Vote to name this year’s WPS-WE falcon chicks
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin utilities want help naming this year’s peregrine falcon chicks. For the last three decades mated falcon pairs have laid their eggs at Wisconsin Public Service…
Storm spotter training classes offered
BARRON, Wis. (WJMC) — As we head into severe storm season, the National Weather Service and Barron County Sheriff’s Department are teaming up to provide volunteer SKYWARN storm spotter training.…
Evers discusses security for WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe
Governor Tony Evers isn’t ruling out stepped up security for Wisconsin’s Elections Administrator. At an Earth Day event near Madison, Evers was asked about that, as Donald Trump has spread…
DNR unveils updated walleye regulations for anglers
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — The Department of Natural Resources is rolling out new regulations on walleye fishing ahead of next weekend’s fishing opener. The Department of Natural Resources is rolling…
Federal agency rules lake sturgeon is not endangered species
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Sturgeon fishing can continue as normal in Wisconsin. That’s after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared that the lake sturgeon population in the state is…
Rider injured in crash with U-turning vehicle near Winter
WINTER, Wis. (WJMC) — A rider sustained lifethreatening injuries in a collision when a vehicle pulled out in front of him Sunday afternoon on Highway 70. Sawyer County Sheriff Doug…
Drug investigation nets $15k, more than 200 grams of meth, RL man arrested
RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — Nearly half a pound of methamphetamine was seized and a Rice Lake man arrested during a search warrant conducted at a Rice Lake residence on…
Four businesses fail alcohol, tobacco compliance checks
BARRON COUNTY, Wis. (WJMC) — More than four out of five Barron County establishment passed alcohol and tobacco compliance checks. Of the 22 locations checked, four failed. Tobacco Village and…
VP Harris announces new federal rules for nursing homes during stop in La Crosse
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WRN) — The Biden administration announces new minimum staffing levels for federally funded nursing homes. Vice President Kamala Harris in La Crosse on Monday. “75% of those…
DNR pledges to plant one trillion trees planted by 2030
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — 100 million trees planted by 2030. That’s the ambitious goal announced on Earth Day by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Governor Tony Evers. “You…