AM NEWSCAST – Friday, April 26, 2024

This morning’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — Sponsors are sought for a memorial fundraiser for officers Emily Breidenbach and Hunter Scheel; — More than 60 million dollars in federal funds has been awarded for household solar systems; — and it’s drug take back day on Saturday. These stories on today’s local…

No NIL money for high school students says

MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — No outside money for Wisconsin high school athletes. The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association voted on Wednesday to reject a plan that would have allowed students to get endorsements based on their name, image or likeness. Similar NIL programs have been allowed in other states and at the college sports level. The…

Mervin Marquardt

Mervin Marquardt, 99, of Bloomer, passed away on April 18. He is survived by his stepchildren, Kevin Berg, Gary Berg, Kyle Berg, Claudia Clulp and Kristle Lotzer. The funeral service for Mervin Marquardt will be held at St. Johns Lutheran Church, in Bloomer, on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. Visitation is 10 until 11:30 a.m. on…