Milk safe to drink amid bird flu in dairy herds
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Dairy milk remains safe, despite avian influenza being detected in some herds. Adam Brock is with the state ag department’s Bureau of Food Safety. “There’s a…
Crews fight Smith Bridge wildfire near Minong
MINONG, Wis. (WJMC) — A wildfire destroyed a building and burned around two hundred fifty acres yesterday in Washburn County, according to the Department of Natural Resources. The fire, named…
$525 million for affordable housing grants available
MADISON, Wis., (WRN) — New grant funding is available for affordable housing in Wisconsin. The grants are offered by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. Working families are struggling…
High speed chase in Dunn County, witnesses sought
MENOMONIE, Wis. (WJMC) — A high-speed pursuit across Dunn County Tuesday morning ended with a man in custody facing felony drug charges. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office said 47-year-old Roosevelt…
Day seven of Miu trial – defendant takes the stand
HUDSON, Wis. (WRN) — In day 7 of his trial, the Minnesota man charged in a fatal stabbing on the Apple River in western Wisconsin two years ago took the…
New Prince Act expands scope of Amber Alerts
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — A new state law expands the criteria for issuing an Amber Alert. Governor Tony Evers on Tuesday signed the Prince Act. It allows Amber Alerts in…
Two tribal nations sue social media companies over Native youth suicides
KESHENA, Wis. (AP) — Two tribal nations are accusing social media companies of contributing to high rates of suicides that disproportionately affect Native American youth. Their lawsuit filed Tuesday in…
Evers vetoes a Republican-backed bill targeting PFAS chemicals
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a Republican bill Tuesday that would have created grants to fight pollution from so-called forever chemicals. The Democrat Evers also took…
Wisconsin DHS ends low-cost/no-cost COVID treatment program
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin is finally ending one of its last COVID health programs. Wisconsin’s Department of Health says the COVID telehealth program will end on Wednesday. The program…
Rice Lake Public Safety Building study meeting postponed
RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — An informational meeting tonight about the need to build a new public safety building has been postponed. The City of Rice Lake says the fire…