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1 day ago | 
civicmedia.us | Lucas Hunt |Jo Ann Krulatz |Adam Hess |Lisa Hale
Source: Wisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesMay 13, 2025, 12:12 PM CSTMADISON, Wis (WMDX) – A Red Flag Warning has been issued for five Northwest Wisconsin counties, signaling the potential threat of a wildfire outbreak.
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2 days ago | 
civicmedia.us | Adam Hess |Jimmie Kaska |Lucas Hunt |Jo Ann Krulatz
WASHINGTON D.C. / MADISON, Wis (Civic Media) – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, along with other states, was notified that effective Friday, May 9, 2025, the State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grants were unilaterally terminated, by federal executive action.
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1 week ago | 
waukradio.com | Lucas Hunt |Jo Ann Krulatz |Adam Hess |Phil Nee
•1 min readMay 7, 2025, 12:48 PM CSTGREEN BAY, Wis (CIVIC MEDIA) – Two national aquatic animal dealers were convicted in eight Wisconsin counties for shipping illegal and invasive animals to schools, residents and businesses.
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1 week ago | 
civicmedia.us | Alexander Shur |Savanna Tomei-Olson |Jimmie Kaska |Jo Ann Krulatz
A couple of years ago, Lorraine Beyersdorff was ready to retire from her job as clerk of the town of Texas, Wisconsin, after 34 years of service. “I will not run again,” she said in a community Facebook post in late 2022. “Nomination papers can be circulated for signatures beginning December 1st. If interested, call me for more information.”About a dozen people thanked her for a job well done. But no one filed nomination papers. Nobody called.
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1 week ago | 
civicmedia.us | Savanna Tomei-Olson |Jimmie Kaska |Jo Ann Krulatz |Stuart Wattles
WAUSAU, Wis. (CIVIC MEDIA) – Wisconsin’s largest ginseng operation is feeling dramatic impacts from the trade war. Will Hsu is the president of Hsu Ginseng, in Wausau. They grow their own, and process ginseng from Canada. But they’ve got a warehouse full of it that nobody’s buying because of the tariffs. “Due to the trade war, tariffs on ginseng are now approximately 117%, which has doubled the price of the product to the importers,” Hsu said.
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1 week ago | 
civicmedia.us | Jack Kelly |Savanna Tomei-Olson |Jimmie Kaska |Jo Ann Krulatz
A Democratic bill seeks to bring down house prices in Wisconsin by blocking hedge funds from buying single-family homes in the state. “We know that there’s an access and affordability crisis in housing right now,” lead bill sponsor Sen. Sarah Keyeski, D-Lodi, told Wisconsin Watch in an interview, calling it a nationwide problem.
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1 week ago | 
waukradio.com | Adam Hess |Jo Ann Krulatz |Jimmie Kaska |Stuart Wattles
SAUK COUNTY, Wis (Civic Media) – The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office has announced the resolution of a decades-old missing person case. The case involves Audrey Backeberg who disappeared in July 1962. At the time of her disappearance, she was 20 years old and living in Reedsburg. Over the years, Investigators pursued numerous leads in an effort to determine Audrey’s whereabouts. Despite these efforts, the case eventually went cold. Case revisited.
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1 week ago | 
civicmedia.us | Jo Ann Krulatz |Stuart Wattles |Pete Schwaba |Adam Hess
SAUK COUNTY, Wis (Civic Media) – The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office has announced the resolution of a decades-old missing person case. The case involves Audrey Backeberg who disappeared in July 1962. At the time of her disappearance, she was 20 years old and living in Reedsburg. Over the years, Investigators pursued numerous leads in an effort to determine Audrey’s whereabouts. Despite these efforts, the case eventually went cold. Case revisited.
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2 weeks ago | 
civicmedia.us | Stuart Wattles |Jo Ann Krulatz |Brittney Merlot |Lisa Hale
MADISON, Wis – (Civic Media) – The Wisconsin Elections Commission chair says former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement will join Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan’s defense team following her arrest on federal obstruction charges tied to an immigration case. In a post on X, Ann Jacobs says, “Excited to report that Atty. Paul Clement is joining Judge Hannah Dugan’s defense team! He was US Atty General and Solicitor General under George W.
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2 weeks ago | 
civicmedia.us | Jo Ann Krulatz |Brittney Merlot |Lisa Hale |Adam Hess
Source: SWTC.edu•1 min readBy Jo Ann Krulatz / Adam D. HessApr 29, 2025, 8:30 AM CSTFENNIMORE, Wis (CIVIC MEDIA) – Southwest Wisconsin Technical College recently received a $1.6 million design-build project to enhance campus resiliency and sustainability while delivering cost savings and enhanced efficiency. The $1.6 million design-build project includes a 300-kilowatt solar array and a 125-kilowatt battery storage system, installed in an area behind the Knox Learning Center.
