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Brewers honor Walworth County deputy who nearly died in line of duty
MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Brewers honored a Walworth County sheriff's deputy who nearly died in 2021. Wayne Blanchard was hit by a car and seriously injured while on duty. Friday night, he was April's "Hometown Hero" and threw out the ceremonial first pitch. A ballpark of fans – including family...
3 children in minivan hurt when it rolled down hill, into baseball dugout wall in northern Illinois
WOODSTOCK, Ill. — Three children were hurt when the minivan they were in rolled down a hill Saturday morning into a concrete baseball dugout in northern Illinois' Woodstock. The children, ages 12 and 13, were hospitalized with mild to moderate injuries. They were among four children in the parked...
I-43 freeway resurfacing project in Waukesha, Walworth counties
MADISON, Wis. - Nearly $3 million in state funds has been approved for a resurfacing project along segments of the I-43 Rock Freeway, between US 12 in the city of Elkhorn and WIS 83 in the city of Mukwonago. Construction is scheduled to begin May 6. Improvements include:. Removing 2.5...
Girls track and field: Woodstock returns to top of the Kishwaukee River Conference
HARVARD – Woodstock’s Hallie Steponaitis was upset after unsuccessfully defending her Kishwaukee River Conference high jump title. Steponaitis and Woodstock North’s Lauren Bieszczad both jumped 1.57 meters (5 feet, 1 3/4 inches), but Bieszczad won with fewer misses at previous heights. So Steponaitis walked from the south...
CTA, Metra, and Pace would merge into single agency under Illinois proposal
The bill is part of a larger effort to combat climate change and to make the transportation sector carbon-neutral. The MMA would cover all bus, rail operations in McHenry, Lake, Kane, DuPage, Cook and Will counties. Additional funds would be allocated to cover operations of the new agency. A pair...
‘Modern-day Bonnie and Clyde’: Wisconsin man and woman arrested for theft in Texas
MARSHALL, Texas (KETK) – The Marshall Police Department said that they arrested a man and a woman following a theft incident at a Walmart in Marshall on Friday night. According to Marshall PD, officers were called to the scene on Friday to respond to a shoplifting incident involving a man and a woman. Bridgette Eleanor […]
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