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Things to do in Manitowoc this week include free family concert at Washington Park and more
MANITOWOC – Paint "en plein air" or try your hand at trivia this week. Here are the can't-miss events happening in the Manitowoc area this week. For more and for live music schedules, go to https://www.visitmanitowoc.com/events/. Paint with other artists on the rooftop ...
Oneida One Stop breaks ground on new store
ONEIDA NATION — On July 19, the Oneida One Stop broke ground on an all-NEW Mobil Oneida One Stop across the road from its current location. Work on the facility, located at 790 County Rd E, De Pere, is expected to take just short of one year. “The new...
Boat made out of rare Lake Superior wood highlights auction for Green Lake Association
GREEN LAKE (WLUK) -- A one-of-a kind piece of maritime history is getting ready to head to the auction block. It's all part of a fundraising event for the Green Lake Association. "Yes, it's an honor to build something like this. But also, this is just what wooden boat builders...
More breathing room celebrated in Lakewood
Newly expanded library source of pride for northern Oconto County. Members of four communities in northern Oconto County joined together July 27 to celebrate a hard-fought and long-anticipated expansion of the Lakes Country Public Library in the Town of Lakewood. The expansion took more than $1.5 million to complete. There...
Merrill native is challenging Tom Tiffany for congressional district seat
7TH DISTRICT, Wis. (WJFW)- Elsa Duranceau's first political position was in college. Now, she's running for 7th district representative. "It just turned out that running for public office, running for this seat, specifically, that my talents and my experiences would best serve us," Duranceau said. The district is currently represented...
Menominee prosecutor defends Helfert plea deal as former assistant files to unseat him
MENOMINEE, Mich. (WJMN) — Menominee County Prosecutor Jeffrey Rogg is defending the latest plea deal for twice-convicted sex offender and former school resource officer Brian Helfert. This, as a former assistant’s reaction to the deal is a last-minute write-in campaign to unseat him. For much of this year, Monday was penned to be the start […]
Rice Lake High School Student Wins 2025 Wisconsin State Park And Forest Vehicle Admission Sticker Design Contest
MADISON, Wis. (WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PRESS RELEASE) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that Rice Lake High School junior Evan Strand is the winner of the 2025 Wisconsin State Park and Forest vehicle admission sticker design contest. Strand’s submission captures the essence of a...
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Wisconsin absentee ballot procedures
A Door County judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the method hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin voters use to request absentee ballots. The dismissal prevents massive administrative confusion for municipal election clerks and voters ahead of this fall’s election. The lawsuit, filed in Marinette County court, asked that a judge rule that voters […]
How local doctors are helping train elite athletes — Wisconsin’s Afternoon News
MILWAUKEE — With the Paris Olympic games currently underway across the Atlantic ocean in Paris, Dr. John Raymond, and Dr. Carole Vetter from the Medical College of Wisconsin joined John Mercure & Julia Fello on Wisconsin’s Afternoon News to talk about measures they use to train elite athletes to keep their body in tip-top shape.
Wisconsin law enforcement agencies join together to stop speeding with special enforcement Wednesday
About 100 law enforcement agencies, including the Wisconsin State Patrol, will join states across the Midwest to step up patrols for Speed Awareness Day on Wednesday, July 31. The campaign is a 24-hour, high-visibility enforcement effort involving state, county and local law enforcement agencies. The Wisconsin State Patrol will have all available officers working statewide to stop drivers who are endangering safety on the roads.