Elks, Dean’s List salute veterans on Nov. 14
For more than 100 years the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks has been helping and serving veterans. That tradition continues on Thursday. In 1917 the national Elks organization…
Elks, Dean’s List salute veterans on Nov. 14
RICE LAKE (WJMC) — For more than 100 years the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks has been helping and serving veterans. That tradition continues on Thursday. In 1917…
Teen kayaker drowns on Kirby Lake on Saturday
CUMBERLAND, Wis. (WJMC) — A Minnesota teen is dead after an apparent drowning on Kirby Lake, located northwest of Cumberland. Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said rescuers were called out…
Molson Coors will close Leinenkugel’s Brewery in Chippewa Falls
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WRN) — Multinational brewer Molson Coors will close the Leinenkugel’s Brewery in Chippewa Falls. The move will end more than 150 years of brewing in the northwestern…
Van Orden secures Wisconsin’s Third Congressional
PRAIRIE du CHIEN, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District was called for Republican incumbent Derrick Van Orden late morning on Wednesday. He was challenged by Democrat Rebecca Cooke. With…
Baldwin declares US Senate win over challenger Eric Hovde
MADISON, Wis. (WRN/AP) — Tammy Baldwin declares a win in a close U.S. Senate race. According to unofficial returns from The Associated Press, the incumbent Democrat led Republican Eric Hovde…
Dems narrow Republican state Senate majority
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Democrats make gains in the Wisconsin Legislature. New district maps drawn by Democratic Governor Tony Evers and approved by Republican lawmakers helped Democrats peel off four…
Barron volleyball heads to state
BARRON, Wis. (WJMC) — The Barron Golden Bears volleyball team is headed to state. The last time Barron made it to state in volleyball was in 1999. One of the…
Minnesota man convicted in Dunn County body dumping case
MENOMONIE, Wis. (WRN) — A St. Paul man is convicted in a body dumping case in western Wisconsin. Following a three day trial, a Dunn County jury on Wednesday found…
Armstrong interview, does not want Medicaid expanded
RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — Dave Armstrong, of Rice Lake, the republican assembly representative for the 67th district, is seeking re-election to a third term. We interviewed him this week,…
Nearly one million votes cast in Wisconsin early voting
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Nearly one million people have already voted early in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Elections Commission data shows an approximate total of 989,000 absentee ballots have been cast, or…
Tips for dealing with election stress
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — The days leading up to the election next Tuesday can be a stressful time for some people. UW – Health Psychologist Shilagh Mirgain says you should…