RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — Tomorrow, we remember those who served our country and have passed before us, and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving. Local veterans organizations are conducting military rites services and hosting Memorial Day observances. Rice Lake’s is at 10:45 a.m. at Veterans Memorial City Park. Barron’s Memorial Day…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers is promoting a deputy secretary at the embattled Wisconsin Department of Corrections to be the new leader of the state’s prison system. Evers announced Friday that Jared Hoy will take over from Kevin Carr, who retired in March. Wisconsin’s prisons have been plagued by overcrowding, understaffing, lawsuits and…
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — This Memorial Day weekend we remember a Northwest Wisconsin native and World War II fighter ace, Richard Bong. Last week, an expedition in the south Pacific said they believe they have located the wreckage of his famed fighter plane, a Lockheed P-38 Lightning, named “Marge” after his girlfriend. Bong, from Poplar…