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WI Joins Lawsuit Over Vaccines

WI Joins Lawsuit Over Vaccines

Looking Local: Author to Discuss Disappearing Family Farms at UW-River Falls

Looking Local: Author to Discuss Disappearing Family Farms at UW-River Falls

WI Ticket Hits $2 Million

WI Ticket Hits $2 Million

VP Vance Plans WI Visit

VP Vance Plans WI Visit

News | February 25, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Vice President JD Vance is set to visit Wisconsin tomorrow with a stop at a machining facility in Plover. This…
WI Updates Bus Routes

WI Updates Bus Routes

News | February 25, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
WisDOT is updating several state-supported intercity bus routes to improve connections statewide. The changes include a new Route 11 offering…
Low Temps, High Energy Bills

Low Temps, High Energy Bills

News | February 25, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Wisconsin Public Service says colder temperatures and higher gas prices are driving up energy bills. The utility says this is…
WI Joins Lawsuit Over Vaccines

WI Joins Lawsuit Over Vaccines

News | February 25, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Attorney General Josh Kaul says Wisconsin is joining a lawsuit over federal changes to the childhood vaccine schedule. Attorneys general…
Looking Local: Author to Discuss Disappearing Family Farms at UW-River Falls

Looking Local: Author to Discuss Disappearing Family Farms at UW-River Falls

News | February 25, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Author Brian Reisinger will discuss his book, “Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family’s Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American…
WI Ticket Hits $2 Million

WI Ticket Hits $2 Million

News | February 25, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Warren Rott is having a good month. The Black Falls resident won $2,000,000 playing a $2,000,000 CA$H scratch ticket he purchased from…
Man Charged in Shooters Fire Pleads Guilty

Man Charged in Shooters Fire Pleads Guilty

News | February 25, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
A Comstock man charged in connection with a fire that destroyed Shooters Showgirls in Elk Mound is pleading guilty.  Colton…
No Threat Found After Lockdown

No Threat Found After Lockdown

News | February 25, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
In Buffalo County, Mondovi schools were placed on lockdown for a time on Tuesday with reports of a possibly armed…
WI Hockey Players Land Back Home

WI Hockey Players Land Back Home

News | February 25, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
The UW – Madison women’s hockey players who took part in the Olympics are back in Wisconsin. The gold-medal winners…
Grant Money Revs Up Driver Training Programs

Grant Money Revs Up Driver Training Programs

News | February 24, 2026 | by Morgan McCarthy
Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), today announced nine businesses and organizations in eight…
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