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The DNR says fireworks started Monday’s small fire at Devil’s Lake State Park.  Firefighters say the fire burned about three-quarters of an acre before they were able to put it out.  No one is saying who set off the fireworks that started the fire.  There are no reports of any injuries.  Firefighters are reminding everyone of fire danger this month.  Sauk County was under a fire risk warning at the time of Monday’s fire.

Wisconsin businesses say they continue to need workers, but some businesses say they’re going to need less of them. The latest survey from Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce says just under half of business owners in the state expect to add workers in the next six months. That’s down from 68-percent of businesses last year, and 79-percent two years ago. WMC’s Kurt Bauer said the hiring slowdown is a predictor of a larger economic slowdown in the state. As far as Wisconsin’s economy, the survey

The pride of Pewaukee is headed to the cereal aisle of your local grocery store. Wheaties this week said it will feature JJ and TJ Watt on the front of its new boxes. The third Watt brother Derek will be on the back of the box. This is the first time that Wheaties has featured brothers on the box together. JJ Watt, who played his high school football at Pewaukee before playing for the Badgers and then in the NFL,

The next season of Top Chef might feature some familiar places and some familiar faces. The show on Bravo yesterday said it will be shooting the next season in Madison and Milwaukee.  The show says it wants to feature the food scene in Wisconsin.  The folks at Destination Madison hope Top Chef inspires people to come and see just what the chefs and restaurants in southern Wisconsin have to offer.  This will be the first time that Top Chef has shot here in Wisconsin.

The Teamsters Local 662 has commented on the recent strike in Chippewa. Below is their statement: Leinenkugel’s Brewing Company workers represented by Teamsters Local 662 went on strike July 10 after rejecting the meager wage increases offered by the beermaker, which is owned by the global brewery giant Molson Coors. “Leinenkugel’s has been brewing beer in Chippewa Falls for over 150 years, which is a point of pride for both the facility’s workers and the entire community,” said Tom Strickland,

Security workers at Wisconsin airports have seized 18 guns at security checkpoints so far this year.  The Transportation Security Administration says 12 guns were taken during the same timeframe last year.  The most guns were found at Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, ten.

ABOVE PHOTO: 1st Lt. Apiwit B. Chulawan, an officer with the Wisconsin Army Naitonal Guardâs 829th Engineer Vertical Construction Company, displays the first aid kit he used to render aid to passengers in a 2021 train derailment in Joplin, Montana. Chulawan, who was also a passenger on that train, was awarded the Soldierâs Medal during a July 9 ceremony in Spooner, Wis. Wisconsin National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Alice Ripberger “He epitomizes what it means to be a Citizen-Soldier,

Jordan Turner is once again part of the Badger football team. The school yesterday announced that Turner has been reinstated following his drunk driving arrest last month. Madison Police ticketed Turner for a first-time OWI after stopping him on the Beltline. He was suspended the next day. Turner also faced charges in Michigan, and a ticket in Rock County for allegedly driving 117 miles-per-hour. Turner was one of the Badger leading tacklers last season.

The sheriff in Dunn County is looking into a string of mailbox explosions. Deputies say they got a call about a handful of mailboxes that blew-up in the township of Rock Creek on Saturday. Investigators are not saying what was used to blow the mailboxes up, but they say it was likely fireworks or some other kind of homemade explosive. The sheriff’s office says the explosions are likely not targeted. There aren’t any reports of any injuries.

There’s a strike at the Leinenkugel’s Brewery in Chippewa Falls. Some of the plant’s workers walked off the job yesterday morning. The local Teamsters union says the goal is more money in their new contract. A Leinie’s rep says the company has made ‘a competitive offer.’ The brewery doesn’t expect the strike to disrupt the flow of beer. This is the first strike at Leinenkugel’s since the 1980s.