MT. HOREB, Wis. (WRN) — More details about the somber day in the Dane County Village of Mt. Horeb, where a school shooting ended in tragedy, but could have been much worse. Parents and their kids are trying to come to terms of their school district becoming the most recent in a seemingly never-ending list…
SIREN, Wis. (WJMC) — Gov. Tony Evers is in Burnett County this weekend, to kick off the 2024 fishing season. Friday evening, May 3, he attended the 58th annual Governor’s Fishing Opener Banquet, in Siren, hosted by the Northwest Wisconsin ITBEC Tourism Committee. Fishing is important to the state’s economy and culture, and it transcends…
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — An advocacy group wants special interest funding out of state Supreme Court elections. Jay Heck with Common Cause in Wisconsin says there is too much money muddying the waters. “Both on the left and the right, had certainly perceived the other side as being affected by all of this special interest…
This morning’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — A Rusk County man is charged with attempted homicide after a shooting Tuesday night; — Wisconsin’s fishing season opens this weekend; — Celebrate rural life with a program at the Fairtime Chapel in Rice Lake tomorrow; — and a new Amtrak line starts service…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WRN) — A new Amtrak line will cross Wisconsin and connect three major cities. The Borealis line will send passengers to Milwaukee, Chicago, St. Paul and several points in-between. Service for the line begins on May 21st. The new line will provide a second train between the Twin Cities and the Windy…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Willy Adames homered twice with four RBIs and Colin Rea pitched six scoreless innings to lead the Milwaukee Brewers over the Tampa Bay Rays 7-1 in the finale of a contentious three-game series. Milwaukee reliever Abner Urib, starter Freddy Peralta and manager Pat Murphy were suspended by Major League Baseball for their…
RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — Marshfield Medical Center in Rice Lake has put a pause on birthing services. As of May 1, Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake will be temporarily ceasing labor and delivery services. According to the Marshfield Clinic Health System, the pause is the result of staffing limitations that support the service. Marshfield vice…
WAUKESHA, Wis. (WRN) — Some concerning remarks from Donald Trump, during a campaign rally on Wednesday at the Waukesha County Expo Center. The Republican presidential candidate making a dark forecast if he doesn’t win in November. “Our country might not survive I’ll tell you what if we don’t win this election I don’t think our…
RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — An annual banquet to support petunias in Rice Lake is next week. Rice Lake is known as Petunia City. Among the many petunias that grace the downtown area each summer, the hanging baskets are the work of the Rice Lake Main Street Association. Support is needed for the cost and…
Daryl Hefty, 66, of Rice Lake, passed away on April 28. He is survived by his siblings, Roger Hefty, Paul Hefty, Wayne Hefty and Shari Moon. The interment with military honors for Daryl Hefty will be held at Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, in Spooner, on Thursday at 1 p.m. The celebration of life for…