ONTARIO, Wis. – Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson reports on Saturday, July 19, at approximately 11:30 a.m, the Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatch Center was notified of a motorcycle crash on State Highway 33...
Archive - July 2025
Wisconsin DNR recommends limiting outdoor activity due to Canadian wildfire smoke
July 31, 2025 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is recommending Wisconsinites reduce their time outdoors Thursday, July 31 and into Friday, Aug. 1 due to ongoing air quality advisories...
Researcher finds livestock waste in St. Croix watershed equivalent to more than 3 million people
by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner July 31, 2025 The waste produced by livestock in the St. Croix River watershed is equivalent to 3.25 million more people living in the region, according to a study conducted by a...
Wisconsin public education advocates turn their focus to voucher cost transparency
by Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner July 31, 2025 GREEN BAY — After putting in a significant amount of time advocating for school funding during the most recent state budget cycle, public education advocates are...
Democratic house lawmakers file suit over access to immigration detention facilities
by Ariana Figueroa, Wisconsin Examiner July 31, 2025 WASHINGTON — A dozen Democratic members of Congress filed a lawsuit Wednesday charging that the Trump administration is blocking lawmakers from conducting...
Highly toxic’ hemlock widespread in Midwest, and spreading
July 31, 2025 By: Olivia Cohen, The Cedar Rapids Gazette The toxic plant that killed Socrates thousands of years ago is becoming more prevalent in the Midwest. Poison hemlock is an invasive biennial plant that...
Government to keep sharing key satellite data for hurricane forecasting despite planned cutoff
July 31, 2025 By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press The U.S. Department of Defense will now continue sharing key data collected by three weather satellites that help forecasters track hurricanes. Meteorologists and...
A rural Texas county was missing some of its key leadership in the initial hours of flood crisis
July 31, 2025 By NADIA LATHAN Associated Press/Report for America KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — A rural Texas county was missing some of its key leadership in the initial hours of a catastrophic flood that came barreling...
Judge orders Trump administration to explain why order to restore Voice of America wasn’t followed
July 31, 2025 By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer A federal judge on Wednesday essentially accused the Trump administration of ignoring his orders to restore Voice of America’s operations and explain clearly what it...
Appellate judges question Trump’s authority to impose tariffs without Congress
July 31, 2025 By PAUL WISEMAN and MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Appellate court judges expressed broad skepticism Thursday over President Donald Trump’s legal rationale for his most expansive round of...
