Corporate America embraces 420 as pot legalization grows
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marijuana users have for decades celebrated their love of the drug on April 20, but the once counter-culture celebration that was all about getting stoned now…
Wisconsin native: Iowa’s Megan Gustafson wins Honda award for basketball
NEW YORK (AP) — Megan Gustafson of Iowa has won the Honda Sports Award as the top woman in college basketball. Gustafson led Division I women’s basketball with an average…
Probe: Up to 10 students, staff harassed at Whitewater
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — At least seven students or staff — perhaps as many as 10 — reported being sexually harassed by the husband of former University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chancellor…
How Columbine became a blueprint for school shooters
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jillian Peterson, Hamline University and James Densley, Metropolitan State University (THE CONVERSATION) When 12…
Deadline to redeem Shopko gift cards is Saturday
By Shereen Siewert Shopko has set a deadline of April 20, 2019 as the last day the company will accept gift cards at any of the organization’s locations. Shopko and…
Parents who starved and shackled children sentenced to life
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A California couple who for years starved a dozen of their children and kept some shackled to beds were sentenced Friday to life in prison, ending…
Wild bee species critical to pollination on the decline
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — More than a dozen wild bee species critical to pollinating everything from blueberries to apples in New England are on the decline, according to a new…
Baby, toddler, man found dead in NE Wisconsin home
SEYMOUR, Wis. (AP) — A man and two young children have been found dead in a home in the northeastern Wisconsin community of Seymour. Police were called to the home…
Ascension St. Clare’s sex assault nurse examiners recognized for support of abuse victims
WAUSAU -The Women’s Community in Wausau has named the Ascension St. Clare’s Hospital Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, SANE, program as one of three recipients of its 2019 Award for Outstanding…
RiverWolves take Josh Hermes in first round pick
WAUSAU — The Wausau RiverWolves took forward Josh Hermes from Lino Lakes, Minnesota, in their first round pick during the 2019 NA3HL Draft April 18. Hermes captained his Centennial High…
Thawing ice allows re-deploying of Great Lakes data buoys
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — As ice thaws around the Great Lakes, technicians are preparing to re-deploy buoys that gather a wealth of information for use in research, water safety…
Charges dismissed in fatal Uber crash in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Charges have been dismissed against a Milwaukee teen accused in a crash last month that killed an Uber passenger. A Milwaukee County Circuit Court commissioner dismissed the…
Columbine community moves ahead, awaits details on teen
LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado community changed forever by the attack that killed 13 people at Columbine High School moved ahead Thursday with ceremonies marking the anniversary of the…
No contest plea to fatal Eagle River shooting
EAGLE RIVER, Wis. (AP) — A man accused in a fatal shooting at an Eagle River home has reached an agreement with prosecutors. WJFW-TV reports Jeremiah Solis entered a no…
Bellinger, Muncy, Urias lead Dodgers past Brewers 3-1
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Cody Bellinger and Christian Yelich chatted in the outfield after batting practice ended. Once Thursday’s game started, the bats of the National League home run co-leaders kept…
Drones, supercomputers and sonar deployed against floods
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An arsenal of new technology is being put to the test fighting floods this year as rivers inundate towns and farm fields across the central United…
Pack might need to shift draft priority for help on offense
By: The Associated Press As long as they’ve had Aaron Rodgers at the helm, the Green Bay Packers have largely used the top of the draft for help on defense.…
Local flooding shuts down roads, impacts businesses
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW Heavy rains in central Wisconsin resulted in several road closures, while homeowners and businesses along the Wisconsin River and other tributaries are bracing for damaging floods.…
Foxconn says it’s committed to Wisconsin job creation
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Foxconn Technology Group said Thursday it remains committed to “long term” job creation in Wisconsin, after Gov. Tony Evers said it was unrealistic to expect the…
Wisconsin’s SeniorCare program extended for 10 years
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s popular prescription drug program for senior citizens has been granted approval to continue operating for at least another decade. Gov. Tony Evers, Democratic lawmakers and…
