MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WRN) — Not all pro-life groups are happy with the Republican party platform. Released after a closed meeting of Republican National Committee officials Monday in Milwaukee, the platform does not call for a national abortion ban. That’s the first time in decades that such language has been omitted, and is a reflection of…
BARRON, Wis. (WJMC) — Barron County is working on a bicycle and pedestrian route plan. An open house is Wednesday evening, to gather community feedback on the draft plan, which seeks to build a safe and accessible network of routes for bicyclists and pedestrians. At the open house, people can talk with the project manager,…
This morning’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — A woman is missing from a group home near Siren and the sheriff’s office is asking for your help in locating her; — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul takes aim at so-called “ghost guns;” — Pro-life groups in the state say the Republican national…
SPOONER, Wis. (WJMC) — The end of the holiday weekend included long traffic jams for northwoods visitors departing for home. On Highway 53 south, between Haugen and Spooner and Spooner and Trego, vehicles were bumper to bumper on Sunday, according to videos posted to social media. Similar reports said Highway 63, between Cumberland and Turtle…
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CHETEK and RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — Fires damaged two garages this weekend. A fire destroyed a detached garage on Saturday afternoon, according to Barron County dispatch logs. Reports said the fire was reported just before 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, in the 2600 block of Sixth and Fifth and ¾ Avenue, southeast of…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is changing course and will allow officials to place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall’s elections in the presidential swing state. The court ruled in 2022 that absentee ballot drop boxes could be used only in election offices and no one other than the…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court says Republican legislators are improperly blocking conservation projects. The 6-1 ruling Friday marks a victory for Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and environmentalists. Evers maintains that the GOP-run Joint Finance Committee has too much power to kill funding for initiatives. That includes University of Wisconsin employee raises and…
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — He’s staying in the race. President Joe Biden in Madison on Friday, attempting to reassure worried Democrats that he’s still fit to serve a second term. “What do you think – you think I’m too old to restore Roe v Wade to the law of the land?” Biden asked. “You think…