President Biden will make one of his first post-State of the Union stops in Wisconsin. The president is scheduled to speak in Superior later today. The president is expected to use Superior’s Blatnik Bridge as an example of the success of his infrastructure plan. Incase you missed the State of the Union address, you can click below to hear a recap with Mark Mayfield:
Read MoreThe special investigator looking into Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential vote says there was a “bribery scheme.” Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Mike Gableman unveiled his report yesterday. It goes into details about how the Mark Zuckerberg-funded Center for Tech and Civic Life used nearly nine-million-dollars to work its way into election operations in Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Racine, and Kenosha. The report also highlights potential voter fraud at nursing homes across the state, including suspiciously high voter turnout numbers in selected nursing homes in
Read MoreInvestigators say what started out as a day of smoking meth led to a night of sex, that eventually ended with a woman chopping a man’s body into pieces. Prosecutors in Green Bay yesterday filed homicide and sex charges against 24-year-old Taylor Schabusiness. They say she strangled a man last week while they were having sex. After he was dead, prosecutors say she eventually decided to cut his body into pieces. Police found the man’s head in a bucket, his
Read MoreYoung hunters in Wisconsin are no longer going to have an online-only option for hunter safety classes. The state’s Department of Natural Resources yesterday said it is ending online-only youth hunter safety classes as of March 20th. DNR says it wants young hunters, those under 18-years-old, to get a more “hands-on” experience. Older hunters can still take the online-only class. Wisconsin switched to the online-only classes for younger hunters during the height of the coronavirus outbreak.
Read MoreWisconsin’s coronavirus hospitalizations continue to fall. The state’s Hospital Association yesterday said just 511 people are in the hospital with the virus in the state. That includes just 95 people in the ICU. Wisconsin’s hospitalization numbers have plummeted from their peak of over 22-hundred people hospitalized in early January.
Read MoreWoodman’s is the latest to drop Russian vodka from its shelves. The store yesterday said it is “discontinuing” the sale of vodka from Russia. It comes as bars and stores across Wisconsin drop their Russian products to protest the war in Ukraine. Woodman’s is not saying just how many bottles of vodka it has pulled from the shelves, or just which brands will no longer be available.
Read MoreFormer Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman wants the state to look into decertifying 2020 election results. Gableman presented the findings of his election investigation to Wisconsin lawmakers this morning. Gableman claims it’s possible to decertify an election under Wisconsin law, but many state lawmakers and attorneys say it’ll never happen. He says the point of the investigation is to spur future legislative changes. He says any changes to the election must be made by the elected representatives of the people.
Read MoreThe World Championship Cheese Contest is underway in Madison. The contest kicked off this morning at Monona Terrace Convention Center with nearly three-thousand entries in 141 classes. The world champion will be announced Thursday afternoon.
Read MoreColon cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). However, experts say many of these deaths could be prevented with regular screenings and if caught early. Some types of screenings can also help find and remove precancerous growths called polyps before they develop into cancer. ACS recommends people at an average risk of getting colon cancer receive a colonoscopy beginning at age 45, not 50
Read MoreBetween 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 26, ticket holders can drive to Menomonie High School (1715 Fifth Avenue) to pick up their special lunch (and bowls) to enjoy at home while providing Stepping Stones with support to help our neighbors in need. Online tickets are now on sale for lunch to go — a hearty bowl of delicious soup accompanied by a freshly made dinner roll and dessert – along with a special thank you gift in each
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