WASHINGTON, D.C. (WRN) — Amidst her reelection campaign, US Senator Tammy Baldwin is touting lower prescription drug prices under the Inflation Reduction Act. Baldwin says people have had to make sacrifices in order to pay for medication. “I remember meeting somebody who was turning down her heat in the winter to cut energy costs so…
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — A First Amendment challenge to Wisconsin’s personalized license plate restrictions. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty is asking a judge to strike down the state law that allows the DMV to ban license plates that are deemed ‘objectionable.’ The group’s lawyers say people have a First Amendment right to personalize…
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approves the 2023-2024 Elk Management plan. The DNR says the plan will guide management at a statewide level to ensure a healthy, robust and sustainable elk population. Key updates include creating one continuous elk hunting season, expanding the boundaries of elk management zones, and establishing…
If you see cops on the rooftop of Dunkin Donuts in Rice Lake today, don’t be alarmed. Rice Lake Police Officer Andy Jondreau said it’s fundraising for charitable causes. “Different communities have it. Pretty much everyplace there is a Dunkin, once a year they’ll do Cop on a Rooftop,” Jondreau said. “It’s just to raise…
This morning’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — Names have been released of the driver killed and driver injured in a head-on collision on Highway 53 on Wednesday; — The pilot injured in a crash in Chetek Wednesday has been named; — Local sheriff’s departments warn of an uptick in scam calls…
Cyanda Price, 33, of Torrance, California, and formerly of Eau Claire, passed away on August 10. She is survived by her daughter, Athena Grosskreutz; mother, Renee Price; sisters, Ann Price and Lea Price; and brothers, Joshua Price, Tyler Price and Rowdy Hamilton. The celebration of life for Cyanda Price will be held at a later…
This afternoon’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — A motorist was killed by a wrong-way driver on Highway 53 near Haugen on Wednesday evening; — A pilot was injured when his plane crashed at the Chetek Airport, Wednesday afternoon; — US Senate candidates Eric Hovde and incumbent Tammy Baldwin take aim at…
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HAUGEN, Wis. (WRN) — A driver was killed in a head-on collision in a construction zone on Highway 53, Wednesday evening. The state patrol said the crash happened just before 5:30 p.m., south of Haugen, in a construction zone where the north and southbound traffic are bidirectional in the northbound corridor and separated by orange…