Two 19-year old men killed in Milwaukee shootings
Wisconsin News
- Milwaukee Police have identified two 19-year-old men killed in separate shooting incidents yesterday and last night.
Humid summer still causing storms, flooding throughout state
Wisconsin News
- Here’s more proof of how humid it’s been in Wisconsin this summer. The National Weather Service in La Crosse recorded its second-highest dew points on record for the period of June-through-August.
New New Richmond High School building opens today
The new high school in New Richmond is the centerpiece of the largest school construction referendum ever passed in Wisconsin and students entering the new building for the first day of classes on Thursday seemed a bit overawed by the school’s size.
RELATED CONTENTFlorida fugatives found in Winona County
Minnesota News
- Two men wanted for an execution-style triple murder in Florida were taken into custody overnight at Whitewater State Park in southeastern Minnesota.
State news briefs: Teachers starting school year without contracts
Teachers in most Wisconsin school districts are starting the year without contracts. Just under half of the 425 school systems have settlements for the two-year period which began in the fall of last year.
RELATED CONTENTMan dead, woman wounded in stand-off in Berlin
Wisconsin News
- Tactical officers found a man dead at a house in Berlin, about three-and-a-half hours after a woman was shot-and-wounded there.
Minnesota confirms two cases of West Nile virus
Regional News
- Neighboring Minnesota has two confirmed human cases of West Nile Virus. And Wisconsin had not recorded any cases this year as of August 11th.
Pierce County students’ latest ACT scores mostly down
With a few exceptions, this year’s Pierce County graduating seniors who took the leading college entrance exam scored lower than their counterparts from a year ago, according to information from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
RELATED CONTENTState news briefs: Man drowns in Lake Beulah
Wisconsin News
- A 33-year-old man drowned yesterday after he tried to dock a boat on Lake Beulah near East Troy. He was reported missing about eight in the morning, and divers from the Mukwonago Fire Department found the body around 2:45 in the afternoon Wednesday.
Stillwater Lift Bridge to be closed Sept. 7-9
Regional News
- The Stillwater Lift Bridge will be temporarily closed overnight between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 7, Wednesday, Sept. 8, and Thursday, Sept. 9, to replace malfunctioning electrical cables that power the gate arm system controlling traffic across the two-lane bridge.
Bank robber on the loose in SE Minnesota
Minnesota News
- Southeastern Minnesota authorities were searching Wednesday afternoon for a man suspected of robbing a bank in Elgin, Minn.
Hudson's Goodwill Store opens its doors
The Hudson Goodwill store opened its door to the public last weekend. The response was more than anyone expected. After a soft three hour opening on Friday the doors swung open Saturday to a waiting public at 9 a.m.
RELATED CONTENTPetition calls for marijuna question on fall ballot in River Falls
River Falls voters may see a referendum question about medical marijuana on the ballot when they step into the booth during the November election. City Council Member Bob Hughes filed with the city clerk’s office Wednesday, Aug. 25, a petition for direct legislation bearing 800+ signatures.
RELATED CONTENTLa Crosse man accused of killing his parents trying to have his charges dropped
Wisconsin News
-- A La Crosse area man who’s accused of killing his parents is trying to have his charges dropped.
State negotiating with the Justice Department to make sure those overseas can vote in November
Wisconsin News
-- State officials are negotiating with the U.S. Justice Department to make sure those overseas can vote in November.
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