AM NEWSCAST – Monday, Sept. 9, 2024
This morning’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center. — A high speed chase through Rice Lake on Sunday ended with a crash and the driver in custody; —…
Gun found at Chippewa Falls school
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WRN) — An unloaded gun was found in a student’s backpack at Chippewa Falls Middle School this week. The cased and unloaded gun was found in a…
Biden promotes administration’s rural electrification funding in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden returns to southwest Wisconsin to make good on his promise to provide new investments in rural electrification and other infrastructure. Biden will be in…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sues to remove himself from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin trying to get his name removed from the battleground state’s presidential ballot after the state elections…
A push to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin begins
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Tribal advocates were at the State Capitol Tuesday to introduce a campaign called Wisconsin Wellness to promote the medicinal uses of cannabis. Rob Pero is the…
Evers continues annual Back to School tour
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — With his annual Back-To-School Tour underway, Governor Tony Evers is hopeful a number of school districts across the state can get local referendums passed. “Frankly, some…
Governor Evers declares September College Savings Month in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — September is College Savings Month in Wisconsin. Governor Tony Evers made that proclamation Tuesday. A release from the governor said higher education plays a critical role…
DNR wants your pinecones
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Biologists at the D N R want your pinecones. The Department of Natural Resources is paying by the bushel for red pine and white pine cones.…
Pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle near Bruce
BRUCE, Wis. (WJMC) — A young woman is dead after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 40, north of Bruce late Sunday. Rusk County Sheriff Jeff Wallace said 22-year-old…
Deer-motorcycle crash near Weyerhaeuser on Sunday
A motorcycle-versus-deer crash Sunday afternoon in Rusk County has left two people injured. The sheriff’s office said the crash happened on County Highway F, about five miles south of Weyerhaeuser…
Drivers need to keep school kids safe
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Kids around Wisconsin are back in school this week. Wisconsin law enforcement agencies are asking drivers to keep those kids in mind by being alert and…
President Biden’s western Wisconsin stop will be in Westby
WESTBY, Wis. (WRN) — President Joe Biden will be in western Wisconsin Thursday. The White House says the president’s stop in Westby just outside of La Crosse will have Biden…