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How to watch Wisconsin basketball Big Ten Tournament opener: Time, TV channel
This story was updated to add new information. Wisconsin basketball begins its postseason quest on Thursday afternoon in the second round of the 2025 Big Ten Tournament. The Badgers will square off against the No. 13-seed Northwestern Wildcats, who defeated No. 12 Minnesota, 72-64, on Wednesday afternoon. Wisconsin lost its position as the Big Ten's No. 4 seed with its regular-season-closing loss to Penn State on Saturday. That allowed UCLA to capture the tournament's final double-bye. That late drop adds a game to Wisconsin's run to a potential Big Ten Tournament title. But given how the Badgers have played...
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Tests say snowy owl in Wisconsin died because of emaciation, observers say there were no clear signs
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that a snowy owl that was found dead in February likely died from emaciation. The owl was found on February 5, 2025, in New Glarus, and there were no clear signs as to what caused its death. A DNR conservation warden recovered its […]
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As cases of sextortion rise across Wisconsin, communities discuss about how to combat it
BEAVER DAM, Wis. — On Wednesday, 5-Stones Dodge County hosted a community event to spread awareness about the danger of sextortion. Hundreds of community members filled the Beaver Dam High School auditorium to listen to stories from John DeMay and experts working to put a stop to sextortion, a form of sexual exploitation where the offender usually asks for explicit material and then threatens to release it unless the victim sends something like money.
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Wausau man faces 8th OWI charge
A Wausau man is facing serious charges after police arrested him at his home following reports of alleged erratic behavior, marking his eighth operating while intoxicated offense. Steven K. Podeweltz, 60, was charged March 10 in Marathon County Circuit Court with operating while intoxicated—8th offense, a Class F felony, along...
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Opportunity Wisconsin: Rep. Van Orden Town Hall? Third District constituents invite their congressman to appear in-person to answer questions
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Yesterday afternoon a group of Congressman Derrick Van Orden’s constituents visited his Eau Claire office to formally invite him to appear at an in-person town hall meeting next Thursday to answer questions and hear their concerns. The invitation also included signatures from more than 400 constituents demanding Van Orden begin holding accessible, in-person meetings.
WSAW
Icy roads factor in Marathon County crash
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Icy roads are considered to be a factor in a fatal crash that happened March 4 northeast of Wausau. A crash report states Robert Nilles, 43, was driving east on River Hills Road in the town of Texas when he lost control, went off the road and overturned in the Trappe River. Nilles died at the scene.
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The Center Square
Court grants injunction allowing Baraboo High softball player to compete
(The Center Square) – Baraboo High softball player Macy Weigel will be allowed to compete in softball for the school after a Sauk County Circuit judge granted a temporary injunction blocking the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association’s ruling that Weigel was ineligible. Weigel had attended Community Christian School, which does not offer athletics, for her first two years of high school before transferring to Baraboo, the district where her family has resided. The Weigels say the transfer was necessary due to financial constraints after Weigel’s younger sibling was diagnosed with a deadly and rare blood condition and her mother left...
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Wisconsin authorities search for stolen emu liquor display
SLINGER, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in Wisconsin are searching for individuals who allegedly stole a four-foot-tall emu liquor display statue from a Piggly Wiggly grocery store. According to the Slinger Police Department, the incident occurred on March 8 shortly after 3:15 p.m., when unknown subjects took the emu display promoting Shanky’s Whip, a black Irish […]