MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — A successful Spring Drug Take Back Day in Wisconsin. The state Department of Justice says Wisconsin ranked number two throughout the country for the most prescription medications collected during the Drug Take Back by collecting 55,122 pounds of unwanted medications. Dating back to when Drug Take Back began in 2010, Wisconsin…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin criminal justice advocates are arguing that Republican-backed cash bail constitutional amendments approved by voters last year should be invalidated over procedural flaws. A court hearing was held Wednesday in a case that revolves around whether the Legislature sent the ballot questions to the correct elections officials and whether deadlines for…
CHICAGO (AP) — Republican state lawmakers across the U.S. have been knocking down efforts by Democrats to ensure access to various forms of birth control. Former President Donald Trump put contraception in the election year spotlight this week when he said he was open to restrictions on it, then backed away from that statement. In…
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Conservation groups and lake associations continue to ask the Department of Natural Resources to regulate wake-surfing. The Natural Resources Board heard comments from several of those groups on Wednesday. They claim the specially designed boats used to make those wake are damaging lakefronts and rivers. That message matched one sent to…
UNITY, Wis. (WRN) — The National Weather Service is confirming a pair of tornadoes from Tuesday night’s storms in central Wisconsin. The two tornadoes touched down in the communities of Edgar and Unity. There were numerous reports of damage in Unity after the storms, and meteorologists are still doing assessments as of Wednesday night. The…
WEYERHAEUSER, Wis. (WJMC) — Rusk County Highway O, between Fire Lane Road and Christianson Road, is back open. This section of highway, east of Christie Mountain, was closed Wednesday morning due to a culvert washout.
This afternoon’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — A driver died from a car-versus-semi collision near Clear Lake; — The National Weather Service confirms two tornadoes touched down in central Wisconsin; — Lake groups continue to push for wake-surfing boat restrictions; — and the Department of Justice says drug take back day…
Today’s funeral announcements.
This afternoon’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — No amount of alcohol is a safe amount, says new medical research; — Rice Lake Chamber’s Memorial Day 5K supports the Lakeshore Drive veterans banners; — And don that life jacket if heading out on the water this holiday weekend. These stories and more…
MADISON, Wis. (WJMC) — The Department of Natural Resources is reminding people to be safe on the water this Memorial Day weekend. Wardens say there were 30 boating fatalities last year, and two already this early into the season. All but one of those fatalities have involved someone not wearing their life jacket, which is…