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…
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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…
RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — The Rice Lake Chamber of Commerce is holding its second annual In Remembrance 5K Run/Walk on Memorial Day. May 27. The event begins at 8 a.m. Monday morning, in Rice Lake’s Veteran’s Memorial Park. Chamber executive director Jody Greiner talks about where participants can expect the route to take them.…
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Despite a slight decrease in the projected surplus, Wisconsin’s fiscal footing appears sound The Legislative Fiscal Bureau projects the state will end the 2023-25 biennium with a more than $3.1 billion surplus. That’s down slightly from the $3.25 billion from January revenue estimates. Fiscal Bureau Director Bob Lang told WisPolitics the…