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Iowa DOT says Black Hawk Bridge at Lansing will remain open for the summer

JULY 1, 2025 Today the Iowa Department of Transportation posted on social media that the Black Hawk Bridge that connects Iowa and Wisconsin at Lansing will remain open for the summer. That is good news for...

Kickapoo Valley Reserve asking paddlers to avoid section of Kickapoo River due to blockage, high water

July 1, 2025 The Kickapoo Valley Reserve (KVR) issued a notice today that there is a large total blockage on the Kickapoo River between Landing 12 and Bridge 13. The statement says portage is around the...

CATO Institute study shows 65% of ICE detainees had no convictions, 93% percent had no violent convictions

Orginally published by the CATO Institute on June 20, 2025 By David J. Bier New nonpublic data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) indicate that the government is primarily detaining individuals...

Family & Children’s Center reschedules wellness fair for July 10 in Viroqua

July 1, 2025 VIROQUA, Wis. – Family & Children’s Center (FCC), along with the support of several organizations in and around Vernon County say they are ready to welcome community members to the 2nd...

UPDATE: Coon Valley woman faces charges for alleged sexual contact with minor student

Editors note: The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office has issued a correction to their earlier press release that stated there were multiple victims in this case. They have now clarified that they believe the...

Dean Hoff and a his crew of volunteers has been helping making Viroqua fireworks happen for 44 years

July 1, 2025 Communities across the United States are gearing up to celebrate Independence Day on Friday, July 4.  At most events fireworks are one of the main attractions.  Including fireworks in...

Sauk County organizers fight off nursing home closure — for now

by Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch and WPR, Wisconsin Watch July 1, 2025 Click here to read highlights from the storySauk County’s public nursing home will remain county-owned — and open — after a resolution...

Billions in grants for summer school, English instruction delayed during Trump administration review

July 1, 2025 By COLLIN BINKLEY and BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS – AP Education Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is withholding more than $6 billion in federal grants for afterschool and summer...

Rural hospitals, SNAP cuts, Medicaid: Democrats force tough votes on GOP megabill

by Ashley Murray and Jennifer Shutt, Wisconsin Examiner June 30, 2025 WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans were closing in Monday on passing their version of the “big beautiful” tax break and spending cut bill that...

Senate votes 99-1 to remove AI moratorium from megabill

by Paige Gross, Wisconsin Examiner July 1, 2025 A moratorium on state-based artificial intelligence laws was struck from the “Big Beautiful Bill” Monday night in a 99-1 vote in the U.S. Senate, after getting...

HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted, US judge says

July 1, 2025 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge ruled that recent mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plans...

VIDEO: Trump tours Florida immigration lockup and jokes about escapees having to run from alligators

President Donald Trump says migrants would need to know “how to run away from an alligator” to flee the new detention center he’s visiting in a remote area of the Florida Everglades. July 1, 2025 By ADRIANA...

Northwestern Missouri farmers build water resilience with help of NRCS programs

July 1, 2025 By Brooke DeCubellis – USDA Nestled in northwest Missouri’s Grand River watershed, local communities are making strides to balance the ebb and flow of water availability in the region...

Wisconsin’s budget includes tax cuts, university funding boost and prison closure

Posts By SCOTT BAUER – Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republicans who control the state Legislature announced a deal Tuesday on a new two-year budget that...

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