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Hot weekend ahead, rain Sunday night into Monday
The National Weather Service in Duluth is advising residents in northeastern Wisconsin of potentially impactful weather this weekend with very warm temperatures, isolated severe storms, and a chance for heavy rain and some flash flooding. The systems will be moving east through Price County on Sunday evening and into Monday. For Friday night Price County should expect partly cloudy skies with a low around 61 degrees and a south wind of 5 to 10 mph. ...
Gizmo found alive, 9 years after dog went missing in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Judith Monarrez crumpled onto her kitchen floor and wept when the news arrived in an email: Gizmo, her pet dog missing for nine years, had been found alive. Monarrez was 28 and living with her parents in 2015 when Gizmo, then 2 years old, slipped past a faulty gate in the backyard of their home in Las Vegas. The decade that followed brought a lot of...
Wisconsin AD Chris McIntosh gets 5-year contract extension and raise
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh has signed a five-year contract extension that includes a pay raise. McIntosh's contract will now run through June 30, 2029. He has served as Wisconsin's athletic director since Barry Alvarez's retirement in the summer of 2021. "Chris is an extremely effective leader at a time of unprecedented change across the collegiate athletics landscape," Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said Wednesday in a statement....
Committee studying how to manage Wisconsin sandhill cranes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of legislators, farmers and conservationists studying how to control Wisconsin's sandhill crane population is set to hold its first meeting next month. The Joint Legislative Council's 12-member Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes is set to meet Aug. 1 at the Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area. The Joint Legislative Council is made up of the Legislature's attorneys. The council puts together committees to study issues...
Sunken treasure: Is the champagne nestled in a 19th-century shipwreck still fit for a toast?
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Is the 19th century Champagne on the bottom of the Baltic Sea still fit for a toast? A team of Polish divers has discovered the wreckage of an old sailing ship loaded "to the brim" with luxury goods including porcelain items and about 100 bottles of Champagne and mineral water about 58 meters (190 feet) deep off the Swedish coast. They believe the precious goods could...
Remains identified of Racine airman who died during World War II bombing mission over Germany
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Military scientists have identified the remains of a Wisconsin airman who died during World War II when his plane was shot down over Germany during a bombing mission. The remains of U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Ralph H. Bode, 20, of Racine, were identified using anthropological analysis and mitochondrial DNA, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Thursday. Bode was a tail gunner aboard a B-24H...
Authorities identify victims of fatal plane crash in Winnebago County
NEKIMI, Wis. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man and a man from New York have been preliminarily identified as the victims of a fatal plane crash near the site of an airshow in eastern Wisconsin. The bodies of Sean Tommervik, 37, of Philadelphia, and James G. Sullivan, 32, of Brooklyn, were found Monday in the wreckage in a farm field, the Winnebago County sheriff's office said Wednesday in a release. "Official...
Bird flu worries prompt changes to popular 'Miracle of Birth Center' at Minnesota State Fair
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A popular event at the Minnesota State Fair that features an array of baby farm animals and their moms will go on this year — but without birthing cows as fears of bird flu create worry within the dairy cattle industry. State agricultural industry officials said Thursday that fair organizers will exclude cows and calves from the popular Miracle of Birth Center, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. The move is a precaution as bird flu continues to spread to mammals, including dairy...
A 3-year-old Minnesota boy attacked by pit bulls is not expected to survive
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — A 3-year-old Minnesota boy who was attacked by two pit bulls last week is not expected to survive, his family said. The parents of Covil Allen are preparing their son to be an organ donor, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Friday. An online campaign is raising funds to help Covil's parents cope with expenses related to the July 19 attack in the backyard of a home. ...
Snoop Dogg carries the Olympic torch before opening ceremony in Paris
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Snoop Dogg is seemingly everywhere during the Paris Olympics, but on Friday morning you could catch him carrying the Olympic torch ahead of the opening ceremony. He was one of the final torch bearers of the Olympic flame, which was lit in April in Greece and slowly has journeyed toward Paris since. Snoop Dogg's leg was in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris. In an interview earlier...
Iron Mule in the Park
Iron Mule performs before a crowd of hundreds at Elk Lake Park in Phillips on July 25, 2024. The band was part of the Music in the Park Concert Series at 6 p.m. Thursdays at the park, where music are stretched out across the park on blankets or lawn chairs, people watch from boats on the nearby lake. There are also food vendors and a nearby children's area.
Michler elected Worcester board president
Worcester Town Board Supervisor Jim Michler was appointed board president at a July 3 special board meeting. Russ Long was elected as a town supervisor to take the place of Michler. Michler fills the vacancy left by Worcester Town Board President Paul Precour who became ineligible to serve on the town board after moving to a new residence in the city of Phillips. The resignation is effective July 30, according to Michelor. Paul Schilling was the second candidate for the empty supervisor seat. Long won by a vote of town board members after hearing input from nominators and supporters on why each individual would be a good addition to the town board. Worcester Clerk and Treasurer Atti Mathys read the oath of office to Long who in turn recited the oath. Michler also took the oath of the board chair.
Brewers All-Star Yelich placed on IL
CHICAGO (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers were bracing for the possibility that Christian Yelich misses significant time after placing the All-Star outfielder on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of inflammation in his lower back. Yelich is scheduled to see a spine specialist on Thursday to figure out his next steps, including whether he needs season-ending surgery. "Everybody plays through stuff, but sometimes, you just can't," he said. "That's kind...
Wisconsin to drop ban on carrying firearms while fishing
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — People fishing in Wisconsin will soon be able to carry firearms after a rule banning them was rescinded by the state following a lawsuit brought by gun rights advocates. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources agreed in an order released Wednesday to rescind the rule barring anglers from carrying firearms. The lawsuit challenging the ban as a violation of the constitutional right to bear arms was brought by the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty. ...
UW to sell alcohol in general seating football
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin will begin selling alcohol in general seating areas at Camp Randall Stadium this season. The university’s decision, announced on Monday, leaves Nebraska and Northwestern as the only two schools who aren’t allowing general seating alcohol sales in the now 18-team Big Ten. Alcohol sales are also set to begin this season at Michigan Stadium. Wisconsin will also allow alcohol to be sold at UW Field House,...
An Outdoorsman’s Journal: A professional hunting dog trainer and his pup
Hello friends, I have something new for you and I think that you are going to like it. My golden retriever, Red, was bred with an excellent sire named Max, who is owned by Jim Steurwald, of Deforest, who is a very ambitious grouse hunter. Jim would have had first pick of the litter, but he passed that onto Gregg Brda, who is the owner of Wind River Kennels in...
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