Country Jam USA kicks off today in Eau Claire
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WJMC) — Country Jam USA kicks off today in Eau Claire and runs through Saturday. Headliners include Bailey Zimmerman, Chase Rice, Cole Swindell, Sara Evans, Sam Hunt…
Rock Fest kicks off today in Cadott
CADOTT, Wis. (WJMC) — Rock Fest in Cadott kicks off today and runs through Saturday. Headliners include Rob Zombie, Five Finger Death Punch and Bad Omens. Find info online at…
Legislation to make monarch butterfly Wisconsin state butterfly introduced
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Efforts begin to make the monarch butterfly Wisconsin’s official state butterfly. The proposal was introduced by Republican legislators Monday at Appleton’s Butterfly Gardens of Wisconsin. The…
Flood warnings for Burnett, Washburn counties
DULUTH, Minn. (WJMC) — Flood warnings issued by the National Weather Service in Duluth for parts of Burnett and Washburn counties. Between an 1.5 inches and 6 inches of rain…
Partisan finger pointing over closure of sites serving at risk veterans
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WRN) — Lack of state budget funding will force the closure of two facilities for at-risk Wisconsin veterans. Veterans Housing and Recovery Program sites in Chippewa Falls…
Wisconsin joins multi-state opioid settlement
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin joins a $720 million settlement against opioid drug makers. Attorney General Josh Kaul and forty-five other attorneys general have reached an agreement requiring eight opioid…
AG Kaul joins lawsuit against White House over frozen education grants
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is suing the Trump Administration over frozen education grants. Kaul, along with over 20 other states, are challenging the White House…
Voting in Wisconsin’s governor’s race is a year away, but the ads are starting
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s race for governor is hitting the airwaves more than a year before voting begins. Republican candidate Bill Berrien announced the purchase of about $400,000 in…
State patrol teaming up with truck and bus drivers this week
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Drivers on Wisconsin highways may notice something a little different this week. Wisconsin State Patrol troopers will be riding along with semitruck and bus drivers across…
Woman attacked by black bear ID’d
COMSTOCK, Wis. (WRN) — The Wisconsin woman attacked by a black bear over the weekend has been identified. The Minnesota Star Tribune reports that 69-year-old Karen Frye remains in a…
Bear safety tips from the DNR
While bear attacks on humans are exceedingly rare, this weekend’s black bear attack in rural Comstock is a reminder incidents do happen and to take precautions when there are bears…
Flood watch for Burnett, Douglas, Sawyer, Washburn counties
TWIN CITIES, Minn. (WJMC) — A flood watch for Burnett, Douglas, Sawyer and Washburn counties. The National Weather Service says 1 to 3 inches of rain, and as much as…