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A comprehensive study examining adult alcohol consumption across the United States reveals that Wisconsin ranks sixth in binge drinking rates, with 20.2 percent of its adult population reporting excessive alcohol use. The research, conducted by the Valley Spring Recovery Center using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data from 2011 through 2023, highlights significant regional variation in drinking habits throughout the country.
Minnesotans love ranch dressing more than almost anywhere else, and Kwik Trip is cashing in with a brand-new deep-fried addition to the Hot Spot.
Rain, snow and freezing rain remain possible as Thanksgiving and Black Friday travel approaches.
Gov.-elect David Crowley campaigned on lowering costs for working families. Then he handed key roles on the Crowley transition team to a hospital system’s chief lobbyist, the son of a hedge fund billionaire who bought a $20.7 million Manhattan penthouse last year, and the Democratic consultant who once defended that son over property tax breaks he collected in two states.
One German restaurant in Wisconsin has a replica of its original storefront on display inside a public museum. Another opened in the 1920s and spent its early years posing as a soda pop parlor. Those stories matter because they show how long these kitchens have been feeding people. You’re looking...
WAUSAU — Marathon County supervisors parked $6,300 for the sheriff’s Flock cameras until policies on their use are written, but the county’s lawyer says the sheriff could pay for them anyway. The County Board voted 30-5 Tuesday to move the money, which would keep five Sheriff’s Office...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Republican Rep. Tony Wied reacted Friday afternoon to Democrats who say legislation to redraw Wisconsin’s congressional maps could be taken up within the first 100 days of Gov.-elect David Crowley taking office. Crowley said days ago he would sign that bill. Democrats say legislation...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel set out to tell a shocking story about former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes. Now, the newspaper is at the center of one. Barnes is suing the publication for defamation, alleging its reporting about sexual misconduct claims was misleading and that editors failed to disclose a reporter’s past intimate relationship with him. The case could have implications far beyond Wisconsin, reigniting conversations about newsroom accountability, conflicts of interest and the scrutiny Black politicians face in an unforgiving media landscape.
ST. FRANCIS, Wis. (WISN) - Two ATMs in Wisconsin were robbed of hundreds of thousands of dollars in a “jackpotting” scam that the FBI is calling a new way to rob a bank. Video shows two men pulling up to an ATM at a Glendale bank in March. Instead of entering a pin number, one of them uses a key to get inside the machine. The screen goes black then appears to reboot before the men drive away.
An 81-year-old woman from Oregon was still missing early Friday after she left a University of Wisconsin Hospital parking lot in Madison and did not come back. The Wisconsin Department of Justice issued a Silver Alert for Patricia Connor, WHBL reported. She was last seen about 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12.
MADISON, Wis. — For some people, the holiday season is underway while others like to wait to decorate for Christmas until after Thanksgiving. Regardless of how you feel, Christmas events around Wisconsin are well underway.
Kingston Allen of Notre Dame Academy (Green Bay, Wis.) broke two state rushing records Friday night and led the Tritons back to the Division 2 championship game, running for 297 yards and four touchdowns in a 28-17 win over Union Grove. With his team trailing 17-0 at halftime, Allen came...
WISCONSIN (WFRV) — Wisconsin airports are reacting to the FAA’s order to halt all flights at airports across the United States due to “extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.” The Appleton International Airport took to Facebook to release a statement of their own. “The FAA has issued a nationwide ground stop, temporarily halting all […]
“Months passed. When the DNA report was issued…it did support the woman’s account. By then, (Levi) Mitchell had already raped two other women and murdered a third” – MJS reporter Ashley Luthern. While Attorney General Josh Kaul’s beleaguered crime lab delayed key DNA test results in...
Some in rural Wisconsin communities say a plan to cut landline telephone service on or after Nov. 16 could leave thousands of Wisconsinites disconnected. The planned change comes as part of a push to modernize Verizon’s communication network, according to the company. Statewide, Verizon estimates 3,500 addresses — both...
MADISON, Wis. — State Superintendent Jill Underly announced the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s proposed 2027-29 biennial budget, which includes roughly $2.75 billion in new aid for the state’s K-12 schools and libraries.
Temperatures could fall as low as 16 degrees Saturday night before a warmer Sunday brings highs near 50.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced that the Natural Resources Board has approved a new permanent rule, effective as of Nov. 1, 2026, changing the possession and bag limit for round gobies and other detrimental fish species on waters of the state. Under this new permanent rule, gobies and...
Wisconsin’s Weekly Livestock Market Update is prepared and written by Jeff Swenson, DATCP Livestock and Meat Specialist. The Market Update draws information from several sources, including trade publications, radio broadcasts, agricultural news services, individuals involved in the industry as well as USDA NASS and AMS reports. The livestock markets...
