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Walker Confirms Appointment Of Harsdorf As New Ag Secretary
Governor Scott Walker confirms his appointment of state Senate Republican Sheila Harsdorf of River Falls as Wisconsin's new agriculture secretary. The possibility has been discussed for weeks, and the...
Nov 10, 2017
USDA Predicts Lower Crop Outputs After Wet Summer, Fall
Wisconsin farmers are expected to harvest less of their two largest crops, due mainly to a wet summer and fall. The U-S-D-A projects a corn crop for the year of 496-million bushels -- almost 78-millio...
Nov 10, 2017
New Gift for Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center
Another major gift announcement yesterday for the Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center in Manitowoc County. Milk Source LLC, headquartered in Nearby Kaukauna, is contributing $100,000 to support the educat...
Nov 10, 2017
Assembly Votes To End Six Month Waiting Period To Remarry
Wisconsinites who get divorced would no longer have to wait six months to get remarried in a bill the Assembly passed on Thursday. The bill's author, Republican Cindi Duchow, says divorcees who have n...
Nov 10, 2017
Questions Surround Deputy's Shooting Death Of Teen
Relatives want answers after a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed Wednesday by an Ashland County sheriff's deputy. The state Justice Department would not identify eighth grader Jason Pero as the vict...
Nov 10, 2017
St. Nicholas Hospital Collecting Broken and Unwanted Christmas Lights
We are getting close to the time of year when people begin to unbox their Christmas lights. It is always frustrating to pull out a strand to see they are broken. St. Nicholas Hospital will take those ...
Nov 10, 2017
Subzero Temps Reported In The Season's Coldest Morning
It's the coldest morning of the season by far in Wisconsin. It was two below zero in Siren at six o'clock and one below in Merrill. Much of the northern half of the state was in the single digits, but...
Nov 10, 2017
Regents Approve Mergers Of UW Two Year, Four Year Campuses
The University of Wisconsin's first major reorganization since 1971 has been approved by the Board of Regents. The panel voted Thursday to let U-W President Ray Cross pursue the mergers of the 13 two ...
Nov 10, 2017
Manitowoc Professional Police Association 2018 Benefit Campaign Has Begun
The Manitowoc Professional Police Association has announced that their 2018 Benefit Campaign has begun. They will be hosting a benefit concert on Saturday March 24th, 2018 at the Capital Civic Centre,...
Nov 10, 2017
WIS 310 railroad crossing repairs scheduled for Tuesday in Manitowoc County
Highway closed at the crossing between County R and County Q The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Northeast Region announces the WIS 310 railroad crossing between County Road R and Coun...
Nov 10, 2017