SPORTS HEADLINES – Tuesday, June 16, 2026
(Milwaukee, WI) — Two Milwaukee Brewers share National League Player of the Week honors. Jacob Misiorowski and Jackson Chourio were honored by Major League Baseball for their performances June 8th…
AAA’s Nick Jarmusz on reopening Strait of Hormuz impact on gas prices
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — News of an agreement to end President Trump’s war with Iran is good news for motorists. Nick Jarmusz with Triple-A Wisconsin notes prices at the pump…
AG Kaul says Trump order on mail-in ballots is illegal
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin’s Attorney General says President Trump can’t force states to turn over their voter rolls to engage in mail-in voting. AG Josh Kaul has joined a…
Report finds falling work-age population will mean fewer housing units needed
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — How many new homes will Wisconsin need by decade’s end? A recently released report from Forward Analytics, the research arm of the Wisconsin Counties Association, suggests…
Fundraiser supports RLPD, BCSD K9 units
RICE LAKE, Wis. (NWN) — Today, a fundraiser for two police K9 programs in Barron County. Proceeds from the event at Rice Lake Family Restraunt will be donated to the…
Sen. Quinn blasts DNR for planned closure of fish hatchery
State Sen. Romaine Quinn is blasting the closure of a fish hatchery in Northern Wisconsin. Quinn, in a press release last week, said the DNR will close the Brule State…
Evers, DHS rolling out $40 million to improve rural healthcare
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Governor Tony Evers and state health officials are rolling out 40 million dollars in grants to improve healthcare in rural Wisconsin. The funding will support projects…
AM NEWSCAST – Tuesday, June 16, 2026
From the NorthwestNow.Net News Center … — Gas prices are trending down, ahead of an expected reopening of the Strait of Hormuz; — A lawsuit to block voter rolls for…
First Large Group of German Immigrant Arrive in Milwaukee
This week in Wisconsin history, nearly 800 German immigrants arrived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 15, 1839. By the 1850s, the German population reached 38,000 and would jump to 184,000…
Congress Votes George Washington as Leader of Continental Army
On this day in US history, the Continental Congress voted to appoint George Washington to command the colonies’ first official army on June 15, 1775. He had been managing his…
Elizabeth “Betty” Weber
Elizabeth “Betty” Weber, 93, of Bloomer, passed away on May 24. She is survived by her children, Jeff, Dave, Mary Stencil and Elizabeth Manor. A visitation for Elizabeth Weber will…
FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS – Monday, June 15, 2026
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