The Republican-backed candidate in Wisconsin's pivotal state Supreme Court race said Monday that he thinks anyone convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers should serve their entire sentence, but he also didn't object to President Donald Trump using his power to pardon

Jan 22, 2025 · Freezing problems forced a change in how water is being handled in Antigo. A notice on the City of Antigo website says water will bypass the Water Treatment Plant and be fed directly to the distribution system from the wells.

Nov 12, 2024 · It is now up to Wisconsin Supreme Court justices to decide the fate of an abortion law from the mid-1800s. A circuit court determined last year an 1849 law does not apply to "medically consented" abortions in Wisconsin. The high court heard arguments Monday about whether a 1985 state law overrides the older one, allowing abortions before the point at which a fetus could survive outside the womb.

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Nov 14, 2024 · Aspirus announced Thursday it plans to build a new hospital in Chippewa Falls in western Wisconsin. In March 2024, Hospital Sisters Health System announced it was closing Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire and St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls.. Nearly nine months later, Aspirus Health announced it is collaborating with Chippewa Falls Officials to build a new local hospital.

Dec 23, 2024 · As we get ready to welcome 2025, WXPR is taking a look back at the stories that took some of the top spots at wxpr.org. Here the 10 stories that piqued people’s interest in 2024.

Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers used his seventh State of the State speech Wednesday to urge the Republican-controlled Legislature to enact a wide range of proposals they have rejected in the past, including numerous gun control measures just a month after there was a school shooting not far from the state Capitol.

Dec 16, 2024 · Roughly 70,000 gallons (264,978 litres) of oil from a pipeline spilled into the ground in Wisconsin, officials said. The problem was discovered Nov. 11 in Jefferson County, 60 miles west of Milwaukee, by an Enbridge Energy technician, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported, citing a federal accident report.. Enbridge said the spill on the company's Line 6 was caused by a faulty connection on ...

Dec 30, 2024 · The Wisconsin DNR is encouraging people to start the new year outdoors. There are two dozen First Day Hikes planned at state parks and forests.

Oct 14, 2024 · In the late summer of 2023, thick stands of wild rice stood tall and shimmered gold in some of Lac du Flambeau’s lakes. The plant has been virtually absent in these lakes for decades, so for Joe Graveen, the sight of grain-filled stalks was a thing of joy, he says.