Gary Dado
Gary Dado, 87, of Amery, passed away on March 31. The funeral service for Gary Dado will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, in Amery, on Saturday at 1…
Klass Vanderbent Jr.
Klass Vanderbent Jr., 63, of Barron, passed away on February 14. He is survived by his wife, Mary VanderBent; children, Tianneke Gilbertson, Jimi Hacken and Kate Graber; brothersn Arend VanderBent,…
FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS – Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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SPORTS HEADLINES – Wednesday, April 15, 2026
(Milwaukee, WI) — Toronto scored three times in the ninth, then three more in the 10th to beat the Brewers Tuesday night, 9-7. Milwaukee’s losing streak has reached six straight.…
SPORTSCAST – Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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High-speed chase ends with crash near Menomonie
MENOMONIE, Wis. (WRN) — A high-speed chase across four counties ended with a crash and four people injured on Monday. Dunn County Sheriff Kevin Bygd said the State Patrol and…
Online child exploitation reports surging in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Reports of online child exploitation are surging in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received nearly 20‑thousand CyberTips last year, more than quadruple…
Community tornado drills scheduled for Thursday around Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — It’s time for tornado drills around Wisconsin. For Severe Weather Awareness Week, Wisconsin Emergency Management says drills are scheduled for 1:45 p.m. and again at 6:45…
State Senator Jesse James won’t seek reelection
THORP, Wis. (WRN) — Republicans face another setback in their fight to keep control of the Wisconsin State Senate. Citing time away from family and other personal reasons, Senator Jesse…
Evers special session on gerrymandering will continue this week
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — A special session of the Legislature called by Governor Tony Evers to ban partisan gerrymandering will continue this week. The Assembly and Senate gaveled in on…
Democratic governor candidates, Barnes, Rodriquez, discuss health plans for Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Seven Democratic candidates for governor discuss their health plans and vision for Wisconsin. “We can run the numbers to see if it makes more sense to…
AM NEWSCAST – Wednesday, April 15, 2026
From the NorthwestNow.Net News Center … — A four-county chase, reaching speeds of 140 mph, ends with a crash in Dunn County; — Online child exploitation cases are surging, officials…