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Group claims DNR settlement with Portage County dairy farm is illegal
A new lawsuit claims state regulators reached an illegal deal with a Portage County farm that shut out public input on the operation’s groundwater monitoring as residents have voiced concerns about nitrate contamination of wells. Midwest Environmental Advocates sued the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Gordondale Farms in...
Riverfront Rendezvous music line-up announced
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - The music line-up for 40th annual Riverfront Rendezvous was released Thursday morning. The festival features three stages of musical entertainment. It will be held July 4-6 at Pfiffner Pioneer Park in Stevens Point. Thursday: Big Oil, Rhythm Playboys, Barefoot Americans, Wheelhouse, Miss Myra and the...
SPASH students walk out in support of Palestine with larger demonstrations planned
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - Throughout the nation, students are speaking up, missing class, missing finals and some will be missing graduation to speak up about the war between Israel and Hamas. Now, students at Stevens Point Area Senior High want their voices to be heard as well. SPASH students...
Pacelli and Amherst baseball split doubleheader, Cardinals win game two by 20 runs
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAW) - Pacelli and Amherst would even out a double header Saturday morning in Wisconsin in a tale of two matches. In game one, the Falcons escaped with a 5-2 victory to start the day on a high note. Game two, however, ended earlier than anticipated with Pacelli steam rolling over Amherst with a 22-2 win in five innings. After that matchup, Pacelli would ultimately outscore Amherst on the day 24-7.
3 counties to host Deer Advisory Council meetings on Monday
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Deer Advisory Councils in Portage, Marathon and Vilas County will gather Monday to discuss what this fall’s deer season should look like. Each county in Wisconsin has a County Deer Advisory Council to provide input to the department on deer management within their county. Councils work with local department staff to review population data and deer impacts on forests and agriculture. That information is used to develop three-year plan on county population objectives and create annual antlerless harvest quotas.
UWSP softball enters back in win column with double-header sweep of UW-River Falls
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAW) - Coming off a 3-2 loss to UW-Oshkosh on Wednesday, the Pointers brought in a pair of victories in a double header over UW-River Falls. In Game one, UW-Stevens Point was initially struggling vs. Falcons fifth-year pitcher Maggie Wallin, who struck out six of her first nine batters. Ultimately, the Pointers broke free with an RBI single from junior catcher Rachel Beker in the bottom of the fourth. The Pointers would pad on three more runs while blanking the Falcons 4-0, thanks in part to freshman pitcher Morgan Hardwood securing the win and sophomore pitcher Ashley Zygowski securing a save. Zygowski would break the school single-season saves record, now increased to 12.
Wausau East boys golf wins opening leg of Wisconsin Valley Conference Tournament
WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Wausau East finished with a team score of 318 to finish six shots in front of Stevens Point and capture the first leg of the seven-meet Wisconsin Valley Conference Boys Golf Tournament on Friday at Ridges Golf Course. Cooper Bjerke and Teddy Schlindwein of Wausau East,...
Local leaders in running community to speak at UW-Stevens Point
STEVENS POINT _ Three local trailblazers in the running community will share their personal stories during the Running for Life event at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in May. Speakers Tom Wetter, Donn Behnke and Nathan Brown will present how running impacted their live in “Running for Life: Celebrating the...
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