FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS – Monday, May 5, 2025
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SPORTS HEADLINES – Monday, May 5, 2025
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Freddy Peralta pitched six sharp innings to help Milwaukee beat the Chicago Cubs 4-0, with the Brewers’ lineup breaking through after an injury knocked out left-hander Shota…
SPORTSCAST – Monday, May 5, 2025
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Chippewa County reports phone scam posing as deputies
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WJMC) — Scammers posing as sheriff’s deputies have been calling residents in Chippewa County, says the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities remind people that they will not…
Indigenous people raise awareness about their missing and murdered
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Indigenous people across North America are rallying to plead for sustained responses to violence in their communities. Monday is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day.…
Trump admin cancels mental health services grant for WI schools
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — The Trump administration is terminating a grant program that supports mental health staffing in schools. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction was informed last week that…
Wisconsin joins multi-state suit fighting cuts to AmeriCorps funding
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin joins another multi-state lawsuit aimed at Trump administration budget cuts. Governor Tony Evers announced the state will join 23 others in a suit opposing cuts…
State’s Youth Apprenticeship has record enrollment
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin saw a record high enrollment in it’s youth apprenticeship program. The Department of Workforce Development says 11,344 youth apprentices were enrolled in the program during…
Gov Fishing opener welcomes all to Rice Lake; Evers, Rodriguez catch northerns
RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — The Governor’s Fishing Opener and Family Fishing Day welcomed all to Rice Lake on Saturday. Barron County Tourism Represntative Brandi Nelson said the lake was…
AM NEWSCAST – Monday, May 5, 2025
From the NorthwestNow.Net News Center … — Phone scammers pose as sheriff’s deputies in Chippewa County; — Monday is an awareness day for violence against indigenous people; — Eight million…
Gerald “Jerry” Krisik
Gerald “Jerry” Krisik, of Amery, passed away on April 26. The Mass of Christian burial for Gerald Krisik will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, in Amery, on Wednesday…
Michael “Mike” Reiser
Michael “Mike” Reiser, 60, of Hayward, passed away on April 29. The celebration of life for Michael Reiser will be held at The Well Community Church, in Hayward, on Tuesday…