11 federally recognized tribes for a tailgate on Aug. 15 at the Milwaukee Brewers game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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