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Wisconsin Rapids teen pleads not guilty to charges in Dec. 13 crash that killed Vesper girl
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
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Trenton Lawry, 18, appeared in court on charges related to a fatal car crash that killed 17-year-old Kasey Ramthun. The Dec. 13 crash occurred at the intersection of U.S. 10 and Wood County P in the village of Auburndale. Lawry is facing charges...
Where were the cheapest places to fill up on midgrade gas in cities in Forest County in week ending Aug. 9?
NE Wisconsin News
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August 18, 2025
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Forest County selling...
Car insurance rates in Wisconsin August 2025
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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The auto insurance rates published in this guide are based on the results of research completed by Way.com's data team. Using a mix of public and internal data, we analyzed millions of rate averages across U.S. ZIP codes. These rates were publicly...
Bonus antlerless harvest authorizations available Monday for Wisconsin hunters
WXOW - Wisconsin
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Sales for each zone continues through Thursday. MADISON, Wis. (WKOW) – Bonus antlerless harvest authorizations are available for Wisconsin's northern and central forest zones starting at 10 a.m. Monday. The central farmland zone will follow with...
Southern Wisconsin severe storms, heavy rain, flooding possible
FOX 6 - Wisconsin
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Southern Wisconsin is dealing with yet another active weather day as thunderstorms push through the region. What we know: A line of storms moved into Iowa County late Monday morning, but limited instability kept the risk of widespread severe...
A Better Wisconsin Together: ICYMI: Rebecca Bradley, the Wisconsin State Supreme Court’s extreme, right-wing junket justice
WisPolitics - Wisconsin
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August 18, 2025
MADISON, Wis. — Rebecca Bradley, the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s most vitriolic and extreme justice, doesn’t just carry the right-wing’s ideological water on the bench, she also takes a lot of vacations on their dime. As detailed in a news report...
Wisconsin disability rights groups fear setback in rush to trim government
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Wisconsin
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Wisconsin disability rights groups are concerned about potential funding cuts in the 2026 federal budget. Disability Rights Wisconsin may lose funding for programs related to voting rights, employment, and education accommodations for people with...
Vintage cars, music, camping celebrated in debut Door County festival
Green Bay Press Gazette - Wisconsin
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Door County plays host to plenty of weekend festivals, but probably never a festival like this one coming to the Peninsula. And it has a purpose besides having a good time. "Something like this has never been done in Door County," Alex Walker...
Ep. 407: The Woof Desk, Slurpy Pigs, and No Hiking for You
The MeatEater - Montana
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August 18, 2025
00:00:10 Speaker 1: From Meat Eaters World News headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. This is Cow's Week in Review with Ryan cow Calahan. Here's cal In a triumph of practicality over public relations, A zoo in Denmark put out a call on Facebook this...
Budget deal’s $15 million in earmarks for Robin Vos’ district highlight politicization of Wisconsin’s conservation funding
Wisconsin Watch
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August 18, 2025
Reading Time: 7 minutes Are you getting our free newsletters? Click here to read highlights from the story The $111 billion state budget adopted last month doesn’t extend the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund, but it does include two conservation...
Central Wisconsin Scoreboard for August 18
WOSQ - Wisconsin
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By Gene DeLisio Aug 18, 2025 | 5:37 AM CENTRAL WISCONSIN SCOREBOARD: This schedule includes schedules for the following central Wisconsin athletes: Minnesota-Moorhead football: Denzel Sutton (Thorp) UW-LaCrosse volleyball: Kailyn Kurth...
IndyCar at Milwaukee Mile: Snap-On 250 tickets, schedule, TV, autographs
Fond du Lac Reporter - Wisconsin
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After a 13-year absence, Indy cars returned to the Milwaukee Mile with a doubleheader in 2024. Now, in the second year of what is believed to be a three-year contract, the NTT IndyCar Series will race a single 250-mile event Aug. 24 at the track...
How family support powered Billy Edwards Jr.'s path to be Wisconsin football's quarterback
WiscNews - Wisconsin
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The bright, fluorescent lights of a 7-Eleven convenience store symbolized summer in Billy Edwards Jr.’s formative years. Early morning stops on the way to his father’s football practices meant snagging a chocolate milk from the cooler, a Cinnamon...
Best State Park Beaches in Wisconsin to Visit to Close Out Summer
Only In Your State
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People don't often associate the Midwest with beaches. While we might not get the kind of notoriety as places like Florida with its stunning beaches, we've got plenty of incredible spots, too. Wisconsin, in particular, has several state park...
States rethink long-held practice of setting speed limits based on how fast drivers travel
NBC Connecticut
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August 17, 2025
Rose Hammond pushed authorities for years to lower the 55 mph speed limit on a two-lane road that passes her assisted living community, a church, two schools and a busy park that hosts numerous youth sports leagues. “What are you waiting for,...
Now Serving: Wisconsin Breweries Create Packers-Themed Beer
Urban Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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August 17, 2025
Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Gold Package can. Photo courtesy of Lakefront Brewery. What’s green and gold and best served cold? Lakefront Brewery‘s Packers-themed beer, Gold Package, created in partnership with Badger...
States rethink practice of setting speed limits based on how fast drivers travel
Sentinel Tribune - Ohio
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August 17, 2025
A vehicle travels on Mitchaw Road past Pacesetter Park on Aug. 7 in Sylvania Township, Ohio. Paul Sancya | AP Rose Hammond pushed authorities for years to lower the 55 mph speed limit on a two-lane road that passes her assisted living community, a...
Scenic Devil's Lake State Park is largest and busiest in Wisconsin
Fox11 News - Wisconsin
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SAUK COUNTY (WLUK) -- Getting out and enjoying public places is part of "How WI Live" in Wisconsin, and with the state park system celebrating 125 years, many are marking the occasion by visiting those areas. One is in the Wisconsin Dells area....
Wisconsin Mystery: Skull Discovered by Boy Scouts Linked to Woman Already Cremated
Law Enforcement Today
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August 17, 2025
HUDSON, WI - Authorities are investigating how a woman who passed away at the hospital and was cremated, later had her remains found by Boy Scouts in a ravine more than a year later. The woman's skull was discovered in October of 2002 in a trash...
Milwaukee family turns tragedy into hope with back-to-school giveaway
FOX 6 - Wisconsin
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Vanessa King, a 20-year-old Milwaukee mother killed in November, is being honored through the Vanessa’s Mommy Foundation. MILWAUKEE - The family of a Milwaukee mother killed just nine months ago is honoring her memory by continuing the work she...