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6 days ago | 
waukradio.com | Laura Bergh |Teri Barr |Savanna Tomei-Olson |Jimmie Kaska
Source: Scott Golberg•2 min readIn a recent visit to WFHR studios Investigative Lieutenant Scott Goldberg shared some updates with The Rapids Report host James J. Malouf. WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis (WFHR) – In a recent visit to WFHR studios, Investigative Lieutenant Scott Goldberg shared some updates with The Rapids Report host James J. Malouf. This interview was produced in cooperation with Wisconsin Rapids Community Media.
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2 weeks ago | 
civicmedia.us | Jack Kelly |Adam Hess |Laura Bergh |Brittney Merlot
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested on Friday for allegedly helping a man living in the United States without legal status evade federal immigration authorities. Dugan faces two federal felony counts — obstruction and concealing an individual. Dugan’s case is similar to a 2019 case brought by federal prosecutors against Massachusetts Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph.
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2 weeks ago | 
civicmedia.us | Laura Bergh |Brittney Merlot |Lisa Hale |Adam Hess
In a recent interview on The Rapids Report, host James J. Malouf was joined by Victoria Palen with Friends of Sandhill Wildlife Area. After failed efforts to drain Wisconsin’s marshes in the early 1900s the First Chief of Game Management in the Wisconsin Conservation Department set to work. Wallace Grange, his wife Hazel, and staff were able to preserve the returning wetlands and found Sandhill Wildlife. Since 1962 Sandhill Wildlife has been in the care of the of Wisconsin’s DNR.
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3 weeks ago | 
civicmedia.us | Laura Bergh |Jimmie Kaska |Savanna Tomei-Olson |Judith Ruiz-Branch
On Sunday there was an article in The Guardian from a Canadian named Stephen Marche talking about the America he once knew and the one he sees today (. What any of us see is subjective. However, an aspect that caught my eye was the perceived persecution of one group of Americans in this era. Could it be minorities? Or members of a targeted group such as trans people? People who struggle from paycheck to paycheck to support their family? No, to all those groups.
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3 weeks ago | 
civicmedia.us | Laura Bergh |Jimmie Kaska |Savanna Tomei-Olson |Judith Ruiz-Branch
My dad told me this story, after my mom told him. Often, when I was pre-school age, my mom would have friends and neighbors over for coffee and cigarettes. Being home, I would often hang around the kitchen table, because that was where the action was.
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3 weeks ago | 
civicmedia.us | David Hyland |James Kelly |Melissa Kaye |Laura Bergh
•1 min readAcross the state, Fond du Lac is cutting 27 staff members, while Beloit will cut over 6 million dollars from its budget after slashing nearly 12 million last year. Adam D. Hess, Jo Ann Krulatz and Civic Media staffApr 17, 2025, 10:27 AM CSTRICHLAND CENTER, Wis (CIVIC MEDIA) – After failed referendums this spring, school districts across Wisconsin are now having to adjust their budgets, triggering staff and programming cuts.
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1 month ago | 
waukradio.com | Teri Barr |Laura Bergh |James Kelly |Lisa Hale
“What do you want for this country? Is it an authoritarian oligarchy or a populist democracy?” Guest column from Eric Genrich, mayor of the City of Green Bay. This column is from The Recombobulation Area, a weekly opinion column and online publication founded by Dan Shafer, now part of the Civic Media network. Learn more about The Recombobulation Area and subscribe here.
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1 month ago | 
waukradio.com | Laura Bergh |Teri Barr |Eric Genrich |James Kelly
Meteorologist Brittney MerlotApr 8, 2025, 12:58 PM CSTMADISON, Wis. (CIVIC MEDIA) – It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week, the sirens will sound, giving us a time to practice taking shelter from spring storms that spark up. Wisconsin averages about 23 tornadoes every year, and 45 of them tore through our state last year. This made it the third most active season, ever… and severe weather season is about to spark.
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1 month ago | 
waukradio.com | Laura Bergh |Teri Barr |Eric Genrich |James Kelly
MILWAUKEE, Wis (CIVIC MEDIA) – After 5 years as CEO of Harley-Davidson, Jochen Zeitz will retire during the 2025 calendar year. Zeitz, 62, is the leader of what analysts called a 5-year sales ‘turn-around”. Harley’s shares are up more than 11% through Monday’s close since Zeitz took charge in 2020, compared with a 77% rise in the benchmark S&P index. Zeitz joined Harley-Davidson in 2007 and was elevated to CEO in 2020.
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1 month ago | 
waukradio.com | Teri Barr |Laura Bergh |Eric Genrich |James Kelly
MADISON, Wis. (WMDX) – The federal government has revoked the visas of more than a dozen people affiliated with UW-Madison. Leaders posted a statement on the university’s website that said six students and seven alumni on employment extensions are being told to leave the US. The statement said UW-Madison played no role in the visa terminations. In fact, university staff said they don’t know why these people’s visas were canceled, and are trying to find out why.
