‘Adopt a grandparent’ at Our House Senior Living for Valentine’s
RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — Help make an area senior’s Valentine’s Day special. Our House Senior Living in Rice Lake is preparing for its fourth annual Adopt a Grandparent event.…
WMC survey shows business leaders support expanded guest worker visas
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin business leaders support updating the U.S. guest worker program. The same Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce survey which found support for tariffs on China also has…
Kohls laying off 10 percent of staff at headquarters in Menominee Falls
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (WRN) — Layoffs are on the way for Kohl’s. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the retailer told employees in a Tuesday email that hundreds of layoffs were…
DNR study finds CWD reduces deer survival and population growth
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — A Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources study finds that chronic wasting disease reduces deer survival and population growth in the state. “Adult female that has CWD…
Wisconsin home prices up 9 percent as affordability remains an issue
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin home sales rose nearly five percent last year, but there continues to be an affordability problem. “Prices have been going up . . . certainly…
Tiffany: contact his office if you have Veterans Affairs benefit problems
RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — At a listening session on Monday afternoon in Rice Lake, a resident told Congressman Tom Tiffany he was having difficulty getting Veterans Affairs disability benefits…
Evers pens letter to Trump on loan and grant freezes
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Governor Tony Evers is urging President Donald Trump to reconsider pausing federal grants and loans. In a letter to Trump Evers says with very few details…
Wisconsin Republicans target governor’s uniquely broad partial veto powers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans want voters to curb the uniquely expansive partial veto powers that Wisconsin governors from both parties have enjoyed for nearly a century. Wisconsin is the…
Duffy confirmed as Transportation Secretary
WASHINGTON, Wis. (WRN) — The U.S. Senate confirms Sean Duffy to be President Trump’s Secretary of Transportation. Tuesday’s vote in the full Senate was 77-22, with all no votes from…
Bill looks to give state schools authority to ban phones in classrooms
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature look to give schools the authority to ban phones and other electronic devices in classrooms. The measure introduced earlier this month…