Brewers Lose
The Cincinnati Reds used homers by Eugenio Suarez, Mike Moustakas, and Curt Casali to claim a come-from-behind 6-3 win over the Brewers Monday night. Cincinnati’s eighth win in the last nine games moved the Reds into a second-place tie with St. Louis. Brandon Woodruff absorbed his second loss despite striking out nine batters in five-and-two-thirds…
Read MorePlant Re-opening
After being shut down for more than a year, Flambeau River Papers is in operation again with 51 workers returning to the job. The plant closed in June 2019. To this point only one of the three paper-making machines is online, but the workforce is eventually expected to triple in size. It had looked like…
Read MoreChild Enticement Charge
A Menomonie man has been charged with child enticement in Eau Claire County court. The criminal complaint says Andrew Patrow, 49, has been charged with child enticement and use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime. The criminal complaint alleges that Patrow made arrangements to meet with who he thought was a 14-year-old…
Read MoreSuspect Arrested
A Rice Lake man is in custody in connection to the homicide of Garrett Macone, 23, of Chetek. Deputies arrested Andrew Brunette, 25, of Rice Lake late Sunday night. The Barron County Sheriff’s Department says it got a 911 call just before 1pm Sunday from a woman who said she found her son, later identified…
Read Morearguing is over
University of Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca Blank says she wants to work with Dane County officials to help lower the COVID- 19 infection rate among students. Blank says the time for “arguing” with those officials is over. The statement her office issued Monday came a day after Dane County Executive Joe Parisi renewed his call for…
Read MoreOpener Delayed
The Wisconsin Badgers are scheduled to open the delayed 2020 football season at Camp Randall Stadium October 24 against Illinois. The Big Ten Conference released its official schedule Saturday. The game against the Illini will be followed up with a road contest at Nebraska. Purdue, Michigan, Northwestern, Minnesota and Indiana will follow, with a road…
Read MorePack wins
The Green Bay Packers wiped out an early 11-point deficit, rolling past N-FC North rival Detroit 42-21 Sunday, Aaron Jones was dominant, rushing for a career-best 168 yards and catching passes for 68 more, while scoring three times. His 75-yard T-D was the longest scoring run for a Packer in 16 years. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers…
Read MoreVikes lose
Former Wisconsin Badgers star running back Jonathan Taylor gouged the Minnesota Vikings defense for 101 yards and a touchdown in his first N-F-L start. Taylor was a major offensive contributor for the Indianapolis Colts in a 28-11 victory Sunday. Quarterback Kirk Cousins of the Vikings was picked off three times as Minnesota fell to an…
Read MoreWins U.S. Open
Bryson DeChambeau clinched his first major title with a strong final round at the U-S Open at Winged Foot, as he carded a three-under 67 to pull away for dominant six-stroke victory over overnight leader Matthew Wolff. DeChambeau, whose win was his seventh on the P-G-A Tour, was two shots behind Wolff when the day…
Read MoreExpansion Concerns
After two manure leaks in the last three years, people living near Wild Rose Dairy in Vernon County are concerned about expansion plans. The big dairy farm wants to add almost one thousand animals and triple its waste storage facility. It would then hold 30 million gallons of waste. About two thousand fish died when…
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