FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS – Friday, March 6, 2026
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SPORTSCAST – Friday, March 6, 2026
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SPORTS HEADLINES – Friday, March 6, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have won their fifth straight game. Anthony Edwards scored 22 points, including an impressive two-handed slam over RJ Barrett, and the Wolves beat the…
Daylight Saving Time starts Sunday; reminder to update home emergency plans
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday morning. At 2 a.m. on March 8, clocks “spring forward” to 3 a.m. Ready Wisconsin, with the state’s emergency management department,…
Wisconsin joins new lawsuit over tariffs
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin is one of more than 20 states suing the Trump administration over new global tariffs. “There are a number of families that are concerned about…
Wisconsin’s high school graduation rate climbs again
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin’s high school graduation rate has climbed again. New data from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction shows 92 percent of high school students graduated on…
Wisconsin DNR warns of unstable ice
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — The Department of Natural Resources reminds you now’s the time to start moving equipment and shacks off the lake. As temperatures start to go above freezing…
WI applies to enter federal program aimed at helping develop food-based health interventions
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin could soon expand access to healthy food as medicine. Democratic Governor Tony Evers and the state Department of Health Services have submitted a letter of…
WPS taking applications for technical college scholarships
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — The Wisconsin Public Service Foundation is opening applications for its annual technical college scholarships. This year, the foundation will award $25,000 to high school seniors heading…
AM NEWSCAST – Friday, March 6, 2026
From the NorthwestNow.Net News Center … — Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday morning; — The state’s high school graduation rate climbs; — You’re on thining ice and its time to…
Arlene Hougas
Arlene Hougas, 96, of Rice Lake, passed away on February 23. She is survived by her children, Wayne Hougas and Gary Hougas. The funeral service for Arlene Hougas will be…
Boston Massacre Sparks American Revolution
On this day in US history, in 1770, a mob of American colonists protested outside the Customs House in Boston. When British soldiers confronted the protestors, a snowball flew from…