Alethea Frisinger, 22, of Cameron, passed away on September 1. She is survived by her mother, Robin Frisinger; and brother, Ethan Frisinger. The service for Alethea Frisinger will be held at Raush & Steel Funeral Chapel, in Barron, on Saturday at 1 p.m. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday at the…
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CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WRN) — An unloaded gun was found in a student’s backpack at Chippewa Falls Middle School this week. The cased and unloaded gun was found in a student’s bag on Wednesday. The student told staff they accidentally grabbed a parent’s backpack instead of their own when getting out of the car at…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden returns to southwest Wisconsin to make good on his promise to provide new investments in rural electrification and other infrastructure. Biden will be in Westby on Thursday to announce $7.3 billion in investments for 16 cooperatives that will provide electricity for rural areas across 23 states. The intent is…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin trying to get his name removed from the battleground state’s presidential ballot after the state elections commission voted to keep him on it. Kennedy suspended his campaign in August and endorsed Republican candidate Donald Trump. Kennedy also filed a lawsuit in…
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Tribal advocates were at the State Capitol Tuesday to introduce a campaign called Wisconsin Wellness to promote the medicinal uses of cannabis. Rob Pero is the founder of a Native American hemp company in Cambridge named Canndigenous. “We’ve been sort of stuck in the middle of Prohibition Island here between these…
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — With his annual Back-To-School Tour underway, Governor Tony Evers is hopeful a number of school districts across the state can get local referendums passed. “Frankly, some of those referendum are just getting money so that they can keep the doors open. And to me, that’s not a good thing,” Evers said.…
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — September is College Savings Month in Wisconsin. Governor Tony Evers made that proclamation Tuesday. A release from the governor said higher education plays a critical role in recruiting, retaining and training talented workers for the state’s economic well-being. Evers added that a college education should be affordable and accessible for all…
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Biologists at the D N R want your pinecones. The Department of Natural Resources is paying by the bushel for red pine and white pine cones. That’s to help with reforestation efforts in parts of the state hit by drought and wildfires. They’re looking for cones harvested from natural areas and…