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Kaul: nationwide opioid settlement moving forward

News StoriesBy Carl CooleyJune 17, 2025

MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — A nationwide opioid settlement is moving forward. Attorneys general from all 54 U.S. states and territories have reached a sweeping, multibillion-dollar settlement with Purdue Pharma and…

Bill that would force local sheriffs to cooperate with ICE or face funding cuts moves out of committee

News StoriesBy Carl CooleyJune 17, 2025

MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Legislation to require Wisconsin sheriff’s departments to cooperate with federal immigration officials moves out of a state Senate committee. The sheriff’s departments could risk state funding…

WEC sends out inactive voter notices

News StoriesBy Carl CooleyJune 17, 2025

The Wisconsin Elections Commission is checking up on Wisconsinites who haven’t voted in several years. Two-hundred-thousand notices were sent out to the address of voters who have not cast a…

Stand-off at residence in rural Hayward

News StoriesBy Carl CooleyJune 16, 2025

HAYWARD, Wis. (WJMC) — A police standoff in rural Hayward. The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office said an armed subject barricaded themselves in a residence on Sun N Sno Road, east…

Head-on crash with Highway truck leaves driver in critical condition

News StoriesBy Carl CooleyJune 16, 2025

NEW RICHMOND, Wis. (WJMC) — A crash on Business Highway 64 in New Richmond critically injured a driver Friday morning. The State Patrol said 52-year-old Jason Knops, of New Richmond,…

Hundreds attend No Kings rallies in Rice Lake, Hayward

News StoriesBy Carl CooleyJune 16, 2025

RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — Local residents participated in No Kings rallies on Saturday, along with thousands of others held across the nation. In Hayward, participants estimated more than 500…

Finance committee Republicans advance K-12 funding and tax cut plan

News StoriesBy Carl CooleyJune 16, 2025

MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Republicans on the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee voted Thursday to invest $336 million more into K-12 education in the next state budget. That amount is well…

Republican lawmakers seek constitutional amendment to limit gubernatorial veto power

News StoriesBy Carl CooleyJune 16, 2025

MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Republicans at the Capitol seek to change to the Wisconsin Constitution to limit the governor’s veto power. The proposed amendment would allow a Wisconsin governor to…

WI enters 23andMe lawsuit

News StoriesBy Carl CooleyJune 16, 2025

MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin has joined a lawsuit that seeks to prevent the sale of genetic information from a defunct genealogy company. Online genetic testing website 23andMe went bankrupt…

Evers, DATCP award grant funding for dairy processors

News StoriesBy Carl CooleyJune 16, 2025

MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Seven dairy companies across Wisconsin are receiving grant funding. June is Dairy Month and Governor Tony Evers and the Department of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection…

Damage, thefts reported between Siren, Webster

News StoriesBy Carl CooleyJune 14, 2025

SIREN, Wis. (WRN) — Authorities report property damage and thefts along Highway 35 and Old 35 Road between Siren and Webster. The Burnett County Sheriff’s Office encourages residents in those…

Rice Lake’s new aquatic center opens; ribbon cutting, open house on Saturday

News StoriesBy Carl CooleyJune 13, 2025

RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — An open house and ribbon cutting for the new Rice Lake Aquatic and Recreation Center is Saturday. The facility opened this week, with water aerobics…

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