TREGO, Wis. (WJMC) — The Washburn County Sheriff’s Office and the National Park Service are searching for a missing kayaker on the Namekagon River. Washburn County Sheriff Dennis Stuart said 19-year-old Gunnur Hess, of Sarona, planned to launch his Pelican kayak from County Highway K, near Trego, on Friday. He told his family that he…
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Watch out for pavement buckling on Wisconsin roads. Sweltering temperatures are in the forecast, and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation says that can cause pavement slabs to expand, push against one another and buckle. Drivers should slow down, be alert, and take extra caution when traveling in the extreme heat. If…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ partial veto locking in a school funding increase for the next 400 years. The Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Litigation Center filed a lawsuit in April arguing the governor exceeded his authority. The plaintiffs asked the high court to…
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Governor Tony Evers warns against a second term for Donald Trump. The former president holds a rally in Racine this afternoon. Monday during a round table in Madison alongside Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Evers said a second Trump term would be detrimental to access to IVF, abortion and contraception. Evers…
MADISON, Wis., (WRN) — Multiple Wisconsin animal shelters are calling on you to get your cats spayed and neutered. Spring and summer are commonly known as “kitten season” because so many kittens are brought into shelters, either as strays or from unexpected litters from unfixed pets. Langlade County’s shelter has 70 cats in the building,…
This morning’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin Newscast: — A kayaker is missing on the Namekagon River, says the Washburn County Sheriff; — Rising temperatures can cause pavement to buckle and create road hazards; — A challenge to Gov. Tony Evers’ 400-year school funding veto heads to the state supreme court; — and “kitten…
Gary Penzkover, 63, of Cumberland, passed away on June 12. He is survived by his wife, Debbie; sons, Derek Penzkover and Drew Penzkover. There is no service information for Gary Penzkover.
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SHELL LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — A 19-year-old man drowned while swimming at the Shell Lake beach Wednesday afternoon. Shell Lake interim Police Chief Michael Jaszczak said Hunter L. Oneal was the victim. He had gone to the beach with friends and went into the water to swim, got fatigued, became distressed and went under the…