Ripon, WI – Wisconsin Art is excited to announce the upcoming exhibit “Pow-litical Comics: From Ripon to the RNC,” set to open on September 5th at 6:30 PM at the Caestecker Gallery, located in the Rodman building of Ripon College. This powerful and thought-provoking exhibition will run through October 4th, closing at 5:00 PM. The exhibit will delve into Wisconsin’s deep-rooted tradition of political activism, tracing the state’s pivotal role […]
The majority of people, 98%, wish to arrange their affairs to live well in their later years, and ensure that their end-of-life plans follow their wishes. Still, it is something that many people find challenging. Only 23% follow through with documenting and sharing those plans with their loved ones to carry out those wishes. Planning AHEAD is a course from UW-Madison Division of Extension, that takes a comprehensive approach to […]
All are invited to attend a wonderful Welsh Weekend at the historic Peniel Welsh Chapel on Sat & Sun Aug 24 & 25. Here is the lineup- On Sat. at 1pm explore your welsh history, 3pm is Welsh dancing. At 4:30pm enjoy a Welsh American meal.* At 6pm on Saturday listen to a beautiful bell concert by the Covenant Bell Choir along with the Peniel Men’s Quartet. On Sunday at […]
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — A man has been convicted in the fatal 2021 shootings of three men whose bodies were found outside a Wisconsin quarry. A La Crosse County jury found Nya Thao, 37, of Onalaska guilty Tuesday of three counts of intentional first-degree homicide and one count of felon in possession of a firearm. It was Thao's second trial in the killings; his first ended in a hung jury last […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The wife of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde is taking center stage in her husband's campaign in the days after he secured the party nomination, directly attacking Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in a television ad released Thursday about single mothers. The race between Baldwin, a two-term incumbent, and millionaire businessman Hovde is one of the most closely watched this cycle. A Baldwin win in battleground Wisconsin is […]
Wisconsin's unemployment rate is up slightly in the latest reporting period. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday the statewide unemployment rate for July was three percent, up from 2.9 percent in June and 1.3 percent below the national rate of 4.3 percent. The number of people employed increased 1,300 over the month to a record 3,049,700.
From August 14 through September 2, which includes the Labor Day holiday weekend, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will be working alongside local law enforcement for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over high-visibility enforcement campaign. The goal is to deter impaired driving and prevent the tragedies seen in previous Labor Day weekends from happening again. During the 2023 Labor Day holiday (6 p.m. September 2-5:59 […]
Thank you so much for supporting the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin! I'm reaching out because we are recruiting volunteers across the state to observe the General Election on November 5, 2024. We would love to have you join us as an Election Observer. Volunteers will help ensure we have a fair election by watching for signs of voter disenfranchisement and intimidation, and by monitoring the way Wisconsin's election […]
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (August 15, 2024) — The Experimental Aircraft Association will make its improved drive-in Camp Scholler campsites available in late April 2025 to help meet the demand for accommodations during the NFL Draft to be held at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The NFL Draft is scheduled to take place on April 24-26, 2025. “With hundreds of thousands of football fans coming to northeast Wisconsin, […]