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3 days ago | 
waukradio.com | Lucas Hunt |James Kelly |Jo Ann Krulatz |Chuck Gennaro
WISCONSIN (CIVIC MEDIA) – During Invasive Species Action Month, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages residents to take steps to prevent the spread of invasive species. State law prohibits the transportation or introduction of certain invasive species without a permit in an effort to protect native species from harmful effects, including depopulation. Residents who identify invasive plants or insects should report them to DNR officials.
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4 days ago | 
civicmedia.us | Phil Nee |Jo Ann Krulatz |Chuck Gennaro |Jimmie Kaska
Saturday night during WRCO’s Those Were the Days radio show, I will spotlight a few of the top hits from this weekend in 1966. It was a long time ago, but surprisingly some of the songs are better known now than they were then. The Rolling Stones were at number one with Paint It, Black. That is a tune that has been used in many television shows and movies.
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4 days ago | 
civicmedia.us | Dakota Lavota |Jo Ann Krulatz |Chuck Gennaro |Jimmie Kaska
Friday’s WRJN Big Deal of the Day features X Golf Kenosha, where the conditions are always perfect!Tee off on over 50 championship courses in a climate-controlled setting — no weather delays, no bugs, and no sunburn!Whether you’re fine-tuning your swing or just enjoying a round with friends, X Golf Kenosha brings the course to you!Go to WRJN.com right now, click the Big Deals banner, and purchase $40 gift certificates for just $20 – today only at WRJN BIG DEALS!
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4 days ago | 
civicmedia.us | Laura McKenna |Laura McKenna |Jo Ann Krulatz |Chuck Gennaro |Jimmie Kaska
Don’t feel bad about laughing when you listen to this. It’s too funny not to get a good chuckle at Laura’s expense. Enjoy this short (unfortunately, true) story…Want to chat with Laura McKenna? Email anytime, she’d love to hear from you: [email protected] tune in weekdays starting at 10am to St. Croix Country & WCFW!Want to listen to another Audio Blog when Laura’s husband joined her for a Movie Monday? Click HERE!
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2 weeks ago | 
civicmedia.us | Lisa Hale |Teri Barr |Chuck Gennaro |Lucas Hunt
GREEN BAY, WI—(WGBW)— Just in time for summer, Yelp has released its list of the Top 25 burger chains in the United States. Near the very top is Wisconsin’s own Culver’s!Culvers made the top five of Yelp’s list of the best burger chains in the country and is also the number one burger chain in the Midwest and in the South. It appears in the top five burger chains in the West, but doesn’t show in the top five on the East Coast.
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2 weeks ago | 
civicmedia.us | Teri Barr |Chuck Gennaro |Lucas Hunt |Jimmie Kaska
It’s a proclamation that would forever shape the American calendar. General John Logan, a Union veteran and leader of a Northern Civil War veterans’ organization, issued a day of remembrance for honoring the fallen in May of 1868. “The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion,” Logan wrote.
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3 weeks ago | 
civicmedia.us | Teri Barr |Chuck Gennaro |Jimmie Kaska
The annual Respect for Law observance honors public safety heroes in Sauk County. A ceremony on Monday, May 12, bringing people together to recognize current and former law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical personnel who serve the communities throughout the county.
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3 weeks ago | 
civicmedia.us | Teri Barr |Chuck Gennaro |Jimmie Kaska
It’s a hit! The Milwaukee Brewers idea to team up with local cops is being called a ‘home run’ with kids across the state. Police officers are handing out Brewers baseball trading cards with a cool comic book look to anyone who comes up and asks for one. They’re doing it in five communities with more to be added by next year. Listen to the 60 second audio version of this story here:The program is a way to use America’s pastime to help build bridges between officers and families.
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3 weeks ago | 
waukradio.com | Jack Kelly |Margaret Shreiner |Teri Barr |Chuck Gennaro
The Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget committee used its first working meeting on the state’s next two-year budget to scrap Gov. Tony Evers’ recommended spending plan — but it offered clues to which of the public’s priorities remain in the mix and which are DOA.
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3 weeks ago | 
waukradio.com | Lisa Hale |Teri Barr |Chuck Gennaro |Jimmie Kaska
MADISON, Wis (WMDX) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Red Flag Warning for extreme fire danger throughout most of northern Wisconsin today. The warning is in effect from noon to 9 p.m. for the following northern Wisconsin counties: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Dunn, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Marinette, Oneida, Pierce, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Vilas and Washburn.
