Wisconsin parents face daycare price increases as federal funding expires
With a massive childcare funding program set to expire in the coming days, early learning centers across the United States are warning of rising prices and permanent closures.
K-9 dog may lose use of hind legs after spinal cord injury during training
A Wisconsin K-9 named Jaxx is confronting an uncertain future as he may lose the use of his hind legs due to a spinal cord injury sustained during training.
Culver's popular Curderburger returning for a limited time
Cheese lovers rejoice: Culver's cheese curd sandwich, the Curderburger, will make a return in early October.
Minnesota breweries take home awards from the Great American Beer Festival Competition
A few local craft breweries won awards for their beers at the 2023 Great American Beer Festival on Sept. 23. Of the 303 medals awarded in the competition, two Minnesota breweries and one Wisconsin brewery won awards.
Historians race to find Great Lakes shipwrecks before quagga mussels destroy the sites
The Great Lakes’ frigid fresh water used to keep shipwrecks so well preserved that divers could see dishes in the cupboards. Downed planes that spent decades underwater were left so pristine they could practically fly again when archaeologists finally discovered them.
UAW expands strike to include workers in Minnesota, Wisconsin
The United Auto Workers expanded its strike against the three major automakers on Friday, with workers walking out of 38 General Motors and Stellantis parts distribution centers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and 18 other states.
Missing woman's body found in Polk County corn field
A woman who was found dead in a cornfield has been identified as a missing Flensburg, Minnesota, woman.
MN Indigenous tribes urge federal officials to deny loan request for Superior natural gas plant
Indigenous tribes in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin have asked federal officials to deny a utility’s request for a loan to help build a natural gas-fired power plant on the shores of Lake Superior, calling the project unthinkable in the face of climate change.
Wisconsin sawmill agrees to pay $191K to federal regulators after teen killed on the job
A northern Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to pay nearly $191,000 and stop hiring children under 16 to settle a federal lawsuit labor regulators filed after a teenager was killed on the job this summer and other child employees were hurt in a string of accidents.
ATV driver killed after hitting deer in western Wisconsin
A 54-year-old man died on Tuesday after hitting a deer while driving an ATV in western Wisconsin.
University of Wisconsin student 'severely beaten,' suffers life-threatening wounds: police
The Madison Police Department has increased patrols around the area of the attack.
2 Minnesota teenagers drown in western Wisconsin lake: Sheriff
The sheriff’s office said strong winds and choppy water on the lake may have contributed to the drownings.
Schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 found intact, miles off Wisconsin coastline
Shipwreck hunters have discovered the intact remains of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 and is so well-preserved it still contains the crew’s possessions in its final resting spot miles from Wisconsin’s coastline.
Wenzel's Farm meat stick makes Guinness Book of World Records
Wisconsin has a new record in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Pretty in pink: Hudson, Wis. short-term rental owner creates real-life Barbie dreamhouse
A week before the Barbie movie opened last month, Brooke Fleetwood decided to paint one of her short-term rentals, a 100-year-old Victorian home formerly known as the Goth Castle, pink as well to take advantage of Barbie mania.
National Cinema Day: Where you can see $4 movies in Minnesota
Movies theaters across Minnesota and the country will once again take part in National Cinema Day this Sunday. It's a movies holiday where you can scoop up tickets for just $4! Click below to find a theater near your that is participating.
8 killed in weekend crashes in Minnesota, western Wisconsin
Eight people were killed over the weekend in crashes spanning Minnesota into western Wisconsin.
Wisconsin confirms first human case of West Nile virus in 2023
The concern with West Nile virus continues after the first human case this year is detected in Wisconsin.
Teen killed in Wisconsin hit-and-run, 16-year-old driver in custody
A 16-year-old driver is in custody after allegedly running over a teenager with a pickup truck Saturday morning in Wisconsin.
3,000 mink released from Wisconsin farm in nighttime raid by animal activists
Thousands of mink were released from a western Wisconsin fur farm this week as a result of an apparent nighttime raid by animal activists.