SPORTS HEADLINES – Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 29 points and 12 assists, Bobby Portis had 23 points and 17 rebounds in his first game since Jan. 23 and the Milwaukee…
Amber alert remains in effect for pregnant Beaver Dam teen
BEAVER DAM, Wis. (WRN) — A statewide Amber Alert involving a pregnant teen remains in effect. Charges of child abduction and enticement have now been filed against 40-year-old Gary Day,…
Evers: eliminating US Department of Education would be “devastating”
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Governor Tony Evers says many school programs would suffer if the US Department of Education is dissolved. “Taking away special education money, money for libraries, money…
Kaul joins other AGs calling for protection for gender-affirming care access
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined 14 other AGs in a commitment to protect access to gender-affirming care. Kaul and the other AGs say the…
Landlord issues, scam calls lead list of Top 10 complaints to WI Consumer Protection
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsinites continue to have problems dealing with landlords and scam calls. Wisconsin Consumer Protection director Michelle Reinen says those two issues once again topped the list…
Brewers test facial recognition technology for fan entry into ballpark
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WRN) — Your face can be your ticket into American Family Field this coming baseball season. The Milwaukee Brewers will conduct a test run of new facial recognition…
Bear Lake-Haugen FD fishing contest
HAUGEN, Wis. (WJMC) — The Bear Lake-Haugen Fire Department Annual 2-Man Ice Fishing Contest is set for Saturday ten until three, on Bear Lake, north of Poor Folks Saloon. Cash…
Ruby Lindquist
Ruby Lindquist, 91, of Grantsburg, passed away on January 30. The funeral service for Ruby Lindquist will be held at Bethany Lutheran Church, in Grantsburg, on Friday at 2 p.m.…
Janis Lyon
Janis Lyon, 76, of Sand Creek, passed away on January 25. She is survived by her husband, Donald Lyon; and son, Donald Lyon Jr. The memorial service for Janis Lyon…
School bus rear-ended, SUV driver arrested for OWI
ELK MOUND, Wis. (WJMC) — An SUV rear-ended a school bus in Dunn County Wednesday morning, resulting in an OWI arrest for the driver of the SUV. None of the…
SPORTS HEADLINES – Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — John Tonje had 15 points and No. 21 Wisconsin continued its home domination of Indiana by beating the slumping Hoosiers 76-64. Wisconsin has won its last…
Republican bill would compel sheriffs to report immigration status of inmates jailed on felony charges
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature announce a measure to require sheriff’s departments to verify immigration status of people jailed on serious felony offenses. “We don’t want…