Category Archives: News Stories

St. Croix Chippewa chair says tribes ready to defend rights & sovereignty amid uncertainty in Washington

MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin’s State of the Tribes Address was this week. St. Croix Chippewa Tribal Chair Thomas Fowler did not mention the Trump administration by name during the…

Dean’s List performs at Rice Lake Elk’s Lodge

RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — Tonight, dance to a big band beat, courtesy of the Elks. This evening, the Rice Lake Elks Lodge will be hosting a performance by the…

One dead, two severely injured in single-vehicle crash near Wickware on Tuesday

BARRON, Wis. (WJMC) — One passenger is dead and two others severely injured from a single-vehicle crash south of Barron on Tuesday morning. Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said a…

Henry Repeating Arms moving all manufacturing to Wisconsin

RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — A gunmaker is expanding in northwest Wisconsin. Rice Lake-based Henry Repeating Arms is consolidating all of its manufacturing operations from New Jersey to Wisconsin, the…

Assembly approves bill requiring sheriffs seek citizenship status of those under arrest for felony

MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — The Wisconsin State Assembly approves a bill requiring local sheriffs to seek proof of citizenship from those in their custody who have been arrested for a…

Dems questioning whether Republicans will pass a state budget

MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — The prospect of not passing a state budget on time – or at all – concerns Democrats in the Wisconsin Legislature. That from state Senate Minority…

DATCP urging famers to check runoff risk before spreading manure

MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — The Department of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection reminds Wisconsin farmers to check runoff risk before spreading manure. Farmers can check the runoff risk advisory forecast…

Start of early voting in Wisconsin Supreme Court race will test enthusiasm on both sides

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans and Democrats fighting for control of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court will get a sense of how energized their sides are with the start of early in-person…

Trump Jr. casts Wisconsin Supreme Court race as key to advancing Trump’s agenda

OCONOMOWOC, Wis. (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. told Republicans at a rally before early voting begins in Wisconsin’s high-stakes Supreme Court race that a win is imperative to maintain GOP…

AAA Wisconsin says more people are driving while high

MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Increasing fears about Wisconsinites driving while high. A recent survey of drivers by AAA Wisconsin finds 85 percent of people who use cannabis say they are…

UW – Madison under investigation by Dept. of Education

MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — UW-Madison is one of 45 universities under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education. A Friday memo from the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights…

Duffy memo calls for review of green transportation infrastructure

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WRN) — Sean Duffy wants a review green transportation infrastructure. The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary and former Republican congressman from Wisconsin has already frozen funding for a…