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Wisconsin fire officials: 'The fire does spread at a drastic rate and we really need to be proactive and try to prevent these fires from occurring'

By Glenn Minnis | May 12, 2022

Fire officials in Wisconsin are stressing the best way to put out smoking materials after yet another blaze was recently sparked on a porch on West Scott Street.WBAY.com reports crews were summoned to the scene during the earl-morning hours of March 9, adding that a large part of the porch was damaged by the flames.

Marquette law professor: 'Bottom line is abortion almost immediately becomes criminalized in Wisconsin'

By Glenn Minnis | May 9, 2022

Doctors in Wisconsin could be hit with felonies carrying sentences of up to six years behind bars and a $10,000 fine if a ban on abortions becomes the law of the land, as outlined in a leaked Supreme Court memo that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

Alauna Rupert: 'Why, as a Black student here, do I have to be constantly reminded that I don’t belong?'

By Glenn Minnis | May 8, 2022

Marquette University Police (MUPD) are conducting an investigation after offensive stickers were found lining one of the busiest walkways near the university earlier this month.

Wisconsin Vietnam War veteran: 'Going back to Vietnam, you forget about the bad times'

By Glenn Minnis | May 6, 2022

A group of Vietnam veterans are back in the U.S. after embarking on a two-week visit to Vietnam in April, during which they got to visit several different landmarks, including the Dragon Bridge in DaNang, the Presidential Palace in Saigon and the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

New Packers wideout Christian Watson: 'it feels pretty damn good!'

By Glenn Minnis | May 3, 2022

The Green Bay Packers’ management are deeming their recent draft day performance as mission accomplished.

Janesville police investigating first homicide of the year: 'The way this one happened is very rare and unique'

By Glenn Minnis | May 2, 2022

Janesville police are still investigating the shooting death of a 30-year-old local man, shot and killed while on the job to become the city’s first 2022 homicide victim.While authorities have still not publicly identified the victim, officers quickly moved to charge Kevin L.

Christensen: "I will seek to partner and collaborate with everyone to create solutions around trust and transparency"

By Glenn Minnis | May 2, 2022

Nina Christensen is on a mission in her new role as a member of the Menomonee Falls School Board.

'I could no longer sit on the sidelines': Three Menomonee Falls mothers run for school board positions

By Glenn Minnis | May 1, 2022

Christine Stueland is working to turn what many feel started out as a bad situation into what she views as a favorable one.

Ukrainian woman begin new life in Wisconsin: “I am from Dnipro, it’s situated in central Ukraine, and I had a very good life before the war started."

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 29, 2022

Olha Kucheriava feels blessed to call Bayfield and the Manypenny Bistro her new home.As the eatery gears up for what’s typically its busy tourist season, Kucheriava stands the establishment’s newest server by way of her war-tern homeland of the central Ukraine town of Dnipro.“I had a very good life before the war started,” Kucheriava told NBC15.com.

Electricity price surge among rising costs hurting Wisconsin families

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 28, 2022

As rising inflation rates continue to handcuff households across the country, electricity costs are among the many day-to-day staples that have spiked in price.

House Budget Committee Republican Leader: canceling student loans would be 'a gross attack on hardworking Americans'

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 27, 2022

House Budget Committee Republican Leader Jason Smith is accusing President Joe Biden of continuing “to pursue a permanent pandemic narrative at a tremendous cost to American taxpayers.”Smith points to the U.S.

Governor Tony Evers: 'Too many Wisconsinites have felt the effects of climate change firsthand.'

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 26, 2022

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is flexing his executive power muscle to create the Office of Environmental Justice.

Biden's latest strategy for controlling Wisconsin gas prices: E15 gasoline

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 21, 2022

President Joe Biden is now pushing a strategy that actually embraces fossil fuels in a desperate attempt to curb still sky-high gas prices.

McConnell blames Biden for high Wisconsin prices: 'Food, gas and housing costs are crushing families'

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 15, 2022

With gas prices still on the rise across much of the country, a new Gasoline Misery Index report pegs the average cost increase for Wisconsin residents this year at $607.

Aaron Rogers: 'All the feels in this'

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 12, 2022

The Green Bay Packers are clearly a team in transition.

Freddie Mac: Mortgage rate jumps to 4.67%, Wisconsin up to 4.90%

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 11, 2022

Recent survey data from federal home loan mortgage corporation Freddie Mac showed the 30-year fixed mortgage rate across the country rose to a four-year high of 4.7% as of April 7, after dipping to an all-time time low of just 2.65% the year before.

Packers looking to 'get some speed'; host Baylor WR Thornton

By Glenn Minnis | Apr 7, 2022

Former Baylor star receiver Tyquan Thornton is rumored to be on the Green Bay Packers' radar after being dubbed the Scouting Combine's fastest man.

Green Bay Packers' LaFleur: 'If you look at our roster right now, we definitely need to get some speed'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 30, 2022

Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur is approaching the team's offseason of change by anticipating even more of it.

Reed on signing with Packers: 'So thankful for the opportunity to continue my career in Green Bay'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 23, 2022

The Green Bay Packers have inked “workhouse” tackle Jarran Reed to a free-agent deal that makes him the new anchor of their defense.

Packers make contract offer to Rodgers that could 'alter the quarterback market'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 19, 2022

NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers' decision to re-sign with the Green Bay Packers is a development that may be felt by every one of the league’s 32 teams over the long haul.

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