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ABOVE PHOTO: UW-Stout esports teams compete from their arena in Heritage Hall. The National Association of Collegiate Esports Varsity Premier playoffs kick off this week, and two University of Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devil teams — Valorant and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — are headed to nationals after winning their conferences. “Stout’s esports teams continue to compete at the highest level in NACE. Our Valorant team has proven it can compete with the best teams in the nation, and our Smash Ultimate

It is Election Day in Wisconsin, and voters will see a lot on their ballots. Today is the spring primary election, which means voters will make choices in everything from the presidential primary to their local school board. There are also two constitutional amendments that deal with outside money and elections in the state, as well as tax increase questions for local schools. Polls in Wisconsin are open from 7 a.m. til 8 p.m. You will need a voter ID

Former President Trump is coming to Wisconsin to rally. The former president will speak to a crowd in Green Bay later this afternoon. Trump yesterday said he will highlight his plans for a second term, including a much tougher policy on the southern border and what he’s calling ‘immigrant crime.’ The rally will be at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Green Bay, at 5 p.m.

Communities that have lost a UW branch campus are getting some state money to make up for it. Governor Evers on Friday signed a new law that allows communities to get up to two million-dollars to help transition away from in-person classes. Richland Center has completely lost its campus and West Bend, Waukesha, and Marinette will see the end of in-person classes next fall. All together there’s 20 million-dollars available.

The University of Wisconsin is looking to add a six week paid family program. Regents are expected to consider the plan at their meeting on Thursday. The idea is to provide that paid leave to families who have had a baby, or adopted a new child. There is no word on just how many UW employees would qualify, or just how much the proposal would cost.

A new study shows that dogs can understand certain words. The way dogs can understand how some words refer to certain objects suggests they could understand words in a similar way to humans. The researchers in Europe said they were inspired by studies about the way infants understand the world before they can speak, and decided to try similar experiments with dogs. They found that brain activity in 14 of the 18 dogs they studied was different when they were

A man accused of going on a deadly stabbing spree in a river in Wisconsin will go to trial today.  Nicolae Miu faces several charges including murder, attempted murder, and battery for the crime that happened in July 2022.  Prosecutors say the 54-year-old defendant got into a confrontation with a group of people who were tubing on the Apple River.  Four adults in that group were hurt and a 17-year-old, identified as Isaac Schuman, died from his injuries.  Jury selection

A man serving time in a Stanley prison is accused of trying to hire someone to kill a prosecutor. Jay Conklin has been in custody since February for sexual assault charges against children. Officers say two inmates reported Conklin had asked them to kill the prosecutor who put him in prison. Law enforcement pretended to be one of the inmates’ cousins on the phone to record a confession. He’ll face 70 years for the new charges and will be in

Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles locations will be open longer ahead of the April 2 election. DMV centers will be open until six P-M today and tomorrow. The department says it should give more people access to getting a valid photo I-D, which is required to vote. Voting ID cards are free.

On Monday, April 1, 2024, at 8:24 a.m., the Polk County Sheriff’s Department reported their deputies were involved in a high speed chase with a stolen truck out of Minnesota headed into Barron County on Hwy 8. Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with the Cumberland Police Department, Polk County Sheriff’s Department and the WI State Patrol proceeded to the area of the chase. The chase entered into Barron County in Turtle Lake on Hwy 8 and continued